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The Most Popular Words of the Year

♥ was the most popular word of 2014.

Most Popular Emojis
Most Popular Emojis

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The most POPULAR brand in the world is…

Every year, the ACSI (AMERICAN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INDEX) publishes their list of the most SATISFYING and LEAST satisfying companies out there.

Let’s just say that folks are generally pleased with their food, and not very happy with any product or company that requires any level of CUSTOMER SERVICE.

I Put Ketchup On My Ketchup
I Put Ketchup On My Ketchup

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Funny News

It’s true! Men really ARE stupider than women!

It’s an old TV sitcom trope, that the family is headed up by a smart mother and a doofus dad who always does doofus things.

While TV writers do this for laughs, maybe their main purpose of this isn’t really because it’s funny if dad is an idiot – maybe TV is just a reflection on life itself.

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10 Things

The type of dog you own can indicate whether you’re prone to cheating on your spouse

Given the plethora of cheaters out there, there have to be some outside indicators that could predict whether the person you’re dating or married to is more inclined to cheat on you or not.

It turns out there is:

Dogs Playing Poker
Dogs Playing Poker

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10 Things TV

The Best Rankin/Bass TV Christmas Specials

Remember flipping through TV Guide each week as Christmas approached, looking for the replay of your beloved Christmas specials?

Today’s kids will never know what it’s like to be disappointed, as on-demand streaming and DVDs have turned today’s children into media devouring monsters.

Rankin/Bass Christmas Collection
Rankin/Bass Christmas Collection

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Top Paid iPhone and iPad apps for 2014

Apple has released their end-of-year charting information for their iTunes Store apps.

While not the TOP GROSSING apps for the year (that title goes to CLASH OF CLANS on both iPad and iPhone), these are the apps that topped the sales chart even though they cost money to download.

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How To Travel

How not to be a tourist when you’re a tourist

If you’ve been lucky enough to travel around the world to see other countries and experience different cultures, you’ve probably run into the same old, same old:

“Look at the stupid American tourist. They don’t know what it’s like to LIVE here, they just want to come in and see that one statue… then leave. Ptui.”

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The 18 Most Annoying People on Airplanes (including the 0.2% that are never on your flight)

What was the worst airplane experience you’ve ever had, that was entirely attributable to a fellow passenger?

A friend of ours told a story about one passenger who – after a series of unfortunate incidents in the airplane’s bathroom – ended up not wearing a shirt for the duration of the flight. How would you like to end up sitting next to THAT guy?  Oh, there was a logical explanation of how he ended up in that predicament, but did you really want to ask the question in the first place?