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The Soviet Union Was Dissolved 20 Years Ago Today
Girl standing atop Soviet tank in Red Square during the Communist hard liners’ coup attempt in August 1991. © David Turnley/CORBIS Twenty years ago today, on December 8, 1991, a group of Soviet...
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Rate My Rat: The Photo Contest for New York City Subway Rats
Hot or not? Cast your vote! A union of subway workers in New York City found an ingenious way of drawing attention to the rat problem that its members have to deal with every day. It’s holding a...
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Los Angeles Riots: Then and Now
7th Street and Union Ave, Westlake. Photos: Ted Soqui Twenty years ago, after a jury acquitted police officers on charges of excessive use of force against Rodney King, Los Angeles erupted in riots....
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Greeks Think They’re the Hardest Working People in Europe
In the midst of the European economic crisis, the Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project decided to conduct a little poll on the European Union countries and how they view each other on...
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Should Polygamy Be Legal?
Photo: Shutterstock In the midst of the discussion over marriage equality these days, let us ask this question: Should three people be allowed to marry each other? After all, they’re all grown ups and...
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5 Questions: The ‘Union’ Label
Look for The ‘Union’ Label on Friday’s mentalfloss.com 5 Questions quiz.
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European Union Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Congratulations to all Neatoramanauts from the European Union! You’ve all won the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize, which comes with $1.2 million in prize money: The European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize on...
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Quiz: Name the European Union in 10 Minutes
FRANCOIS LENOIR/Reuters/Landov It was announced today that the European Union has won the Nobel Peace Prize. How many of the 27 member states can you name in 10 minutes? Take the Quiz: Name the...
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Starry Night Recreated with Doorknobs
Union Hardware in Bathesda, Maryland sells decorative household materials. Over the years, owner David Goldberg has accumulated a lot of old discontinued pieces. He took them out of storage and...
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Ketchum Hand Grenade
Image: Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 30377 That, Neatoramanauts, is a hand grenade patented in 1861 by William F. Ketchum. If someone threw one at you and you ketchum, you’d be in trouble....
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