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What’s the Best Mother’s Day Gift? — Survey of the Day

According to a new survey, what mothers want for Mother’s Day and what the men in their lives think they want for Mother’s Day aren’t necessarily the same thing.


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10-Year-Old Boy Designs Video Game for His Blind Grandmother

10-year-old Dylan Viale has a very close relationship with his grandmother Sherry, who is blind. The two walk dogs and go to the movies together, and recently went to a Lego event where they helped build a giant Lego Yoda.

But because of her vision impairment, Dylan wasn’t able to share with his grandmother his love of video games. So the fifth-grader at Hidden Valley Elementary in Martinez, CA, did something about that — he developed a video game which blind and sighted people can play together.

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‘Caine’s Arcade’ Kid Gets Actual, Non-Cardboard Pinball Machine

If you haven’t watched the short film ‘Caine’s Arcade‘ yet, we highly suggest that you do. It’s about a nine-year -old named Caine Monroy who built a crazy innovative video arcade using mostly cardboard boxes. It’s also about the internet bringing people together to recognize something that is really cool, and wouldn’t have been recognized otherwise.

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What Are the Most Annoying Photos People Post on Facebook? — Survey of the Day

According to a new survey, your friends might not be as enamored with the photos you post on Facebook as you are.


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When Is the Happiest Time in Life? — Survey of the Day

While one might assume the happiest time in life is during the carefree days of childhood or the wild years of college, for most people it actually comes years after that.


Category: Studies
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Michael Bay Is Turning the ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Into Aliens For Some Reason

What do you get when you take the mutant out of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?”  That would be Michael Bay’s upcoming live-action movie adaptation of the popular pizza-loving crimefighters.

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Brad Pitt Takes Ellen DeGeneres on a Moving Tour of New Orleans’ Ninth Ward

New Orleans’ Ninth Ward lost more than 4,000 homes in 2006′s Hurricane Katrina. For the last four years, Brad Pitt has been helping to rebuild the area through his “Make it Right” foundation.

Pitt took Ellen DeGeneres on a tour of the progress on ‘Ellen.’ What they saw may surprise you. 

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Jon Hamm Isn’t Backing Down From Kim Kardashian Slam

Jon Hamm was on ‘Today’ Monday morning, along with other members of the ‘Mad Men’ cast. The critically-acclaimed drama returns for its fifth season Sunday, hence the group appearance. But ‘Today’ host Matt Lauer would’ve been remiss if he didn’t ask Hamm to also address comments that he made last week about Kim Kardashian, in which he accused the reality TV star of being a “f—-g idiot” for the way she flaunts her stupidity.

In response, Kardashian called Hamm’s comments “careless,” and Lauer wanted to know what Hamm thought about that.

George Clooney Arrested While Protesting In Front of Sudanese Embassy

George Clooney and several others were arrested in Washington, DC on Friday while protesting the Sudanese government.


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‘Family Guy’ Creator Seth MacFarlane Talks ‘Flintstones’ Reboot at SXSW

During a talk Sunday at the South By Southwest Festival, ‘Family Guy’ creator Seth MacFarlane confirmed that he’s working on new episodes of the legendary cartoon series ‘The Flintstones.’ Yabba Dabba Doo!

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Toddler Amazingly Survives After Swallowing 37 BuckyBalls

While BuckyBalls may look like a kid’s toy, they are definitely not for young children.

The Bushnall family in Portland, Oregon learned this lesson the hard way when their three-year-old daughter, Payton, swallowed 37 of the BB-sized magnets. At first, doctors thought the toddler had swallowed a regular bracelet, but when they realized they were magnets they had to quickly perform invasive surgery.


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Girl Scouts Chase Down Robber Who Stole Their Cookie Money

Is there anything lower than stealing money from Girl Scouts selling cookies? A shameless Houston, TX area thief did just that, snatching $200 from the scouts of Troop #29152, who were hawking their thin mints in front of  a local Wal-Mart.

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