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Why Is Friday the 13th Considered to Be Bad Luck?
Many of us have long seen Friday the 13th as day of bad omens. The date has been considered bad luck for many years, but why is that?
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Turns Out We’ve Been Making New Year’s Resolutions For 4,000 Years
As we welcome in the new year, a common activity across many cultures is the setting of new year resolutions. New year represents a significant temporal milestone in the calendar when many people set new goals for the year ahead. Here in Australia, over 70% of men and women (over 14 million Australians) are reported…
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You Should Probably Delete Your Google Data – Here’s How
Google collects lots of data, which is used to curate content recommendations on services like Google Play and YouTube, and to market ads to you.
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Did Pompeii’s ‘Masturbating Man’ Really Jerk off While Lava Flooded the City?
If you were suddenly frozen in time, there are a few things (I’d imagine) you would rather not be caught doing. This is the unfortunate fate many believe to have befallen the “masturbating man” of Pompeii. In 79 BCE, the ancient Roman city of Pompeii was buried in the volcanic ash of Mount Vesuvius, a…