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We Are In The Midst Of A Painkiller Epidemic
A recent report by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention released November 1, 2011 indicates that more Americans die from prescription pill overdoses than illegal drugs. The number of prescription drug related deaths, from [...]
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Living A Prosperous Modern Life Won’t Make You Happy
Great news for anyone suffering from depression: it’s not you, it’s everything about living in industrialized nations! Dr. Andrew Weil’s latest book, titled Spontaneous Happiness: Our Nature-Deficit Disorder, delves deep into how lifestyle affects happiness. [...]
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TV’s Top 10 Damsels In Distress
Some television characters need help in the form of a white knight dashing to their rescue. Whatever jam some characters get into, there always seems to be someone willing to save them…or at least try [...]
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Steve Jobs Has Died.
Apple co-founder and technological pioneer Steven Jobs passed away on October 5, 2011 at age 56. Jobs was a truly amazing person and will be greatly missed by family, friends, colleagues, and the millions of [...]
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14 Words We Need In English
Anyone who speaks English fluently may be hard pressed to spit out the right words in certain scenarios, like when you consume way too hot food that burns all of the way down your esophagus. [...]
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The Origins Of 7 Common Superstitions
For a rare yet truly fascinating look into human psychology, religion, and other customs. Chances are if you dread Friday the 13th, throw spilled salt over your shoulder, knock wood, avoid black cats, or refuse [...]
How Many Really?
BBC paired with Max Gadney to use media to relate facts from historical and current events to things people are familiar with: their social networks and themselves. Here is how you can compare the number [...]
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Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Protests Unauthorized Publication Of Biography
Julian Assange of Wikileaks fame has returned to his headline making ways due to the release of his unauthorized biography on sale 9/22/2011. Despite striking a ghostwriting deal with publishing company Canongate (and very lucrative [...]
The Weirdest World Championships Ever
If you are not familiar with toe wrestling, pea shooting, extreme ironing, and worm charming, chances are you haven’t fully lived. Some folks take competition to a previously unheard of level of weird. Here [...]
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10 Celebs Who Started Their Careers in Porn
Watching the Oscars on Sunday, we were all subjected to some acting performances that were the same quality that you would find in a porn movie–or so I would assume Here are 10 celebs that [...]



