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Humans are obsessed with sugar. And sugar substitutes. Regarding the latter, you might have heard of the one in the
The World Baseball Classic Explained
Baseball, among those who still pay attention, takes some heat for labeling the pinnacle of its sport as the World
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The world is full of inspiration. Which got me thinking—why can’t I contribute to the ever-expanding sea of motivational reflections?
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It’s huge. Unapologetic. Contradictory. And growing rapidly. Here are 25 random facts about Texas, with the disclaimer that as the
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After a recent post on Philadelphia, I was greeted on social media with some helpful feedback. This is written childishly
Stop Comparing the US to Tiny Countries
Comparing the US to other countries is everyone’s favorite pastime. And I get it. The country has problems. Gun violence.
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By this point, music streaming—also known as accessing a massive digital music library somewhere in the cloud—is second nature. Several
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