Offbeat
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25 July 2011 at 09 : 50 AM
15 “Americanisms” That Brits Can’t Stand
We Americans say a lot of things wrong, often really butchering our own language. Across the Atlantic Ocean, in the U.K., they say things differently. Apparently, Brits get really bothered by the way we talk over here, and tend to rant about it to each other whenever the subject comes up. From real Brits, here are 15 of the words, terms, and phrases ...
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22 July 2011 at 09 : 39 AM
VIDEO: Illusionist Derren Brown Defeats 9 Chess Grandmasters Simultaneously
Derren Brown is a magician, an illusionist. But that's not all he does. Derren has an uncannily powerful ability to predict people's thoughts and actions, and to actually control them through his own words, actions, and body language. He uses these abilities to do some pretty crazy stuff! In this video, we watch Derren defeat a whopping 9 Chess ...
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8 July 2011 at 09 : 12 AM
Sunburn Pain Cure Coming, & How to Stop Sunburn Pain Now
It's that time of the year again—summertime, that time when we all regret the fact that our skin gets burned so easily by the sun's harmful UV Rays. For centuries, there has been no real cure for the pain that sunburn brings. However, a new scientific discovery is set to change all that once and for all. In the U.K., a group of researchers has ...
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7 July 2011 at 09 : 44 AM
SHOCKING: Man Nearly Escapes Mexican Prison Inside Wife’s Suitcase
People who get sent to prison will do almost anything to get back to the outside. This week, a Mexican man did something many joke about, but few ever consider actually doing. He attempted to sneak out of prison in a suitcase. We're unsure exactly how he managed to get inside of the suitcase without being seen on camera, and without being missed, ...
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1 July 2011 at 09 : 24 AM
Boy Finds His Birth Mother Through Facebook
Alexander Dorf, a sixteen year old boy from Tenefly, New Jersey had never seen his mother. He was standing on his front porch as he read the message of a lifetime—one he'd been waiting and hoping for all his life. The message was from a Floridian by the name of Terri Barber, and it said, "Hi, I was just wondering if your parents' names are Jamie & ...
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23 June 2011 at 08 : 33 AM
Harvard Study Links These Top Foods to Weight Gain
In a scientific study published by Harvard University today, several foods were proven to cause significant, regular weight gain when consumed as a part of your regular diet. The study showed that what you eat impacts how much weight you gain or lose far more than how much exercise you get. The study lasted a whopping 20 years, following the lives of ...
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