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Drinks Are So Expensive That Grown-Ups Are Pregaming Like They Did in College [ [link removed] ]
Just what the world needs at this very moment, people getting sloshed right before they go out in public
One month phone-free: Young Americans try digital detox [ [link removed] ]
If you have to take an entire month off, it might be time to re-think your relationship with social media in general. At the end of the day though, all I ask is that you don’t be the person who posts “I’m taking a break from social media.” No one cares
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The Billiard Ball by Isaac Asimov [ [link removed] ] - When scientist Edward Bloom demonstrated humanity’s first anti-gravity device to the world, a single billiard ball punched through his chest at the speed of light — and the only question that remains is whether the man who aimed it knew exactly what would happen.
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Making contact with ET? Aliens may already know we’re here [ [link removed] ] - I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, they know we’re here, they want nothing to do with us and lock their doors ever time they pass by Earth. I can’t blame them either
Stressed? Just a couple minutes of meditation might help [ [link removed] ] - I tried meditating but ended up throwing a chair through the window. I must be meditating wrong
Alcohol-Free Beer Contains Similar Vitamin B6 Levels To Regular Beer, Study Finds [ [link removed] ] - Fantastic. Because we know everyone drinks beer for its copious vitamins
Senate Considers the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act [ [link removed] ] - What a coincidence, I’m also considering hot rotisserie chicken
Seeds Can ‘Hear’ the Rain–And the Sound Waves Make Them Grow Faster Shows MIT Study [ [link removed] ] - So, now we know that plants feel pain and can hear. We’re just another couple of headlines away from a plant getting a seat on the UN Security Council
U.S. sailor en route to Strait of Hormuz sidelined by monkey attack [ [link removed] ] - Who had “Monkey uprising” on their Bingo card for April?
New acting Navy secretary once warned of ‘witchcraft’ in California city: Wiccans have ‘taken over’ [ [link removed] ] - Judge Thomas Danforth was unavailable for comment
Bored Man Confesses to Starting Forest Fire for His Own Amusement [ [link removed] ] - Now he’s going to be reaching previously unheard of levels of boredom when he’s in prison
Hot air balloon with 13 aboard makes emergency landing in California backyard [ [link removed] ] - I just want to know how they managed to cram 13 people into a hot air balloon
When The Cops Ask For Your Name, Do Not Reply “Donald Duck” [ [link removed] ] - Is it just me or are criminals the world over getting dumber?
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