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Author: Theodore Lee

Theodore Lee is the editor of Caveman Circus. He strives for self-improvement in all areas of his life, except his candy consumption, where he remains a champion gummy worm enthusiast. When not writing about mindfulness or living in integrity,  you can find him hiding giant bags of sour patch kids under the bed.
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What Was it Like Living in Occupied France During WWII For the Average Person?

In France, the Nazis split France into an occupied and unoccupied zone – occupied being the north, unoccupied, or Vichy, being the south. Nazis would have been living in the occupied zone – you would have had to board one for several days at a time – from 1940, and into the unoccupied zones from 1942.

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Picture Of The Day

Picture of the Day

Suneung

Every November in South Korea, there’s a day where everyone makes silence to help students concentrate for their most important exam of their lives. Planes are grounded, constructions are paused, banks close and even military training ceases. This day is called Suneung.

The infamous Suneung, an abbreviation for College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) in Korean, is an eight-hour marathon of back-to-back exams, which not only dictates whether the students will go to university, but can affect their job prospects, income, where they will live and even future relationships.

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Life Advice

Happiness Is A Choice

(photo: @phammi)

We all want to be happy.

We all want to experience joy, love, and abundance on a daily basis.

We all want to live the best life possible.

But very few of us actually know how to achieve the goal of lifelong happiness.

We are always thinking once we get this done or accomplish that goal… then we’ll be happy.

This was me:

Once I graduate high school then get into college then I’ll be happy…

Once I graduate college then get a job I’ll be happy…

Once I get this promotion then I’ll be happy…

Once I make enough to retire then I’ll be happy…

Once I get a date then I’ll be happy…

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She Played Daisy Duke on The Dukes Of Hazzard. See Catherine Bach Now at 69 – Ned Hardy

2 BJJ Guys VS Two Gym Cholos – Reddit

If you have shoulder pain and have a hard time with the bench press, this bench press block takes the pressure off your shoulders and keep the tension in the pecs and triceps – Amazon

Visualized: The Most (and Least) Expensive Cities to Live In – Visual Capitalist

L.A. man wrongly imprisoned for decades declared innocent after DNA evidence points to different suspect – NBC

“I Was Tricked” Female Tennessee Cop Now Claims She Was “Sexually Groomed” Into Letting The Police Department Run A Train On Her With New Lawsuitm – NY Post

15 People Whose IQs Are Higher Than Albert Einstein’s and What They Do For a Living – Bright Side

He Played Ray in Jerry Maguire. See Jonathan Lipnicki Now at 32 – Ned Hardy

Dave Grohl Showed Up With No Publicity To Cook And Serve For 500 Homeless People – Sunny Skyz

9 Best Ghost Towns to Visit in Idaho – Van Life

Roughly 40 percent of single Japanese men in their 20s have never been on a date – SoraNews

Fascinating Vintage Photos of Girls Attending Home Economics Classes, 1920s-1930s – Rare Historical Photos

A damn fine picdump that your cerebal cortex will thank you for – Leenks

Why Judging People Is Really About You (Not Them) – Tiny Buddha

Betting Against Jim Cramer Now A Reality: What Investors Should Know About The Inverse Cramer ETF – Benzinga

What Happened to Bath Salts, America’s Freakiest Drug? – Mel Magazine

15 Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally, According to Experts – Prevention

How To Regain Your Masculinity In A Relationship – Knowledge For Men

Top 10 Stupid Mistakes That Ended A Serial Killer’s Career – Listverse

Picture Of The Day

Picture of the Day

At 70, Joan MacDonald Was Huffing And Puffing Up Stairs. Now, At 75, She’s In The Best Shape Of Her Life And Inspiring Millions

In 2017, MacDonald began her fitness journey. She was 70 years old, weighed nearly 200 lbs, and had rising blood pressure and kidney troubles. She was also on medication for cholesterol and acid reflux, and her doctor wanted to double the dose.

“I was sick and tired of being sick and tired”

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Meet the men paying to have their jaws broken in the name of ‘manliness’ – GQ

He Played Bobby on The Brady Bunch. See Mike Lookinland Now at 62 – Ned Hardy

This thing is super practical…its a foldable cart that fits easily in your car and is great for hauling groceries, stuff on camping trips, beach trips, picnics and even hauling kids – Amazon

U.S. regulators rejected Elon Musk’s bid to test brain chips in humans, citing safety risks – Reuters

Large law firms are using a tool made by OpenAI to research and write legal documents. What could go wrong? – Wired

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey launches new social media platform Bluesky to rival the bird app – Engadget

A flight attendant’s secrets to surviving long-haul flights – CNN

A brief history of horror’s obsession with group sex – i-D

20 Crazy Facts That Are Totally True – Linkiest

Mosh Pit jerk gets served some justice! – Reddit

Microsoft’s new AI chatbot has been saying some ‘crazy and unhinged things’ – NPR

Man lost in Amazon for a month says he ate worms and drank own urine to survive – The Guardian

Take the crummiest, most uncomfortable chair you have. Buy a lumbar support (lower back) for it. Absolute game changer – Amazon

A Short History of Interest Rate Cyles – Wealth of Common Sense

Crypto industry distances itself from Silvergate as bank collapses – Yahoo

How Long Does it Take to Double Your Money? – Of Dollars and Data

Why mortars are increasingly important on the modern battlefield – Task and Purpose

15 Places to Take the Solo Trip of a Lifetime – Thrillist

LinkedIn has officially entered its ‘cringe era,’ and it’s working – Fortune