Month: July 2019

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I’m Going to Laugh While I Read These 14 Tweets. Will You Join Me?

Welcome to my post about funny tweets. There’s 14 of them, so shall we just start reading them now?

We shall!

1. I can see this…

2. For those Mariah stans only…

3. Less. Is. More.

4. Oh snap….

5. This is gonna hurt.

6. This haunts me quite a bit

7. Trash loves trash

8. At least she’s honest…

9. I like it! More!

10. I’m listening…

11. Just the bare necessities…

12. GIMME!

13. Oh…. I get it!

14. Pokémon coming at ya with the funny…

Well, I don’t know about you, but I enjoyed that quite a bit!

Come back for more of all of that sometime soon!

Until then… toodles!

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This Is Why the Summer Heat Makes People Grumpy

Summer makes a whole lot of people very irritable, am I right?

Well, everything in science needs to have evidence, so researchers Liuba Y. Belkin and Maryam Kouchaki, from Lehigh and Northwestern Universities, conducted three experiments that tested the effects of being uncomfortably hot on human behavior. Their findings, published in the European Journal of Social Psychology, claim that people are cranky, uncooperative, and less likely to help others when they’re dealing with their own discomfort.

They began with data from a “secret shopper” experiment in Russia, one that was conducted when the country was experiencing a “mega-heatwave” back in 2010, and found that the shoppers’ experiences and the store employees ratings decreased significantly during the stifling heat.

Employees, for example, were 59% less likely to ask customers if they needed help, to make suggestions, volunteer assistance, or show signs of active listening. They didn’t seem to struggle with the non-customer related portions of their duties, either – only interacting pleasantly was a problem.

Then they recruited 160 people to take an online trivia quiz, and instructed half of the participants to imagine themselves in an uncomfortably warm setting. Afterward, all of the participants were asked to complete a short survey about their experience.

The results found that people who had been instructed to imagine themselves being hot were less likely to agree to take the survey at all, and when they did, they reported feeling tired and less happy than the people who weren’t instructed on their environment at all.

Lastly, Belkin recruited 73 of her students and taught the same class twice – once in a stuffy 80 degree F room and once with the air conditioner running. At the end, the students completed a 100 question survey they were told supported a nonprofit dedicated to helping underprivileged children.

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Students who took the course in the hot room answered fewer of the survey questions, possibly because they wanted out of the stuffy space sooner. As Belkin pointed out, the heat affected their behavior.

“The point of our study is that ambient temperature affects individual states that shape emotional and behavioral reactions, so people help less in an uncomfortable environment, whatever the reason they come up with to justify why they cannot do certain things.”

They believe their findings apply to not only students who need a comfortably environment to learn, but to employees who require a temperate workplace in order to be the most efficient at their jobs.

So, better figure out the best temperature for everyone, managers of the world. If you want the best from people day in and day out, they’re going to have to be thinking of something other than when they’ll be able to escape.

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People in Japan are renting cars…

People in Japan are renting cars, but not to drive them anywhere. Car rental companies looked into it and discovered that people were using them to take naps, eat lunch, do work, change clothes, recharge cell phones, and store things (when storage lockers at train stations weren’t available).

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While in the USSR, Neil Armstrong…

While in the USSR, Neil Armstrong collected a handful of soil from outside a Ukrainian man’s house in Siberia to acknowledge that man’s contribution to Apollo-11 Moon Mission. The gravitational trajectory adopted by Apollo-11 program to reach the Moon is named after that man – ‘The Kondratyuk Rout’.

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In 1999, Philip Morris attempted…

In 1999, Philip Morris attempted to convince the government of the Czech Republic that smoking was highly beneficial to the country, as more people would die earlier as a result, thus letting the government save millions on pensions, hospitals, and housing for elderly citizens.

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In 1953, a paper boy acquired…

In 1953, a paper boy acquired a hollowed-out nickel containing a ciphered message while collecting for his deliveries. He told the daughter of an NYPD officer and the news got to the FBI, eventually leading to the arrest and conviction of KGB agent Vilyam Fisher four years later.

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In the late 17th century…

In the late 17th century, the pirate Henry Avery became the richest pirate in the world after raiding a treasure laden ship belonging to the Grand Ruler of India. He stole £600,000 in precious metals and jewels, equivalent to £89.6M today. The world’s first worldwide manhunt was called on him. Although a number of his […]

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Half of all US food produce…

Half of all US food produce is thrown away (left in the field to rot, fed to livestock or hauled directly from the field to landfill) because of unrealistic and unyielding “cosmetic food” standards.

