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Illinois Mayor Asks His Citizens to Attempt the Impossible – Boycott Gas Stations
It’s no secret that gas prices have reached astronomical levels, but one town’s gas prices have apparently gotten so high that its mayor has gotten fed up with pumping money into the pumps.
That mayor is Tim Baldermann of New Lenox, Illinois, and he’s called for a boycott of the gas stations in his suburban town.
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13 Completely Outrageous Ways to Quit Your Job
Unemployment might be high, but confidence is returning to the job market in ways other than companies that are willing to spend extra money for extravagances like working bathrooms and pencils.
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Subwoofer Trick Will Make You Question the Physics of Reality
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12 Obvious Signs That You Were Born Mean
They say that some people are born under a bad sign or born with a mean streak — but we’re sick to death of talking about Mel Gibson.
It turns out that those tired cliches may not be that far from the truth. A study conducted at the University of Buffalo found that people with a tendency to be meaner had attitudes that were partially shaped by their genetic code responding to their negative view of their environment.
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11 Strange Lease Terms for a Haunted House
Since so many people are moving out of their homes these days due to the tough economy, ghosts can enjoy the solitude of living all alone without the pesky living causing any trouble.
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What Are Some of the Nation’s Fastest Growing Industries?
Some industries like real estate and the newspaper industry might have taken a noticeable nose dive during the recent downturn in the economy, but others have seen an equally noticeable rise.
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What Industry Has the Highest Unemployment Rate?
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Ever Wonder Why Dogs Stick Their Head Out of Car Windows? Well, Wonder No More
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It never fails. You load Fido into the car, head off to your destination and the little guy has his nose pressed up against the glass as he whimpers for freedom until you crack the window. Then he sticks his big dopey head out of it for the entire trip.
Why do they do that? Mental_Floss has the answer.
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Police Help Blind Woman Get Her Handwritten Novel Back
Nothing irks us more as writers than thinking up a great idea and forgetting it because we didn’t commit it to paper. This very lucky writer ain’t got nothing on us.
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Scientific Study Finds Some Toxin-Free Nail Polish Has (Surprise!) Toxins
A study of different “toxin-free” nail products shows they may not be living up to their labels.
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12 Ways You Can Tell That You Need a New Accountant
The deadline to pay for your taxes is just a couple of weeks away and if that’s a surprise to you, perhaps you should stop reading now and start looking in the phone book for an accountant who owns a calendar (or at least gives you a free one when you pay him).
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Suspect Gives Police Fake Name, Forgets Real One Is Tattooed On Arm
The worst thing you can do when you’re staring into the judging beam of a police officer’s flashlight is lie to them, whether you did the thing they are accusing you of or not. This is officially worse than that.