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WHAT WE FOUND
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Free Money’s Fine Print
Free money. Sounds like something we can only dream of. Well not for this guy. He discovered it was a real thing back in 2011 and pulled AU$1.6 million out of thin air. Private jets, fancy dinners, you name it. But the guilt caught up faster than the money did. What it cost him. ›
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This Simpsons Joke Was So Controversial, Fox Removed It
The Simpsons has caused plenty of controversy over the years. Only once did the showrunners have to go back and change an episode because of it. What did it. ›
 
MORE GOOD STUFF
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The Man Who Wheeled Himself Around the World
Rick Hansen fought the idea of a wheelchair, but then it became a vehicle for his freedom. He wheeled 40,000 kilometres across 34 countries, raised $26 million and destroyed a fair bit of stigma along the way. Man in motion. ›
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Your Perception of Time Is, in Fact, Warped
Time goes even quicker as you get older. Or does it? It seems we have lost the art of letting our brains do all the work and just letting ourselves be present in the moment. Maybe too much time staring at screens is what is speeding the years up. Why it feels that way. ›
 
TOP SHELF
What’s the difference between Bud Light and Coors Light beers? 6 of the most unusual road signs around the world. The cool free public art in New York. What would happen if Earth’s water suddenly disappeared? And scientists may have found a new organ in the skull.
 
ONE TO FOLLOW
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LAST WORD
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.”
— JAMES CLEAR