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Can you believe that after twelve years of writing lists we haven’t ever done a list of the best movies of all time? It’s true! So today we correct that terrible oversight. You may find yourself staying in a lot over the next few weeks, and if you are, what better what to relax, and […]

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When the first team reached the top of Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary became a household name. But few remember his companion, a Sherpa named Tenzing Norgay. For decades afterward, Sherpas served as porters for climbers going up the mountain. A habit of overlooking the locals (and plenty of misconceptions) followed. A pity, really, because […]

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Social media is incredibly divisive. Most people agree that it’s marvelous at connecting us, but there is a strong movement toward reducing the time we spend online. (The coronavirus quarantines and social distancing guidelines are an exception, of course.) The Internet can definitely have an unfavorable impact on some aspects of our lives, making us […]

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Amid a global outbreak, it is easy to forget that humanity has triumphed over many diseases that used to devastate entire countries. Today, vaccinations are estimated to save three million people from death every year across the globe. A few diseases have even been eradicated (gone forever), with even more eliminated (gone from entire countries […]

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Presidential candidates have done a lot of stupid things. Back in 1988, then-contender and current Democratic Party front-runner Joe Biden plagiarized someone else’s stump speech nearly verbatim, leading directly to his demise. In 1992, George H.W. Bush checked his watch during a nationally televised debate as if he had somewhere more pressing to be. And […]

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In our current age of social media, people willingly reveal all facets of their lives. It almost seems odd if you don’t know something about someone. So, whenever we hear of a person who went the extra mile to hide something or simply lived through an unexplained event, we cannot help but crave answers. Through […]

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It’s likely COVID-19 will be what the year 2020 will be best known for once it comes time to write the history books, but the virus isn’t the only thing going on in the world right now. 10 Serious Problems With How We Get The News Despite running rampant through the news media almost as […]

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There are lots of films that celebrate money. People finding money, making money, even stealing money. Films about losing money are less popular, for obvious reasons. Who wants to think about that, right? 10 Fascinating Economic Collapses Through History There have been many documentaries about economics. From those serious documentaries with lots of graphs showing […]

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The coronavirus is impacting every person on the planet: wealthy or destitute, famous or unknown. Can mankind truly unite in its terror and suffering? While it’s nice to hope that a crisis as horrific as COVID-19 can bring the world together, it may make our differences all the more obvious. Top 10 Worst Celebrity Adverts […]

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Colloidal silver has been used as an antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal treatment for thousands of years. To this day, people swear that this purified water imbued with floating silver has incredible medicinal qualities. Others claim that not only is it snake oil, it could be pure venom. With the Chinese virus outbreak, it is no […]

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History is incredibly important when it comes to surviving something that has happened sometime in the past. We learned what not to do during a plague from the Black Death. When economies crumble into dust, there are lessons to learn there as well. The economy is a tricky thing, and it’s vulnerable to all sorts […]

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While it is known that public spaces can carry a variety of germs and bacteria, sometimes it is easy to forget that germs can show up even in the safety of your own home. It’s more likely that the bacteria you come in contact with will be in your own home rather than in a […]

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“Equality,” historian Walter Scheidel once wrote, “was only ever brought forth in sorrow.” At this moment, COVID-19 is sweeping through the world and the global economy appears to be collapsing. This, without question, is one of those times of sorrow—a period when our lives are upended and filled with uncertainty. Top 10 Crazy Conspiracy Theories […]

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One might think that sporting an Hermes Birkin, Louboutin pumps, and a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses is super-classy. But these iconic fashion riches pale in comparison to the world’s best. If you had all the money in the world, would you consider buying the most-expensive hat, handbag, or underwear ever made? While you’ve been busy […]

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Millennials and Baby Boomers; Baby Boomers and Millennials. One group can’t get off their phones, the other can’t figure out how their phones even work. We’ve been hearing both claim their supremacy lately but, oddly, this battle skips a generation. 10 Studies Proving Everything You Believe About Millennials And Boomers Is Wrong That generation is […]

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The escalating Coronavirus crisis has dominated world news for more than two months. As the world shuts down, whole industries grind to a halt and we practice “social distancing” (avoiding others) and self isolating in a bid to halt the spread of the virus. Families are separated as politicians rediscover the benefits of borders and […]

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Discover how contemporary film—and the action genre in particular—evolved from behind-the-scenes antics and production quirks in classic action movies. Heck, an entire college course could be taught on Arnold Schwarzenegger alone. But we’ll focus on a variety of performances and stories in certain action films from the late 1970s to the 1990s. If you’re a […]

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The year is far from over, but you should probably put money on “social distancing” being the most popular phrase of 2020. This is the year of COVID-19, a worldwide pandemic that has infected 242,191 people worldwide and claimed 9,843 lives as of this writing. The coronavirus has forced governments to cancel mass gatherings, classes […]

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Efforts to slow the impact of the coronavirus have been compared to rations and restrictions WWII-style and people are getting more anxious every day. This is evident in the panic-buying incidents taking place world-wide and in the fear you see in people’s eyes when you pass too close to them in a shopping center. However, […]

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I spent more than enough time as a door-to-door salesman in the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area. Besides the overwhelming heat, arid conditions, and permanent sunburn, I learned a few things about how to survive in the sales world. Those insights included why the typical methods of getting rid of us don’t work and how far […]

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