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Tapped Four

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Parties, game nights and even dinners become so boring at times but one good game can bring back all the excitement. Tapped four is...
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Syndromes: Foreign Accent Synrome

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Foreign accent syndrome (FAS) is speech disorder that causes a sudden change to speech so that a person speaks with a “foreign” accent.  The...
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Heroin Was Initially Marketed As A Cough Suppressant By Bayer AG

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From 1898-1910, the German drug company Bayer marketed diacetylmorphine as an over the counter drug under their trademark name Heroin.  The name was derived from the Greek...
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Exploding Everlasting Gobstopper

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Gobstoppers, (aka Jawbreakers in Canada and the US), are a type of hard candy made up of a number of layers, each layer dissolving...
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Important Facts and Information about Coronavirus

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Coronavirus is a family of different viruses that can trigger someone to suffer from a common cold or other severe ailments such as SARS...
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Urban Legends: Green M&Ms are an Aphrodisiac

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The rumour that green M&Ms are an aphrodisiac began in the 1970s when students reportedly picked the green ones out of the packages to...
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Word Origins: Good-Bye

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The word “Good-bye” is actually derived from the words God be with you.  Its first recorded use is in a 1573 letter.  Earlier forms of...
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Burj Khalifa: Tallest Building

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Originally known as the Burj Dubai, the Burj Khalifa is tallest man made structure in the world. Officially opening on January 4, 2010, the...
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Misquoted: Voltaire – “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”

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Many mistakenly attribute the line: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”, to...
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Sunday Pick: Coffee Facts – The Oatmeal

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Cool facts about coffee.  Found on The Oatmeal dot com. Enjoy!
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Best music rhythm games

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Often ridiculed - and often underestimated: music and rhythm games. They are particularly suitable for parties and nobody is safe from them at large...
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Counter-strike global offensive: the 5 best tips for beginners

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Here are our top 5 tips for beginners to improve your gameplay instantly: 5. Use stun grenades With this trick you can rob your opponents in...
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Exploding Everlasting Gobstopper

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Gobstoppers, (aka Jawbreakers in Canada and the US), are a type of hard candy made up of a number of layers, each layer dissolving...
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Tongue Twisters: She Sells Sea Shells…

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She sells seashells on the seashore The shells she sells are seashells, I’m sure So if she sells seashells on the seashore Then I’m sure she sells...
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Why Do Wolves Howl?

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When next month’s full moon unveils its luminescent splendor, and you feel the call of the wild to start howling, the ancient stirrings have...
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Pareidolia: Faces in Clouds

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Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant. Common examples include seeing...
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Anatomy of a Cat Whisker

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Cats have dozens of movable vibrissae (whiskers) over their body, especially their face. Vibrissae are usually thicker and stiffer than other types of hair but consist...
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Politics & War: Doomsday Clock

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The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic clock face, maintained since 1947 by the board of directors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago....
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Superstitions: Black Cats

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Superstitions and stories around black cats vary from culture to culture. In Great Britain, Ireland, and Japan, black cats are actually a symbol of...
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John Lennon – Annie Leibovitz Photo

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Born in 1949 in Connecticut, USA Leibovitz studied painting at the San Francisco Art Institute. She became interested in photography  when she lived in...
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Hyperrealism

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Hyperrealism is a genre of painting and sculpture resembling a high resolution photograph. It is a fully-recognized school of art and is considered to be...
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Van Gogh’s Ear: What Really Happened?

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There are two schools of thought about how Vincent van Gogh lost part of his left ear on December 23, 1888. Some believe that Paul Gauguin...
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Pablo Picasso’s Full Name

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Pablo Picasso’s full name was Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito...
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Picasso vs. Braque: Who Can Tell the Difference?

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From 1909 – 1914, Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso worked closely together daily to develop Cubism. Both artists produced paintings of monochromatic color and...
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Urban Legend: Blue Star Acid

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Urban Legend: a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false. The “Blue Star Acid” story warned of a form of...
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Medical Oddities: Pica

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Pica is a medical disorder characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive (e.g., metal, clay, coal, sand, dirt, soil, feces, chalk, pens and...
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Agent Orange

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“Agent Orange” was the code name used for a herbicide used by the U.S. Military during the Vietnam War.  The name comes from the...
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