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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 Life Like Before The Internet?

When I was a little kid, and I asked my parents a non-obvious question about the human body or biology, their answer would be “Ask your uncle Paulo next time we see him. He’s a doctor”. Other questions about various topics would get “Let’s call up grandma and ask her; She’s a teacher”, or “Let’s see if the encyclopedia has anything about this”, or “Ask your teacher if, during recess, you can go ask the librarian at school”.

What movies are playing? Let’s check the newspaper.

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The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time – Consequence of Sound

She Played ‘Kandi’ On Two and a Half Men, See April Bowlby Now At 42 – Ned Hardy

This drip coffee maker makes the best damn cup of coffee and is built like a tank with copper plumbing and super beefy electrical parts, and it gets the water hot enough and brews fast enough, consistently, over time – Amazon

Fall TV Preview: 31 Most Anticipated New Shows of 2022 – Variety

Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company – All Future Profits Go to Climate Change Action – NY Times

The 14 Best Santa Ana Restaurants In 2022 – Van Life Wanderer

Five Skills to Learn in Your Spare Time, and How to Master Them – Popular Science

Read Between the Tan Lines (35 Photos) – The Chive

Taiwan Nursing Home Hires Stripper to ‘Entertain’ Senior Residents, Apologises After Backlash – News 18

The Ethereum Merge, Explained – Hackernoon

This Is a must-have for Whiskey lovers! 2″ ice cubes melt much slower than standard ice cubes and keep your drink cold without watering it down too much – Amazon

Woman Gets Car Booted And She Drives Off Anyway – Leenks

Policeman one-punch KOs a drunk driver (who is also a politician) after the man kicks officer in the nuts – Reddit

Meet The Men Paying Six Figures To Get Taller — By Having Their Legs Broken – GQ

Best New Restaurants of 2022 – Bon Appetit

8 Reasons Why You Compare Yourself to Others and How You Can Stop – Knowledge For Men

An 8-year-old snuck his handwritten book onto a library shelf. Now it has a 56-person waiting list – Upworthy

The DEA is investigating tele-health company Done over Adderall drug prescriptions – The Verge

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How Was The Soviet Government Structured?

The Soviet structure changed multiple times in history. I’m going to talk about the pre-1989 system. There’s a lot of really weird “communist” administrative names that get used, so it gets pretty confusing.

The Soviet system is based around the idea of “soviets”, which roughly means workers’ council. Furthermore, the administrative system is split between the actual government and the Communist Party.

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Picture of the Day

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The Nixon White House prepared this letter in the event that American astronauts did not survive the Apollo 11 mission

On 18 July 1969, presidential speechwriter and later political columnist William Safire drafted a memo to White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman containing a speech for Richard Nixon. Intended to be read on television “in the event of moon disaster,” the President’s speech was prepared in anticipation of a catastrophe causing the death of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. The speech placed the moon mission in a broad context of human exploration and ingenuity, at once hailing the astronauts’ heroic dedication and sacrifice, and emphasizing mankind’s dominion over and beyond the earth. In addition, the memo included instructions to the President to telephone the “widows-to-be” before his address to the nation, as well as burial procedures “at the point when NASA ends communication with the men.”

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A damn fine collection of babes and awesomeness – Leenks

Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Faces Arrest Warrant in South Korea – Bloomberg

Whatever Happened To Jennifer Hetrick, ‘Vash’ From Star Trek: The Next Generation? – Ned Hardy

Never work underneath a car that is only on a jack. Use jack stands! I know a guy who didn’t use jack stands and the Jack gave out, allowing the 2nd gen eclipse to fall on him and crush part of his face – Amazon

12 Things To Do In Fulshear, TX – Van Life Wanderer

10 of the most legendary rulers from ancient history – Big Think

A Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Out of a Conversation – Mel Magazine

Girl Who Killed Accused Rapist Must Pay His Family $150,000 – The Guardian

The 7 Best Martial Arts Fight Scenes in Movie History – Linkiest

Hear What Literally Every Genre of Music Sounds Like With This Tool – Life Hacker

Royals Who Suffered From Hereditary Mutations And Defects Caused By Inbreeding – Ranker

I can’t count how many times this has helped me move heavy items in and out of apartments and homes. It is collapsible to easy fit in the car or in the closet of the house– Amazon

Take a Harvard Course on Buddhism for Free – EDX

Video Showing 9-Year-Old Girl Outsmarting A Creepy Man Following Her Home Goes Viral – Bored Panda

8 Popular Sports Nuances That Most Viewers Don’t Know About – Bright Side

Bride Gets Flooded With Thirsty DMs From Bros After Sharing Wedding Dress Pic – Ruin My Week

6 Lifesaving Skills Every Man Should Know – The Art Of Manliness

Charted: Money Can Buy Happiness After All – Visual Capitalist

How To Talk To Women And Keep Their Interest In A Conversation – Wing Girl Method