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• The Crank Call That Became A Tragedy
  When a pair of Australian DJs prank called the hospital treating Kate Middleton last December, they were lionized at home and vilified in the U.K. Then the nurse who answered the phone committed suicide amid the outrage, raising questions about mental health, privacy, and the very definition of a joke. What responsibility do pranksters have to their victims?
  

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• Is A U.S. Senator Trolling Snowden's Wikipedia Page?
  Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that strives for a sort of crowdsourced objectivity, has settled on the phrase "American dissident" when referring to Snowden. Not surprisingly though, not everyone on the site agrees with this characterization.
  

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• What Is Turning So Many Young Men Into Internet Trolls?
  Sometimes it's boredom, sometimes a need for attention, or a grievance against a world that is passing them by. But, asks an academic specialist in online behavior, how should we treat these disparate kinds of abuser?
  

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• Obama Administration Vetoes Apple Product Ban
  The Obama administration on Saturday issued a veto on a proposed potential ban on a number of Apple products in the United States, including some iPhones and iPad devices.
  

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• Russian Items That Make More Sense To Boycott Than Stoli
  Gay bars across the world are taking a stand against Russia's recent anti-gay laws by swearing off Stolichnaya, a brand of Russian vodka made from wheat and rye. But there are some pretty good arguments for why the boycott is misguided.
  

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• All The Strange Ingredients That Make Play-Doh So Special
  It's probably been a while since you've played with Play-Doh. It's hopefully been even longer since you tried to eat it. But I bet you remember the sensation and the smell of it like your Play-Doh heyday was only yesterday. But what's actually in that stuff?
  

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• Millennial Men Just Can't Move Out Of The Basement
  As more adults decide to live with mom and dad, young men appear to be less willing to fly the nest than women, a new study finds. This, experts say, could be an early sign of larger economic problems.
  

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• This Helmet Gives Eurofighters X-Ray Vision
  It's not as good as Superman's but it's still better than any other targeting system available today.
  

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• Your Kids Don't Care That Their Favorite Athlete Did Steroids
  We've all seen it: Some Small Kid absolutely adores Some Athlete. Worships Some Athlete. And then Some Small Kid finds out that Some Athlete is in trouble for cheating and lying and is thus revealed to not be the superhero Some Small Kid thought he was—thus Some Small Kid is super confused and wounded and crying. And, we are certain, forever scarred by Some Athlete. Right? Wrong.
  

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• The Molly Craze Is Back — And Buzzier Than Ever
  Molly, for those of us age 10 and over, comes in many forms and goes by many names — though, talk to friends and fans of the popular drug and you'll quickly learn that those who follow are often devout. But there's more to 'her' story.
  

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• The Telltale Language That Reveals Who Is Keeping A Secret
  Sharing a secret can forge a relationship and solidify a bond with a friend. Keeping a secret, however, can eat away at our health and happiness. As it turns out, hiding a painful truth also changes the way we communicate with others.
  

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• That's Not How You Use That: Shooting Video In Portrait Mode
  Every time you see a video shot in portrait mode on YouTube or Facebook, you should weep for humanity and its inability to teach individuals how to shoot video so it fits properly into the same shape as the TV they watch in their homes.
  

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• Even Without A Cold War, The Washington-Moscow Link Is Still Up
  Fifty years ago this month, the Washington-Moscow Hot Line was established, forged by the heat of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. Despite the mythology, there has never been a red Hot Line telephone on the president's desk; the line is a data-only link.
  

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• Americans Thought They Smelled Fine Until Marketers Convinced Them Otherwise
  How do you market a product that eliminates odors when everyone adjusts to bad smells? Two products offer two different answers.
  

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• The Dog-Eat-Dog World Of Model U.N.
  Ditch the détente. For elite clubs, this is a full-fledged sport, complete with rankings and rowdiness. Not everyone is happy about that.
  

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• At 'Hunger Games' Camp, Children Want To Fight To The 'Death'
  "If I have to die, I want to die by an arrow," Joey Royals mused to no one in particular. "Don't kill me with a sword. I'd rather be shot."
  

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• It Now Appears Possible To Hack A (Fancy, Japanese) Toilet
  These are the dangers of putting computers in objects that did not used to have computers.
  

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• What Kind Of Rope Could Keep An Airplane Grounded?
  A 747 with all engines at full could roughly balance the weight of a dangling blue whale. With all that weight, how thick would the cable need to be?
  

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• The First Manned Mission To Jupiter's Moon Is About To Start Crowd-Funding
  Like so many great leaps for mankind, getting a human to one of Jupiter's moons must begin with a small step. And Objective Europa is aiming to do exactly that. A small team—architects, futurist designers, private space pioneers and even Jacques Cousteau's son—is beginning the planning stage to send human beings on a one-way trip to the Jovian moon Europa.
  

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• Meet The Stars Of YouTube's Teen Empire
  In a little over a year, AwesomenessTV has acquired an astounding 20 million subscribers and 1.2 billion views. That audience acquisition resulted in a reported $33 million deal with Dreamworks Animation earlier this year and a new show on Nickelodeon. But who are these kid stars, and is the next Justin Bieber or Miley Cyrus among them?
  

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• 7 Abandoned Wonders Of Antarctica
  At the end of the earth, in some of the most remote places known to man, the remains of ill-advised human exploration and activity can be found in the form of rusting equipment, buildings almost entirely buried in snow, and abandoned ships.
  

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• The Dangers Of Being A Sports Reporter
  The Red Sox mounted an improbable six-run 9th inning to knock off the Mariners Thursday night. Jonny Gomes was the final hero, driving in the tying run in Boston's comeback. But this poor reporter did nothing wrong.
  

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• Why Banks Might Refuse To Take Your Money
  People are being denied bank accounts based on what's in reports that most of us never even knew existed.
  

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• Life As An Amazon Worker
  Five employees share their tales of life at Amazon.
  

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