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Are You Planning to Grill for Memorial Day? — Survey of the Day
Memorial Day is known as the unofficial start of grilling season.
So does that mean you will be firing up your barbecue come May 28?
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Sugar Is Making You Stupid
We all know that sugar can make you fat. But we eat it anyway because it’s really good.
So what if we were to tell you sugar can also make you dumb? Would you put down your Big Gulp and step away from your Snickers?
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Woman Arrested After Naked Stroll Through Lumber Store
Let’s say you’re at your local lumber yard, buying wood for some sort of home improvement project. You’re feeling like quite a man, because you’re about to do some work with your hands. In walks a woman, completely nude. Bonus, right? Maybe not so much.
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Old Man With Chainsaw Demonstrates Proper Way to Open a Beer Bottle
There are all sorts of ways to open a bottle of beer if you don’t have a proper opener — Lighters, silverware, belt buckles, your teeth, your friend’s teeth etc. These days, the cool kids are actually using iPad chargers to gain access to their bottled brews.
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College Sweethearts Marry After 60 Years Apart
Peggy Marie Pence Schuster and Henry O. Freund first felt a spark between them back in 1950 when the pair attended Southwestern of Memphis (now Rhodes College).
They exercised their young love by sitting next to each other in class and attending school events together. But like many college sweethearts, their romance didn’t make the jump into the real world. Soon after graduation, Marie married someone else, and Henry, who had joined the Air Force, did the same.
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Soldier Dad Gives Kids a Huge Surprise After First Pitch at Diamondbacks Game
Six-year-old Jackson Aguirre and his five-year-old sister Alanna were pretty thrilled to have been chosen to throw out the first pitch at a recent Arizona Diamondbacks game. Which isn’t surprising, as that honor is usually reserved for luminaries, not a couple kids in elementary school.
Right before their big moment the stadium’s JumboTron displayed a video message from their dad, a soldier stationed in Afghanistan.
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Do You Think Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legal? — Survey of the Day
Gay marriage is in the news this week, with people on both sides of the issue scoring victories of sorts.
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Woman Changes Her Name to 161 Words… to Support a Charity?
A woman from Hartlepool, England is finding that having a 161-word name can be awkward. But the 41-year-old has only her self to blame for any complications stemming from the monster 1,055 letter moniker.
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Is a Successful Marriage One of the Most Important Things in Your Life? — Survey of the Day
Fifty-two percent of Americans over the age of 18 are married. This is down from 57 percent a decade ago. Perhaps the decline has to do with the fact that many young people don’t believe having a successful marriage is one of the most important parts of their life.
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Two-Year-Old Rides Toy Bike Three Miles In Bid To See Sick Grandmother
Two-year old Noah Joel really wanted to see his sick grandmother in the hospital. So he pulled a stunt that darn near gave his mom a heart attack.
The toddler from Hameln, Germany snuck out his room when his mother thought he was playing. Then he grabbed his trusty toy bike and paddled toward where he believed the hospital and his granny to be. For provisions, Joel filled a backpack with candy.
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Caviar Eating Contest Winner Scarfs $5K Worth of Fish Eggs
Caviar is generally consumed in very small portions. In fact, the delicacy even has its own tiny spoon so you can enjoy a small amount of the slimy fish eggs. Which is why the idea of a caviar speed-eating contestant is so absurd. But that’s exactly what went down in a Moscow restaurant Friday night.
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Will Men Soon Outlive Women?
Women living longer than men is a fact that has always been a card females can play in any battle of the sexes.
But it looks like their long time longevity advantage may soon be a thing of the past.