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10 Things You Should Do at a Wedding
We’re fast approaching Memorial Day Weekend, which means there’s a 99.8% chance that you have to go to a wedding this weekend. More weddings are scheduled on Memorial Day Weekend than any other weekend of the year, so don’t feel bad if you’re one of the millions of people who...
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The History of Networks, from Telegraphs to Twitter
In 1838, Samuel Morse sent the first Morse code message via electrical telegraph, revolutionizing the world of long-distance communication and launching the world into networking bliss. A lot has happened in the world of telecommunications and mass transportation since then. From subway trains to the...
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How To Get Stuff For Free
Abraham Lincoln once declared that “all men should be free”. Doesn’t that mean that we all have a right to know how to get stuff for free? For those living on a budget, sometimes half-off just isn’t enough. Fortunately, our free society is full of wonderful gratuities just waiting to...
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What You Need to Know About the May 21 2011 Rapture
Harold Camping is the really old evangelical preacher who claims to have cracked a Bible code and discovered that The Rapture will begin on May 21st, 2011. Harold also claims that he’s not a preacher, that his ministry is not a ministry, and that his church is not a church, so y’know, he’s...
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Top 10 College Basketball Stars Who Fizzled in the NBA
Every year the NBA drafts a new batch of collegiate basketball superstars and every year nearly half of them fall flat on their faces as they struggle to adapt to the speed and athleticism of the pro game. From recent rejects like Evan Turner to veteran busts like Shelden Williams, the league is full...
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8 Awesome Alternative Movie Interpretations
For every movie that has a clear-cut story and transparent themes, there’s another film that garners a melee of alternative interpretations. Movies are art, and the great thing about art is that it’s always open to interpretation. While some alternative film interpretation theories are well-deserved...
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College Is Too Damn Expensive
These days, college students are burdened by higher costs than ever before. Tuition is at an all-time high and continues to skyrocket, making it more and more difficult to get a diploma without incurring serious debt. Did you know that the average student pays $900 per year for textbooks? That’s...
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Top Summer Movies of 2011
Summer is just around the corner, and now is the perfect time to look ahead to the top summer movies of 2011 that every man should see. Whatever you’re doing right now, drop it, read this article, and then head straight to your nearest movie theater. From hilarious comedies to high octane blockbusters,...
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How Corporations Get Out Of Paying Taxes
Huge corporations make a ton of money, so how to those same corporations get out of paying taxes? Did you know that in the 1950′s, corporate taxes accounted for 30% of all federal revenue? Now, corporate taxes have been relegated to just 6.6% of the government’s income, which may account...
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13 Terrible Things That Happened on Friday 13th
Today is Friday the 13th. Friday the 13th carries a connotation of bad luck and misfortune, but nobody really knows how the myth of Friday 13th as an unlucky day came to be. It likely started within the past 150 years or so as a combination of the superstitious unluckiness of the number 13 and the misfortune...
