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For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Human Contact, Unaware of World War II
In 1978, Soviet geologists prospecting in Siberia discovered a family of six, lost in the taiga.
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Surf’s Way Up: Garrett McNamara Claims to Ride Record Wave in Portugal
On Monday, Garrett McNamara surfed what’s thought to be a 100-foot wave, the largest swell ever ridden by a surfer.
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Why You Always Wake Up Early After a Night of Drinking
Lots of people have a little booze before bed to help them get to sleep — but while a night cap may help in the dozing-off department, too much alcohol can actually do a number on the overall quality of your shuteye.
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The World’s Most Depressing Tech Infographic Says You’re Dead In 9 Years
Thanks Exec, for reminding us that we spend most of our days in a hamster wheel. The point of its new infographic was to show that life is too short to waste time doing errands, so you should hire an Exec on-demand assistant to do them for you.
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Activists hail a watershed moment in gay rights movement
In the next few days, the Boy Scouts of America is expected to announce whether it plans to change its longstanding national policy against openly gay members.
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5 ways to find your passion
You want to get up in the morning and feel fired up about what you do. But what if you don’t know what, exactly, that is?
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Empathy appears highest amoung middle-aged women
Need a shoulder to cry on or an ear to hear your story? According to new research, your best bet is to share your feelings with a woman in late middle age.
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Asparagus benefits
Here are some key reasons why asparagus is awesome and how it can help you be fit and healthy.
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Trash strike litters streets in Seville
A pedestrian passes a pile of garbage in Seville, Spain, on Wednesday, February 6, the 10th day of a strike by garbage collectors protesting pay cuts and working hours. About 6,000 tons of rubbish have been left uncollected since the strike started. The management of Lipasam, Seville's municipal street cleaning company, rejected a plan by the city council to reduce the garbage collectors' wages by 5% while increasing their working hours, local media reported.
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Inside the Overstimulated, Underregulated Caffeine Industry
Caffeine has gone crazy. It now comes in so many forms that it’s hard to keep up: soft drinks, obviously, but also energy drinks, energy shots, chewing gum, sports gels, and nasal sprays. In all of them, the marquee ingredient is a white powder, delivered to our bloodstreams by a sophisticated global supply chain that few of us know anything about.
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Pictures Of A Place Where No One Should Live
Afghanistan's Kyrgyz nomads call home "the roof of the world," though by most standards, it's hardly homey.
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The Lovely Hill: Where People Live Longer and Happier
In one idyllic community in southern California, Adventists live 4 to 7 years longer -- and more healthily and happily -- than the rest of the country. A look at their diet, lifestyle, and philosophy.
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Beating The Game Of Ikea
IKEA is a fully immersive, 3D environmental adventure that allows you to role-play the character of someone who gives a shit about home furnishings.
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Palestinian prisoners smuggle sperm
Palestinian prisoners jailed for terror attacks are not afforded conjugal visits. Nonetheless al-Ziben says she got pregnant by her husband because he managed to have his sperm smuggled out of a high security prison.
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Casinos without borders: 'I moved to Mexico to keep my job playing online poker'
Shane collects all his income from the biggest online poker portal in the world, PokerStars. For eleven hours a day he’s plugged into their software, playing in a dozen simultaneous tournaments at any given time, which amounts to five or six thousand hands every day.
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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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Special events mark B.C.'s 1st Family Day
Today is B.C.'s first ever Family Day, and there are special events planned in many communities to mark the event, including half price lift tickets for children at most ski resorts.
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Obama Calls For Raising Minimum Wage
President Barack Obama wants an increase in the minimum hourly wage from the current $7.25 to $9 by the end of 2015. Obama also proposes the minimum wage be required to keep pace with inflation.
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How to Travel Like a Billionaire: All That Money Can Buy
There’s a growing set of the super-rich who are pushing the boundaries of luxury to its limits. Lauren Lipton reports on how—and where—the top 0.01 percent travel, and sees for herself what it’s like to vacation like a billionaire.
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The most educated countries in the world
College graduation rates continued to improve around the world during the recession, according to a recent international economic study.
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