Facts

11 Weirdest Facts From Around The World

John Oldale | Posted 04.26.2012

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John Oldale

Not a lot of people know how to turn back a Syrian war elephant in full implacable charge. Nor is it common knowledge that Liechtensteinian dentures used to glow in the dark. Yet there are some (well, me, mainly) who believe that such facts are eminently deserving of a more thorough airing.

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The Secret Service Has Had Worse Weeks, And Other Facts Getting Lost in the Scandal

Death Race | Posted 04.19.2012

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Death Race

To faithfully execute his office, the president needs to be able to go where he needs to go, and do what he needs to do, without distractions. It's in the nation's interest for the machinery of the presidency to run efficiently. If the Secret Service upstages the president, it makes his job -- whatever it is -- harder.

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Fact vs. Fiction: Vitamin Supplements

Posted 11.26.2011

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By Abigail Cuffey for YouBeauty Some people pop a multivitamin daily (or at least when they remember to take it), while others religiously swallow ...

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11 Myths You Thought Were True

Madeleine Crum | Posted 12.12.2011

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While Discovery Channel's "MythBusters" has seen to it that we no longer believe in goldfish with three-second memory spans or life-threatening quicks...

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13 Things To Think About While Flying

Brian Clegg | Posted 11.15.2011

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Brian Clegg

How can being 40,000 feet up in the sky, traveling at over 500 miles per hour, be anything other than amazing?

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14 Facts From Reddit's 'Today I Learned'

Posted 11.09.2011

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If you spend most of your time on the Internet surfing user-submitted aggregator site Reddit (and let's face it, why wouldn't you?), you've probably s...

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Wisconsin: Four Facts You Need to Know

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sally Kohn

What's happening in Wisconsin isn't about budget deficits or government spending or even public employee benefits. It's class war, wherein the big business, conservative Right tries to pit working class Americans against one another.

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Tax Cuts Vs. Unemployment

Larry Beinhart | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Beinhart

NEVER EVER LET THE FACTS MATTER TAX CUTS USUALLY LEAD TO HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT TAX INCREASES LEAD TO LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT Since 1950 we have had five tax...

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The War on Intellectualism Pt. 2: Mainstream Media Madness

Waymon Hudson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Waymon Hudson

What used to be a proud tradition of finding the facts, truth, and coming to an independent conclusion to inform the public has become a fractured, tabloid regurgitation of party spin and talking points.

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Trust, Factchecking, and the News Media Landscape To Come

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

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Craig Newmark

Among news organizations, the successful survivors will be the ones that build a culture of trust, largely by checking facts, and not tolerating disinformation.

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The Madding Crowd

Dick Heller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dick Heller

Trust the reasonable man at the helm. Don't deride him for calling things complicated. Let's quiet down, listen for the rational discussion, and let cooler heads prevail.

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Time Magazine Fact Checks Fox News: No Jail Time For People Who Don't Buy Health Insurance

Time | Kate Pickert | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fox News's Bill O'Reilly raked Coburn over the coals for his comment about the network. O'Reilly said no one had ever appeared on Fox News and told vi...

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Have You Had Your "Information Debris " Today?

Caryl Rivers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Caryl Rivers

The beliefs held by "Truthers" and "Birthers" were culled not from mailings from extremist groups or the creepy websites of the lunatic fringe. They were discussed by the mainstream media.

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Just the Facts, Ma'am

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

While important I refuse to call this meeting a "summit," since Democratic and Republican politicians squabbling simply does not reach the heights of two nuclear powers tensely sitting down to talk about missiles.

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Our Own Facts

Gary Hart | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gary Hart

Simply waving signs accusing the president of being a socialist or claiming our present predicament began after the last election neglects common sense, history, standard economic policies, and the facts.

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Are you asking the right question?

Stefan Aschan | Posted 11.17.2011

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Stefan Aschan

If you change the meaning you give something, you can immediately change your emotions. Internal communication and the right questions can change your emotions and focus.

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Fake News Is the Real News

Roderick Spencer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Roderick Spencer

It strikes me as downright surreal that Stewart and Colbert, and not the 'real' anchorpersons, seem to be the people on TV who actively adhere to concepts like fairness, primary sources and facts.

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Twenty-Six Lies About Health Care Reform

FactCheck.org | Posted 05.25.2011

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Our inbox has been overrun with messages asking us to weigh in on a mammoth list of claims about the House health care bill. The chain e-mail purports...

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Dose of Truth: Five Facts About Health Care Reform

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sally Kohn

My favorite outrageous lie about health care reform is the "gay conspiracy", whereby reform will not only put our elderly out to float on icebergs, but adorn those icebergs with men in leather chaps and feather boas.

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Friday Talking Points [89] -- Fighting Crazy

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

The media is not completely responsible for the state of the debate over healthcare reform. The Democrats have done such a poor job of presenting their case that they really bear the lion's share of blame.

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Dinner Conversation: 5 Fun Food Facts To Share At Your BBQ

Lindsay Mannering | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lindsay Mannering

If you're one of the 66 million people headed to a barbeque today, consider taking the hot dog out of your mouth for just two seconds to wow your friends with these five fun food facts about the Fourth.

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