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There are 293 ways to make change for a U.S. dollar.

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Is the Government Reading Your Email?

In an excerpt from their new book, D.B. Grady and Marc Ambinder offer 13 ways to tell whether the government is sniffing around your inbox.

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5 Questions: I Am the "eg" Man

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Fun with Flags

Late Movies

Guess The Theme 97

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11 Reasons the BBC Has Banned Hit Songs

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10 Mnemonic Tricks for Never Forgetting Anything Again

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3 Theories About the Human Brain

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Trailer Thursdays: Aliens, Devil DJs and a 12-Step Program

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How to Handle A Heckler

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13 Fun Facts About the Internet’s Cutest Cat, Lil Bub

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10 TARDIS Dresses for Fancy Occasions

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A Brief History of the High Five

Videos

Help Remake "The Empire Strikes Back"

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6 Car Companies You Might Not Realize Are 100+ Years Old

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Doogie Howser's Diary or Random Twitter Update?

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Where Do the Words “Mom” and “Dad” Come From?

Brain Game

A Dozen Numbers

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Juliette Eisner, co-director of Lil Bub & Friendz

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Messages for Boston

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5 Questions: We're Prepositioning You!

Late Movies

Happy Birthday, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

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18 Stunning Black-Light-Responsive Tattoos

Missing Links

Child-Designed Dolls

Animals

8 Facts Revealed by Genetic Analysis of the Platypus

Big Question

What is Ricin?

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Daily Floss

Morning Cup of Links

Colbert's Commencement Address

5 Questions

5 Questions: Now with "Wings"

Brain Game

Math Square #171

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How Many Vice Presidents Can You Name in 10 Minutes?

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DID YOU KNOW? Marlon Brando hated memorizing lines so much that he posted cue cards everywhere to help him get through scenes. He even asked for lines to be written on an actress's posterior. (That request was denied.)