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  • Crying to Your Favorite Sad Songs Is Good for You
    Crying is a great way to let out all your pent up emotions and, according to a new study, boost your mood considerably. All you need is a sad song that gets the tears flowing.Read more...
    - 12 Apr 17, 11:45pm -
  • How Negative Thinkers Can Train Themselves to Stop Being Grumps
    Positive thinking has a ton of benefits, from expanding your creativity to boosting your health, but if you’re prone to a more negative outlook, it can be hard to see the glass as half full. Here’s how you can retrain your brain to become a more…
    - 12 Apr 17, 11:00pm -
  • Are Video Games Keeping You Unemployed?
    Video games keep getting more complex and visually appealing, so it’s no wonder more people are drawn to them nowadays. But this new era of compelling digital entertainment could have a dark side for unemployed young men.Read more...
    - 12 Apr 17, 10:10pm -
  • The Grapevine Comedians Pay Tribute to Charlie Murphy | Deadspin The Browns Can’t Possibly Fuck This
    The Grapevine Comedians Pay Tribute to Charlie Murphy | Deadspin The Browns Can’t Possibly Fuck This Up...Right? | Jezebel Woman Charged for Having Sex With Dogs Claims She Didn’t Know It Was Illegal | Fusion Black Panther & The Crew Is What…
    - 12 Apr 17, 9:57pm -
  • Five Umami Bombs You Should Always Have Stocked In Your Kitchen
    “Umami,” also known as “the fifth taste,” is a flavor that is kind of hard to describe. It’s savory, but not salty, though it is usually accompanied by salt. It’s been described as “meaty,” “mushroom-y,” and “brothy,” but I pr…
    - 12 Apr 17, 9:00pm -
  • I'm Brad Smith, CEO of Intuit, and This Is How I Work
    Brad Smith knows karate. Not “business karate” or any overwrought metaphor about teamwork; he literally teaches karate. Or at least he used to before he became chairman and CEO of Intuit.Read more...
    - 12 Apr 17, 8:44pm -
  • How to Prevent iMessages From Accidentally Appearing On Other Devices
    If you own multiple Apple devices, you’ve probably signed into all of them with your Apple ID. You’ve also probably noticed that when you get a Facetime call your computer rings, or when you get an iMessage your iPad beeps. For most of us, this i…
    - 12 Apr 17, 6:13pm -
  • Microwaving Your Tea Boosts Its Antioxidants, But How Does It Taste?
    It’s been a rough news week, and it’s only Wednesday. Fortunately, though, today’s raging controversy is about tea. Is it okay to microwave it? Is it better to microwave it? Australian research says yes, while tea aficionados worldwide recoil i…
    - 12 Apr 17, 5:30pm -
  • These Are Your Favorite Home Theater Surge Protectors
    After some charged debate in this week’s nomination round, three models surged past the competition in our hunt for the best home theater surge protector. Check out the finalists below, and don’t forget to vote at the bottom of the post.Read more…
    - 12 Apr 17, 4:50pm -
  • Tape That Allen Wrench to the Bottom of Whatever It Came With
    There’s never an Allen wrench around when you need one, which is why they come with nearly every Ikea item. But years down the line, when you need to disassemble that TÄRENDÖ or even tighten a few bolts, it’s disappeared again.Read more...
    - 12 Apr 17, 4:00pm -

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  • Fortnite pulls Peacemaker-themed cosmetic for Nazi association
    So, Peacemaker, huh? Last week's reveal that the seemingly idyllic alternate dimension is, in fact, the Nazi-dominated Earth-X from the comics worked excellently as a narrative gut punch, but it's having repercussions outside the screen as well. Anyo…
    - 4 hours ago 3 Oct 25, 3:53pm -
  • Finland has a tiny Finland-shaped lake called Neitokainen
    Finland built a tiny Finland-shaped lake in Finland and then kind of just… left it there. This artificial pond is called Neitokainen, and was built in Vesikkovaara in 1991. It's famous for being shaped like the cartographic form of Finland.  — R…
    - 4 hours ago 3 Oct 25, 3:51pm -
  • Sovereign citizen has a bad day in court (video)
    This belligerent "sovereign citizen" encounters a Judge who is having none of it:Sovereign citizens are folks who have been misled or misled themselves into believing they are not subject to government authority, taxes, or laws unless they pers…
    - 4 hours ago 3 Oct 25, 3:51pm -
  • Flying ointments: hallucinogenic salves, broomsticks, and medieval dream trips
    There's an old potion recipe that sounds like something out of a medieval goth's dream journal. Known as flying ointment, this salve allegedly let witches fly on broomsticks to the infamous Witches' Sabbaths. This wasn't just fairy tale material. His…
    - 5 hours ago 3 Oct 25, 3:41pm -
  • Newsom continues to troll "Just Dance" Vance
    California Gov. Gavin Newsom's social media team has done a fantastic job turning the tables on the whole MAGA online experience. In line with his desire to be the next President, Newsom focuses many of his attacks on Trump's sycophant Vice President…
    - 5 hours ago 3 Oct 25, 3:34pm -
  • This website only works in airplane mode — welcome to the offline church
    The offline church is a simple website with a twist. In order to access this digital "church," you must turn on airplane mode. The website won't give you full access unless you're disconnected from the internet.Once you switch on airplane mode, a be…
    - 5 hours ago 3 Oct 25, 3:25pm -
  • Proposed new pain scale asks how much cash your pain is worth
    "On a scale from one to ten, how would you rate your pain?" is the standard question doctors ask to assess pain. The problem is that pain tolerances vary, and one person's "three" may be someone else's "eight." Adding descriptions to numbers, such as…
    - 5 hours ago 3 Oct 25, 3:13pm -
  • The Onyx Boox Palma 2 is great but maybe don't buy it
    Just before all of my colleagues and I were laid off, I wrote about the original Boox Palma for USA Today. I loved it for its small dimensions—so easy to fit in your hip pocket! And, as it uses a version of Android customized for black and white di…
    - 5 hours ago 3 Oct 25, 3:09pm -
  • ICE brownshirts chased away in Mt. Pleasant (video)
    This Instagram post is sheer awesome. Mt. Pleasant is a Washington, D.C., neighborhood renowned for its tree-lined streets, historic homes, and a vibrant Latino community. ICE has been terrorizing them. View this post on Instagram…
    - 5 hours ago 3 Oct 25, 3:05pm -
  • This little light of yours is not your average flashlight — and it's almost 50% off
    TL;DR: Not your ordinary flashlight! Get the tactical NEXTORCH P82 Long-Range Flashlight for just $59.99 (Reg. $114.99).What happens when your phone dies, you're in the middle of nowhere, and your outdoor adventure starts to feel a little scary?…
    - 5 hours ago 3 Oct 25, 3:00pm -

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