Below is an email that’s going around. Maybe it’s been circulating for years, but I received it for the first time today. It makes a claim that seems dubious at first. But, upon experimentation, appears to be true. At least, it’s true for me. There must be a scientific explanation for this phenomenon. The question […]
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Best Laptops and Desktops of 2010
Whether you’re looking to surf from an ultralight netbook at your favorite coffee shop, tear into opponents on a gaming PC, or edit family videos on a touch-friendly all-in-one desktop, this year’s crop of laptops and desktops offers a bounty of power and flexibility at prices that have never been more reasonable. We’ve compiled some […]
Dangers Of Wearing Popular Sheepskin Boots
Despite the fact that Uggs and their many knockoff incarnations have long been considered a “fashion don’t,†lots of women love and continue to wear these suede and sheepskin boots all winter long. They’re warm, they’re cozy, they’re easy to throw on with any outfit, they feel like slippers, and they’re a celebrity favorite. Of […]
Glimpse into America’s difficult past
A haunting 150-year-old photo found in a North Carolina attic shows a young black child named John, barefoot and wearing ragged clothes, perched on a barrel next to another unidentified young boy. Art historians believe it’s an extremely rare Civil War-era photograph of children who were either slaves at the time or recently emancipated. The […]
Confessions of a parking valet
It can be nerve-wracking handing your car keys to a total stranger at a valet station. You don’t know if they’re responsible drivers, what their definition of “gentle” is, or often where your car is headed. If all parking valets were trustworthy, there wouldn’t be a need for the “valet key” that prevents one from […]
When stores will open for Black Friday
Black Friday Moves to Thursday as Stores Woo Shoppers Big-box stores have been opening earlier every year to lure Black Friday shoppers, with some kicking off door-buster sales as early as Thursday night. The National Retail Federation estimates that 138 million consumers will flood stores Friday through Sunday, searching for big discounts on HDTVs and […]
5,113 Nuclear Warheads
The United States has 5,113 nuclear warheads in its stockpile and “several thousand” more retired warheads awaiting the junkpile, the Pentagon said Monday in an unprecedented accounting of a secretive arsenal born in the Cold War and now shrinking rapidly. The Obama administration disclosed the size of its atomic stockpile going back to 1962 as […]
Facebook Advertising
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