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The Power of Renaming Things
In 1977, fish merchant Lee Lantz traveled to Chile and "discovered" the toothfish, a species the locals deemed too oily to eat. Thirty years ...
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Solzhenitsyn on Truth
Author and Soviet Union prison camp survivor Alexander Solzhenitsyn died on August 3, 2008, at age 89. Solzhenitsyn, so full of wisdom, has often been ...
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Knowing the Best Defense
In the United States, mountain lions are the animal regarded as the number one human predator. Author and naturalist Craig Childs was on foot doing research ...
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The Teacher Who Couldn't Read
Do you ever feel that if anyone found out the truth about you, you'd be finished? Do you go through life basically trying to convince others that ...
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Research on Honesty and Deceit
In 2008, New York Magazine ran a comprehensive article about research concerning kids and lying. In one study researchers gathered a group of children ...
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Man Crashes Wearing Fake Seat Belt
Seatbelts can be a hassle. Some people just don't want to be bothered even when the law requires them to buckle up. According to the Associated Press, ...
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Why We Lie
Bella DePaulo, a visiting professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who specializes in studying forms of human deception, asked college ...
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Man Puts Hope in Counterfeit Money
Have you ever had high hopes for something and then seen those hopes crumble to pieces? It happened to one man in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His story ...
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Lying Takes More Brain Energy
A study at Temple University School of Medicine found that lying takes more brain energy than telling the truth. Participants were divided into two groups. ...
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River Gorge Is Beautiful, but Deadly
In the vicinity of Richmond, Vermont, you'll find the Huntington River Gorge. It's a beautiful spot—but it's also quite deadly. In the ...
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