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US Government Against #FartingAtWork, Employee Reprimanded
A Social Security Administration employee in Baltimore was formally reprimanded in writing for excessive workplace flatulence, and the internet noticed.
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Lifestyle
Latin Americans the Happiest and Singaporeans the Saddest People on Earth
Gallup's 2012 global wellbeing poll found Latin Americans the most positive people on earth and Singaporeans the least, proving money is not happiness.
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Lifestyle
The Soul of December
A meditation on December: the year's final month as a season of reckoning, ritual, and the quiet arithmetic of what the year added up to.
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Christian Parents Group to Sue School Over Yoga Classes
Christian parents in Encinitas, California threatened to sue their school district over classroom yoga, calling it Eastern religious indoctrination.
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India Politics
Big B Asks: If Goddesses Are Worshiped in India, How Can We Treat Girls So Badly?
Days after the December 2012 Delhi gang rape, Amitabh Bachchan asked the question haunting India: a nation that worships goddesses yet brutalizes daughters.
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Scientists Unlock the Puzzle of Why People Are Gay
In December 2012, researchers proposed that epigenetic 'epi-marks' explain homosexuality, offering a new answer to an old evolutionary puzzle.
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Pope on Twitter
Pope Benedict XVI joined Twitter on December 12, 2012, sending his first tweet to the world's Catholics and to anyone else paying attention.
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Vegan Indian Wedding
Diet, fashion, and now weddings: Indian couples are giving the big fat wedding a vegan twist, from dairy-free feasts to cruelty-free finery.
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Paris Hit by Wave of Street Muggings and Grave Robberies
Thieves dug up dozens of graves at Paris's Pantin cemetery for gold teeth, and gravediggers were among those arrested in the 2012 crime wave.
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8 Places Where You Shouldn't Travel Alone
From Russia's paperwork maze to India's beautiful chaos, eight destinations where even seasoned travelers are smarter with a guide at their side.
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Text Messages Direct to Your Contact Lens
Belgian researchers built a curved LCD display that fits inside a contact lens, promising text messages and directions projected straight onto the eye.
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Charlie Bit My Finger Hits Half a Billion YouTube Views
When Charlie Bit My Finger passed 500 million YouTube views in 2012, the 56-second home video became the defining artifact of the early viral internet.
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Woman Sued for $750,000 for Writing Scathing Yelp Review
Jane Perez was sued for $750,000 over her Yelp reviews of contractor Christopher Dietz. The case became a landmark fight over online free speech.
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Lifestyle
Hundreds of Donated Gifts Stolen From Church
Thieves stole thousands of dollars in donated Christmas gifts from St. Anne's Parish in Shrewsbury, MA. Then Hasbro stepped in to replace them all.
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Lifestyle
Christmas Tree Banned
Seniors at The Willows in Newhall protested a 2012 order to remove their Christmas tree. The management company backed down within a day.
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Interesting
Key Ingredient For Successful Marriage: Husbands, Be Close To Your Wife's Parents
Researcher Terri Orbuch found that when husbands felt close to their wives' parents, couples reported happier marriages. The in-law effect is real.
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Fresh Vs Organic Vegetables and Fruits: Which Is Better?
Organic or fresh? USDA scientist Gene Lester's research suggests the question is wrong: what matters is how recently produce was picked and handled.
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Tandoori Turkey App For Thanksgiving
Back in 2012, a 99-cent Android app promised to rescue Thanksgiving with tandoori turkey, kalakand, and five more fusion recipes. The idea outlived the app.
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Business
Retailers Ruining Every Holiday?
In 2012, Walmart opened at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving and Target at 9. The Black Friday creep had officially swallowed the holiday itself.
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FDNY Firefighter Says He Was Ostracized for Going Vegetarian
In 2012, FDNY firefighter Anthony Harper said colleagues harassed him after he quit the firehouse meals and went vegetarian. The department denied it.
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