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You know the toys. You’ve seen the commercials. But you definitely haven’t heard these stories. Listen up as game inventor Tim Moodie reveals the glorious secrets behind your favorite classic toys.
1. How the Slinky got stuck between a cult and a mid-life crisis
In 1943, naval engineer Richard James invented the Slinky. When a...
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When trails run cold or drugs can’t be detected by the human eye, police often turn to the noses of their four-legged partners. In these days of DNA testing and high-tech communication, sometimes one of the best tools in law enforcement is man’s best friend
Inv. Gregory Shaffer, supervisor of the Ontario County Sheriff’s...
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If you pay attention to the news, you may have noticed that a lot of people’s lives are getting ruined right now. People are losing their jobs, their life savings, and in places like Palestine, their lives. And you know what? Odds are that at least a few of you will have your lives ruined in a somewhat similar fashion, maybe...
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If you fall into one of these Internet stereotypes, kindly choke on your caps lock key.
The IMDB message board name-dropper
Sites affected: IMDB. Also popular on other movie and music sites.
We love IMDB for its ridiculously thorough catalog of TV and movie knowledge, but stepping into their forums is like walking into a video...
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Everyday we chow down on food produced from plants that carry deadly poisons. Most of the time we don’t need to be concerned with this as the mass production of fruit and vegetables ensures that we are usually safe, but from time to time people accidentally kill themselves by unwittingly eating the wrong part of a plant. In order...
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