The U.S. is an expert at exporting its culture all around the world. No matter where you go, the locals will most likely be aware of at least some aspects of American culture, whether it’s through TV, music, the internet, or books. But as globalized as all-American things are, there are still some aspects about …
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Oh, to live in the simpler days of the past! Life was so much more pleasant then without all the everyday little annoyances and excesses of modern society. Or that’s what you might think. But the truth is, many of the things and issues we consider endemic to modern society are much, much older than …
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War seems to be an inherent part of human nature. We’ll happily march to slaughter each other over land, money, natural resources, political gains, or just because the other guys look a bit different. You could argue that certain wars have been justified. But then there are those that were triggered by events so mind-bogglingly …
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Who doesn’t want to be younger? Or, err, at least look younger? To keep our skin looking good and fresh, be sure not to do these weird ways that are aging us. Using Bar Soap What? Soap? It’s true. The thing is that bar soaps can be very drying. So unless you have super oily …
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It’s Thanksgiving again, which means it’s time to pig out on turkey, pumpkin pie, and other classics before settling into a comfortable food coma. Or to argue with annoying relatives, depending on your circumstances. There are a lot of myths and legends that surround this holiday. Some of them are true, while others that we …
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Some beings on Earth like to live it large — literally. Certain forms of life can reach truly enormous sizes, at least relatively. But what does an actual list of the largest living creatures on the planet today look like? That’s actually a very good question, since the criteria for size can be a bit …
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We all occasionally react much too strongly to things that aren’t that big of a deal. Luckily, our overreactions usually end only in a few poorly chosen words and hurt feelings. But give one person enough power, or have a large enough mob react poorly, and you can run into some catastrophic results. Usually, that …
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All creatures on Earth are small miracles of nature. That said, in some cases it’s more of a matter of how miraculously pathetic they are. Before you get too worked up, we at Oddee love animals. But you just can’t help but look at some of them and wonder why they exist. They’re not the …
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Most of us have gotten a bit too deep into our cups at one time or another. The next morning, the sun hurts your eyes, your head feel like it’s splitting, and you’re praying for the sweet release of death. Hangovers have been with us as long as we’ve known that alcohol is a thing. …
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Do you know the Chinese food container hack? Or what about the McDonald’s ketchup cup hack? These life hacks will be the best thing you’ve read all day. Double Your Meat For real, for real. You know how when you’re ordering food and you want double meat, so you order double meat, but it just …