September 2010
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If this story were true, it would make me a little more hopeful about humanity. Weird, huh?
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Truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just have to find the ones worth...
– Bob Marley (via 500daysofkissingmypillow)
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Why Does Spicy Food Taste Hot? →
It turns out that capsaicin – the active ingredient in spicy food – binds to a special class of vanilloid receptor inside our mouth called VR1 receptors. After capsaicin binds to these receptors, the sensory neuron is depolarized, and it sends along a signal indicating the presence of spicy stimuli. But here’s the strange part: VR1 receptors weren’t designed to detect capsaicin. They bind spicy...
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I’m not afraid of death, and there is not one iota of suicide in me. All I...
– At MadCon, an ailing Harlan Ellison will say goodbye - Isthmus | The Daily Page
Yogurt expiration dates are to be taken most seriously.
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The only thing I like about the bible is that it is a book.
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The poll, conducted by the Pew Research Center, found a sharp rise in the number...
– Poll: 1 In 5 Americans Believe Obama Is A Cactus | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
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A Pumpkin Muffin from Dunkin’ Donuts has more...
yourmindblown:
The Pumpkin Muffin has 600 calories, but McDonald’s famous burger has a mere 540! If you hold the cheese and the special sauce, the Big Mac is a full 200 calories less than the muffin! ( 1, 2)
-Your Mind Blown-
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“I find that people seem to think religion brings morals and appreciation of nature. I actually think it detracts from both.” Linus Torvalds
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listening to "Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun" →
Cool Song Of the Day. Jimi Hendrix died forty years ago today. Dammit…
listening to "Iggy Pop - Some Weird Sin" →
Cool Song of the Day, Runner Up.
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listening to "Bad Religion - Atheist Peace" →
Cool Song Of the Day. Gee, I wonder why this has been playing in my head for the last few hours? http://bit.ly/daFs6w
It’s reasonable to suggest that Americans shouldn’t be going out of their way to...
– WRONG. As people who have freedom of speech, we should be going out of our way to mock and humiliate those who oppose the idea of freedom of speech. They should be shamed back into their caves.
Inside Opinion - » In Seattle, terror drives the First Amendment underground The News Tribune...
Let me be clear. NOBODY has theb right to not be offended. Not you, not me, not anybody.