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These 20 Television Shows Only Lasted One Season, but They’re All Worth Your Time

Sometimes an audience just doesn’t find a good show until it’s already too late.

For these 20 shows, that definitely rings true.

They’ve got legions of devoted fans, and we think that they’re definitely worth checking out the next time you’re at a loss while cruising Netflix.

20. Whiskey Cavalier

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Cancelled after 13 episodes, this show followed FBI agent Will Chase (Scott Foley) and CIA operative Frankie Trowbridge (Lauren Cohan) on an interagency task force.

Where to find it: Hulu or ABC.

19. Pitch

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Just watched the beginning of this INCREDIBLE story!! The first episode was so amazing and so inspiring! This pilot also came with its own twist ending; her father died. I was absolutely not expecting that. That breaks my heart! But look where she is now! She made it and he helped her there. He would be so proud! MPG has my heart forever! He was GREAT in this first episode. He reminds me of the early days of Alex Karev from Greys; he's an asshole but also the nicest person in the world and the one that will help anybody. They're going to have a great friendship and I'm so excited! GIRLS LETS CHANGE THE WORLD! #pitchonfox #pitchseason1 #pitchtvshow #pitchfox #majorleaguepitcher #majorleagues #mlb #sandiegopadres #padres #pitchannissa #tvshowsannissa #ginnybaker #kyliebunbury #markpaulgosselaar #mpg #mikelawson #zackmorris #baseball #whoruntheworldgirls #fox #43 #jackierobinson

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Ginny Baker (Kylie Bunbury) is the first woman to play for a MLB team in this show that also stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar. It was cancelled after only 10 episodes.

Where to find it: iTunes or Amazon Prime

18. Emily Owens, M.D.

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#173. ДОКТОР ЭМИЛИ ОУЭНС / EMILY OWENS M. D. Наконец-то Эмили Оуэнс чувствует, что повзрослела! Можно забыть про школьные деньки; медицинская школа окончена, и теперь она интерн в больнице Денвера, где она сможет работать с знаменитым кардиологом доктором Джиной Бендари, а также с ее университетской любовью Уиллом Коллинсом, который тоже получил там интернатуру. Так почему же все повторяют, что интернатура — это та же школа? Эмили быстро узнает, почему. Красотка Кассандра Копельсон, главный враг Эмили в старших классах школы, тоже объявляется в больнице, и теперь они снова соперничают. Причем конкуренция у них не только за операции, но и за внимание Уилла. Еще один интерн, Тайра Дюпре, сообщает Эмили, что в больнице остались те же группировки, что и в школе. Спортсмены подались в ортопедию; злые девчонки — в пластику. Эмили же снова стала новенькой. Вот только теперь школьные переживания приходится совмещать с высокими ставками профессии доктора. #EmilyOwensMD #CW #tvshow #ДокторЭмилиОуэнс #сериал

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Emily is starting her internship at Denver Memorial Hospital along with her med-school crush, and even though it has a strong cast and production team, lasted only 13 episodes.

Where to find it: iTunes

17. Red Band Society

Octavia Spencer and Dave Annable lead a cast of doctors, nurses, and patients in the pediatric ward of a hospital.

Where to find it: ABC

16. Z: The Beginning of Everything

Christina Ricci plays Zelda Fitzgerald in the 1920s, and even though a second season was originally ordered, it was later rescinded.

Where to find it: Amazon Prime

15. Everything Sucks!

A group of teenagers from different 1996 social circles come together to make a movie in this series, which has a large fan base that loves its LGBTQ representation.

Where to find it: Netflix

14. Bunheads

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The creator of Gilmore Girls gave us a program with a very similar tone in Bunheads, which followed ex-showgirl Michelle Simmons (Sutton Foster) who teaches dance at her mother-in-law’s ballet school.

Where to find it: Hulu or Freeform

13. Firefly

Fans of Joss Whedon and Nathan Fillion will never forgive Fox for cancelling this space drama after only 14 episodes.

Where to find it: Hulu

12. Good Girls Revolt

The show, based on Lynn Povich’s book, follows a group of female researchers at a magazine in 1969 – fans of Mad Men, this one’s for you!

Where to find it: Amazon Prime

11. Constantine

This show, based on a DC Comics character, follows a British exorcist and detective. Though the character lives on on Legends of Tomorrow on the CW, the series was cancelled after 13 episodes.

Where to find it: CW Seed

10. Sweet/Vicious

Jules and Ophelia are college students – and vigilantes – who apprehend sexual assault assailants.

