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Science

Latest defense against cancer? Cat Poop

Medical researchers are always looking for the Next Big Discovery in their quest to prevent cancer.

Maybe they’ve found something that’s been just under our noses all this time:

Barbie Potty Training Blissa Barbie Fashion Doll and Pet Playset
Barbie Potty Training
Blissa
 Fashion Doll and Pet Playset

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10 Things Travel

Want to retire outside of the US? Avoid these expensive cities of the world

Living abroad can be relatively inexpensive.

We’ve all heard stories of finding an island retreat overseas, where an oceanside resort home with full staff, food, utilities will run you just $500 per month — who wouldn’t want to live like royalty for just $6,000 per year for the rest of your lives?

The Plain Truth About Living in Mexico: The Expatriate's Guide to Moving, Retiring, or Just Hanging Out
The Plain Truth About Living in Mexico:
The Expatriate’s Guide to Moving, Retiring, or Just Hanging Out

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News

Would you quit your job if you won the lottery?

We’ve all dreamt about winning the lottery and what we would do.

There’s the ever-popular “buy a house, buy a car, buy an island” aspect of having more money than you would ever know what to do with.

People would become philanthropists. Hermits, Hide from your family and money-grubbing friends.

The Lottery
The Lottery

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shopping

Are WOOT.com’s Random Bags of Crap worth the effort?

So WOOT.COM recently celebrated their 10th birthday.

And as part of the WOOT.COM BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, they made 10,000 WOOT BAGS OF CRAP available to their shopping fans.

Web Watch has talked about what a Bandolier of Carrots, Birthday of Celebration, Box of Candy (aka any variation of the acronym B.O.C. you can think of) happens to be in the past, but let’s talk more about what you might get in your mystery shipment.

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10 Things food

For owners, the most profitable section of a restaurant menu is the upper-right corner

Eating out at a restaurant — even at a fast food restaurant — can be frustrating at times.

Ever have this conversation at work or with your friends/family?

“So, you want to go out for lunch?”

“Sure!”

“Okay, then where do you want to go?”

Look – you’re the one who said “let’s go out”, so why not try to have an idea or two in your head about some place to head out to?  Why do you always leave the suggesting up to one person who may not have wanted to decide themselves anyway?

“Oh, pick anywhere.  It’ll be fine.”

Then we’re going to the drive thru.  Happy?

Food Service Menus: Pricing and Managing the Food Service Menu for Maximun Profit
Food Service Menus:
Pricing and Managing the Food Service Menu for Maximun Profit

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Funny Video

Video fun: Unicycles and Fire never get old

We’ve seen this guy on the late night TV circuit after he made a claim to fame as the UNICYLING DARTH VADAR BAGPIPE PLAYER.

How do you follow that up?  With this:

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food

The Most Expensive Dessert in the World

Ordering dessert at a restaurant is sometimes a fool’s errand.

$6 for a scoop of ice cream that you can buy by the carton at the supermarket for $4? A “molten lava cake”? They’re not that hard to make if the contestants on FOOD NETWORK’S WORST COOKS IN AMERICA can make one.

So it’s no wonder that restaurant desserts have some of the highest markup of almost anything on the menu.  And no wonder why many restaurants think nothing of serving up a giant slice of chocolate cake for free on your birthday.

MARRY ME White Ceramic Letter Candy Dish
MARRY ME White Ceramic Letter Candy Dish

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Science

No joke: Your partner’s stinky farts may save your life!

Everyone farts.

And everyone tries very hard to prevent farting in public.  That’s a lot of pent-up gas.

So why the pressure to not break wind in front of others?  Is it society politeness? Is it embarrassment of being labeled a Stink-a-roo?  Being stuck in an elevator with a foul odor for an extended period of time?

Subtle Butt: disposable gas neutralizers
Subtle Butt: disposable gas neutralizers