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Have You Ever Looked at Your Facebook Privacy Settings? 13 Million Users Haven’t

A large number of users haven’t tried to access their privacy settings since they signed up with Facebook.

A new report from Consumer Reports found that 13 million users have failed to do just that, despite Facebook’s attempts to update and strengthen their privacy system and settings.


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Study Reveals Lots of Parents Use Facebook to Spy on Their Kids

Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter may have eroded levels of privacy by giving people a place to post every facet of their lives and the people around them. However, it’s also given parents a way of doing some sneaky snooping into their children’s lives.


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10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Titanic

The sinking of the infamous RMS Titanic in 1912 has gone down (no pun intended) as the most famous ocean liner disaster in history, thanks in part to popular culture’s take on the topic from the 1958 Roy Ward Baker film ‘A Night to Remember’ to James Cameron’s legendary blockbuster ‘Titanic.’ And yet the legend surrounding this infamous boat (and the 1,500-plus people it took down with it) has surpassed some of the actual events that transpired in the icy North Atlantic Ocean.

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Easter

As far as holidays go, Easter might not be as popular as Christmas or Halloween, but it still has traditions and treats that can raise anyone’s spirit, mood or blood sugar level.

The most interesting part of this annual celebration of Spring and rebirth is the supposed difference in the ways they are celebrated.

Category: Holidays
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About April Fool’s Day

Every year on April 1st, office water coolers are spiked with white wine and computer mouses are glued to desks. Every year on college campuses, half empty buckets of water are placed on the top of dorm room doors and passed out bros are covered with marker ink. And throughout the world, the sound of chuckling and cackling can be heard echoing across its borders.

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘Mister Rogers’

It would be very hard to find someone who had a television in their house growing up and didn’t spend a big chunk of their childhood basking in the warm glow of Mr. Rogers’ beatific smile. Today we celebrate the great man’s birthday (he would’ve been 84) with a few things you might not know about his historic children’s TV show. 

Category: Weird News
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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Leprechauns

Few icons from folklore and mythology have been branded and co-opted more than the leprechaun. Stories of their rare appearances and coveted pot of gold have permeated almost every aspect of popular culture. They have become so synonymous with Irish culture that the streets are filled with tall green hats and green coats every St. Patrick’s Day. Their history, however, is far different from the traditional leprechauns that endlessly wander into bars and fight hangovers one weekend in March. Take a look at a few things you probably didn’t know about leprechauns.

Category: Weird News
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Man Who Thought He Lost His Dog to Tornado Has Tearful Reunion

Whoever says the news doesn’t print enough good news these days needs to see these photos of a victim of the recent tornadoes finding the dog he lost in the storms.

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The Most Controversial Super Bowl Ads of All Time [VIDEOS]

Super Bowl ads tend to have more longevity than traditional commercials thanks to their large budgets, creative freedom and overall goal to keep you glued to the TV between quarters. Some, however, aren't remembered for the joy they brought but rather for the public outcry they produced.

Category: Sports
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The Greatest Super Bowl Ads of All Time [VIDEOS]

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The Super Bowl might bring the promise of glory to one group of lucky fans and humiliating and bitter defeat to another, but for the rest of the universe, it's a chance to enjoy some primo, top-of-the-line adver-tainment.

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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Giving a day of commemoration to one of the world's most instrumental civil rights leaders whose peaceful words and deeds contributed to a whole new understanding of equality and brotherhood seems like a no-brainer. Martin Luther King Day's history, however, was fraught with controversy and took years just to get on the federal government's official calendars.

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Remember John Parr’s ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’? Get Ready for ‘Tim Tebow’s Fire’ [VIDEO]

Move along ‘Super Bowl Shuffle.’ Stand aside ‘We Are the 49ers’. The NFL officially has its newest and most annoying team song. Except this one is just for the Denver Broncos– it’s dedicated to one player. Yes, Tim Tebow has his own theme song, courtesy of ’80s relic John Parr of ‘St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)’ fame.


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