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The Truth About Diet Soda

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We talk a lot about ''watching what we eat,'' but if you never gave a thought to what you ate and instead watched only what you drank, you could probably cut 450 calories a day out of your life. (Yes, nearly a pound of fat loss a week!) That's what a study from the University of North Carolina found. Americans today drink about 192 gallons of liquid a year—or about 2 liters a day. To put it into perspective, this is nearly twice as many calories as we did 30 years ago
 
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A handful of 7 year old children were asked 'What they thought of beer'.

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A handful of 7 year old children were asked 'What they thought of beer'.

'I think beer must be good. My dad says the more beer he drinks the prettier my mom gets.'
--Tim, 7 years old
 
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What do they mean by "Ping"

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Do you have any idea what the term "ping" means in the world of computers? If not, allow me to give you a brief definition. Basically, ping is short for Packet InterNet Groper and it is a utility that is most widely used to check for network errors.
 
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A joke about the generation gap

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I noticed he was watching a teenager sitting next to him.

The teenager had spiked hair in all different colors: green, red, orange, and blue.

My dad kept staring at him.
 
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What is a website "hit"?

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Have you ever heard of the term "hit?" Do you have any idea what it refers to in means of the Internet world? If you have heard of it, are you really sure you know what it means? The reason I ask is because there is a big misconception
 
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Actual call centre conversations !!!!!

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Actual call centre conversations !!!!!

Customer: "I've been ringing 0800 2100 for two days and can't get through to enquiries, can you help?".
Operator: "Where did you get that number from, sir?".
Customer: "It was on the door to the Travel Centre".
Operator: "Sir, they are our opening hours".
 
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The Insane Rage of the Same-Sex Marriage Mob

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Before Election Day, national media handwringers forged a wildly popular narrative: The right was, in the words of New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, gripped by "insane rage." Outbreaks of incivility (some real, but mostly imagined) were proof positive of the extremist takeover of the Republican Party. The cluck-cluckers and tut-tutters shook with fear.
 
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Today's Sign of the Apocalypse: Taco Bell Taking on 50 Cent in Court

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NEW YORK - Rapper 50 Cent is facing a challenge to his street cred — from Taco Bell.

Lawyers for the fast-food chain are calling his federal lawsuit, filed in Manhattan, another attempt to "burnish his gangsta rapper persona by distorting beyond all recognition a bona fide, good faith offer."
 
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Not Your Father's Marketing Campaign

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In a tough economy, with businesses and consumers cutting back on spending, even the best advertising may not be enough to sway shoppers. Right now, PR is an indispensable part of a campaign thanks to its influence over consumers' buying decisions. When asked to rank the factors that sway them to buy a product or service, many Americans cite reading about it or seeing a recommendation.
 
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Preacher Appeals Sentence for Article Predicting God Would Smite Judge

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An activist preacher in Michigan is appealing his sentence of up to 10 years in prison for writing an article predicting that God would smite the judge who oversaw his trial and conviction for paying patrons of a soup kitchen to vote.
 
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