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December 23, 2011

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10 Tragic Elevator Accidents
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Elevators, by any stretch of the imagination, are one of if not the safest mode of human transportation in a mechanical object. Really, when you stop and think about it, how many times have you taken an elevator?... Read more
— by Patrick Weidinger

Recent comment by Daadjeff El Mektoub

If youﾰﾰﾰve been generating oneself, and then assert can be produced resistant to the...

Wed

December 21, 2011

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10 Terrible Scrooges
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Christmas is nearly here! In five days we will all be opening our gifts and drinking and eaten to satiety. In honor of this most important Christian holiday, here is a list about scrooges. "[Ebenezer Scrooge] lived... Read more
— by Flamehorse

Recent comment by clarenceprater

I am a scrooge. But I have a reason, now days Christmas is so commercialized. It's all about spending and...

Tue

December 6, 2011

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Top 10 US Institutional Injustices of the Past Decade
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Take a beautiful green earth, full of blooming life and dripping dew beads, and watch man completely wreak havoc on it. After all, such is his nature… to destroy nature. No matter how far we come as a human race... Read more
— by Ryan Thomas

Recent comment by sbnyc

you clearly have no clue about the psu culture. you've heard what you've heard and are regurgitating it. shame you...

Sun

December 4, 2011

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Top Ten Man’s Life Magazine Covers
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I remember growing up as a kid in the 1960’s and 1970’s and seeing the many different “men’s adventure” magazines. These were usually called “pulp” magazines and they always had... Read more
— by Patrick Weidinger

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Sun

November 20, 2011

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10 Successful Island Eradication Projects
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The islands of our oceans comprise but 5% of Earth’s land mass. Yet they hold one out of every five species of bird, mammal, and reptile. Sadly, these islands have also suffered over 60% of known extinctions in... Read more
— by Patrick Weidinger

Recent comment by Jude

FYI, DDT builds up in the fat of animals and then bioamplification happens. It kills higher trophic level animals because...

Thu

November 17, 2011

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Top 10 Famous Strikes in Recent History
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When all else fails, strike! So is how union workers think when they want to get their points across. For the majority of those employed, however, protesting a job is unthinkable, not to mention a fireable offense. When... Read more
— by Ryan Thomas

Recent comment by Get to Work

In my 25 years in the workforce I've held both union and non-union jobs. Two observations: Unions breed laziness....

Sat

November 12, 2011

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Top 20 Real Pictures Made Famous by the Internet
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With the current expansion of Photoshop, it can be difficult to determine if a picture posted online is real or fake. Every year hundreds of photographs become viral on the Internet and in most cases we have an opinion... Read more
— by Bryan Johnson

Recent comment by Klaidas

Hi, how many days slouhd I stay in Donsol ? There are lots of other places I want to dive,...

Wed

November 9, 2011

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10 Important Losses to Humanity
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Loss is inevitable; from car keys to aging relatives, sooner or later they shall vanish from our midst and, more often than not, at a time when we need them most. While some forms of loss affect just one person or one... Read more
— by Ryan Thomas

Recent comment by Jander

Dan HeilbrunSome thhguots from Smart Real Estate News & Commentary by Chris McLaughlin.The volume of distressed mortgages is up 19.3%...

Mon

November 7, 2011

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Top 10 Bizarre Premature Obituaries
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Obituaries have fascinated me since I was old enough to read a newspaper. I love reading the tales of lives lived, everyone from ordinary neighbors to the famous. Everyone has a life and everyone has a story to be told... Read more
— by Patrick Weidinger

Recent comment by screwjack

This happened to Hemingway twice.

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Amazing Facts About the Transit of Venus

By Patrick Weidinger

A transit in astronomical terms is when one heavenly body passes in front of another such that, as...

Truly Eccentric Organisms

By Emily Knowlton

Most species of organisms are unrecognized for their unique, versatile abilities, appearance and...

Controversial Pictures

By Bryan Johnson

The official definition of a controversy is an issue that involves a prolonged public dispute or...

People Whose Warnings Went Unheeded

By Patrick Weidinger

In Greek mythology, Cassandra was the daughter of King of Troy. She was so beautiful that the God...

Spectacular Natural Phenomena

By LordZB

Sometimes the modern world can lead to a feeling of disconnection between us and the natural world...

Male Oscar Snubs of the Past 15 Years

By Eric

Over the last 15 years, numerous men worthy of Oscar nominations have not been nominated, while...

Facts and Fibs About Pink Floyd

By Nic Swaner

Pink Floyd are one of, if not the most, well-known rock bands of the progressive rock genre...

Devastating Unnatural Disasters

By Daniel Fearn

This is a list of 10 of the worst disasters in our history, however the devastation caused by these...

Unpleasant Creatures Made Lovable By Cartoons

By George Khouri

Is there anything more gross than a cockroach? Is there anything more reviled than a rat? There are...

Interesting Facts About Beer and Wine

By Napoleon

Beer and wine have been called many things: delicious, evil, holy, unholy, addictive, and so on...

Cool Boxing Moves

By Rahat Haque

There is a lot to learn about the sweet science if you want to be a part of the fistic world. If...

Outstanding Neo-Noirs of the 2000s

By Tyler Searle

From the early 1940s to the late 1950s, “Film Noir” dominated Hollywood. It was an era...

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