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The Bus Uncle

{ Article added: 06/10/2009 }
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The Bus Uncle is the name given to a video clip of a confrontation between an older man accused of talking too loudly on his cell phone by a younger man while the two were riding on a bus in ...Read More »

List of common misconceptions

{ Article added: 05/08/2009 }
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Through the years, many tidbits, anecdotes, and stories have entered popular culture and have been interpreted as facts when they are actually misconceptions. A sample of these misconceptions: George Washington did not have wooden teeth, Napoleon Bonaparte was slightly ...Read More »

Black bloc

{ Article added: 05/04/2009 }
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A black bloc is an often non-violent protest tactic utilized primarily by radical leftist activists. Originating in Germany in the 1980s with anti-nuclear activists, the protesters wear all black clothing along with ski masks and helmets. Also known ...Read More »

Pieing

{ Article added: 03/28/2009 }
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Largely used as a form of protest, pieing is the action of hitting a person in the face with a pie. The act has its origins in slapstick comedy in the early-to-mid 20th century, but since the 1970s has ...Read More »