“Can’t see the forest for the trees” is an idiom that means you miss the importance of a situation because you’re too busy focusing on the details. We’ve all been there. Sometimes, though, missing the big picture can have hilarious results… Take these movie marquees for example. Most likely, the employees who threw up the titles had…
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When the Capuchin monastery of Palermo, Italy outgrew its cemetery in the 16th century, they began to dig crypts below the earth’s surface to keep their dead. Originally, the crypts were meant to be for deceased monks only, but it wasn’t long before other Palermo residents wanted in. Like the monks buried before them, they…
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Breaking up is never easy. It’s very rare that it happens without anyone getting hurt (emotionally and sometimes physically). So what do you do when you can’t escape the wreckage of the failed relationship strewn all around you? Well that’s an easy one. You just sell it on Craigslist. The shared bed, the couch, even the…
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Veterans risk their lives to protect our freedoms and should be treated with respect, but this soldier was insulted for the silliest of reasons. An 88 year-old World War II veteran named Kenneth Knudson was thrown in jail for a crime so ridiculous, he is finally speaking out. Kenneth owns a jewelry store in Horton,…
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These underground tunnels left over from the Vietnam war are an immense network of connecting underground tunnels located in the Cu Chi suburban district of Vietnam’s largest city, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly named Saigon). The Cu Chi tunnels form a part of a much larger network of tunnels that underlie much of the country.…
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Modern medicine may be the closest thing we have to actual magic. As doctors continue to find treatments that inflict the less pain, our lifespans will continue to increase (unless pharmaceutical companies keep jacking up the price). It’s easy to forget though that there was a reason why people were afraid to go to the doctor…
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“Suspension of disbelief” is a term that means you need to let go of your logic and reason to truly enjoy something. Usually it’s associated with theater or films, but there are times when letting go of your strict rationality will help you accept some strange things in life. There will be times when you…
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Going into the office every Monday is a drag. However, it doesn’t always have to be. Having workplace friendships can be an amazing part of life. They are your BFFs that know what you hate about management meetings, that are aware you keep getting your coffee mug stolen and also notice Cindy from HR loves…
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You may go through life, thinking that you know all that there is to know… but you’d be dead wrong. In fact, there are lots of things that you have experienced in your life that you probably haven’t thought about properly. When you do, after you read these pieces of strange trivia, you’ll feel blown away.…
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Celebrities are always happy to use their influence and chime in on political matters. Celebrity benevolence exists so the common folk know that the celebrity cause is the “correct” cause. People often hold these famous people in high regard, and blindly believe whatever they say. This is how a famous Playboy model fought a thoroughly…
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