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Dirty Money: Icky Germs on Currency

"Don't put that money in your mouth! You never know where it's been!" Your mother said so, just like countless mothers for countless generations said before her. But is money really dirty and how dirty is it?

101 comments    health wash hands e coli
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Redheads: Myths, Legends, and Famous Red Hair

Throughout history, redheads have been feared and revered, loathed and adored, degraded and exalted. Here's an amusing look at the myths, legends, and a photo gallery of famous redheads with insightful quotes about the head of red!

212 comments    entertainment hair ireland
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Make Home Grown Penicillin: Don't Clean Out That Refrigerator!

A guide to growing your own penicillin. Treat illness, save lives, and make oodles and boodles of money. No more running to the doctor's office every time someone gets sick. A spoonful of penicillin works miracles!

108 comments    fun humor mold
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Why Are Dogs Man's Best Friend? 14,000 Years of Companionship

When humans emerged from the evolutionary process, they were greeted with a wag of the tail and a lick on the face. It seems that way sometimes. The truth behind man's best friend.

95 comments    pets dogs dog
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Wise Old Sayings That Are Stupid

Did you ever wonder what the heck those wise old sayings really meant? Especially the ones that are stupid in the first place? Join me as I rip apart 5 sayings in a laugh riot frenzy of irascibility!

566 comments    entertainment humor quotes
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Trying to Be a Poet: Does Dr. Seuss Count?

Dr. Seuss made a great impression on me as a child, and I suppose that this is true for many children and their parents, as much today as then. He was the world's greatest poet. I've met his spirit.

230 comments    entertainment love children
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Humphrey Bogart: Play It Again, Sam

The AFI ranks Humphrey Bogart as the number one film actor in history. So do I. He's the quintessential movie tough guy. He influenced my life from a very early age. A tribute to the worlds greatest actor.

54 comments    entertainment arts hubmob
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History of the Death Penalty, Executions, and Last Meals

The earliest record of a death penalty comes from King Hammaurabi of Babylon in the 18th century BC. The Romans, not to be outdone (the Romans were never to be outdone) implemented the death penalty as...

65 comments    united nations death penalty
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Fun With Gravestones and Tombstone Sayings: Kill Your Friends and Enemies

Most people, I think, have at some time contemplated their tombstone and attempted to write an epitaph. Now, have fun doing it for yourself, your friends, and your enemies.

142 comments    humor tombstones gravestones
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How Psychic Scams Work: Don't Get Conned!

Are you a true believer or a skeptic? Regardless, everyone agrees there are a great many psychic con artists. A sometimes funny, sometimes tragic look at psychic scammers and their bag of tricks. Hold on to your wallets for a wild ride into the ether!

48 comments    scam psychic scams
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