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Heading The Ball Causes Brain Damage

Posted 11/30/2011 7:30 am by

Whether you call it football or soccer, one of the key plays of the beautiful game is the header.  Players strike the ball with their head dozens of times during a game, and probably millions of times over their lifetime.  It seems crazy to say this, but apparently headbutting things thousands of times per year […]

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Jacksonville Jaguars Turn Over New Leaf, Fire Coach and Owner

Posted 11/30/2011 7:00 am by

Well, that’s not exactly true.  Yes, the Jacksonville Jaguars are currently involved in a franchise re-invigoration plan, but you can’t really fire an owner.  Owners can only sell.  The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired Jack Del Rio on the same day that Wayne Weaver sold the team.  The team is now the property of Shahid Khan, a businessman […]

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Google Maps To Detail Indoor Locations

Posted 11/30/2011 6:30 am by

You’re in a time crunch.  You’ve got to get in and out of the mall in under 30 minutes.  Let’s say you need to get to the gold machine, buy some gold, and get out again.  Do you know how to get around inside the mall?  Do you know where you’re going, or are you […]

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EU Bans Claim That Water Fights Dehydration

Posted 11/29/2011 11:05 am by

In a confusing move, the European Union has declared that water can’t prevent dehydration. Yep, the EU’s head-scratch-inducing proclamation came in an effort to regulate the bottled water industry. Not only did representatives of the EU make this claim, it took them three years of investigation to decide to ban the bottlers from claiming that […]

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The 12 Days Of Christmas Now Costs Over $100K

Posted 11/29/2011 7:30 am by

Every year, PNC Wealth Management compiles something they call the Christmas Price Index.  What they do is take the old Christmas carol “The 12 Days of Christmas” and figure how much it would cost in real-world dollars to create that crazy scene in modern times.  As that price goes up, so goes the price of […]

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Exploding iPhone Combusts On Airplane

Posted 11/29/2011 7:00 am by

It seemed like a regular flight from Lismore to Sydney, Australia.  A passenger boarded Regional Express flight ZL319 with his iPhone in his pocket.  The flight took off and everything was fine until heat and smoke started to pour from the passenger’s mobile phone.  Apparently a Regional Express passenger’s iPhone spontaneously burst into flames during […]

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Urban Meyer To Coach At Ohio State

Posted 11/29/2011 6:30 am by

Urban Meyer was on top of the world while at the University of Florida, competing for national titles and SEC championships in one of the United States’ most storied football programs.  However, there was a lot of pressure, and Meyer had a lot of health problems.  Those health problems forced Meyer to exit Florida in […]

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Starbucks Locks Down Its Toilets In NYC

Posted 11/28/2011 7:00 am by

When it comes to New York City, the Big Apple faces a critical shortage of public restrooms.  However, for most New Yorkers, the public restroom of New York isn’t in the subway station or the bus terminal, but the big green monster.  That’s right, Starbucks–due to its hundreds of New York locations–is NYC’s default public […]

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Syracuse Fires Assistant Coach Bernie Fine After Third Accuser Steps Forward

Posted 11/28/2011 6:30 am by

Syracuse, seeming to learn from Penn State’s mistakes, has been very proactive about the sexual abuse allegations against longtime assistant coach Bernie Fine.  When the accusations broke, they suspended Fine immediately.  Now that a third accuser has some forward with a story, Syracuse has fired Bernie Fine effective immediately.  The third accuser is 23-year-old Zach […]

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Best Buy’s Black Friday Boom

Posted 11/28/2011 6:00 am by

Last year’s Black Friday was a disappointing one for Best Buy.  The company gambled on the fad of 3D televisions a bit too early; with no 3D players or content, early sales of the expensive televisions were slow and thus, the company took a bit of a beating in 2010.  Not so this year.  Best […]

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Warriors Of Goja Bring Bloody Insanity To Indian Talent Show

Posted 11/27/2011 10:13 am by

You may wonder why the woman in the photo above is making that “What am I seeing?” face. Well, it’s because she is watching the gonzo troupe of strong men Warriors of Goja perform their crazy, high energy act on the Indian talent show she is judging. It all starts out rather tame with some […]

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Frosty The Snowman Arrested At Christmas Parade

Posted 11/27/2011 7:30 am by

Here it is, our first story of Christmas insanity for 2011. Now that we’re officially done with Thanksgiving in all its glory of parades and turkey and football and family and the follow-up of Black Friday pepper-spraying shopping maniacs, we can now legitimately turn our focus toward Christmas. The city of Chestertown, Maryland hosted its […]

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The History Of The Bendy Straw

Posted 11/26/2011 12:19 pm by

So rarely do we know the origin and creation behind common objects we use every day. Whether it’s Super Glue or a bun for bratwurst, someone had to think there was a better or easier way to do something. Take for example the paper straw and the bendy straw. The Atlantic tells the tale of […]

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NBA Players And Owners Reach Tentative Labor Agreement

Posted 11/26/2011 8:45 am by

Well, it looks like Mark Cuban’s Dallas Mavericks will get a chance to defend their NBA title after all. After a 15-hour marathon negotiating session, NBA owners and players reached a tentative labor agreement in the early morning hours of Saturday. The agreement ends the owners’ lockout and will result in a shortened 66-game season. […]

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Black Friday Shopper Uses Pepper Spray In LA

Posted 11/25/2011 10:26 am by

Once again, American consumerism reaches a new low during the first few minutes of Black Friday (or now Black Thanksgiving evening) shopping. There’s been gun play and tramplings in recent years. The 2011 holiday shopping season added the threat of chemical weapons to the experience. Just a few hours after the turkey and pumpkin pie […]

