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Drake’s Very Own: On Dennis Graham’s Instagram

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Drake’s Very Own: On Dennis Graham’s Instagram

Drake’s Very Own: On Dennis Graham’s Instagram

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Drake’s Very Own: On Dennis Graham’s Instagram Dennis Graham's Instagram feed documents the murky space between celebrity-backed extravagance and boring supermarket trips.

The World’s Most Prolific Twitter User Tweets Mostly About Nothing

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The World’s Most Prolific Twitter User Tweets Mostly About Nothing

The World’s Most Prolific Twitter User Tweets Mostly About Nothing

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The World’s Most Prolific Twitter User Tweets Mostly About Nothing As Twitter celebrates its 10th birthday today, @VENETHIS will send approximately his 37,771,000th tweet.

Meet The Man Who Convinced Taye Diggs to Follow You on Twitter

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Meet The Man Who Convinced Taye Diggs to Follow You on Twitter

Meet The Man Who Convinced Taye Diggs to Follow You on Twitter

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Meet The Man Who Convinced Taye Diggs to Follow You on Twitter An exclusive interview with the 51-year-old former hedge fund manager from Long Island who also happens to be the brains behind one of the Internet’s greatest mysteries.

selah: Word of the day for March 23, 2016

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Word of the day is selah : (biblical) A word occurring between verses or paragraphs in parts of the Hebrew Bible, namely in Habakkuk and the Psalms, perhaps indicating a pause for contemplation. The Jewish holiday of Purim, which commemorates Esther's saving of the Jewish people from slaughter, begins on this day in 2016.

Samantha Bee Records What Happens When You Send An Atheist Into A Pit Of Republicans

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Samantha Bee Records What Happens When You Send An Atheist Into A Pit Of Republicans

Samantha Bee Records What Happens When You Send An Atheist Into A Pit Of Republicans

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Samantha Bee Records What Happens When You Send An Atheist Into A Pit Of Republicans Can one disagreeable atheist persuade a conference of believers that their religion must be trampled and then re-trampled into dust? March 22, 2016 at 11:49PM

Brussels airport explosions – live updates

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Brussels airport explosions – live updates At least 31 are dead and 180 injured after blasts at Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro station. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Article of the day for March 23, 2016

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Article of the day is Nuckelavee. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Picture of the day for March 23, 2016

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Picture of the day on March 23, 2016: Pilars of the Taipei Bridge, Taiwan.

Brussels airport explosions – live updates

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Brussels airport explosions – live updates

Article of the day for March 23, 2016

The Article of the day for March 23, 2016 is Nuckelavee . The nuckelavee is a horse-like demon from Orcadian mythology that combines equine and human elements. The name of this most horrible of all the demons of the Scottish islands may be a progenitor of that by which the Devil is sometimes known, Old Nick. Though accounts describing the creature's appearance are inconsistent, its abilities are well-documented. The nuckelavee's breath can wilt crops and sicken livestock, and the creature has been held responsible for droughts and epidemics on land despite its being predominantly a sea-dweller. In common with many other sea monsters, it is unable to tolerate fresh water; therefore, those it is pursuing have only to cross a river or stream to be rid of it. The nuckelavee is kept in confinement during the summer months by the Mither o' the Sea, an ancient Orcadian divine and the only one able to control it. This mythological creature may have originated as a composite of a w...

Picture of the day for March 23, 2016

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Pilars of the Taipei Bridge, Taiwan..

selah: Word of the day for March 23, 2016

selah , interj : (biblical) A word occurring between verses or paragraphs in parts of the Hebrew Bible, namely in Habakkuk and the Psalms, perhaps indicating a pause for contemplation. The Jewish holiday of Purim, which commemorates Esther's saving of the Jewish people from slaughter, begins on this day in 2016.

