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This One Goes Out To All The Gamers Out There
It’s Never Too Late
At age 23, Tina Fey was working at a YMCA.
At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job.
At age 24, Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer.
At age 27, Vincent Van Gogh failed as a missionary and decided to go to art school.
At age 28, J.K. Rowling was a suicidal single parent living on welfare.
Linkage
Inside the World of Guide Dog Dropouts – Mel Magazine
Please do not use dish soap to wash your car, it will strip the protective wax layer off. Use this instead – Amazon
The Sky-High Pandemic Housing Market Finds Gravity Does Exist – DNYUZ
How to Build a Perfect Sandwich, According to the Experts – Eater
North Korean group stole more than $600M in Axie Infinity hack – The Hill
Kentucky lawmakers block abortion access with new law, effective immediately – Reuters
Weightlifter’s Knees Give Out During Squat – Leenks
The Hidden and Eternal Spirit of the Great Dismal Swamp – The Ringer
NJ women’s prison inmates pregnant after sex with transgender prisoner – NY Post
A Guide To Enjoying Your Visit To Newberry Springs, California – Van Life Wanderer
Professional Baby Namer Charges Couples $10,000 For ‘On-Brand’ Kids’ Names – Ruin My Week
Whatever Happened To David Faustino aka Bud From Married With Children (2022 Update) – Ned Hardy
If you eat a lot of ramen, this nifty contraption cuts the cooking time of ramen by 70 percent! Just pop it into the microwave for a couple minutes and voila! – Amazon
An Effortless Way to Improve Your Memory – BBC
Lucky Guy Escapes Death By Inches (video) – Leenks
How to Not Be Boring, According to a Psychologist Who Researches Boredom – VICE
7 Regular People Who Became Heroes When It Mattered – Linkiest
How Barnes & Noble Went From Villain to Hero – NY Times
Trail Etiquette All Hikers Should Follow – Popular Science
‘That’s it? It’s over? I was 30. What a brutal business’: pop stars on life after the spotlight moves on – The Guardian
McKayla Maroney in a bikini of the day – Drunken
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Picture of the Day
Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Tsar Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and gained considerable influence in late imperial Russia, in c. 1910s.
Rasputin was originally sent for when the Empress, desperate to have her son Alexei healed from his illness, allowed the starets (mystical man of God) to treat her son.
Overjoyed by Rasputin’s apparent healing of the tsarverich, the weak little boy on whom the dynasty relied upon, Alexandra showered him with gifts. He began wearing a silk blouse, had a personal secretary, and was given a car. He also began making policy suggestions to Alexandra, who was filling in for Nicholas while he was away at the front, like some kind of ancient tsar-warrior leading his troops. In real life he could do little – he had only ever obtained the rank of colonel in the army.
Poll of the Day
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20 Excuses Stopping You From Ever Achieving Your Goals And Becoming Disciplined
Let’s be honest:
How many goals have you stopped yourself from achieving?
You know what you need to do.
But you have an excuse, or maybe a few, that hold you back.
Well, it’s time to destroy those excuses.
So find your excuse, and learn why it’s a bunch of crap so you can get on with being the awesome person you are meant to be:
Linkage
32 Street Smart Tips That Everyone Should Know When Traveling – Van Life Wanderer
What Is Elon Musk’s IQ? – Ned Hardy
This American-made bedside gun safe is the gold standard for all pistol box safes. With a 10-gauge steel body and an ultra-reliable Simplex lock, few safes can even compete – Amazon
Alex Jones’ Infowars files for bankruptcy in wake of defamation suits – CBS
Angry customer messed with the wrong security guard! – Reddit
America’s Top 15 Earners and What They Reveal About the U.S. Tax System – Pro Publica
The internet’s insane art project, explained – The Hustle
How Much Radiation is Emitted by Popular Smartphones? – Visual Capitalist
The 7 Scariest Mental Illnesses – Linkiest
“Yup, That Exists” Instagram Shares Crazy Things That, Well, You Never Knew Existed (20 Pics) – Ruin My Week
Psychopath Forces Reporter into a Game of Russian Roulette – Leenks
Arguably the Hardest Bike Lock Made. This lock has the very highest protection level you will find, and one of few locks NYC bike messengers will use. The steel on here is thick, with layers of superb case hardening – Amazon
Portraits of Traditional Ukrainian Outfits Highlight the Country’s Rich Cultural Heritage – My Modern Met
Dolphin stranded on Texas beach dies after crowd tries to ride the animal, rescuers say – NBC
UK freezes record $13 billion in assets linked to two Abramovich associates – CNBC
Mercedes EV Breaks 1,000-Kilometer Range Barrier to Outdo Tesla – Forbes
The Inside Story of Sex Money Murder, NYC’s Most Brutally Violent Drug Gang – VICE
Meet Hugh Thompson, The Hero Who Stopped The Mỹ Lai Massacre — And Was Branded A Traitor For It – All That’s Interesting
‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ has edited out all gay references for its release in China – Towleroad
How to Remove Scratches From a Car – The Drive
Why Men Like to Look at Boobs a Scientific Perspective (nsfw) – BB Blog
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