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5 Tiny Mistakes That Lead To Huge Catastrophes

A lot of you are probably reading this at work and despite that, a lot of you are probably also drunk. That's because most of us have jobs where, if you maybe screw up here and there, it's not the end of the world. Or at least that's what we'd like to think. It turns out some of the biggest, costliest disasters have resulted from some random employ

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Why a fat friend could make you fat as well!

Spending time with fat friends means you are more likely to become fat yourself, according to research.

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Johnny Depp's Island to be Solar and Hydrogen Powered

Apparently Johnny Depp bought an island for around $3,000,000 a while back. And, since there aren't exactly power lines running to the tiny island, he had to figure out how to power is (ridiculously posh) home. For the green-minded Depp, diesel generators just weren't an option.

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15 Great Stretches For Heavy Computer Users

Prolonged sitting at a desk or computer terminal can cause muscular tension and pain. But, by taking a five or ten minute break to do a series of stretches, your whole body can feel better. Its also helpful to learn to stretch spontaneously, throughout the day, stretching any particular area of the body that feels tense for a minute of two.

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New Insane Extreme Sport: Rock Jumping [w/VID]

Centered in Czech Republic. Jumpers leap from "soaring" rock towers, spires -- across massive crevasses -- to others. Often without rope or safety measures. Risk of serious injury, huge. Risk of broken ribs, etc, near 100%. Sport growing -- now has 5 graded challenge levels: Grade 1 (not so bad), Grade 5 (make sure your will is in order).

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Top 10: Future MLB Hall of Famers

Here are 10 future MLB Hall of Famers who deserve to have their faces on bronze plaques five years after they retire.

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Yumm Coffee Shops

Need Coffee? Find it and steep.

Coffee Shops Directory, article and searchable database of literally thousands of coffee shops and coffee houses around the coffee loving universe.

30 Creative Date Ideas That Don’t Cost A Lot Of Money

Just because you're broke doesn’t mean that you should stop going out on dates. Our lives need some romance in them! We just need to start being more creative in finding low-cost dates that fill our lives with fun but don’t severely damage our finances.

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Debate flares over wind power in Texas

Sure, wind is among the cheapest, cleanest fuels generating the power Texans increasingly demand. But as officials brag about the state's status as the No. 1 wind producer in the country, they're also debating how much is too much.

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WHY MEN DON’T WANT TO GET MARRIED

I see it all around me. Miserable, unhappy people who didn’t fall victim to anything but their own poor stereotypes and unreal expectations in others. The one thing though they all have in common is they took the plunge…. and got married. Marriage sucks. That’s what the popular consensus is

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No Google source code for Viacom, just 12TB of YouTube data

As part of the discovery process in its $1 billion lawsuit against YouTube, Viacom asked for an astonishing array of information: the source code for the search functions that power Google and YouTube, the source code for YouTube's new "Video ID" program, a complete set of every video ever removed from the site, databases containing information on

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Ingrid Betancourt Rescued From Colombian Rebels

Colombia said on Wednesday it rescued three Americans and French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt from leftist guerrillas who had held them for years in secret jungle camps.

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