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Why The Dvorak Keyboard Never Replaced QWERTY
The Dvorak keyboard is much faster than the QWERTY keyboard, but never caught on. This videoexplains why.
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Good News from Abundance Insider: Scientists Reverse Aging in Rat Stem Cells
A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge… has uncovered a potential mechanism for reversing a loss of function in brain stem cells. The discovery centers on oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs)…
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Iceland's Strongest Men Train With Minnesota Vikings — September 20, 2019
Iceland is a small country with a small population, but among them are some of the strongest men in the world. Here's a little clip of these big guys with the Minnesota Vikings.
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Dolphins Sleep With Half Their Brain Awake
Dolphins can put one side of their brain to sleep while the other side does the thinking.
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Panama Canal: Engineering Marvel Behind 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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Stephen King's Lifelong Fear Of The Dark
Stephen King is afraid of the dark. He sleeps with a nightlight.
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Learning To Speak Across The Aisle — September 15, 2019
We do need to learn how to speak across the aisle. I thought this was a refreshing and hopeful idea from a media person...
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Solar Energy Could Power The Entire World
Every five days, the sun provides the Earth with as much energy as all proven supplies of fossil fuels. We need to capture only one 6,000th of that to meet the energy needs of the entire planet.
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The Human Brain's Intricate Animated Architecture
An amazingly detailed animation of the human brain...
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Word of the Day: Sixty
Sixty-five percent of America’s millionaires have at least three income streams.
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Learning To Speak Across The Aisle
We do need to learn how to speak across the aisle. I thought this was a refreshing and hopeful idea from a media person...
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Solar Power Finally Beats Grid Electricity On Cost
The cost of solar energy today is cheap – $3 per watt – and getting cheaper. Over a lifetime of use, it’s now cheaper than buying it from the grid.
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The Sprint Remains The Best Track Event
Another good one! My favorite is the sprint.
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India's Moon Mission Costs Less Than The Avengers
In July, India launched its first moon-bound spacecraft. Chandrayaan-2, a 142-foot rocket, cost $141 million, less than half the cost of “The Avengers” movie.
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A Refreshingly Unfiltered Take On Marriage
A refreshingly un-PC view of marital relations...
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Worcestershire Sauce Is Basically Anchovy Ketchup
Worcestershire sauce is basically anchovy ketchup.
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Tess Mohr's Spot-On Marilyn Monroe Impression
Tess Mohr doing a bit of Marilyn Monroe...
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Amazon Fires Threaten World's Critical Oxygen Supply
The Amazon rainforest produces about 20% of the world’s oxygen supply – at least, it used to.
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Postmodern Jukebox Transforms 2001 Hit Into Sinatra-Era Masterpiece
Postmodern Jukebox takes on Blu Cantrell's 2001 revenge anthem, "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" back to the time period of the Frank Sinatra tune it samples, with Olivia Kuper Harris channeling Ella Fitzgerald in…
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Barcode Scanners Read The White Bars
not the black ones.
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Iceland's Strongest Men Train With Minnesota Vikings
Iceland is a small country with a small population, but among them are some of the strongest men in the world. Here's a little clip of these big guys with the Minnesota Vikings.
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Daniel Defoe's Secret Life As A Government Spy
Daniel Defoe – poet, novelist, journalist, travel writer, and adventurer – was also (according to some sources), a spy.
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The Typewriter Artist
The Typewriter Artist
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When Signing Petitions Actually Creates Real Change
Change.org is an interesting organization. Subscribe and you will get daily promotions for all sorts of causes. If you want to support any particular one of them, you can sign a petition and/or contribute…
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Dan Kennedy's Final Letter to His Community
I wouldn’t call Dan Kennedy a friend. We were acquaintances. I knew him by reputation first, then as a fellow speaker at AWAI events, and then as a reader. We had a few conversations. Exchanged a few faxes…
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Examples of Successful USPs
* Anacin’s slogan – “Fast, incredibly fast relief” – was created by Rosser Reeves and his team after learning that the caffeine in Anacin did indeed bring faster relief (to some) than other pain relievers on…
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The World's Largest Buildings By Floor Space
Biggest Building
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Why Your Fingernails Grow At Different Speeds
Your fingernails do not grow at the same rate. The thumbnail grows the slowest. The nail of the middle finger grows the fastest.
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Performance Art's Hidden Power Beyond Technical Skill
What's interesting about this is that the pleasure of the performance comes as much from the story as from the skill, which says something truthful about performance art.
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Niagara Falls Slowly Retreating Due To Water Erosion
Niagara Falls has receded 7 miles in 10,000 years because of erosion at the base.
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Orcas Encounter Swimmer at New Zealand Beach
Orcas playing with swimmer at Hahei Beach, New Zealand.
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Ketchup's Surprising History As Medicine
Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
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What Fits Inside Modern Tiny Packages
It's amazing what you can fit into a little package these days
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Genesis Settles The Chicken-And-Egg Debate
According to Genesis 1:20-22, the chicken came before the egg.
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Mountain Bike Race Derailed By Massive First-Turn Pileup
A huge mountain bike race begins with a massive crash... https://youtu.be/zDUxktR57u0
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Why Crocodiles Swallow Rocks Before Diving
Crocodiles swallow rocks to help them dive deeper.
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How Professional Roadies Wrap Their Cords
How to wrap a cord... the roadie way.
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Women and the Wage Gap
* The Institute for Women’s Policy Research noted that the penalty for taking time out of the labor force for women is hefty and getting worse. Women who took just one year off had earnings 39% lower than…
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I would also have assumed that the guy somehow deserved…
I would also have assumed that the guy somehow deserved it.
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Great White Sharks Have Thousands Of Teeth
A Great White shark has about 3,000 teeth.
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Amazing!
Amazing!
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Giraffes Outlast Camels Without Water
A giraffe can go without water longer than a camel.
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How Flexibility Fades With Age
I used to be able to do these moves. Nowadays, my routine is more like bending over and trying to touch my toes.
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Why Food Labels Lie About Your Calories
Calorie readings on food labels are wildly inaccurate, undercounting calories by up to 70%. And if you’re depending on those readings to help you lose weight, there’s something else you need to know: Your…
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Funny lady!
Funny lady!
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Mel Blanc's Surprising Carrot Allergy
Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.
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The Art of Aerial Acrobatics and Movement
An amazing display of beauty, strength, flexibility, and grace.
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Facts about Mean Streets
* Director/co-writer Martin Scorsese based Mean Streets on actual events that he witnessed almost regularly while growing up in New York City’s Little Italy. * The title is a reference to “The Simple Act of…
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Cuban Singer's Unexpected Take On American Classic
This is both impressive and also sort of funny... hearing this quintessentially American song sung with a strong Cuban accent.
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Myopia Linked To Higher Intelligence Levels
Myopia (short-sightedness) is associated with higher IQs.
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