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Obama says Boy Scouts should allow gays as members
President Barack Obama said Sunday that gays should be allowed in the Boy Scouts and women should be allowed in military combat roles, weighing in on two storied American institutions facing proposals to end long-held exclusions.
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Why Are Japanese School Buses So Much Better Than Our School Buses?
Remember going to school as a little kid? Specifically, think about that moment in the morning, waiting outside in the cold, barely awake and wondering if you actually did your math homework or just dreamed you did.
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Why Are Japanese School Buses So Much Better Than Our School Buses?
Remember going to school as a little kid? Specifically, think about that moment in the morning, waiting outside in the cold, barely awake and wondering if you actually did your math homework or just dreamed you did. Now picture seeing the school bus come lumbering down the street to collect you. What's the feeling in your gut?
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Thousands of China's best Kung Fu fighters
Because China...
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Britain's MPs vote in favour of gay marriage
Britain is on course to adopt gay marriage after the House of Commons voted to give the marriage (same sex couples) bill a second reading by a majority of 225.
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Why Americans Became Obsessed with Ninjas
There are almost 22 thousand people on Twitter who call themselves "social media ninjas."
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The Nerds Who Won World War II
In 1943 the war looked unwinnable for the Allies. Here's how unsung innovators turned the tide.
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Bullying Attack Leaves Boy in Coma
A Pennsylvania boy is currently in a medically induced coma after a schoolyard fight with classmates who he and his family claims were bullying him.
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The Supermarket Apocalypse Is Upon Us
Heeding increasingly loud warnings, people throughout the Northeast took it upon themselves to get stocked up.
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First known photograph of "the finger" - Retronaut
First known photograph of "the finger" - Group picture, Boston Beaneaters and New York Giants, Major League Baseball Opening Day 1886. Charles Radbourn giving the finger to cameraman (back row, fa 1800s, Sport Baseball, Boston Beaneaters, Charles Radbourn, Major League, New York Giants April 1886
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Seven New Yorkers Share Their Best And Craziest Dating Stories
Seven New Yorkers share their best, worst, and most comically horrifying stories of love, lust and a lack thereof.
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The Case for Legalized Sports Betting
Last week, football fans across the country committed a crime: they bet on the Super Bowl. Like participating in an N.C.A.A. office pool, betting on the Super Bowl is an all-American pastime. But in most of the country it’s illegal.
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How Buying Pizza For a Stranger Changed My Life
When you hear, "It's all who you know," it sounds so intimidating—like you need to be a former roommate of Mark Zuckerburg, cousins with Richard Branson, and dating Taylor Swift.
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In South Korea, Valentine's Day is all about the men
Unlike most harried men in many other countries around this time each year, Korean men don't have to worry about shopping for jewelry or flowers or writing nice cards to give to their significant other on February 14.
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U.S. National Team Member Robbie Rogers Comes Out As Gay, Walks Away From Soccer
Rogers, who had 18 caps for the USMNT, starred for the Columbus Crew, and most recently played for Leeds United, has made the decision to leave soccer at just 25 years old.
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Why are there so many Russian dash cam videos on the internet?
The roads of Russia are a very different place where video is your only protection.
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The Bizarre Sport of Goose Pulling
Goose pulling is an old sport originally played in parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, England and North America from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The sport involves a goose that is hung by its legs from a pole or rope that is stretched across a road.
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Opium is currency in Afghanistan
Opium has crept in and interlaced with Afghan life; a life that has already been destroyed to some extent by war. Opium is the main agricultural cash crop of Afghanistan. There are places where opium has become currency. People use it to buy clothes or get a haircut. It’s not worth money, it is money.
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It’s 2013, And They’re Burning ‘Witches’
Belief in black magic persists in Papua New Guinea, where women are increasingly branded as witches — with horrific consequences.
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Do Gay People Really Make Up 3.5% of the Population?
After years of wild guess and flawed estimations, Gallup has attempted to get some hard data on just how many gay, lesbian, and bisexual people there are in America. So how good are their are numbers?
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