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http://www.cracked.com/article_18421_6-insane-coincidences-you-wont-believe-actually-happened.html

6 Insane Coincidences You Won't Believe Actually Happened

We're not going to bullshit you. Look hard enough, and you can find "amazing" coincidences anywhere.
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http://io9.com/5894011/this-post+apocalyptic-short-animation-deserves-its-own-movie

This post-apocalyptic short animation deserves its own movie

Nice. Nowhere near something like K3loid or The Gift, tough. The biker is badly designed, looks like one of the thousands of japanese-oriented protagonists we've seen for the past 15 years, not resembling a real human not even in the best of lights. And the whole sequence is, frankly, not new at all.
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/02/adding-up-the-worlds-storage-and-computation-capacities.ars How much information can the world transmit, process, and store?

World's total CPU power: one human brain

Top 10 Space-Saving Household Projects

http://lifehacker.com/5740557/top-10-diy-space+saving-household-projects Whether you live in a tiny apartment or just have too much stuff, there's likely a lot of space you aren't using, like your walls, your ceilings, or the nooks and crannies in your furniture.
The following story is currently making the rounds on the Internet. The events probably didn’t happen exactly as described, but for my purposes it doesn’t really matter. Supposedly, a woman posted the following personal ad on Craigslist : http://www.freakonomics.com/2007/10/09/the-economics-of-gold-digging/

The Economics of Gold-Digging

Huan - Cat

A mythical creature that features in the ancient bestiaries of China. The Huan was a cat that had only one eye and three tails. It was believed that by wearing its skin, one would be cured of jaundice. The Huan is also the name of goat like creature from Chinese belief. Huan - Cat has been viewed 1917 times. Give Huan - Cat a rating: http://www.mythicalcreatureslist.com/mythical-creature/Huan+-+Cat
If you think all that nurse midwives do is deliver babies, think again. These health specialists provide highly personalized care throughout women's lives. Advanced degrees are becoming more and more vital for nurses. What does this mean for the field? Nursing is a great career option, and those that possess certain qualities can really excel.

The Impact of One - Nurses - Capella University

http://www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/impact-of-one-nurse/
People are more internet and tech savvy these days.

35 Websites For Free Ebooks Download

http://www.smashapps.org/2009/12/35-websites-for-free-ebooks-download.html
Library of Congress number 72-157115 (stolen from Library of Congress)

Vintage Vinyl:Steal This Book

http://www.tenant.net/Community/steal/steal.html#2.08.0
http://www.fastcompany.com/1492938/infographic-day-college-really-worth-it Is going to college really worth it? Probably so, but it's not that clear cut, and economics have been arguing the point for 30 years. Most studies tend to show that college-educated people end up making far more money in the course of their lifetimes.

Infographic of the Day: Is College Really Worth It? | Fast Compa

Cyber Security

The state of cyber security in both corporate and government arenas today touches virtually every part of society both physical and digital as the Internet becomes the equivalent of a pen as a necessary business device.

The Shadow Scholar - The Chronicle Review

By Ed Dante Editor's note: Ed Dante is a pseudonym for a writer who lives on the East Coast.