XKCD Comics Will Now Appear In High School Textbooks

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XKCD Comics Will Now Appear In High School Textbooks

XKCD Comics Will Now Appear In High School Textbooks

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XKCD Comics Will Now Appear In High School Textbooks Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced on Tuesday that it was collaborating with Mr. Munroe to incorporate parts of “Thing Explainer” into the next editions of its high school chemistry, biology and physics textbooks, to be published this summer. March 22, 2016 at 03:41PM

Scientists Warn of Perilous Climate Shift Within Decades, Not Centuries

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Scientists Warn of Perilous Climate Shift Within Decades, Not Centuries

Scientists Warn of Perilous Climate Shift Within Decades, Not Centuries

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Scientists Warn of Perilous Climate Shift Within Decades, Not Centuries An abrupt climate shift could lead to sea levels high enough to begin drowning coastal cities later this century, new research suggests, renewing a roiling debate. March 22, 2016 at 12:14PM

The Health Effects of Exercise

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The Health Effects of Exercise What if physical activity doesn't help people lose weight? New research suggests working out might slow metabolism down. March 22, 2016 at 10:27AM

The Health Effects of Exercise

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The Health Effects of Exercise

Brussels airport explosions – live updates

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Brussels airport explosions – live updates At least 31 are dead and 180 injured after blasts at Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro station. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks. March 22, 2016 at 03:29PM

Brussels airport explosions – live updates

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Brussels airport explosions – live updates

Why are our kids so miserable?

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Why are our kids so miserable?

Why are our kids so miserable?

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Why are our kids so miserable? "We would like to think of history as progress, but if progress is measured in the mental health and happiness of young people, then we have been going backward at least since the early 1950s." March 22, 2016 at 01:56AM

How Jennifer Garner Went Full “Minivan Majority”

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How Jennifer Garner Went Full “Minivan Majority” Twelve years ago, Jennifer Garner was named the Sexiest Woman on Earth. Now she’s wearing modest dresses in Christian movies. What happened? March 21, 2016 at 11:25PM

How Jennifer Garner Went Full “Minivan Majority”

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How Jennifer Garner Went Full “Minivan Majority”

The men on the ice

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The men on the ice

The men on the ice

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The men on the ice They're like Navy SEALs, only their auditions are harder. March 21, 2016 at 12:14AM

How Vizio and Google radically reinvented the TV

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How Vizio and Google radically reinvented the TV What if all the TVs in your home were just extensions of your phone?

How Vizio and Google radically reinvented the TV

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How Vizio and Google radically reinvented the TV

Is Prostitution Just Another Job?

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Is Prostitution Just Another Job? The issue boils down to whether decriminalization makes women safer, and research has offered no clear answer. March 21, 2016 at 01:41PM

Is Prostitution Just Another Job?

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Is Prostitution Just Another Job?

Parrots Are a Lot More Than ‘Pretty Bird’

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Parrots Are a Lot More Than ‘Pretty Bird’

Parrots Are a Lot More Than ‘Pretty Bird’

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Parrots Are a Lot More Than ‘Pretty Bird’ Out of the cage, they speak their own language, make tools, and wreak havoc on plants and researchers’ efforts alike. March 22, 2016 at 05:24AM

How To Do Your Taxes (Or: How To Decide If Someone Should Do Them For You)

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How To Do Your Taxes (Or: How To Decide If Someone Should Do Them For You) You've likely heard this for the thousandth time, but: It's tax season. Just what the heck should you do? We're going to walk through it all, and in the span of a coffee break you'll have this tax thing mostly figured out. March 21, 2016 at 12:10PM

How To Do Your Taxes (Or: How To Decide If Someone Should Do Them For You)

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How To Do Your Taxes (Or: How To Decide If Someone Should Do Them For You)

We Asked an Expert if Memes Could Determine the Outcome of the Presidential Election

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We Asked an Expert if Memes Could Determine the Outcome of the Presidential Election

We Asked an Expert if Memes Could Determine the Outcome of the Presidential Election

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We Asked an Expert if Memes Could Determine the Outcome of the Presidential Election During the early stages of the shitshow we're calling the 2016 presidential election, a friend of mine claimed the Democratic nomination would be "decided by memes." And it's undeniable that memes have become omnipresent in this campaign cycle.

New edit in the Article on Google

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Google Custom Search Engine edited the Article on Google http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

New edit in the Article on Google

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