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• newBoy Scouts To Allow Gay Youths
  Delegates to the annual meeting of the Boy Scouts of America made a monumental statement Thursday, voting to allow openly gay youths to join scouting.
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• newYou Can Watch A Brain Surgery On Vine
  UCLA Health welcomed the world to watch a brain surgery through live Vine videos and Instagram photos posted on Twitter.
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• new20 Things Most Americans Don’t Know About History
  History is something that’s best shared with others, debated and endlessly discussed. But before you take part in all of that, you should probably know what you're talking about.
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• newThe Oral History Of NY1
  The story of the little channel that took on the big city, as told by the people who lived it.
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• newSex Doesn't Sell
  An old industry is in deep recession.
  - 4 hours ago, 23 May 13, 8:14pm -
• newThe 4 Key Points Of Barack Obama's Counterterrorism Speech
  President Obama addressed the nation on Thursday to defend his counterterrorism policies. For those of you who have no interest in actually paying close attention, here is the Cliff Notes version.
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• newWatch This Shrimp's Claw Create A Bubble Nearly As Hot As The Sun's Surface
  This shrimp closes its claw so fast that it rips apart water and creates bubble nearly as hot as the sun.
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• newHow To Fake Your Own Death
  First, buy a boat.
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• newMcDonald's Creates Highest Calorie Menu Item Ever
  The limited edition serving of fries is twice the size of a large portion and contains a whopping 1,142 calories - more than half the recommended daily calorie intake for women.
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• newThe Best Entries From Harvard’s Class Of 2003 Tenth Anniversary Report, Sans Context
  This week, we were delighted to find a thick, crimson-covered book in our mailbox: the Harvard Class of 2003 Tenth Anniversary Report. We opened it to find page after page of personal updates from the prestigious university’s Class of 2003 graduate…
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• newGText Syncs Your Android's Text Messages Directly with Gmail
  Chrome: Although Gmail can already send and receive text messages, it doesn't sync with your Android smartphone. Gtext, an extension from previously mentioned MightyText, sends and receives texts directly in Gmail using your mobile phone number. Sinc…
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• newWill getting an advanced degree limit your career options?
  Great discussions are par for the course here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may have missed. Check out these discussions and…
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• newDeadspin Bicycle Pumps Are The Worst | Lifehacker Nine Things You Should and Shouldn't Do If You Los
  Deadspin Bicycle Pumps Are The Worst | Lifehacker Nine Things You Should and Shouldn't Do If You Lose Your Job | io9 12 Underrated or Overlooked TV Shows to Marathon This Weekend | Jalopnik This Is Why People Think Ford Truck Drivers Are Asshats | Va…
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• newBest External Battery Pack/Phone Charger?
  If you've ever watched your phone's battery die before you could charge it again, you know a good, portable battery pack is a lifesaver. However, they're not all made equally—some are definitely more useful (and more functional) than others. This w…
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• newNine Things You Should and Shouldn't Do If You Lose Your Job
  Most of us wouldn’t think to associate the words "joblessness" and "fun," but unemployment coach Katie DeVito says she wouldn’t have it any other way: "The best thing that ever happened to me was getting laid off."Read more...    
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• newPowerInbox Adds Your Social Network Feeds to Your Email Sidebar
  Social networks have a nasty habit of yanking you out of what you're doing. PowerInbox lets you keep up with what's happening without leaving your email tab.Read more...    
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• newWe're doing the Ask Lifehacker Podcast live right now!
  We're doing the Ask Lifehacker Podcast live right now! Come watch us and ask a question if you've got one. We'll answer as many as we can!Read more...    
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• newHow Much Did Your Computer Cost?
  Your computer is a centerpiece of productivity and worth a level of investment. How much money do you put into yours, though? Moreover, how much does it cost to maintain?Read more...    
