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11 years ago+10 10 0The Ten Scariest Aircraft Landings Caught On Video
Next time you feel like complaining about the Wi-Fi on your flight being slow, just remember it could have been worse. Much worse.
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11 years ago+6 8 2Everything That's Causing Global Warming, In One Handy Graph
We're frying the planet; everyone but the end times rapturists and Republicans knows that much by now. We know we're spewing out so much carbon dioxide and methane that we've drastically amplified the greenhouse effect, and that we ...
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11 years ago+13 13 0The Best USB battery pack for travel
If you’re looking for a high-capacity USB battery pack that’ll charge your USB-powered gadgets while travelling, I’d recommend the Satechi Portable Energy Station 10000 for $60.
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11 years ago+11 11 0The Biggest Ongoing Scam in Professional Sports Is in Miami
He's swindled taxpayers by demanding new facilities, trading away high-value players for cheap young prospects, and pocketing the leftovers.
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11 years ago+6 6 0When Drug Cops Become Criminals
The war on drugs has become so intense that the line between criminality and law-enforcement has blurred. Salvador Martinez, an undercover officer at the Mexican border, ended up in prison after he went too far.
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11 years ago+5 5 0Anatomy of a stoning – How the law is applied in Iran
Stoning is still practiced in certain countries, notably Iran, where it is used to punish adulterers and other criminals. The graphic below looks at how a stoning occurs
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11 years ago+6 6 0Check Out The Green Goblin's Sweet Penthouse, Now Up For Sale
If your dream apartment includes skyline views, high ceilings, tons of natural light and ample space for cruising on your Goblin Glider, have we got a deal for you: the Tudor City penthouse that served as the Green Goblin's apartment in Sam Raim ...
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11 years ago+8 8 0Tweet costs Mark Cuban $50,000
Mark Cuban's tweet criticizing National Basketball Association officials cost him $50,000.
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12 years ago+11 11 0Dumb Poisoners: A Year-End Appreciation
When I first started writing about poisons, I had a certain image of poisoners in mind -- creepy, yes, but cool, collected. After all, a poison murder is always premeditated. It's a colder kind of killing, one that I used to imagine was somehow ...
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12 years ago+7 7 0Religion, politics, sports… What people around the world do and do not talk about on social media
You probably think you know pretty well in which settings it is or isn't OK to raise touchy subjects like religion or politics. But on Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites, the rules of conversational engagement are still a work ...
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12 years ago+4 4 0RIM Pricing Power With Carriers Slips as Sales Decline
Research In Motion Ltd.’s pricing power with carriers shows signs of slipping after the BlackBerry maker was forced to cut subscriber service fees as demand for its smartphones in emerging markets slows.
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12 years ago+4 4 0Brad Pitt's struggles with Santa stories
Actor Brad Pitt says he has a big problem chatting to his six kids about Santa Claus because he was devastated when he discovered his own parents had been lying to him about it.
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12 years ago+9 10 1Bionic Suit Lets Paralyzed Patients Take First Steps Again
Aaron Bloom hasn't been able to walk since July 2010, but this week, that all changed thanks to new technology being used at Huntington Memorial Hospital. "It was a very powerful feeling to be upright and just be able to look people in the ...
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12 years ago+8 8 0Mark Zuckerberg Is The Voice Behind The “Poke” Notification Sound And Wrote Code For The App
Mark Zuckerberg invented Poking, one of Facebook's earliest features, so it's fitting he was part of the small team that built the new Poke app over the last 12 days. Sources say Zuckerberg actually wrote code for Poke despite saying he rar ...
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12 years ago+7 7 0Iowa Court: OK To Fire Employee for Being Hot
Women in Iowa beware: If your boss thinks you’re really really ridiculously good looking, he can fire you. And it’s perfectly legal. The all-male Iowa Supreme Court refused to reinstate a lawsuit Friday, noting that a dentist didn’t break the law whe ...
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12 years ago+4 4 0We're Living Longer, But Not All That Healthier : NPR
A fresh look at what makes people sick around the world finds that life expectancy has ticked up in the past 20 years. But people aren't necessarily in the best of health during those extra years. Chronic problems, like depression and pain, are ...
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12 years ago+6 6 0Office party survival guide, how to survive the office party and the rest of your life!
If you remember nothing else, do not forget this: You can't "win" the office party -- but there's plenty of ways to lose it. Presenting eight face-saving tips for surviving the night with your job, reputation, and arrest record in ...
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12 years ago+7 9 2Why Do We Still Have to Work?
In a 1930 essay called Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren, the economist John Maynard Keynes wrote that assuming no important wars and no important increase in population, the economic problem may be solved, or be at least within sigh ...
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12 years ago+9 9 014 Most Pathetic Corporate Facebook Updates
All hail these companies that treat you like a brain-dead three-year-old.