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- Meet The Man Who Created The Crack Epidemic
1980: Crack was just turning up in the United States. The contras were seeking funds to support their civil war in Nicaragua. And a kid from L. A. kid was looking for an opportunity. The combination would change America.
Переслать - Should You Take The Annuity Or The Lump Sum If You Win The Lottery?
If you win the lottery you are typically given a choice between taking cash up front or taking an annuity, which consists of more money spaced out over several years. So what should you do if you win?Переслать - Why Every Previous Government Shutdown Happened And How They Ended
Since the modern congressional budgeting process took effect in 1976, there have been a total of seventeen separate government shutdowns (or "spending gaps" in Hill jargon). Given that we appear to be headed for another one imminently, let's look back at those experiences, the political circumstances around them and what happened as a consequence.Переслать - We Don't Know What To Eat
How bad science created a misinformed national diet—and did nothing to slow the growth of obesity.Переслать - Anthony Bourdain Teaches You How To Travel
Anthony Bourdain has traveled about 250 days a year for nearly the past decade which makes him, among other things, one of the world's foremost experts in surviving the constant indignities of travel.Переслать - How The 'Are You Jewish' Chabad Guys Know You're Jewish
First, said Yisroel, "we call it 'racial profiling.' Who looks Jewish?" (When asked to clarify later, Yisroel says it's not about the nose — a "broad, clear forehead with no creases" indicates a non-Jew, while Jews' foreheads are sometimes lined.) Next is detecting a subtle vibe of recognition, a process that Levi calls "bageling."Переслать - Pictures Of People Freaking Out In A Haunted House
While haunted houses can be absolutely terrifying, there's nothing more hilarious than seeing the people inside of them be spooked out of their shorts. Thankfully, The Nightmares Fear Factory in Niagra Falls has been allowing us to do just that for years.Переслать - The Weirdest Sex Manuals Throughout History
Want 2400-year-old Viagra? Try bee stings.Переслать - The Increasingly Big Business Of Corn Mazes
For customers, corn mazes are a lark. For farmers, they're incredibly hard work and potentially big business that has grown increasingly sophisticated. Learn the secrets of the corn maze.Переслать - Bill Clinton And Bono Trade Impersonations Of Each Other
Both are actually pretty good.Переслать - A Brief History Of The ATM
Today, we think nothing of walking out of our houses on a Friday night without a penny in our pocket. The reason is that there is a network of ATMs around the globe: In the UK and U.S. alone, there are around 150 ATMs per 100,000 people—plenty to go around. But although we use them without a second thought, precious few of us know how they came to sit on our high streets and in the walls of our banks.Переслать - Oracle Team USA Caps Stunning Comeback With America's Cup Win
Skipper Jimmy Spithill and Oracle Team USA have won the America's Cup with one of the greatest comebacks in sports history.Переслать - iOS 7 Battery Life: 6 Simple Ways To Keep Your iPhone Powered Up
A lot of apps are silently sucking all the juice from your fancy phone. It doesn't have to be that way.Переслать - Cory Booker's Interesting DMs With A Portland Stripper
"The East Coast loves you and by the East Coast I mean me."Переслать - What Google Will Look Like In 10 Years
Google wants to wipe away disease and fill the roads with self-driving cars. Here's the product that will allow them to do that.Переслать - The Second Coming Of Java: Clinton-Era Relic Returns To Rule Web
Biz Stone called it "one of the most special days in the history of Twitter." And as it turned out, it was also a notable day for Java, a relic of the 1990s that is once again remaking the internet.Переслать - Why Did We Bother Hating Mumford & Sons?
Mumford & Sons, for all that they're dull, have never been offensively horrible, but in their case there's a huge disconnection between critics (who hate them) and the general public (who buy their records in droves). So why do they inspire such loathing?Переслать - Chilling Footage Of The Washington Navy Yard Shooter
The FBI released footage of the Washington Navy Yard shooter armed and moving throughout a building.Переслать - Iran's New President Admits The Holocaust Happens
"Any crime that happens in history against humanity, including the crime the Nazis committed towards the Jews as well as non-Jews, was reprehensible and condemnable," President Hassan Rouhani said in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour.Переслать - The New World Of Digitized Guns
The weapons landscape is going through major changes as startups invent precision rifles, high-tech scopes, gun-centric iPhone adapters, and pistols that require fingerprint authorization.Переслать - Inside Pacific Heights, Where Silicon Valley Goes Blue Blood
Trevor Traina, San Francisco's undisputed social king, has enticed many of the Silicon Valley elite to his ultra-exclusive Pacific Heights neighborhood, showering them with advice about what to wear, how to entertain, and whom to know. But the concept of noblesse oblige may be harder to teach.Переслать - Is This Really Lincoln?
