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The Most Popular Stories Of 2013 Chosen By You
2013 Has been our biggest year yet! Over the past 8,765 hours we hope our stories have entertained, informed, inspired, shocked & given you a damn good laugh during the year. (We'd certainly ha...
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The World's 19 Weirdest Hangover Remedies
When you travel the world, having a few drinks with your hosts is a great way to get a sense of the local culture. But excessive alcohol consumption can cause physiological consequences. Don't worry—a hangover is universal, and your new friends probably already know a way to cope with it.
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50 Things We Know Now (We Didn’t Know This Time Last Year)
Man, oh man, the stuff you miss during the year when you’re too busy texting, making Angry Cat photos and unsuccessfully signing up for government health plans.
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Strange names Pinoy parents give their kids, Part 2
Thank you everyone for your comments. Like most of you, I had a laugh when new names came up. All these is a rather interesting facet of our culture. It reflects our fascination/affinity for some things. I would like to…
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Straight from CES 2014: 10 Fresh Gadgets for Your Future Home
As the week rolls on, so does the Consumer Electronics Show! We can't help but nerd out at all the new goodies getting announced on an hourly basis at CES, and today we're turning our attention to 10 fresh gadgets that make your future home smarter, more efficient, and even more Jetsons-esque.
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12 New Words Added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2013
With last year edging quickly out of view in 2014's rear view mirror, there's still a pivotal part of 2013 logophiles shouldn't be quick to forget: a bumper crop of new words bolstering the Oxford English Dictionary's lexicon. The OED upped its entry count with three updates last year—here's a snapshot retrospective of the words committed to dictionary immortality in 2013.
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6 Commonly Used Phrases That Make Everyone Hate You
We humans come up with a lot of terrible things to say every single day. But YOLO, amirite?
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World's Tallest Waterslide Is A Death-Defying 170ft High
If you're a daredevil at heart and aren't afraid of heights then there's a new ride in town you simply have to experience. Located at the Schlitterbahn Kansas City Waterpark stands the world's tall...
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4 Beagle ways to make you stop play video games
If there's time to play video games, there's time to spend with your pets. Remember, seeing you is the high point of their day!
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5 Movies That Sent the Opposite of Their Intended Message
It's not uncommon for movies and television to slip teachable moments into our entertainment. But what happens when these messages fail and end up communicating the exact opposite of what the creators intended?
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Lions and donkeys: 10 big myths about World War One debunked
Much of what we think we know about the 1914-18 conflict is wrong, writes historian Dan Snow.
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11 songs from the '90s that are much darker than you thought
Although you can't tell from their catchy melodies, these '90s songs explore dark themes you never expected them to.
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25 Common Myths and Misconceptions
There are tons of myths and misconceptions that most of the people aren't aware of. Here is a list of 25 common misconceptions and myths explained.
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The States of Our Union ... Are Not All Strong
On Tuesday, President Obama, if precedent holds, will declare that the state of America’s union is “strong.” Is it? One way to judge is by the state of the states of the union: How strong are they, and, dare we ask, which is the strongest?
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10 Insane Diets No One Should Ever Try
You won't lose weight on most of these regimens, since they all advocate exercise and most include better eating habits. I'm just saying you could eat nuts and fresh greens at 1/8 the cost of paying some hippie in a lab coat for placebos and bad advice. Let's examine these stupid but real diets and then propose our own meal plans that are more insane, and therefore more effective.
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Strange But True at StrangeFacts.com! #1 for strange facts, weird tidbits and fun useless information
#1 for strange facts, weird tidbits and useless information
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Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' tops NME's list of 500 greatest songs of all time
'Smells Like Teen Spirit' was one of the last songs written for Nirvana's breakthrough album, 'Nevermind', which was released on September 23, 1991. Lauded as "a shock to the system" by NME's reviewer at the time, when it was released as a single it reached Number Seven in the UK charts. Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain quickly grew tired of the track. "I can see it's a good record from a commercial point of view but it's too slick for my tastes," he said in 1993.
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Where are they now? Meet Facebook's 20 First Users
The first 20 people to sign up for Facebook, how they learned about the social network, and what they're doing now.
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The 2014 Google tracker—Everything we know Google is working on this year
While some companies pride themselves on secrecy, Google doesn't seem interested in surprises. The future of the company is often proudly demonstrated on a stage in front of hundreds of people or announced to the world via a company acquisition press release. Everything Google mentions publicly is for a reason, and if you just listen, you'll pick up a few hints and get a pretty good idea of what the company is working on.
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6 nasty drugs American meat is on
American livestock is pumped full of harmful hormones and antibiotics, making our favorite foods dangerous to eat
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