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Tuesday, 30 August 2016

It's All A Lie. Everything You Thought You Knew.

Exercise is actually bad, smiling can't make you happy, and more commonly-accepted truths that science has overturned this week.
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WELL THAT JUST CAN'T BE RIGHT
HAPPY MONDAY
Almost Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong
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Young people hate bar soap, exercise is actually bad and smiling can't make you happy — these are just a few commonly-accepted truths that science has overturned this week.
THE MESSAGING CURE
Facebook Keeps Suggesting A Psychiatrist's Patients Friend One Another
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Facebook was inadvertently outing people with health and psychiatric issues to a psychiatrist's network. And she couldn't figure out why.
SO THAT'S WHERE THE PHRASE CAME FROM
The Mystery Of Ancient Brain Surgery
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Thousands of years ago, people were performing a form of surgery called "trepanation" that involves boring holes through a person's skull.
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END OF THE LINE
GONE WITH THE WINDS
The Way We Retire Hurricane Names And Jersey Numbers Is Eerily Similar
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The all-time greats are hanging from the rafters of the Hurricane Hall of Fame.
WAIT, WHO'S THE MAN NOW?
Who Killed YTMND?
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In its heyday, You're The Man Now Dog (YTMND) rode the cresting wave of early mainstream online communities, alongside its brethren like 4chan, Something Awful, and Newgrounds. Today, it lies in digital ruin. What happened?
RIP
WATCH: Gene Wilder Was The King Of Flipping A Shit
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We're gonna miss this guy and his amazing ability to freak out on cue.
THE TIMES, THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'
WA-OH-WA-OH REALLY?
The 'Millennial Whoop' Is Taking Over Pop Music
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The Millenial Whoop is a sequence of notes that alternates between the fifth and third notes of a major scale, typically starting on the fifth. A singer usually belts these notes with an "Oh" phoneme, often in a "Wa-oh-wa-oh" pattern. And it is in so many pop songs it's criminal.
GO, CHECK YOUR DRIVEWAY
Why Electric Cars Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think
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Adoption of electric vehicles will not be gradual, because the factors required to unlock demand for them are in place.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
IT PROBABLY ALSO SMELLED LIKE SWEAT
Watch Nirvana Play 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' At A Tiny Club In 1991
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This concert is from a small Connecticut show on September 26, 1991. Two days prior, the band released the album "Nevermind" which would later become one of the greatest albums of all time and sell approximately a bajillion copies.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
European Regulator Rules Ireland Should Recover Up To $14.5 Billion From Apple
Israel Quietly Legalizes Pirate Outposts In The West Bank
WATCH: Stuntwoman Makes 'American Ninja Warrior' History With Absolutely Dominant Run
Russian Telescope Detects 'Strong Signal' From Sun-Like Star
Everything else may be wrong, but Tuesday is still confirmed to be a bad day of the week. Stay strong.

Monday, 29 August 2016

Who Framed Mom?

Andy Warhol Wanted Lou Reed To Be His 'Mickey Mouse'
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TALES FROM THE FACTORY
Andy Warhol Wanted Lou Reed To Be His 'Mickey Mouse'
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Billy Name was a young artist based in New York City when Andy Warhol recruited him to decorate the inside of his newly purchased Factory. Name, who passed away earlier this summer, held onto more than a few great stories about the art world's most fascinating character.
KILLER SET OF PIPES
VIDEO: The Pipe Guy Destroys His Old Pipe Setup Before Rocking Out On A New One
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Like a true rockstar, the Pipe Guy can't simply retire an old instrument, he must destroy it mid-performance. Then he moved on to a newer, bigger and more badass pipe contraption, which rocks hard.
DAZED AND CONFUSED
Mike Pence Made Cartoons In Law School And They're Deeply Unfunny
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Behold the VP nominee's alter ego, Law School Daze.
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SCHOOL HOUSE SHENANIGANS
'THE CALL'
Who Framed The Perfect PTA President?
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Kelli Peters was on her knees, shaking violently and sobbing and insisting the drugs were not hers. The cop, a 22-year veteran, had found drugs on many people, in many settings. When caught, they always lied.
The First Time Hillary Clinton Was President
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What her Wellesley classmates remember about Hillary's first term — in 1968.
BAD SOLUTIONS
CHANGE OF SCENERY NOT A CHANGE OF SELF
Moving To A New Country Won't Solve Your Problems
qz.com
Americans love to imagine that moving a vast distance will transform us, as if by magic, into better versions of ourselves.
MOUNTAIN HIGH
The Paradox Of Doping In Mountain Climbing
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In alpinism, supplemental oxygen is a matter of safety — but some say it's doping.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
FLIPPING AWESOME
High School Striker Scores After Flipping Over Goalie
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If soccer doesn't work out for this kid, we suggest he makes a phone call to the US men's gymnastics team.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
False Shooter Alarm At LAX Causes Chaos
Mylan To Launch Generic Epipen For $300 Per Carton
Jill Stein Tweeted About Harambe, Which Is The Most 2016 Thing Possible
Two Pilots Arrested For Drinking Before Flying, Again
Drink enough coffee and you too can score a flip-goal into Monday's net.

Sunday, 28 August 2016

In A Van Down By The River

This Battery Has Lasted Over 175 Years And No One Knows What It Is Made Of, Dog Becomes Local Legend For Walking 4 Miles Into Town Every Day Just To Say 'Sup' To All His Human Friends, Why You Should Start Investing While You're Young And Broke, A Hilarious Supercut Of SNL Cast Members Breaking Character, Terrified Seal Jumps Into Fishermen's Boat To Avoid Getting Eaten By A Big Orca, Kevin Wants Everybody To Know How Freaking Excited He Is To Start The Fourth Grade
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Sunday, August 28, 2016
This Battery Has Lasted Over 175 Years And No One Knows What It Is Made Of
PUT THIS IS IN OUR CELLPHONES, PLEASE
This Battery Has Lasted Over 175 Years And No One Knows What It Is Made Of
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The world's most durable battery is a mystery. No one knows how long it will last for or what's inside of it.
BRUNO THE WANDERER
Dog Becomes Local Legend For Walking 4 Miles Into Town Every Day Just To Say 'Sup' To All His Human Friends
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Everyone should be more like Bruno. Independent. Loving. Strong. Fuzzy. A good boy.
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Why You Should Start Investing While You're Young And Broke
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Turns out, starting to invest when you don't have much money or experience can actually be an advantage. Here's why.
FELINE AIDS IS NO LAUGHING MATTER
A Hilarious Supercut Of SNL Cast Members Breaking Character
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The SNL gang (and Ryan Gosling) just can't seem to keep it together, but it's easy to lose it when you live in a van down by the river.
ROCKING THE BOAT
Terrified Seal Jumps Into Fishermen's Boat To Avoid Getting Eaten By A Big Orca
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We're in awe of these Australian jerks who have the gall to say "shove him off." Little dude is just trying to survive. Give him a break guys. Geez.
AND THEN FIFTH GRADE AND THEN COLLEGE
Kevin Wants Everybody To Know How Freaking Excited He Is To Start The Fourth Grade
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Also, HE IS NOT A BABY AND KNOWS HOW TO RIDE A BIKE ALREADY, MOM.
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