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Why This Video Will Make You Nervous
Watching this will make you nervous...
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Most Beatles Autographs In Circulation Are Forgeries
Only 6% of the autographs in circulation from members of the Beatles are estimated to be real.
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Seattle Is Dying
“Seattle Is Dying”.- When I was in my 20s, New York City was a shit hole. Except for a few uptown neighborhoods, you couldn’t walk for 10 minutes without stepping over a bum or being accosted by someone…
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How Far You'd Run For One M&M
To burn off the calories in one M&M, you’d have to run the equivalent of a football field.
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Entrepreneur vs. Employee: How to Make the Best of Both
“Entrepreneur vs. Employee: How to Make the Best of Both”.- A very smart discussion between James Altucher and Steve Cohen...
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Star Trek's Groundbreaking First Interracial Television Kiss
The first interracial kiss on TV took place in a 1968 “Star Trek” episode when Captain Kirk kissed Lt. Uhura.
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The creative power of misfits | WorkLife with Adam Grant from TED Talks Daily in Podcasts
The creative power of misfits | WorkLife with Adam Grant from TED Talks Daily in Podcasts.- One of the challenges of success is that the habits that got you there are hard to break. If it ain’t broke, why fix…
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How Progressive Taxation Actually Works In America
This probably won't change anyone's mind, but it's a true explanation of how progressive taxation works in the USA and it illustrates the disturbingly widespread level of ignorance about it.
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McDonald's Sells 75 Hamburgers Every Second
McDonald's sells 75 hamburgers every second.
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The Best Dance Video Ever Made
What can I say? This has to be the best dance video I've ever seen.
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Do Men And Women Think Differently?
Is there a difference between how men and women think? Or is that a myth of the patriarchy? Watch this video of Mark Gungor and decide for yourself...
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Eighteen Million Americans Struggle With Alcoholism
Nearly 18 million Americans are alcoholics.
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The Art Of Graceful Piano Playing
A graceful way to play the piano...
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The Godfather's Hidden Death Symbol: Oranges
In all three Godfather movies, when you see oranges a death is imminent.
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Shin Lim's Card Magic Stuns Melissa Fumero
Shin Lim amazes actress Melissa Fumero...
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Brazil's Massive Continental Footprint
Brazil is huge. It covers 50% of the South American continent.
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North Carolina's Secret Underground Bunker House
In Raleigh, N.C., there's a house... or what looks like a house. What's hidden inside is more important than most people realize. <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px…
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Why Romans Called Muscles Little Mice
The word muscle comes from the Latin for “little mouse,” which is what biceps looked like to the early Romans.
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Living In A Lighthouse During A Storm
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a lighthouse? In a storm?
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Eleanor Roosevelt's Secret Weapon
Eleanor Roosevelt carried a loaded revolver.
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Tiny Sumo Wrestler Defeats Much Larger Opponents
I don’t know who this small guy is. He looks like he might be American. But he’s had an amazingly successful career a Sumo wrestler against opponents more than twice his size.
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Rejected Thirty Times Before Becoming A Global Bestseller
Before The Peter Principle (by Laurence J. Peter) was published in 1969, it was rejected by 30 publishers. It eventually sold 10 million copies in 40 languages.
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Who You Want To Become In Two Decades
This is who I want to be in 22 years...
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Why Donkeys Never Lose Sight Of Their Feet
The eyes of a donkey are positioned so that it can see all four of its feet at all times.
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An Awesome Experience Worth Talking About
Talk about an awesome experience!
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Aunt Katherine's Lucky Day: The Empire State Building Bomber
A B-52 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945. (And it crashed into the office that my Aunt Katherine normally sat in. Luckily, she was home sick that day.)
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Why The Oxford Comma Deserves A Second Look
For most of my career as a writer, I have followed the NYT stylebook with regard to the comma. in particular, I have eschewed the Oxford comma — which insists on adding a comma at the end of a series. For…
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Tipping Etiquette You Should Know About Iceland
It’s considered rude to tip in Iceland.
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Willard Wigan's Impossibly Tiny Sculptures
Willard Wigan is an amazingly accomplished craftsman
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Ancient Mayans Chewed Sapodilla Tree Sap
Chewing gum was “invented” by the Mayans over 300 years ago. They boiled the sap of the Sapodilla tree and chewed it.
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Off The Rails Wins Despite Director's Self-Doubt
Damian, the director of Off the Rails, a movie I co-wrote and produced about a time in my life, is winning the argument I had with him. The movie has a good plot, great music, and great cinematography, but I…
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African Gray Parrots Master Impressive Vocabularies
An African gray parrot can have a vocabulary of 200 words.
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Gas Station Karaoke Lifts Spirits On Difficult Morning
It was an uphill kind of morning. Slept only five hours. Needed energy to face the day. The news, as usual, was down-lifting…and then I saw this…Gas Station Karaoke Jam Session...
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Ancient Japan's Surprisingly Competitive Flatulence Festivals
In ancient Japan, there were public farting contests. Prizes were awarded for both loudest and also longest.
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Fifty Best Family Resorts For Your Next Getaway
Ready for a world-class family vacation? Here, according to Travel and Leisure magazine, are the “top 50 family resorts.” (And, yes, our Rancho Santana made the list!)
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How Different Faiths Express Prayer Through Movement
There are physical ways to pray. Some Native Americans dance. Some Sufis whirl. Christians fold their hands and bow their heads. Jews sway and bow. Muslims kneel and prostrate themselves. Quakers keep silent.
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Look at This
Look at This: Pace and timing are two critical components of comedy. If this were 15 seconds longer, it might not have worked, but it does... or did... for me.
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The Surprising Origin of the Word News
The word“news” comes from north, east, west, and south – not the plural of new.
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Remarkable Craftsmanship On Display Here
An amazing display of craftsmanship...
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The Debt-to-GDP Ratio, Historically
Until 1935, the ratio of debt to GDP was in the teens and 20s. That climbed into the 40s as FDR struggled to battle depression and prepare for WWI. It spiked during the war at 119% and broke below 90% in 1950…
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Quick Pick-Me-Up For A Gloomy Day
Feeling a bit down? Try this!
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Cleopatra Lived Closer To The Moon Landing
Cleopatra was born in 69 BCE – closer to the Apollo 11 moon landing (1969) than the time when the pyramids of Giza were built (roughly 2550 to 2490 BCE).
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Teenagers Stumped By Rotary Phone Challenge
Rotary Phone:It's humbling to have to ask a teenager to help you sort out a problem with one of the myriad devices on your iPhone. Here's a video that will make you realize that the kids are not necessarily as…
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Amazon Rainforest Produces Half The World's Oxygen
The Amazon rain forest produces half of the world’s oxygen supply.
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Black Man Infiltrates the Alt-Right Movement
“A Black Man Goes Undercover in the Alt-Right”:An independent thinker…
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Ben Franklin's Clever Solution To Eyeglass Frustration
Bifocals were invented by Ben Franklin to end his frustration with constantly having to switch between two pairs of glasses.
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How Parents Shape Their Children's Moral Compass
This is not universally true (you don’t need to remind me) but I’ve always had this theory that in a family with a mother and a father, the mother gives her children the moral core and the father the measure…
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Why Gold Is Nature's Only Truly Yellow Metal
Gold is the only metal that is yellow or “golden.” Other metals may develop a yellowish color, but only after they have oxidized or reacted with certain chemicals.
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How Salt Became The Origin Of Salary
The word “salary” comes from “salt,” the oldest preservative and one of the earliest currencies.
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Did You Know? — September 22, 2018
Did You Know?: A rabbit’s predator can literally scare it to death.
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