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• newShow Us Your Favorite Smart Playlist
  Whether it's built in or available through add-ons, most music players allow you to create smart playlists based on criteria you set. They can match specific genres, dates, and speeds, or use just about any other music data you can think of. We'd lik…
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• newFix Google+'s Biggest Annoyances with These Userscripts
  Last week at Google I/O, the company's social network got a big facelift. In some ways, it looks great, but it also introduced a slew of new problems. Enter userscripts to clean things up.Read more...    
  - 5 hours ago, 23 May 13, 7:00pm -

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• new3D printed bio-absorbable splint saves baby with otherwise fatal impaired breathing
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O82nC9ro6Io Elijah sez, "Recent news has been all about the commercial use of 3D printing - from food to weaponry. But recently, doctors at the University of Michigan used quick thinking and 3D printing technology to sa…
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• newMcThanks
  Matthew says: "Charles Ramsay, the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive in Cleveland, is getting complimentary McDonald's for the next year."    
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• newProsthetic tentacle
  Taiwanese design student Kaylene Kau created this motorized prosthetic tentacle for a class project: "For this project we were pushed by our Professor to push the boundaries of current upper-limb prosthetic design. Through extensive research I found…
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• newHow London cops use social media to spy on protest movements
  Juha sez, "If you're going to build a protest movement, it might be better to stay off Facebook and Twitter because the cops are fully tuned into social media these days. The Open Source Intelligence Unit at London's Metropolitan Police Service has a…
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• newLuke Skywalker's pants sold for $36,000
  Luke Skywaler's filthy Levi's worn in the original Star Wars just sold at auction for $36,100. The "sand-colored 'cotton drill'" Levi's were customized by famed London costume-maker Bermans & Nathans. "Lot #555: Mark Hamill's Screen-Worn Hero Pants i…
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• newWalktopus: 5' tall bronze
  There's a lot of personality in Scott Musgrove's 5' tall bronze entitled "Walktopus." If that's a bit on the large side, there's a 20" version, too. Sculpture (Thanks, Scott!)    
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• newBoards of Canada: Reach for the Dead (from "Tomorrow's Harvest," 2013)
  A first music video from the long-awaited new album 'Tomorrow's Harvest' by Boards of Canada.    
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• newCrowdsourced advice with author A.J. Jacobs
  A.J. Jacobs is the author of some of my favorite books. In his 2005 book, The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World, A.J. committed himself to read the entire print edition of Encyclopedia Britannica. In 2007…
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• newFull text of Obama’s speech on national security, drones, and new promises to close GTMO
  Here is the full text of President Obama’s May 23 speech on national security, as prepared for delivery today. The President was interrupted by Medea Benjamin of Code Pink, who challenged him on the urgency of closing Guantanamo Bay prison. He then…
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• newVermont passes anti-patent-troll law
  Vermont has passed a state-level law that allows companies to sue patent trolls who make deceptive claims in legal threats against them, and has used it to sue the notorious trolls at MPHJ, who say that anyone who scans a document over a network owes…
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• Elegant Themes Giveaway – 3 Developer Accounts Worth $89 Each!
  [Updated: 22/5] Congrats to the 3 winners. Mitch from ElegantThemes will be in touch with you guys. Thanks everyone for participating. ElegantThemes is giving away 3 Developer Accounts which are valued at $89 each! With a Developer Account, you get a…
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• WP Theme: MetroStore for Ecommerce
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• WP Theme: Flick for Magazines
  A clean, media-oriented WordPress theme that is perfect for bloggers who have media content such as photographs, images, graphics and other media. My Theme Shop Key Features of Flick Unlimited color schemes Unlimited background patterns Responsive de…
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• WP Theme: Crave for Food
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• WP Theme: GamingZone for Magazines
  Designed for gaming portals, gaming news websites… Every element is well crafted and makes your site look professional with maximum exposure to your content. Magazine3 Key Features of GamingZone Responsive design Featured content slider Star rating…
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• WP Theme: Agency Pro for Businesses
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• WP Theme: The Muse for Blogging
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• WP Theme: Foxy for Businesses
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• WP Theme: Epik for Portfolios
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