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10 years ago+9 11 2Old wendy meet new wendy
The left Wendy was used in TV commercials a few years ago, the right Wendy is used in the current Wendy's ad campaign.
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10 years ago+8 8 0Courts are increasingly turning to Urban Dictionary to clarify modern slang language
Sure, the Oxford English Dictionary tries to stay on top of current trends by adding new words every year (GIF was its word of the year for 2012), but there's still a vast vocabulary of strange internet slang — that's where Urban Dictionary ...
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10 years ago+11 11 0U.S. dairy industry petitions FDA to approve aspartame as hidden, unlabeled additive in milk, yogurt, eggnog and cream
You probably already know that the FDA has declared war on raw milk and even helped fund and coordinate armed government raids against raw milk farmers and distributors.
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11 years ago+8 8 0Single mom wins $14 million in California lottery with a ticket she didn't mean to buy
A California woman who inadvertently bought an extra lottery ticket ended coming up trumps after scooping $14 million. Thuan Le routinely purchased $5 a week on the Powerball but accidentally put in $6 to the Lotto machine.
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11 years ago+8 8 0Are Apple fans really more loyal?
Every survey seems to suggest that those who buy Apple products are more loyal to the brand than buyers of other brands. Does this also make them more forgiving? Read this article by Chris Matyszczyk on CNET News.
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11 years ago+12 12 05 cool things DNA testing can do
Happy National DNA Day! April 25 marks the 60th anniversary of scientists' discovery of the double helix.
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11 years ago+6 6 0Does Psychiatry Need Science? The Strange Case of Melancholia and the D.S.M.
There is scientific proof that people suffer from a disease called melancholia, but psychiatrists have failed to recognize it—possibly because science is now a threat to the D.S.M. itself.
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11 years ago+10 10 0EBay recruits users in push against sales tax legislation
EBay Inc Chief Executive John Donahoe began emailing millions of users of the company's online marketplace on Sunday in an unprecedented lobbying effort to change looming Federal sales tax legislation.
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11 years ago+7 7 0Obama slams senators who opposed gun measure
President Barack Obama says the Senate's opposition to a bill that would have expanded background checks for gun buyers marks a "shameful day for Washington." He says a minority of senators decided "it wasn't worth it" t ...
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11 years ago+8 8 0Group road trip.
In poor countries, safety doesn't matter.
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11 years ago+14 14 0Why is Starbucks cutting coffee prices?
Your barista-brewed beverage will still be pricey. But that package of Starbucks coffee at the grocery store is getting a big discount.
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11 years ago+6 6 0Old but hilarious segment of COPS tv show.
America's worst liar.
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11 years ago+14 18 4The battle begins: Anonymous takes control of North Korea’s Twitter and Flickr accounts
Shortly after launching its “Operation Free Korea” initiative, notorious hacking group Anonymous has fired its first shots at North Korea.
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11 years ago0 1 1Bitcoin Is Crashing
After soaring past $250 earlier, it's tumbled all the way down to current levels around $135.
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11 years ago+7 7 010 Movie Taglines That Were Straight-Up Lies (And What They Should Have Been)
We all know that trailers and posters aren't strictly truthful. They're designed to get people to see the movie, not provide an accurate representation of what you'll see when you do. But some go a little further than just gentle man ...
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11 years ago+9 9 0Russia may ban Wikipedia over article on smoking pot
The country's controversial 2012 Internet blacklist law is primed to take down its most prominent victim yet.
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11 years ago+9 9 0KAESONG: Where 51,000 North Koreans Come To Work For 120 South Korean Companies
It's about more than money.
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11 years ago+9 9 013 More South Korean Firms Stop Work At Kaesong As Pyongyang Blocks Access
"Every minute is a critical moment right now."
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11 years ago+4 4 0Abenomics Takes Off: Can Japan Un-Doom Itself?
15 years later, Japan is finally taking Ben Bernanke's advice.
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11 years ago+6 6 0Map: This is how far those North Korean missiles can actually reach
The tested Musudan can't hit American soil and analysts aren't even sure whether the longer-range KN-08 is real.