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Chili Peppers Make You Cough — Here's Why
In my house, we really like Mexican food.And Thai food.Oh, and Chinese food.We like all food, I guess, but that’s sort of beside the point.The point is that, because of our tastes, I wind up handling a...
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10 Language Mistakes Kids Make That Are Actually Pretty Smart
Little kids make such cute mistakes when they talk.We know they’re still learning the language, so we tolerate their errors and chuckle at how funny they sound.Behind that chuckle is the assumption...
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5 Classic Movie Moments That Weren’t In The Script
Certain movie scenes outlast the test of time. While most of these iconic scenes required lots of planning and preparations, others sprung up spontaneously during, or even after, production.You'll be...
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If Kate Middleton Has Twins, Here's Who Gets The Throne
Britons woke up yesterday morning to gleeful headlines declaring that the former Kate Middleton, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, is pregnant.It was, of course, something British tabloids already...
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10 Thoroughly Modern Menorahs
The beginning of Hanukkah is only a couple days from now — do you know where your chanukiyah, the nine-branch menorah, is?Using the Hanukkah menorah your grandparents used may be a family tradition,...
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11 TV Show Theme Songs That Secretly Have Lyrics
Chances are, you’ve been humming the theme songs for the "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Bewitched" for years. Turns out these songs weren't just tunes, but actually had lyrics that went along with...
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Does The Camera Really Add 10 Pounds?
For everyone who’s ever been unhappy with the way they look in a picture or on video, there’s almost always someone there to try and comfort them by pointing out that the camera “adds ten pounds” to...
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These Are 12 Of The World's Weirdest Zoos
1. Caves of Sea LionsOregon’s Sea Lion Caves are the only known mainland rookery and wintering home of the Stellar Sea Lion.The system of sea-level caves also provide sanctuary for the California Sea...
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11 Of TV's Most Memorable Christmas Episodes
Holiday episodes tend to be a bit generic.How many times can you rework A Christmas Carol or The Gift of the Magi into a sitcom plot?Here are a smattering of episodes worth mentioning either because...
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The Mysterious Origins Of The Term 'Booze'
The origin of the word “booze” is often mistakenly credited to E. C. Booz, who was a distiller in the United States in the 19th century.But the first references to the word “booze,” meaning “alcoholic...
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12 Of Wikipedia's Weirdest Sentences
The English version of Wikipedia features over 4.1 million entries. While the encyclopedia is a terrific repository of knowledge—particularly if you don’t mind doing a little fact checking on your...
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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was one of the greatest minds of all time. He profoundly changed the way we look at space and time. But else do we know about the great scientist?Kara Kovalchik of Mental Floss takes a...
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7 Stunning Natural Wonders Created By Chemical Reactions
The world is made up of wondrous chemicals that sometimes do pretty out-of-the-ordinary things.Here are seven places where minerals, carried by water, by heat, or by the actions of Mother Earth...
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7 Movies With Backstage Antics That Inspired Other Films
Just about anything can inspire a movie, but we don't often hear that another movie, and much less events behind-the-scenes, as being the muse for a film.Our friends at mental_floss have rounded up...
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7 TV Shows That Were Saved By Their Fans
Never doubt the power of a devoted audience: Time and again, adoring fan bases have brought television shows back from the brink of cancellation—or actual cancellation.See the TV shows >Shows like...
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13 Reasons People Think The Number 13 Is Unlucky
This is going to be a very trying year for people with Triskaidekaphobia, also known as the fear of the number 13.While the superstitious folks afflicted with this problem can easily stay home on...
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11 Great Stephen Hawking Quotes For His 71st Birthday
When Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease at age 21, doctors thought he’d only survive a few more years. But the theoretical physicist defied the odds: Hawking turned 71 this week...
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Why Popcorn Pops
First off, popcorn isn’t just any old corn. It’s a cultivated strain of flint corn known as zea mays everta. Its kernel is also a whole grain—it consists of the bran (the hull or outer covering), the...
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Why Booze Makes You Feel All Warm And Fuzzy
Daven Hiskey runs the wildly popular interesting fact website Today I Found Out. To subscribe to his “Daily Knowledge” newsletter, click here.Here's something tailgaters, ice skaters, skiers and other...
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Why Popcorn Pops
First off, popcorn isn’t just any old corn. It’s a cultivated strain of flint corn known as zea mays everta. Its kernel is also a whole grain—it consists of the bran (the hull or outer covering), the...
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