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The Surprising Number Of Americans Who Don’t Believe They’ll Ever Find ‘The One’ [ [link removed] ] (Hint: It’s Most Of Them)
Considering all of the stories about the loneliness epidemic, that hardly seems surprising. However, I was indeed surprised to see this same survey said 1/5 of respondents believe the person they’re with with isn’t “The One.”
Are You A Victim Of “Mankeeping”? It Could Be Taking A Toll On Your Mental Health and Relationship [ [link removed] ]
I had never heard of “Mankeeping” but as we’ve been talking about quite a bit, men are becoming more socially reclusive and the women in their lives are having to pick up the slack. As a result, they’re getting understandably burned out. Just another thing you didn’t know you needed to be worried about
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SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD
Zeritsky’s Law By Ann Griffith [ [link removed] ] - When a Los Angeles housewife’s cat accidentally freezes solid in her deep-freeze and thaws out completely unharmed, it sparks a bizarre new industry: quick-freezing human beings, for a fee, until they’re ready to be defrosted.
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Also Worth A Look…
Owning a Home Is Seen as a Financial Holy Grail. But What If It Isn’t? [ [link removed] ] - They’re basically making the case that there’s a lot of hassles associated with home ownership, so maybe you’d just be better off renting anyway. While it’s true there are things you suddenly have to worry about if you’re a home owner that never came up as a renter, this sounds a little like copium for people who can’t afford homes… or someone who wants a steady stream of renters for their own property
These Atomic Clocks Are Accurate Enough To Help Redefine Time Itself [ [link removed] ] - And yet I can never quite get the clocks on the microwave and stove completely synched up
Sweden launches campaign telling people to be ruder as scammers exploit good manners [ [link removed] ] - I think that’s a lesson we could all learn
GTA 6 Is Getting a $400 Collector's Set That Doesn't Include the Game [ [link removed] ] - Price tag aside, I don’t think they’ve considered the fact that in order for there to be a collector’s set, the game has to actually exist. That’s the step they seem to keep forgetting with GTA 6
Police officer accused of using flock cameras to secretly track women [ [link removed] ] - Sadly, I feel like that headline was inevitable when people started looking at how flock cameras are being used
Google is sending an AI satellite into space next week [ [link removed] ] - Since it’s going to be a network in the sky, they’re going to call it “Skynet”
Asteroid Will Hereafter Be Known as 'Alyankovic' [ [link removed] ] - It’s about time the man got the recognition he deserves. Now they just need to make him the Super Bowl half time show
Neighbors’ drone dispute turns into murder-for-hire plot, authorities say [ [link removed] ] - This is a genre of story I will never understand for two reasons: a) Why would you ever think that you little fight is so serious that you’re thinking about murder? b) Even if you actually engaged in enough mental gymnastics to think that, you’re actually going to trust a person who says “Sure, I’ll kill your neighbor for you, just PayPal me”?
Man who allegedly placed raw chicken under ex’s pillow charged with stalking [ [link removed] ] - I think that probably puts to rest any lingering questions she may have had about ending that relationship
Teens Set World Record for Most Sports Balls Recycled in One Day, Diverting 2,675 Pounds from Landfills [ [link removed] ] - It’s important to dream big
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