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How Slaughterhouse Five was born. Kurt Vonnegut’s posthumous autobiography is as fascinating as any of his fiction.
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A new study shows that just having a husband creates an extra seven hours of housework a week for women. Duh.
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How Misguided Motivation Can Prevent You from Achieving Excellence. Do whatever you do for the joy of self-improvement, and no one can hold you back.
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The Dangers of Being a Television News Reporter. Three minutes that will make you feel better about dropping out of j-school.
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5 Incredible Buildings Made of Ice. Found in five different countries. No air conditioning needed.
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Red Panda Attack! If they weren’t so rare, everyone would want one.
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How Deja Vu Works. Or, to be honest, several theories of how it might happen.
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Genius video mashups you may have missed. Don’t miss them again!
So, Mental Floss is promoting snuff videos now? The “dangers of being a reporter” seemed to be just that.
posted by Don't call me Snuffy on 4-9-2008 at 7:10 am
The red panda video almost made me die from the cuteness. They look kind of like a cross between racoons and foxes, but have the temperament of house cats. You’re right, I SO want one now!
posted by heather on 4-9-2008 at 2:25 pm