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Exceptional upward mobility in the U.S. is a myth, international studies show
In Stadium Building Spree, U.S. Taxpayers Lose $4 Billion
...That’s because the 80,000-seat Cowboys Stadium was built partly using tax-free borrowing by the City of Arlington. The resulting subsidy comes out of the pockets of every American taxpayer, including Giants fans. The money doesn't go directly to the Cowboys’ billionaire owner Jerry Jones. Rather, it lowers the cost of financing, giving his team the highest revenue in the NFL and making it the league’s most-valuable franchise.
P90X, Insanity and Rushfit: A Side-by-Side Comparison of TV’s Most Popular—and Extreme—Workouts
Guys, take note: Male birth control pill may be ready soon, says Texas A&M professor
Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin
Few people know the story of Claudette Colvin: When she was 15, she refused to move to the back of the bus and give up her seat to a white person — nine months before Rosa Parks did the very same thing.
Star Wars Domestic Lifetime Adj. Gross: $1,428,519,200 (Use adjuster on the right)
Serious cuteness
I don't always breathe in your face...
GANGNAM STYLE MOM
Amazing Animated Optical Illusions! #5
Zack Matere: Growing Knowledge (The Internet is a powerful tool.)
Owners Lose Possessions After Home Near Twentynine Palms Is Mistakenly Foreclosed (Wells Fargo)
49 Quadrocopters lit up and dancing in the sky
Politics and Business
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Fact Checkers Ding Obama And Biden For Some Spinning
Bill Clinton Asserts Democrats Create More Jobs: Reality Check
"The Facts: Clinton’s math is correct. Using Bureau of Labor Statistics figures for the month each president took office, Democratic presidents presided over the creation of 42.3 million jobs and Republican chief executives saw 23.9 million."
Obama and Romney Tackle 14 Top Science Questions
Costco Founder Says Obama Better for Business Than Romney (Staple's co-founder says Romney is better.)
R.E.M. orders Fox News to stop playing ‘Losing My Religion’ during DNC
How to Determine If Your Religious Liberty Is Being Threatened in Just 10 Quick Questions
Big Banks Are Hazardous to U.S. Financial Health
Disillusioned Obama Supporter In Romney Ad Is Actually GOP Staffer
Republican Party Platform of 1956
"We are proud of and shall continue our far-reaching and sound advances in matters of basic human needs—expansion of social security—broadened coverage in unemployment insurance —improved housing—and better health protection for all our people. We are determined that our government remain warmly responsive to the urgent social and economic problems of our people."
Democrats' Efforts To Reinsert 'God' And 'Jerusalem' Into Platform Met With Loud Opposition
Putin Says Missile Deal Is More Likely With Obama (Do you really want Putin's endorsement?)
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia sauntered into American presidential politics on Thursday, praising President Obama as “a very honest man” and chastising the Republican nominee, Mitt Romney, for describing Russia as “without question our No. 1 geopolitical foe.”
Forget four years ago: We're worse off than in 2011
Science and Technology
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Behold, the Toothbrush That Just Saved the International Space Station
Men and Women Really Do See Things Differently
Females are better at discriminating among colors, researchers say, while males excel at tracking fast-moving objects and discerning detail from a distance—evolutionary adaptations possibly linked to our hunter-gatherer past.
What Sex Scientists Know (And Have Yet to Learn) About Women's Orgasms
Fun, Interesting, Disturbing and Offbeat
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The Slaughter of Elephants in Vietnam Is Nearly Complete
Killing and death threats reveal depth of Afghan society's prejudices against women
Exhibit and film celebrate World War II’s Ghost Army
A member of the 23d Headquarters Special Troops, or so-called Ghost Army, Jarvie was among approximately 1,100 American GIs who used inflatable rubber tanks, sound effects, impersonations, scripted radio transmissions, and other trickery to mislead the Germans about the size, strength, and location of American units.
Woman who murdered her rapist seeks to abort baby
A woman who placed the severed head of the man who raped her in a village square after shooting him dead has said she wants to abort the baby conceived as a result of the assault,
Food
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Aurora Jungle-Juice (Black light special)
Try this trick the next time you order pizza for delivery (makes for better pizza)
Burger from Montreal
Videos
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Elephants making art
Is the New Testament Reliable?
Detroit man wins all the toys from carnival games prizes
Thearon Collier takes a punt to the house vs Virginia
Bullwhip Cracking: the many ways to crack a whip (You know you want to try it.)
Buzz Aldrin Punches Moon Landing Conspiracy Theorist In The Face
Pics
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A real angry bird
Pic #5
Getting a little shark love
The girlfriend found out the boyfriend was cheating
Tornado in ND
Cheap DIY bike racks for the garage
Homemade home theater
Just a man and his pet alligator all cuddled up
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