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Sesame Street: Love Your Hair, Kids!
Sesame Street does it again!
How High Is ‘Too Damn High’? Fringe Candidate Pays $800 A Month
If you’re a New Yorker, you may laugh at him, but guess what? That’s more than NewsFeed pays (nyah-nyah!)
Phew: Impending Mayan Apocalypse Has Been Postponed
Have you been stockpiling Glenn Beck’s freeze-dried food, waiting for the world to end? You can climb out of that bunker now.
Survey: Men Are Most Easily Manipulated After 6 P.M.
Patience is a virtue, but timing is everything.
Her Tale Will Go On: Titanic Survivor’s Story Sold at Auction
The ship of dreams (and nightmares), has been brought back to life through one survivor’s story.
First Shots Fired in Deodorant Wars: Which Scent Will Come Out On Top?
Look at an Old Spice commercial. Then look at an Axe commercial. Then back to Old Spice. Any questions?
Warning: Oct. 16 Is Sweetest Day, Ignore At Your Own Risk!
One can look at Sweetest Day in two different ways: A day during which those of you who have fallen out with your significant others can redeem yourselves with chocolate and candies. Or it’s the day you drive yourself further …
Michigan Couple’s Children Celebrate Back-to-Back-to-Back Symmetrical Birthdays
Superstitious individuals took a gander at 2010 and shrieked when they saw what was lurking in October.
Coming to a Club Near You: Disposable Shoes in a Vending Machine
Ladies, tired of those painful feet after a night spent tearing up the dance floor and swinging from the chandeliers? Forget that epic barefoot limp home. To soothe those aching soles, nightclubs in Munich, Germany have begun …
What Recession? World’s Most Expensive House Built
It’s set to be quite a housewarming.
The Ultimate Romantic Hero: Simon Cowell?
A sarcastic Brit with a devilish smile and high-waisted pants may not seem like an obvious choice for a romantic hero. But Simon Cowell topped the polls when British women were asked which celebrity they would most like to see …