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How to Get a Solo Show as an Amateur Artist: First, Serve Two Terms As President…
President George W. Bush’s portraits of world leaders appear to be copied off photos available on the internet
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Lawyers Who Make Less Money And Get Worse Grades Are the Happiest
Money can’t buy you happiness, even if you’re a lawyer
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Is One of the Weirdest Books on the Planet Actually a Hoax?
This small book has puzzled scholars for decades and remains a mystery
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This Winter Was Hard on Animals, Too
As tough as it was on humans, it may have been even harder on the animals who don’t get to curl up in front of the fire
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Microsoft Is Killing XP, But 75 Percent of ATMs Still Use It
420,000 ATMs are about to become easy targets for hackers
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Violinists Can’t Tell the Difference Between Old and New Instruments
Regardless, many report still preferring old-school violins made by Italian masters
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Under the Summer Sun, the Corn Belt Is the Most Biologically Productive Place on Earth
During the peak growing season, the corn belt outproduces the Amazon
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The First Meal Eaten on the Moon Was Bacon
Bacon has a long history in the American space program
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Playing Video Games Could Actually Change Your Brain—But Not in a Bad Way
Despite video games’ bad rep, they might improve a person’s strategizing and multi-tasking abilities
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Andy Warhol Probably Never Said His Celebrated “Fifteen Minutes of Fame” Line
In the interest of branding, however, it doesn’t matter who said it, only that it worked
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States Don’t Have to Disclose Where They Obtain Lethal Injection Drugs
First Missouri and now Texas has refused to disclose the origins of lethal injection drugs used in recent executions
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Nearly Half of Americans Believe At Least One Conspiracy Theory
William S. Burroughs once said, “Sometimes paranoia’s just having all the facts.”
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Rwanda Has Become a Poster Child for Health Equity
Life expectancy has doubled, and child vaccinations rates are higher than they are in the U.S.
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This Rare Footage Shows Two Live 15-Foot-Long Oarfish Swimming in the Ocean
Two very shy oarfish were seen swimming near the shoreline in Mexico
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The “Tibetan Book of Buddhist Proportions” Show Exactly How to Draw the Buddha
Representations of the Buddha are highly particular
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After Crimea, Donetsk May Be the Next Region to Leave Ukraine
Pro-Russian protesters took control of government buildings in three Ukrainian provinces over the weekend
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An Effort to Crack Down on Fake Yelp Reviews Goes to Supreme Court
About 20 percent of reviews on Yelp might be fraudulent. But should Yelp have to disclose the identities of its reviewers?
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Why the Roseland Ballroom Had to Stop Dancing
Tonight is the last preformance at the iconic New York concert venue the Roseland Ballroom
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Combat Juggling Is Your New Favorite Sport, Now That You Know It Exists
The premise of combat juggling is pretty simple: juggle three items, and try to get your opponent to drop his three
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Christmas Island Is 63 Percent National Parkland…And Has More Crabs Than People
This nature’s paradise is hard to get to, but is home to a fascinating phenomenon
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