10 American Financial Meltdowns in the Past Century. However painful, what Wall Street is going through now is nothing new.
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Ten Ways To Look Fabulous in Pictures. Memorize these tips for those occasions when someone suddenly feels the need to snap your picture. (via Geek Like Me)
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Courts sometimes have to determine what a minor really wants, without undue influence from either parent. A case involving a 13-year-old’s circumcision gives us a primer on how they do it.
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Scenes from the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing. Don’t you wish they were televised the way the Olympics were?
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How to Embalm a Body. This may be disturbing for the sensitive. (via Cynical-C)
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A treehouse in Wisconsin is really a tree mansion! Spiral staircase, two lofts, and electricity make it more than just a kid’s hideaway.
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How well could you eat on $25 a week? In some parts of the country, that challenge is rather difficult, as these volunteers found out.
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Britain: only recently an island. Until about 200,000 years ago, you could walk from France to England.