Jeremy Taylor
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School Forbids 13-Year Old Boy From Growing Mustache For Movember
Gus Hooker of Bedforshire, England has a couple really good reasons to take part in "Movember," the month-long initiative to raise awareness and funds for men's cancer research.
The first is that the 13-year old's grandfather is currently recovery from cancer. The second is that Hooker is the rare 13-year-old who can grow a solid mustache.
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Nine-Year-Old’s Dying Wish Granted Thanks to Facebook
There is nothing worse than a story about a nine-year-old dying of cancer. The best we can hope for out of one is something like this -- overwhelming humanity from strangers in the face of tragedy.
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5-Hour Energy Drink Could Maybe Kill You
You think you know exactly what you are getting when you drink a 5-Hour Energy, because its name is so obvious and descriptive But what its name doesn't tell you is that those five hours of energy might just kill you.(*dramatic trumpet blast*)
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Study Links Flu During Pregnancy to Autism
What exactly causes autism is still uncertain, but researchers are investigating the possibility that a mother having the flu while she is pregnant may increase the likelihood of her child being born with the condition.
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80-Year-Old Denied Service at Hooters Because He Didn’t Have His ID
When you're in your twenties and a bartender, bouncer or waitresses doesn't ask for your ID you feel sort of good -- like you're getting away with something.
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Rappers Rob Studio, Leave Song Behind as Evidence
Two men entered a recording studio as rappers and left as robbers. But its something they left behind that might do the thieves in.
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Duke University Offers Course In ‘The O.C.’
College classes based on TV shows aren't a new thing, as series such as 'The Simpsons,' 'The Sopranos' and 'The Wire' have made their way into course catalogs.
Thanks to Duke University, the latest show to make the lecture hall is 'The O.C,' the popular teen drama that ran between 2003 and 2007.
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Indianapolis Colts Shave Heads to Honor Cancer Stricken Coach
It's been quite a season for the Indianapolis Colts. Led by rookie quarterback Andrew Luck, they find themselves 5 and 3, a surprising improvement from last year when they were among the league's worst teams.
The Colts have been quick to credit their first year head coach Chuck Pagano for setting the tone for their turnaround. But Pagano has actually been absent from the team since September, when he was diagnosed with leukemia.
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Nine-Year-Old Spends Parents’ Life Savings on Candy
What does a nine-year-old do with $4,000? Buy candy. A lot of candy.
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Guy Takes Pregnancy Test as a Goof and Learns He Has Cancer
Like dogs, guys like to pee on new and interesting things. So when Redditor CappnPoopdeck spotted a pregnancy test that his ex-girlfriend had left in his medicine cabinet, the urge to urinate on it and see what would happen was obviously pretty overwhelming.
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See the Students of ‘Higher Learning’ Then and Now
In John Singleton’s 1995 film ‘Higher Learning,’ a group of students attend the fictional Columbus University. The diverse, good-looking cast may have looked like they came straight out of a college brochure photo, but the situation on campus turns out to be a lot less idyllic than that.
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Planning to Tweet or Instagram Your Ballot? You May Be Committing a Felony
Voting in a presidential election is pretty exciting. And, these days, when we do something exciting we want to tell the world about it through social network sites like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
But while there may be a temptation to take a photo of your completed ballot and post it on the internet with pride, it's not a very good idea. In fact in states like Wisconsin it's a felony to let anybody else see your ballot or a photo of your ballot.