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‘Encyclopedia Brown’ Author Donald J. Sobol Dies at 87
Donald J. Sobol, the author of the extremely popular boy-detective book series ‘Encyclopedia Brown,’ died last week of natural causes. He was 87.
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Would You Date Somebody 15 Years Older Than You? — Survey of the Day
While flings with a much older man — and by much older we mean at least a 15-year difference — have long been sighted amongst women in our culture (Exhibit A: Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas), it is only recently that romances where the woman is the much older partner have come into the forefront.
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Man Assaults Girlfriend With Steak Sauce For Reading ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
When Emma McCormick read aloud passages of the runaway erotic best-seller ‘Fifty Shades of Grey‘ to her longtime boyfriend last month, he had a very, um, saucy reaction.
Unfortunately for McCormick’s eyes and Raymond Hodgson’s permanent record we’re talking the A.1. kind of saucy.
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Are You Trying to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables? — Survey of the Day
You’ve been told since you were a little kid to eat your fruits and veggies.
These time-honored words of wisdom seem to falling on deaf ears, though.
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Oceanic Administration Denies Existence of Mermaids
Last month, amid a series of gruesome cannibal-like incidents, the Center For Disease Control (CDC) took the unusual step of denying the existence of zombies.
Now, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has stepped forward to declare there is no such thing as mermaids. Sorry, Ariel.
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Resourceful Baseball Fan Makes Epic Foul Ball Catch Using Tub of Popcorn
You know that Taco Bell commercial showing the guy catching a foul baseball with his left hand while eating a nacho-filled taco with his right? The motto is, “if you can eat your nachos with one hand, you can be a hero with the other.” Well, this motto works a little bit better with a bucket of popcorn.
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See the Other Things Facebook Changed on Your Profile
Earlier this week, Facebook changed all the default email addresses on its users’ profiles to a brand new address, @facebook.com. Sneaky yes, but was it really that big of a deal? Probably not since very few people are ever going to navigate through a Facebook profile to get an email address when it’s so much easier and more reliable to use Facebook’s internal messaging system.
However, the folks at Thank for You for Not Laughing have found other recent tweaks Facebook has made that are far more dubious.
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Are Hot Dogs Still an American Favorite? – Survey of the Day
July is National Hot Dog month, which makes sense since patriotic folks barbecue an estimated 150 million franks on July 4th alone. But a recent survey from organic meat producer Applegate suggests that the hot dog’s status as an American staple could be in jeopardy.
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Facebook Just Gave You a Facebook Email Address – Here’s How to Change It
You probably don’t check out the “about” section of your Facebook page a whole lot, being that you already know everything there is to know about yourself. But if you happened to do so today, you would have noticed something different — your listed email address has been changed to one with your Facebook profile name and then @facebook.com. Yes, Facebook gave you a Facebook email address without your permission.
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Would You Rather Give Up Sex or Lose Your Job? — Survey of the Day
If you need any other indication that the job market is tough these days, consider this survey by online casino Roxy Palace.
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What’s the Best Gift to Get Dear Ol’ Dad Dad for Father’s Day? — Survey of the Day
Dads are notoriously hard to shop for, making Father’s Day a bit of a challenge. But no matter what Dear ol' Dad wants its likely that Sears has it, and 101 9 KING FM is out at the Dad's & Grads sale today from 10am to 1pm checking it all out! Stop by and find the perfect gift for Dad! We'll be in the parking lot in front of the store on Dell Range Blvd!
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Carl’s Jr.’s Ice Cream Cheeseburger Is So Wrong It’s Right
Carl’s Jr is the latest fast food chain to embrace dairy-based Franken-foods with an ice cream cheeseburger offering.