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Woman’s Obituary Is a Resumé for Heaven
Beatrice Fediuk decided to write a resumé for heaven as her obituary. When she finally passed at age 94, the Winnipeg Free Press printed the resumé ...
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Nature Is Stubborn
Brett McCracken writes in his book, The Wisdom Pyramid:
I live in Southern California, where climate-controlled houses and air-conditioned cars give us ...
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31-Year-Old Climber Completes Solo, Gear-Free Summit of Yosemite's El Capitan
In Yosemite National Park stands a 3,000-foot wall of granite known as El Capitan. It's long been a rock climber's dream, but it's a daring dream. Reaching ...
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Logician Succumbs to Distorted Reality
Kurt Gödel was a history-making logician and mathematician who died in 1978. In his later years, while working at the renowned Institute for Advanced ...
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Actor Ben Affleck Reflects on Our Brokenness
In a 2016 interview in The New York Times, award-winning actor Ben Affleck reflected on the pressure to hide our broken areas. When he watches other movies ...
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High-Wire Walker on the Dangers of Invincibility
The Walk is the 2015 motion picture, and true story, about high-wire artist Philippe Petit. In 1974 he fulfilled his dream of walking between the World ...
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New Parachute Inventor Plunges to Death
On February 22, 1911, Gaston Hervieu climbed the Eiffel Tower to test a new parachute for pilots. He checked the wind, took a nervous breath, and began ...
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40 Percent of Men on Dating Site Claim Genius Status
There's nothing wrong with thinking that you're smart. You probably are pretty smart, and we commend your healthy esteem and belief in yourself. But healthy ...
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Mercedes Benz Ad on Temptation
A recent (2013) Super Bowl commercial advertized the Mercedes Benz CLA. The ad starts with thirty-something man sitting in a cafe. As the waitress serves ...
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ER Docs Learn from a Formula One Team
What could a team of medical doctors possibly learn about practicing medicine from a Formula One racing team? If the doctors remain teachable, maybe they ...
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