Where to find it: iTunes or Amazon Prime

9. My So-Called Life

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A classic one-season wonder, Claire Danes, Jared Leto, and Wilson Cruz remind you of all the reasons you were glad to leave high school behind (in the best way possible).

Where to find it: Hulu or ABC

8. The Village

These 10 episodes follow a group of people living in the same apartment building and becoming a second family.

Where to find it: Hulu or NBC

7. Selfie

Karen Gillan and John Cho play a girl obsessed with becoming famous and the marketing guru who agrees to help. This modern interpretation of My Fair Lady lasted only 13 (great) episodes.

Where to find it: YouTube

6. Trophy Wife

Kate (Malin Akerman) is a young party girl who marries Pete (Bradley Whitford), a middle-aged lawyer with three kids and two ex-wives. Enjoy all 22 episodes.

Where to find it: ABC

5. Freaks and Geeks

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A future all-star cast that includes Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jason Segel, Busy Philipps, and John Francis Daley navigate the “freaks” and “geeks” worlds of high school for 18 glorious episodes.

Where to find it: YouTube

4. The Get Down

This show follows the rise of hip-hop and disco music in the 1970s. The 11 episode story is told through the eyes of teens living in the Bronx.

Where to find it: Netflix

3. Enlisted

Three brothers enlisted in the US army are assigned to the same unit of misfits after returning from Afghanistan.

Where to find it: Crackle

2. The Secret Circle

Witch Cassie Blake moves to Change Harbor and joins a secret coven of 5 other witches. There are 22 (super fun) episodes.

Where to find it: CW Seed

1. Jane By Design

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В стиле Джейн (Jane By Design) . Комедийно-драматический сериал, выпущенный в 2011 году по идее Гэвина Полона. Шоу было закрыто после одного сезона в августе 2012 года. 1 сезон, 18 серий. Сюжет: Сериал «В стиле Джейн» рассказывает о жизни шестнадцатилетней девушки по имени Джейн Куимби, которую случайно приняли на работу в престижную модную компанию, торгующую в розницу, в качестве помощника начальника. Девушке-подростку удаётся тайно совмещать учебу в школе с серьёзным делом — помогать влиятельному шефу в безжалостном модном бизнесе. . Сериал очень интересен, жаль правда его закрыли и история оказалась немного недосказанной. История в сериале – это мечта любой девчонки, которая любит шить, создавать что то новое, да вообще любит одежду. Ведь попасть в такую модную компанию не всегда есть возможность, а в молодом возрасте тем более. Отдельно стоит сказать и про наряды главной героини. Они превосходны (особенно ее розовое платье 😍). Но ещё стоит обратить внимание и на наряды Индии, они очень женственны. . А Вы смотрели этот сериал? Любите сериалы про моду? . #москва #moscow #сериал #сериаломан #средавремясериала #встиледжейн #janebydesign #tulpanicvetut #чyмоваясpеда #сeрeда_

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The show follows Jane Quimby on the job with a famous fashion designer after she’s mistaken for an adult looking for a new career.

Where to find it: Freeform

I know my to-watch list just got a bit longer!

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Married Couples Confess: We Haven’t Consummated Our Marriage yet

This is quite strange…

So, what if this happened to you…

You save your virginity for your marriage and then, on your wedding night… nothing happens.

Not only that, nothing happens for a week, a month or more!

Would you be surprised to find out how many people have NOT consummated their marriage after getting married?

Get ready to read some craziness!

19. There’s always annulments…

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18. Sounds like you had sex before though, so…?

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17. This really sucks.

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16. I’ll tell you what’s going to happen: divorce.

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15. Time to talk to your SO!

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14. Ummm, that’s not how it works…

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13. Okay, this is a happy ending! Finally!

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12. Haha, yeah, you really should.

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11. I would be!

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10. Well, I honestly can’t say I blame him…

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9. That’s a LONG time to wait.

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8. It really shouldn’t be a fight. There’s something wrong.

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7. Go. To. Therapy.

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6. Some men do have low sex drives…

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5. Okay, NOT the same thing!

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4. Talk to somebody about it. You have to get past this.

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3. Yes. She will. Get ON it.

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2. Yeah, it would be nice.

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1. Never think that!

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A wedding night situation wouldn’t be a big deal for me because there’s no reality where I would marry someone and wouldn’t have slept with them.

But if a couple weeks went by and I was getting rejected… time to get an annulment!

Sorry, not sorry.

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