Fun and/or Interesting
755 articles filed under Fun and/or Interesting.
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Yogi Berra's Most Wonderfully Absurd Quotes
Yogi Berra Quotes...these are wonderful!
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How Long Do Dreams Actually Last
The average dream lasts 5 to 15 minutes.
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A Cover That Rivals Lady Gaga's Original
The best rendition of this song I ever heard. As good as, if not better than, Lady Gaga herself.
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Prescription Drugs Kill More Americans Than Cancer
Prescription drugs are the 4th leading cause of death in the US. They kill more Americans than breast cancer, prostate cancer, homicide, and suicide combined.
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What The Human Body Can Accomplish
It's amazing what the human body can do...
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Why Your Eyes Close When You Sneeze
It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
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Secrets To Living Long And Happy
Secrets to living a long and happy life that will make you smile...
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America's Chicken Population Exceeds Global Human Count
There are more chickens in America than there are people on the planet.
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The Unexpected Privilege Of Ordinary Life
Next time you feel underprivileged, watch this...
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Hawaii Drifts Toward Japan Four Inches Yearly
Islands can move. Hawaii is moving towards Japan by 4 inches a year.
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California's Strict Rules On Employee Break Time
In California, employees can be “written-up,” fined or even fired for working through a break that is mandated by state law or for coming back early from a lunch break.
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Unlikely Friendship Between Toddler And Gorilla
Little Girl and Baby Gorilla Become Friends
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Explore World-Class Museums From Your Home
If you like visiting art museums, you should know about Google Arts & Culture, a surprisingly little-known website that, among other things, offers digital tours of many of the greatest art museums of the…
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Panama Canal: Engineering Marvel Reshaping Global Trade
A fascinating short documentary on how the Panama Canal works and how critical it is to the global economy...
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Why Middle-Aged Men Face Rising Suicide Rates
There are three causes of death that have been on the upswing – Alzheimer’s Disease, drug overdoses, and suicide. 77% of all suicides are committed by men. Of men that commit suicide, rates are higher for…
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Ultra Spiritual Life on Gun Control
"Gun Control - Ultra Spiritual Life episode 61"
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Halloween Spending Reaches Nearly Nine Billion Dollars
Halloween is the second-largest (after Christmas) commercial holiday in the U.S. Last year, Americans spent approximately $9 billion on candy, costumes, etc.
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People Still Do Loving Things
Amidst all the social animus, there are still stories of people that do loving things.
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Organic And Natural Foods Outpace Conventional Sales Growth
The good food movement is growing. In 2018, sales of natural, organic, and functional food and beverages grew 6.6% to $152 billion, while sales of conventional food and beverages contracted 0.2%.
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Dennis Prager Skewers Profiting From Illness
Profiting From Other People's Illness: Dennis Prager is a bit of a fuddy-duddy, but don’t let that bother you when you watch this. He makes good fun of a really stupid idea.
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Frisbee Creator's Final Flight
The man who created the Frisbee was cremated and turned into a Frisbee.
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Here's a serious economic problem that's being ignored by the…
Here's a serious economic problem that's being ignored by the mainstream media...
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The Heart Beats 100,000 Times Daily
The heart beats 35 million times a year, or 100,000 times a day.
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Turning The Tables On Spam Callers With Humor
Unless it's a family member calling, I rarely answer the phone. But once in a while, when I'm feeling saucy, I'll pick up on a sales call. My favorites come from Mumbai by way of a local area code. I listen to…
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The Longest Word With Letters In Alphabetical Order
“Almost” is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
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Why Free Products Don't Always Build Business
The Problem With Giving Your Product Away This guy is very good. And this lesson he's talking about it very, very important... not just for business but for almost any activity, including charitable endeavors.
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Over 1,700 Americans Become Millionaires Daily
More than 1,700 US citizens become millionaires every single day.
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Early 1900s Campaign Against Homework Actually Won
In the early 1900s, Ladies' Home Journal took up a crusade against homework, enlisting doctors and parents who said it damages children's health. And in 1901, California passed a law abolishing homework!
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IBM Open-Sources Three Cancer-Fighting AI Tools
IBM has three new AI (artificial intelligence) tools to assist in the battle against cancer, and recently decided to make them open-source (i.e., freely available to medical researchers). The hope is that this…
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The Human Brain Animated In Stunning Detail
An amazingly detailed animation of the human brain...
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Rancho Santana Ranks Third In Central America Resorts
Once again, Rancho Santana, our resort in Nicaragua, was voted one of the 10 best in Central America. In fact, with over 600,000 votes received, Conde Nast Traveler rated it #3. LINK
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Reparations Debate: One Perspective Worth Considering
"Why I Don't Want and Don't Deserve Reparations" I had missed feelings watching this. Mostly, I felt like saying, "Amen!" But some of it I found to be specious. If it were an agree/disagree vote, I'd vote…
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French Court Rules Sex Death Counts As Work Accident
A court in France has ruled that a man who died from a heart attack after having sex during a business trip had suffered a work-related accident and that his employer was liable. That sounds like a joke, right…
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Building An Underground House With Pool
This is amazing!...building underground house with underground pool!
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Founding Fathers Protected Whistleblowers Two Centuries Early
In an article posted on History.com, Christopher Klein points out that the Founding Fathers passed the country’s first whistleblower protection law just seven months after signing the Declaration of…
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The Impossible Skill Of Bird In Cage Art
The Bird In A Cage Art -the skill level required to do this is beyond belief...
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Half The World's Languages Face Extinction Risk
There are currently 7,111 spoken languages in the world. About 40% of them are spoken by fewer than 1,000 people and are in danger of disappearing.
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The Unconventional Truth About Marriage And Love
"Love Language" video with this intro from Mark: A refreshingly un-PC view of marital relations...
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Women Inventors Behind Three Essential Technologies
Women invented the fire escape, the windshield wiper, and the laser printer.
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The Problem With Blaming Others For Your Problems
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University Of Michigan's Diversity Provost Earns $400,000
The University of Michigan’s “Diversity Provost” makes $400,000 a year.
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White Liberals' Unspoken Attitudes Toward Black Voters
How white liberals really view black voters…
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Uber Drivers Earn Less Than Minimum Wage
How much do Uber drivers make? A report published by the Economic Policy Institute in 2018 found that it’s far less than you might think: an average of $9.21 an hour.
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Gary Gulman's Surprisingly Charming Comedy Bit
I've never seen Gary Gulman. This bit is pretty cute...
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Why Chewing Gum Is Dusted With Marble Powder
The powder on chewing gum is finely ground marble.
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Sports Promotion Reaches Peak Entertainment Value
A nicely edited review of an exciting sports promotion...
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Meteorites Delivered Earth's Gold Billions Of Years Ago
Nearly all of the gold on earth came from meteorites that bombarded the planet more than 200 million years after it formed.
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A good one!
A good one!
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McDonald's Serves 68 Million Customers Daily Worldwide — September 22, 2019
In 2018, McDonald’s generated almost $6 billion of net income serving around 68 million customers per day.
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