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French Workers Don’t Have It As Easy As Brits Want to Believe
New rules allow some workers time off, but don’t demand anybody turn off their phones when they go home
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There Are Regional Differences in Death Row Inmates’ Last Words
Southerners are more likely to say sorry, but that doesn’t mean they actually feel remorse
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110 Years Ago, Times Square Got Its Name: Celebrate by Browsing Old Photos of NYC
Thanks to a new release of images from the New York City Municipal Archives, you can see what the city looked like before it was consumed by neon
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“The method is to tame the horse according to its nature , avoiding cause fear and pain, and by earning their trust and loyalty”
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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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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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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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The “Tibetan Book of Buddhist Proportions” Show Exactly How to Draw the Buddha
Representations of the Buddha are highly particular
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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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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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People Use Bike Shares to Get to Work And Parties
Now is probably a good time to say that biking while drunk is never a good idea
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Byzantine Monks Built Walls With Asbestos, Too
In millennia past, asbestos has also been used to make stronger pottery and flame-proof napkins
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The Hunt For Giant Easter Eggs Across New York City Is On
Not just any eggs—260 egg-shaped sculptures that range from ornate to modern
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Ground Up Mummies Were Once an Ingredient in Paint
In 1964, the manufacturer who made Mummy Brown reportedly ran out of mummies to grind up
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If Men Get Paid to Play College Sports, Title IX Says Women Do, Too
A labor board ruled that football players at Northwestern University are “employees” and have the right to form unions
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No One Wants to Admit They’re Ugly, Which Makes It Hard to Fight Beauty Bias
Nobody wants to join the ugly lobby, but that might be what we need to battle “lookism”
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Kids Get Confused by Anthropomorphized Animals in Storybooks
This doesn’t mean we should stop reading them those books, however
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This Firefly Time-Lapse Video Is Beautiful
A visit to a serene lake in Missouri kicked off an obsession with creating time-lapse images of fireflies
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Detroit’s Art Might Be Safe, But Delaware’s Isn’t
Detroit (for now) has prevented a massive sale of artwork, but Delaware’s art museum hasn’t been so lucky
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Berlin Just Bought This Abandoned Theme Park
Spreepark, a theme park outside of Berlin has been abandoned for 13 years, but it may get a new lease on life
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