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Weird Video Of An Octopus Walking On Shore

Posted 11/24/2011 8:40 am by

Nature keeps us on our toes. Everything from strange weather events like earthquakes or tsunamis to weird animals like a drunken elk in a tree or dachshund-snatching bears or a combination of the two with fish falling from the sky challenge us to be alert and ready. Now, when those weird or outrageous moments occur […]

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The Making Of A Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon

Posted 11/24/2011 7:30 am by

Thanksgiving Day traditions include turkey, stuffing, cranberries, football and lots of time with family members. Another Turkey Day tradition is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, held annually in New York since 1924. It’s the second-oldest Thanksgiving Day parade, behind Philadelphia’s parade by four years and more than just a warm-up for all the Black Thursday/Friday […]

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Apple, The Number One PC Vendor?

Posted 11/23/2011 7:30 am by

Over the last 20 years, Apple has become the largest consumer electronics company in the world.  They’re in the running for the world’s most valuable company thanks to their massively popular tablet, the Apple iPad.  Apple has sold millions of iPads over the tablet’s lifespan, and that’s been the key to their incredible financial success. […]

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Facebook Lowers It To Four Degrees Of Separation

Posted 11/23/2011 7:00 am by

In six moves or less, you can connect anyone in Hollywood to Kevin Bacon via movie roles.  The world is different now, thanks to Facebook.  According to research from Facebook and Università degli Studi di Milano in Italy, the average number of connections between any two Facebook users isn’t six, it’s four.  That means that you’re […]

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Ryan Braun Takes Home The NL MVP

Posted 11/23/2011 6:30 am by

When it comes to the MVP race, the intrigue was all in the AL side, where Justin Verlander became the first pitcher in a two decades to take home the MVP.  In the National League, the Baseball Writers Association of America went with a more traditional choice for MVP.  The winner is position player and […]

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Fake Doctor Injects Cement To Increase Woman’s Butt Size

Posted 11/22/2011 8:15 am by

Sometimes a bargain isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Often it really is true that you get what you pay for. A woman in Miami Gardens, Florida learned that fact the hard way. Wanting to increase her curves, she turned to a black market “doctor” who charged the low, low rate of $700. His […]

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Kohl’s Has The Worst Black Friday Ad Ever

Posted 11/22/2011 7:30 am by

When it comes to marketing, the department store Kohl’s generally puts on good ads.  However, sometimes they make mistakes; everyone does, but Kohl’s mistake is more egregious due to the presence of viral video superstar Rebecca Black.  That’s right, Kohl’s went all out with a Black Thursday/Friday ad featuring Rebecca Black’s Friday.  Kohl’s Rebecca Black […]

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Black Friday Becoming Black Thanksgiving?

Posted 11/22/2011 7:00 am by

One of the trends of modern sales is to kick off earlier and stretch the sale out longer.  Even Black Friday, the key shopping event of the Christmas season, is becoming its own event, with earlier starts and longer duration than ever before.  These days, Black Friday is becoming Black Thanksgiving as stores kick off […]

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Justin Verlander Becomes First Pitcher To Win MVP Since 1992

Posted 11/22/2011 6:30 am by

There are very few constants in sports.  In Major League Baseball this season, there was pretty much one constant.  Every 5 days, Justin Verlander was going to take the mound for the Detroit Tigers, strike guys out, and take home an almost-guaranteed victory.  Indeed, Justin Verlander was voted the American League’s MVP this year by […]

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Sidney Crosby Returns To Hockey Tonight

Posted 11/21/2011 8:30 am by

Ten months ago, the NHL lost one of its marquee players when superstar and Stanley Cup champion Sidney Crosby went down to a concussion.  Crosby, the face of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins and one of the best hockey players of his generation, suffered a massive concussion that left him off the ice for nearly an […]

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Mila Kunis Hits The Marine Corps Ball

Posted 11/21/2011 8:00 am by

Say what you want to about celebrities, but sometimes they manage to keep their word.  After watching a great viral video from Marine Sergeant Scott Moore, Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis both ended up attending separate Marine Corps Balls with their respective dates.  Mila Kunis attended a Marine Corps ball in Greenville, South Carolina this […]

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Breaking Dawn Part 1 Breaks Box Office Records

Posted 11/21/2011 7:30 am by

When it comes to movie franchises, this has been kind of a down year.  Only two movies have debuted with over $100 million dollars in their opening weekend at the box office, and both of them are part of massively popular franchises.  One of those, of course, was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part […]

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David Beckham, LA Galaxy Score MLS Cup Win

Posted 11/21/2011 7:00 am by

It took five years for the experiment to take off, but once David Beckham got on the same page as his Major League Soccer teammates, everything broke the right way.  Beckham has struggled with injuries and clashed with his teammates since he came to America, but all that strive has been washed away this season, […]

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AP Fooled By Christopher Walken Impersonator

Posted 11/21/2011 6:30 am by

  A Christopher Walken impersonator’s joking quotes were attributed to the iconic actor who frequently needs more cowbell, according to Saturday Night Live. Now that the investigation into the death of actress Natalie Wood has been re-opened after decades, the participants in her last evening alive are being sought for interviews, not only by the […]

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Young Football Fans In Tears Over Losses

Posted 11/20/2011 9:13 am by

Football is a sport that inspires fierce loyalty among its fans. A fan’s choice of a favorite team is often inspired by geographic location. Living close to a city that hosts an NFL team may make that the obvious selection as the team to follow. Loyalty to the state a person lives in can create […]

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