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January 16, 2018 — 1 Comment

Want to laugh? Must watch video, LAUREL OR Yanny, what do you hear?

Want to laugh? Must watch video, LAUREL OR Yanny, what do you hear?

May 21, 2018 — 0 Comments

Indiana, woman served human remains at barbecue.

Indiana, woman served human remains at barbecue.

May 19, 2018 — 0 Comments

95 year old arrested for slapping her lazy granddaughter

95 year old arrested for slapping her lazy granddaughter

May 11, 2018 — 0 Comments

Watch “Hey y’all! How should I wear my hair this weekend? Plus a fun treat. 😚” on YouTube

Watch “Hey y’all! How should I wear my hair this weekend? Plus a fun treat. 😚” on YouTube

May 9, 2018 — 0 Comments

Watch “Apalus Folding straightening Brush review. 4C hair” on YouTube

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May 8, 2018 — 0 Comments

Walmart to limit opioid prescriptions at pharmacies amid epidemic | Fox News

May 8, 2018 — 0 Comments

Watch “Open face TACO NIGHT… EAT with me.” on YouTube

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May 6, 2018 — 0 Comments

Watch “Eat pizza with me and CHAT, Couple plans to kill kids and themselves.” on YouTube

Watch “Eat pizza with me and CHAT, Couple plans to kill kids and themselves.” on YouTube

April 29, 2018 — 0 Comments

Watch “Birthday dinner for my hubster. Chit chat at Japanese buffet, SUSHI EATING” on YouTube

Watch “Birthday dinner for my hubster. Chit chat at Japanese buffet, SUSHI EATING” on YouTube

April 29, 2018 — 0 Comments

Watch “Part ONE, CHAT and eat pizza, ( story time) Husband kills entire family.” on YouTube

April 23, 2018 — 0 Comments

The Boundary Between Abuse and B.D.S.M.
Politicians accused of abusing their sexual partners have put the community’s practices in the news.
body talk: The Resistance
We have stepped, pedaled and rolled for fitness, but are we ready to hang?
Critical Shopper: I’m About to Reveal a Secret Spot. Sorry Not Sorry.
At James Veloria, a tiny vintage shop, you can revisit the clothes you yearned for before Y2K — if you can find it.
Instagram (Finally) Adds a Mute Feature
So desperately needed.
Skin Deep: How to Cure the Makeup Counter Blues
As the popularity of online beauty shopping continues to grow, the traditional department store makeup counter is getting a new look.
Boîte: A Brooklyn Sports Bar Without a Home Team
The Low Post, a new bar in Bedford-Stuyvesant, draws a diverse clientele with cheap drinks, pub fare and plenty of screens.
Browsing: Buy a Pretty Dress for Memorial Day Weekend Because Why Not?
And: New sneakers that are supermodel approved, summer reading that will get you high, and more.
The Sweet Spot: I’m 70, and I Want to Still Want Sex
A woman grapples with a relationship that is sometimes sexual, sometimes emotionally intimate, but never really both at once.
Modern Love: Saoirse Ronan Reads ‘Grappling With the Language of Love’
The actress tells the story of a woman whose romantic limits are defined by her vocabulary.
She Painted Portraits of ‘Overlooked’ Women. Then She Made a Dress.
With #MeToo in mind, 17-year-old Avalon Hester turned a Times obituary series into a pleated gown.
Street Style: Copenhagen
In Denmark’s capital, bicycles are the most common accessory.
How the Royal Wedding Might Influence Weddings to Come
The message from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry? Make it your wedding, not the wedding of your parents and grandparents. Be you.