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln stirred the soul of an embattled nation with the famous speech he delivered in Gettysburg, Pa. And now, 150 years later, Lincoln has again aroused passions by being spotted -- possibly -- in a stereoscopic photograph taken on the day of the Gettysburg Address.Переслать - The Fanatical Fantasies Of Pro Wrestling Fans
UC Irvine researcher Crystle Martin studies what pro wrestling fans can teach us about storytelling, education, and community. What she found is like "fantasy football meets Dungeons and Dragons."Переслать - Army To Tighten Rules On Troops' Tattoos
The new regulations, more than a year in the making, are awaiting formal approval from Army Secretary John McHugh and revise rules governing what's allowable in terms of body art that were loosened in 2006 to make it easier for the Army to recruit.Переслать - Navy Yard Shooter Inscribed Messages On His Shotgun
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday released images of the shotgun used by Aaron Alexis , the deceased 34-year-old contractor who shot and killed 12 people earlier this month at the Navy Yard complex in Washington, D.C.Переслать - Why Do Women Love 'SVU'?
Why does the rape and torture of women so greatly appeal to women?Переслать - Things Scientists Are Less Sure Of Than Climate Change
If you are one of the few humans who has not yet been persuaded by the overwhelming scientific evidence that our activities are heating up the planet, or are under the impression that scientists are still uncertain as to whether dumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is causing global temperatures to rise, then consider this brief guide for your benefit.Переслать - Jimmy Kimmel Hilariously Pranks Justin Timberlake Fans
Jimmy Kimmel sent a correspondent to the street to ask people how they felt about Justin Timberlake's performance at the Emmys, and they were more than happy to give their detailed opinions on the matter. Whoops.Переслать - The World's Least Honest Cities
An experiment involving 16 destinations and 192 mislaid wallets has revealed some of the world's most – and least – honest cities.Переслать - This Is What Boarding Passes Should Look Like
While the rest of us just shove the things in our pockets, seethe inwardly, and figure it out, Adam Glynn-Finnegan, a designer for Evernote, wondered what a more useful, more humane boarding pass might look like. Oh merciful airline gods, please, take heed!Переслать - Larry Ellison's America's Cup Team Has Pulled Off An Incredible Comeback
Despite being docked two 'wins' for cheating, Larry Ellison's America's Cup team has managed to pull of seven straight victories putting them within one win of taking the race.Переслать - Stephen Hawking's Theory Of Everything, Animated In 150 Seconds
Reminiscent in spirit of the RSA animations, though much better-executed creatively, the short video is the visual equivalent of the art of the soundbite.Переслать - Scientists Unravel Secrets Of Monster Black Hole At Center Of Milky Way
For years astronomers have been puzzled as to why our Milky Way galaxy's "volcano"—a supermassive black hole (SMBH) at its core—is dormant today.Переслать - Photos Of The Final Years Of Hong Kong's Notoriously Overcrowded Kowloon Walled City
In the late 80s and early 90s photographer Greg Girard documented the last years of Kowloon Walled City, a notoriously overcrowded and lawless Hong Kong enclave in which 33,000 people were crammed into a monolithic structure made up of 300 tightly packed, interconnected high-rises.Переслать - A 'Daily Show'-Worthy CNBC Segment
CNBC "Squawk Box" co-host Joe Kernen put his foot squarely in his mouth during Friday's show when a light exchange about India's currency turned tasteless.Переслать - The Time Traveller On The Internet
For five months a man claiming to be from the future posted in-depth answers on paranormal forums. Ever since, one family in Florida has denied being part of an elaborate hoax that has fascinated the internet.Переслать - 5 Things Chipotle's Ads Don't Tell You
The restaurant touts organic cilantro, locally sourced veggies, antiobiotic-free meat, and naturally raised pigs. Does it live up to its sustainable-food reputation?Переслать
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