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New study reveals a major perk of being single [ [link removed] ]
Basically, it can be a time of personal growth, if you do it right. That makes some sense, because you can try all sorts of things without having to answer to anyone else about why you’re doing it. The other side of the coin is that there’s no one to keep you motivated, which would likely keep a lot of people from taking advantage of it. What’s the biggest lesson you learned from being single?
MapQuest Surges to No. 1 in the Apple App Store, 30 Years After Inventing Online Mapping [ [link removed] ]
Don’t call it a comeback. They’ve been here, and refusing to rename things on a whim, the whole time
More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…
Auditory Anthology [ [link removed] ]
SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD
Welcome to Paradise by Allyn Donnelson [ [link removed] ] - A spot welder’s late-night mistake at a Chicago factory sends him somewhere no one could have expected — and pulls him into a top-secret discovery so significant, the government isn’t sure it should ever come to light
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Also Worth A Look…
Pheromone-maxxing: Men skipping showers to attract women [ [link removed] ] - I don’t think they’re going to be attracting many women that way
Philosophers Can’t Explain Why Death Is A Misfortune But Losing The Lottery Isn’t [ [link removed] ] - Death is certainly more final. Also, if death didn’t occur, you’d still be alive. It’s not like you had the millions from the lottery in your bank account until the drawing and they were taken away from you. The fact that you had already spent that lottery money in your head doesn’t make it a tragedy
New Survey Suggests Gen Z Are More Likely to Believe in Aliens—How UFO Media May Be Shaping a Generation [ [link removed] ] - That’s interesting, since it’s also a generation that came up after The X-Files. Maybe their parents left Ancient Aliens on the TV when they were growing up
A man found $30 on the floor of a Walmart. Police launched a manhunt to bring him to justice [ [link removed] ] - I have to say, if I actively saw someone drop the money, I’d definitely give it to them immediately. But if I found money in that context, I’d probably turn it in to someone in a position of authority, but I certainly wouldn’t think that if I didn’t it would result in a manhunt
Stimulating This Neck Nerve Sharpened Learning, But Only Days Later [ [link removed] ] - Learning can be a pain in the neck. Literally
Chicago Cubs Sets Rom-Com Series ‘Nine Innings to Love’ [ [link removed] ] - I can just see the tagline now: “She wasn't looking for love, but then they started building a cup snake.” Now if the Cubs could just get their bullpen back on track
Mysterious Island Appears, Then Vanishes in Canadian Reservoir [ [link removed] ] - Jules Verne was unavailable for comment
Man accused of stalking ex for 13 years had human skulls, John Wayne Gacy brain in a jar, authorities say [ [link removed] ] - Normally just the stalking would be enough. This guy is taking creepiness to previously unexplored places
Pabst Blue Ribbon wants bandits to return 50,000 cans of stolen beer, no questions asked [ [link removed] ] - Unfortunately, the bandits probably read that headline after they had already burned through a couple thousand cans
Rabid baby goats prompt North Carolina mobile petting zoo scare [ [link removed] ] - Why not add rabid baby goats to the mix?
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