Jeremy Taylor
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Do You Want a Facebook ‘Want’ Button?
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‘First World Problems’ PSA Will Make You Laugh, Think
"First World Problems" are meant to be a joke. The internet meme mocks the way the planet's more privileged citizens will complain about things many people would consider luxuries.
But if all you know is the First World, wouldn't these "problems" be real to you? In a parody video from Ryan Higa, First World Problems -- or FWP -- finally get treated with the seriousness they deserve.
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Dad Makes Amazing Ice Cream Truck Costume For Wheelchair-Bound Son
Carter has spina bifida, a birth defect which affects the spinal canal. Because of his condition, the youngster uses a wheelchair.
Being stuck in a chair is obviously going to be tough on a kid. However, last Halloween Carter's dad used his son's wheels to their advantage in crafting a pretty awesome costume.
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Man Chased Up Tree By Angry Deer
When one thinks of a deer, one thinks of a gentle Bambi-like creature. However, adult male deers can be pretty rough customers. Especially during mating season, when they use their sharp horns to jostle over female deer companionship.
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Chef Uses Cheese Balls to Teach Food-Flipping Skills
One the questions Chef John of Food Wishes is asked most frequently: how do chefs manage to flip food in a pan? Eventually he decided to film a video for all of us slobs, revealing (with low-stakes snack food) how the pros do it.
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Man Mistakes Phone Call From Dog for Burglar
Recently, a man from Orem, Utah was away from his house when he received a call on his cell phone from his home number. But instead of a voice on the other end, he heard nothing but banging and scratching noises and began to fear his home was being burglarized. So he called the cops. But when they arrived there was no indication of a robbery or foul play of any kind.
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Facebook Reaches One Billion Users
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Worst ‘Price Is Right’ Contestant Ever Just Can’t Come Up With Showcase Showdown Bid
At the end of every episode of 'The Price Is Right' the two remaining contestants bid on respective "showcases" of prizes, with the winner being the one who gets closest to the prizes' actual price without going over.
It's a simple enough concept, but on a recent episode a contestant named Mary got pretty tripped up by it.
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Baldness Makes Men More Manly and Dominant
Science has just provided new hope for the bald, but it may not be what you think.
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania showed students photos of similar-looking, similar-aged men—some with hair and others with shaved heads. They also showed photos of men with hair and then the same man with his hair digitally removed. In both cases, the bald guys were perceived to be more manly and more dominant. Furthermore, the study's participants guessed that the head shavers were an inch taller and 13 percent stronger than their haired counterparts.
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Rogue Deer Takes Out Skateboarder at 40 MPH
As many an unlucky motorist knows, deers don't always have the proper respect for fast moving objects.
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Jerry Seinfeld and Michael Richards Reunite, Discuss Richards’ Meltdown
The most notable thing about the season finale of Jerry Seinfeld's web series 'Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee' -- which features his 'Seinfeld' co-star Michael Richards -- is toward the end, when Richards addresses his notorious racially-charged meltdown at the Laugh Factory in 2006.
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TV, Web, Newspaper, Radio: How Do You Get Your News? — Survey of the Day
The Internet may have revolutionized the way many of us get the news, but according to a Harris Poll of 2,307 adults, a majority of Americans still prefer an older technology when it comes to their preferred method of news accumulation.