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 23, 2018)
Words With YO Six words that contain YO as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? YO---, YO----, -YO---, --YO--, ---YO-, ----YO Pool: A, B, B, C, C, D, D, D, E, E, E, E, I, L, M, M, N, N, N, N, P, R, R Check Braingle.com for the answer. […]
Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (May 23, 2018)
Roman Numerals Do you know your Roman Numerals? Take the Quiz at Braingle.com
Creativity : Opposite Perspective
The next time you are stuck on a project ask yourself this question, "If the goals of this project were completely opposite of the actual goals, what would I do differently?" When we think about a project in one particular way we can get into a mental rut which is hard to escape. A question like this gets you thinking about opposites, which will in […]
Memory : Hippocampus
In the middle of the brain, connected to the cortex, is the hippocampus. Actually there are two hippocampi, one on each side of the brain. The hippocampus helps to form new memories about experienced events. It interprets incoming sensory inputs and turns them into memories. If the hippocampus is damaged, it becomes incredibly difficult to form new memories […]
Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Pedant
ped-ant noun :: One who makes a show of knowledge. "John is an annoying pedant who bores people with his useless facts."

FOX411's snap of the day
Experts: 'Alarming' drought conditions hit US Southwest
Rivers are drying up, popular mountain recreation spots are closing and water restrictions are in full swing as a persistent drought intensifies its grip on pockets of the American Southwest.
Rep. Steve Scalise: I am open to a special prosecutor
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise weighs in on calls for second special counsel over alleged DOJ, FBI misconduct.
Milwaukee police apologize for Bucks guard Sterling Brown's arrest as video released
Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales apologized Wednesday for how his department handled the January arrest of Bucks guard Sterling Brown -- including the officers' use of a stun gun.
Gwyneth Paltrow says Brad Pitt confronted Harvey Weinstein after 'petrifying' hotel encounter in 1995
Actress and Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow said Wednesday that Brad Pitt confronted film producer Harvey Weinstein after he allegedly sexually harassed her during the early days of her career.
Stephen Paddock may have told hairstylist that concert venue was vulnerable to attack
Stephen Paddock, the Las Vegas massacre gunman who killed 58 people, seemingly told a hairstylist months before Oct. 1 that the country music concert venue on the Strip — where he carried out his attack — was an easy target for a shooting.
Arby's creates Brandi Chastain portrait out of sauce as response to bad plaque
Arby’s is getting saucy in Brandi Chastain’s honor.
The Latest: Official: Lava wall protecting geothermal plant
The Latest on the eruption of a volcano in Hawaii (all times local): 10:30 a.m.
Bucks guard Sterling Brown's statement on Milwaukee arrest
Text of a statement from Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown about his January arrest by Milwaukee police during an interaction over a parking violation: My experience in January with the Milwaukee Police Department was wrong and shouldn't happen to anybody.
More than $8M awarded to victim of cult in trafficking case
More than $8 million was awarded Wednesday to a woman who alleged that the spiritual leader of a cult forced her to work without pay for a decade.

Iran nuclear deal: Khamenei lists demands for European powers
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei says European powers mustmake up for the US exit from the agreement.
Saudi Arabia widens crackdown on women's rights activists
Eleven people are now being held, activists say, just weeks before a ban on women driving is lifted.
Wael Abbas: Prominent Egyptian blogger 'arrested'
Police raided Wael Abbas's home in Cairo overnight and took him away blindfolded, his lawyer says.
Palestinians demand full ICC investigation into 'Israeli war crimes'
The foreign minister submits a referral detailing what he says is evidence of alleged Israeli crimes.
F-35 stealth fighter sees first combat, in Israeli operation
Israel confirms the US-made F-35, from the world's costliest military programme, was used recently.

Italy president names novice Giuseppe Conte as populist PM
The president names political novice Giuseppe Conte as prime minister in a bid to end 11 weeks of deadlock.
Trump lawyer 'paid by Ukraine' to arrange White House talks
Michael Cohen took at least $400,000 to arrange a meeting between Ukraine leader and Trump, sources tell BBC.
Olof Palme murder: Swedish police explore 'new lead' in unsolved case
Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was shot dead in Stockholm in 1986 and the case remains unsolved.
Macron French reforms: SNCF workers vote down changes
As three months of strikes continue, French rail workers overwhelmingly reject a raft of changes.
German firm apologises for 'racist' post linked to Meghan Markle
An image of a chocolate sweet in a bridal dress asked: "Wouldn't you also want to be Meghan today?"

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