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The 4 Most Depressing Unknown Final Chapters of Famous Bands
Why can't some bands just disappear quietly?
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How the Internet is letting ’90s kids relive their glory days
I am the youngest of The Switch bloggers. So I was a kid in the 1990s. The world at large hasn't been particularly kind to my Generation Y cohorts. A lot of people deride us as materialistic, self-centered whiners while somehow glossing over the fact that we're bearing the brunt of the economic fallout from a recession.
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11 Terrifying Childcare Inventions From The Early 20th Century
Enjoy the motorized hanging cradle, the baby gas mask, the UV-ray baby branding prod, and more "infant-friendly" gadgets from the Popular Science archives.
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Why Scandinavian Prisons Are Superior
'Open' prisons, in which detainees are allowed to live like regular citizens, should be a model for the U.S.
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The most expensive scene of the silent movie era
From Buster Keaton's 'The General' filmed in 1926.
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Lonelier and poorer: the incredibly depressing future for Americans
Let’s face it. When push comes to shove, we all die utterly alone. And apparently, more of us are living that way too, according to recent updates on the declining marriage rate in the US and its negative impact on American family finances.
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The harm that casinos do
David Frum says a new report makes clear the damage casinos do.
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Where is Death Valley Dodge?
Death Valley Dodge at unknown location during 1,000 mile drive around the California desert including Death Valley. Do you recognize the rock formations?
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The Buckeberge, Thanksgiving Day, 1937
That's a lot of Nazis.
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Say Hello to Rick Ross (no, not the rapper)
1980: Crack was just turning up in the United States. The contras were seeking funds to support their civil war in Nicaragua. And an L. A. kid was looking for an opportunity. The combination would change America.
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How Alcohol Conquered Russia
A history of the country’s struggle with alcoholism, and why the government has done so little about it.
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Ex-President calls for German-Polish state
Former Polish President Lech Walesa has caused a stir by calling on his country to unite with Germany to form one European nation, saying borders were no longer relevant.
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A Brief History of the ATM
Today, we think nothing of walking out of our houses on a Friday night without a penny in our pocket. The reason is that there is a network of ATMs around the globe: In the UK and U.S. alone, there are around 150 ATMs per 100,000 people—plenty to go around. According to analysts RBR, 2.25 million machines dispensed cash automatically at the end of 2010, and that’s expected to grow beyond 3 million by 2016.
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Documents show US spied on Martin Luther King
Newly declassified documents show NSA spied on the civil rights icon, boxer Muhammad Ali and other Vietnam war critics.
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Master the Maize: The Increasingly Big Business of Corn Mazes
Every fall they spring up, beckoning to drivers from the roadside with hand-painted signs, big inflatable slides and the promise of a pumpkin patch or petting zoo to boot. Corn mazes tempt the young and the old; once you wade into the waving stalks, you’ll be keeping company with giggling children, gawky flocks of teenagers and adults, seriously debating the best way to exit a field of crops.
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This Bear Was an Official Member of Poland's WWII Army
The soldiers did acquire a bear cub during their journey. They named him Wojtek, pronounced “Voytek”, meaning “he who enjoys war” or “smiling warrior.” The bear quickly became something of a mascot for the soldiers, and then much more.
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10 things that really are like Nazis
Comparing policies and people we don't like to Nazis never gets old. Yet if you are seeking to not further validate Godwin's Law or simply want to make better historical analogies, here's a list of things you may confidently describe as sharing undeniable similarities with the adherents of the universally abhorred ideology of German national socialism, AKA Nazis
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Carbon Nanotube Computer Hints at Future Beyond Silicon Semiconductors
Modern lifestyles may not need to curb their appetites for smaller, faster smartphones and tablets when the digital age finally runs up against the physical limits of silicon-based computer chips. New research by Stanford University engineers might have just crowned a silicon successor by showing how to build a computer out of carbon nanotubes.
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When the FBI Spent Decades Hunting for a Soviet Spy on Its Staff
A tip provided by a double-agent for the KGB set off one of the most self-destructive mole hunts in FBI history
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Young Somalis in Minnesota are still signing up for terrorist group Al Shabab
Since 2007, at least 22 young men have left Minnesota to join al-Shabab, including two who did so last summer.
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