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Why Do So Many People Like Cats?

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Why Do So Many People Like Cats?

yurt: Word of the day for November 14, 2016

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Word of the day is yurt : A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger). Today is celebrated in Mongolia as the symbolic birthday of Genghis Khan (born circa 1162), the founder and khagan of the Mongol Empire.

Picture of the day for November 14, 2016

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Panoramic view of Laguna Hedionda, Nor Lípez Province southwestern Bolivia. The lagoon lies at an altitude of 4,121 metres (13,520 ft) and occupies an area of 3 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi)..

Picture of the day for November 14, 2016

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Picture of the day on November 14, 2016: Panoramic view of Laguna Hedionda, Nor Lípez Province southwestern Bolivia. The lagoon lies at an altitude of 4,121 metres (13,520 ft) and occupies an area of 3 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi).

Dave Chappelle Brought The House Down With His 'SNL' Opening Monologue

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Dave Chappelle Brought The House Down With His 'SNL' Opening Monologue It's been a long time since "Chappelle's Show" and almost as long as the man has done stand-up in such a bright spotlight. All we can say is we really missed Dave Chappelle. November 13, 2016 at 03:40PM

yurt: Word of the day for November 14, 2016

yurt , n : A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger). Today is celebrated in Mongolia as the symbolic birthday of Genghis Khan (born circa 1162), the founder and khagan of the Mongol Empire.

Article of the day for November 14, 2016

The Article of the day for November 14, 2016 is The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati . "The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati" is the second episode of the seventh season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. Originally airing November 14, 1999, on the Fox network, it was directed by Michael Watkins and written by series creator Chris Carter and lead actor David Duchovny, who plays Fox Mulder. Mimi Rogers (pictured) guest-starred in her last appearance in the series. The X-Files centers on Federal Bureau of Investigation special agents Mulder and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. In this episode, Scully returns from Africa to discover Mulder in a coma induced by exposure to shards from an alien spaceship wreck. After Mulder awakens from his coma, he realizes his duty to prevent alien colonization. Carter explored themes of extraterrestrial involvement in ancient mass extinctions in this episode, th...

Article of the day for November 14, 2016

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Article of the day is The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Dave Chappelle Brought The House Down With His 'SNL' Opening Monologue

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Dave Chappelle Brought The House Down With His 'SNL' Opening Monologue

Why Do So Many People Like Cats?

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Why Do So Many People Like Cats? The animal so many dote on ranks among the world’s most destructive predators.