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If the throngs of crazed customers clutching registry printouts at Crate & Barrel are any indication, wedding season is once again upon us. Before you head off to the next joyous union on your jam-packed calendar, let's take a moment to reflect on the rich history of marriage celebrations and revel in the realization that weddings are, at their core, incredibly bizarre. 1. The White Wedding Dress Technically, today's wedding gowns aren't white. 2. Remember that "Women's Studies" class you considered taking in college? 3. Talk about your runaway brides—the original duty of a "Best Man" was to serve as armed backup for the groom in case he had to resort to kidnapping his intended bride away from disapproving parents. The best man stands guard next to the groom right up through the exchange of vows (and later, outside the newlyweds' bedroom door), just in case anyone should attack or if a non-acquiescent bride should try to make a run for it. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Cincinnati Wedding Photographer, Formal and Photojournalistic Photographs Cleaning Tips - Spring Cleaning Tips,House Cleaning Tips, cleaning products reviews,Good Housekeeping Magazines Easy RSVP Tracking Add a black light pen to the eqation of your RSVPs, and you're golden! Image Source I saw this post a while ago, and only now remembered to post this on here! I forget how I stumbled on this, but c'mon, is this not genius! I showed this to the FI and he thought it was the coolest thing. This would be so helpful for all your wonderful family and friends who forget to write their names on the RSVP cards from the invitations or save the date magnets, or even forget to fill in whether or not they're coming! With this, you just number your guest list and write that corresponding number on your RSVP card. **UPDATE**Silly me, I forgot to post where to get these amazing pens!

How to Get High Cleaning Your Closet Yep, high as a kite from decluttering my closet and nothing more. This is good stuff. It's all natural. I love to organize, sort, and purge my things. I have some good, simple rules to follow while closet cleaning. Have you worn this in the past year? Then I look at all the black T-shirts, white button-ups, and other basics I think I need to hang onto and ask myself again: Have you worn this in a year? If I answer "No" to any of these questions, then the item gets bagged and donated. Of course, I had no idea that closet cleaning could get even better than this. I read this advice on the plane and could barely contain myself from cleaning out my closet when I got home (I waited until morning). Gretchen advises us to ask some questions similar to mine above PLUS these winners: Am I keeping this item because I have buyer's remorse? Say goodbye to that blouse I ordered online that makes me look like I'm wearing a ruffled tablecloth. Oh yeah, this is the good stuff. Related post:

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Dunning–Kruger effect Cognitive bias about one's own skill The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their abilities. Some researchers also include the opposite effect for high performers: their tendency to underestimate their skills. In popular culture, the Dunning–Kruger effect is often misunderstood as a claim about general overconfidence of people with low intelligence instead of specific overconfidence of people unskilled at a particular task. The Dunning–Kruger effect is usually measured by comparing self-assessment with objective performance. There are disagreements about what causes the Dunning–Kruger effect. There are disagreements about the Dunning–Kruger effect's magnitude and practical consequences. Definition[edit] The Dunning–Kruger effect is defined as the tendency of people with low ability in a specific area to give overly positive assessments of this ability. David Dunning Explanations[edit] [edit] Statistical[edit]

Wedding Dresses Perfect for You on Your Special Day | Da Vinci Bridal Human World Human World The women of the Tiwi tribe in the South Pacific are married at birth. When Albert Einstein died, his final words died with him. The nurse at his side didn't understand German. St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was not Irish. The lance ceased to be an official battle weapon in the British Army in 1927. St. Many sailors used to wear gold earrings so that they could afford a proper burial when they died. Some very Orthodox Jew refuse to speak Hebrew, believing it to be a language reserved only for the Prophets. A South African monkey was once awarded a medal and promoted to the rank of corporal during World War I. Born 4 January 1838, General Tom Thumb's growth slowed at the age of 6 months, at 5 years he was signed to the circus by P.T. Because they had no proper rubbish disposal system, the streets of ancient Mesopotamia became literally knee-deep in rubbish. The Toltecs, Seventh-century native Mexicans, went into battle with wooden swords so as not to kill their enemies.

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HOW TO CHEAT AT EVERYTHING Over lunch with Simon Lovell, a fascinating former card shark, Allison Schrager learns all sorts of things about how swindlers operate ... Special to MORE INTELLIGENT LIFE "I can spot someone's weakness a mile away. In any room I can pick out the best target," says Simon Lovell, reformed con artist and famed magician, when asked over lunch about the root of his talents. "Take that woman over there." He motions across the room towards a lady speaking to a man engrossed in his menu--"vulnerable, needy, looking for attention from the man she is with, but he won't give it to her. "Or that man over there, over-dressed, too neat, over-confident, thinks he is too smart to be taken." "But ultimately, anyone can be conned, if you have the balls to do it." Simon Lovell should know. Presently, instead of subjecting people to cons, Mr Lovell stars in a one-man off-Broadway show, "Strange and Unusual Hobbies". It requires avid study of psychology and body language. But I would make a poor con artist.

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