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• Because People Want To Shop In Public Bathroom Stalls (According To Corporations)

  CNBC reports that Amazon and Proctor Gamble have teamed up to try to sell you stuff while you are using public bathroom stalls.An ad will play on the stall... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Microsoft Ends Joint Nook e-Book Venture

  Yahoo Finance reports that Microsoft has ended its joint venture with Barnes Noble related to the Nook e-reader. The deal results in Barnes Noble getting... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Sorry, You Suck At Reading News.

  Yahoo Finance reports that negative news headlines may outnumber positive ones 17 to one, and a recent study indicates people are more likely to engage with... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Black Friday Used Black Magic To Trick You Into Thinking You’re Saving

  CNN reports that retailers used various tricks this Black Friday, including: selling the same items as Black Friday 2013 at the same prices; and asking supplier... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Rolling Stone Names That Free U2 Album You Complained About “Album Of The Year”

  CNN reports that Rolling Stone has selected U2’s “Songs of Innocence” as the best album of 2014.You may also recognize the album as the one Apple gave away for... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Pill That Makes Flatulence Smell Like Roses Likely To Disappoint Her On...

  The Telegraph reports that a French inventor has invented pills containing all natural ingredients that create a smell of roses or chocolate when someone... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• News Editors Everywhere Happy Woman Gives Chance To Make “When Pigs Fly” Jokes

  Yahoo News Digest reports that a woman from Connecticut was asked to disembark a U.S. Airways flight because a pig, which she brought on the plane was... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Man Jumps Out Bus Window To Avoid Being Late For Work

  Yahoo reports that a man in China was in danger of being late for work, while riding a pubic bus. He asked the driver to open the doors when the vehicle had... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Finally, More Reasons To Be Thankful

  The Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Brooklyn Nets last night, resulting in them losing all fifteen games they’ve played this season.3 Reasons To Be Thankful... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Blackberry Paying People To Sell Their iPhones

  CNBC reports that Blackberry is offering people up to $550 to sell the company their iPhones. The catch: you have to buy a Blackberry that retails for $500. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Twitter CFO Has A Plan… We Hope It Includes Learning How To Use Twitter

  CNBC reports that Twitter’s new CFO may have accidentally tweeted an internal company message.The message appeared to be about a company Twitter wants to... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Man Sets Turkey-Eating World Record

  Yahoo News Digest reports that a competitive eater named Joey Chestnut ate an entire 9.35 turkey in 10 minutes in a competition held at a Connecticut casino... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Russian Web Site Streaming Live Webcams Of People With Default Passwords

  CNN reports that a Russian web site is currently streaming video from private homes and even public security cameras. The hacker(s) are doing this with devices... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Russian Kid Is A Human Magnet… Here Are 3 Potential Drawbacks.

  The NY Post reports that following an accidental electric shock, a 12-year old boy is now a human magnet: he can attract spoons, coins and other metallic... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Pigs Wisely Packing On Weight To Avoid Becoming Ham

  Bloomberg reports that American pigs are “too fat for holiday ham.”3 More Things Pigs Are Unqualified For1.  Maid at local Holiday Inn2. Librarian (They are... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Hotel Charges Guests For Bad Trip Advisor Review

  CNN reports that a couple who gave a hotel in Northern England a bad review on Trip Advisor received an additional bill per the hotel’s policy: guests get $156... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Opposite Of Winning The Lottery… Or On The Very Bright Side, Maybe Not

  Yahoo News Digest reports that a Canadian family from Saskatchewan received a million-dollar medical bill in Hawaii after the wife unexpectedly gave birth to a... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Too Hot To Handle To Cold For A Title That Makes Sense

  CNN reports that every state in the union reports that there was somewhere its borders below freezing this morning.3 Places We Suspect Are Not Freezing1. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• People Pay $37,000 For Atari Landfill Games. Hope The Sellers Pay Their Taxes...

  Yahoo News Digest reports that Atari video games buried in a New Mexico landfill landed $37,000 on eBay. We first wrote about the story here. While lots of... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Even 3 More Ways To Make Baseball Games Shorter

  As we’ve been writing this weekend, Major League Baseball intends to test new methods to shorten games. And we have a few ideas of our own. Here are three... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY