SORTA SPOILER COMING! The first ten minutes of the second season of Stranger Things 2 involves an arcade. Ok, spoiler over, but the boys spend some time and money inside an arcade and the scene immediately transported me back to a different time in my life. For most of the 1980s and into the 1990s, …
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Kids are under the impression that parents can do no wrong. Man, how wrong they are! Parents are still human, even though they’re also guardians for other humans. We asked Facebook fans to name some of the worst things they witnessed mom and dad do when they were kids. Drinking, smoking, abandonment and awful food choices, …
It’s impossible to keep up with all the odd, weird, horrific, and awesome news every day. Luckily, we do all the work for you. Here are eleven odd news stories from this past week that you probably missed. Anime Loving Penguin Passes Away In Japan: Grape-kun, the Humboldt penguin, has passed away at the age …
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With a nuclear holocaust seemingly around the corner and the apocalypse on the horizon, there is a strong chance humans won’t live to see the year 2020. (I did a podcast not long ago on that very subject!) So who’ll take our place on this Earth, if it’s still standing? Most likely the cockroaches. But will …
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The hobbies of strangers are always fascinating yet head-scratching for me, especially when the pastime is so incredibly specific. For example, restoring clunkers back to new is an understandable endeavor but refurbishing kid’s pedal cars from the 1930s-1950s to look brand spanking new, well, I’m at a loss for words. Now don’t get me wrong, …
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A recent poll asked current and former restaurant employees the foods to avoid at popular eating spots. The answers are stomach turning. For an entire summer, before my junior year of college, I spent nine hours a day painting dorm rooms at an exclusive prep school. The painting crew consisted of myself, my best friend …
There are many activities that people partake in even though it’s obvious the outcome won’t be in their favor. Gambling is a good example, especially forms of betting, like lottery or slot machines. Even though the odds of winning are often astronomically low, people still gladly drop down hard earned money just to take a …
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Caffeine is a major part of every human life. Over 90% of adults consume it in some way. Even those people who don’t drink coffee or tea consume it in some form. Energy drinks, pills, and even daytime cold medicines all include stimulants to keep people awake and alert. But can too much caffeine kill …
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Sisters Jill and Lorna Watt have made a habit of yarn bombing the city of San Francisco. The duo struck again recently, turning trees in the courtyard of the San Francisco City Hall into long-necked giraffes made of multicolored thread. Fans of the stitching sisters chose the design via an online poll, and the project …
As autumn approaches, millions of people will put away the signs of summer and replace the front yard kitsch of lawn ornaments and gnomes gripping surfboards with harbingers of celebrations to come. It is a safe bet Halloweens decorations will soon be littering the lawns of suburbia. One of the most popular representations of the …
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