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‘Black Mirror’ Plots, Ranked By How Likely They Are To Happen – VICE
U.S. breaks daily record for coronavirus cases with nearly 84,000 new infections – Reuters
14 states set new record in Covid-19 hospitalization rates – CNN
If you dread plucking nose hairs, try this brillant tool instead – Amazon
The 25 Most Important IPAs Right Now, Ranked – Vine Pair
Banksy artwork sells for almost $10 million at auction – AP News
This is what “war in space” probably would look like in the near future – ARS Technica
15 recent sci-fi books that forever shaped the genre – Polygon
Apartment Rents Are Plunging in the World’s Richest Cities. It’s Time For You to Negotiate – Bloomberg
Jony Ive Will Bring Accessible, Relevant, Incredibly Powerful, Personal, Fluid And Refined Design Sensibilities To… Airbnb – Gizmodo
This Guy Is Constantly Ordering Ice Cream At Every US McDonald’s To See Which Machines Are Broken – McBroken
Dad Refuses To Walk Beside His 14-Year-Old Daughter Because She Dresses “Too Revealing” – Ruin My Week
These pills are good for 3 things: losing weight, staying up all night to write an paper or weening yourself off a meth addiction – Amazon
30 Signs You’re A Mature, Responsible Adult (Even If You Still Feel Like A Little Kid) – Thought Catalog
The hottest photos of the day – Leenks
Everyday life along the Berlin Wall, 1985-1986 – Rare Historical Photos
Why You Should Know How Much Your Coworkers Get Paid – Ideas
The Future of the Breakfast Sandwich Has Arrived in NYC – Inside Hook
Man Upset His Tattoo Didn’t Turn Out To Look Like The Picture! – Worldstar
Dolly Parton Turned Stephen Colbert into a Weeping Mess After Singing Song – Towleroad
10 Signs You Have a Faithful Partner – Bright Side
Charli XCX Bikini of the Day – Drunken Stepfather
Former UConn Volleyball Player Iman McGary is Turning Heads on Instagram – Egotastic Sports
What’s Up with the All Seeing Eye on the Dollar Bill? – Today I Found Out
Caveman Approved Products of the Week
The Leatherman Wave+ is without a doubt, the best multitool that you can buy for under $100
Poll of the Day
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Picture of the Day
Whitney Kropp, a bullied girl who was nominated for homecoming queen by her bullies as a prank. It backfired when the whole town rallied around her and supported her nomination. She ended up winning and was crowned Homecoming queen
It was a nightmare. A prank as cruel as you would see in the movie Carrie.Whitney Kropp was nominated to be homecoming queen at Owega High School.
Her excitement quickly turned into self-loathing, when students told her the nomination was a joke. Whitney even considered taking her own life. Then something amazing happened.
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9 Secret Shortcuts of People Who Are Good at Everyday Math – Apartment Therapy
U.S. COVID-19 single-day deaths top 1,200 for first time since August – Reuters
Without a doubt, the best multitool that you can buy for under $100 – Amazon
Quibi Is Shutting Down Barely Six Months After Going Live – WSJ
This Is What Happens After You Go Viral – Nylon
Designed to Deceive: How Gambling Distorts Reality and Hooks Your Brain – The Conversation
How Pre-Prohibition Drinking Laws Led New Yorkers to Create the World’s Worst Sandwich – Atlas Obscura
A damn fine collecton of bewbs, awesomeness and everything in between – Leenks
President Trump’s Twitter accessed by security expert who guessed password “maga2020!” – Tech Crunch
Please Don’t Put Your Suitcase on the Bed, Ever – Afar
Are We Trading Our Happiness for Modern Comforts? As society gets richer, people chase the wrong things – The Atlantic
Some Families Are Just Annoyingly Good At Halloween Costumes (28 Pics) – Ruin My Week
The Network: How a Secretive Phone Company Helped the Crime World Go Dark – VICE
One Chip Challenge: Can You Handle This Single Absurdly Spicy Chip? – Amazon
The 25 most spectacular branding fails of the last 25 years – Fast Co
How Ted Bundy’s Killing Spree Launched a Legion of Feminist Karate Masters – Narratively
Former NFL Star Dana Stubblefield Sentenced to 15 Years to Life for Raping a Mentally Disabled Woman – Egotastic Sports
What Celebrities Would Look Like If They Got Popular Beauty Procedures Done – Bright Side
You should know about MercadoLibre, the $66B ‘Amazon of Latin America’ – The Hustle
Photoshop’s Neural Filters can alter people’s expressions in convincing—and nightmarish—ways – Popular Science
Dude with Pants around His Ankles being Nuts and Other videos of the Day – Drunken Stepfather
Top 10 Scariest Movies Scenes Of All Time
Being a avid horror fan, I can appreciate a scary movie scene when it deprives me of sleep for the next few nights after having watched it. Here is my selection of scariest movie scenes of all time. Feel free to add any scenes that you think deserves to be on this list in the comments.
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Picture of the Day
This is how much food you can get for the cost of a pack of cigarettes in Australia.
Beginning in September, a 25-pack of Marlboro Golds will cost AUD48.50 ($34), one of the highest prices in the world for a pack of cigarettes. The cheapest pack will be about AUD29 ($20).
This will be the eighth consecutive price increase as a part of the government’s attempt to reduce tobacco use.
Linkage
Fed Up Bus Driver Delivers Some Instant Justice To Assailants – Leenks
25 Moments In Tech That Defined The Past 25 Years – Fast Co
Where are they now? All the major players in NXIVM, an alleged sex cult covered up as a self-help group – Insider
One of the best guides for fixing your ailments and correcting poor posture and mechanics before you severely injure yourself. If you’re any bit serious about your over all general fitness I recommend it – Amazon
3 Ways to Motivate Your Child to Learn And Grow Positively – Life Hacker
How The Most Prepared Nation On Earth Bungled The Coronavirus Pandemic – NY Times
Pope calls for civil unions for same-sex couples, in major departure from Vatican doctrine – Towleroad
Next-Level Halloween Decorations Might Be The Best Part Of Halloween (38 Pics) – Ruin My Week
Can video games treat mental illness? – Input
Memories Can Be Injected and Survive Amputation and Metamorphosis – Nautilus
The daily life of organized crime in Japan is analyzed by a photographer Seung-Woo Yang, who saw it all from the inside – Pen Online
Purdue Pharma, the Maker of OxyContin, Will Plead Guilty for Fueling the Opioid Crisis – VICE
Why Doesn’t Health Insurance Cover Eyes and Teeth? – Mel Magazine
The US Government v. Google: What you need to know – The Hustle
Attention Runners! If you want to avoid injury and be able to understand how to fix yourself and run pain free read and follow this amazing guide – Amazon
Never Mind the Millionaires. Here’s Advice From Billionaires – Bloomberg
Are The Risks Of Reopening Schools Exaggerated? – NPR
3 signs you’re good with money, according to a financial planner – Business Insider
2020 NBA Draft Guide – The Ringer
Baker Mayfield’s Wife Responds to Haters After He Was Benched During Loss to the Steelers – Egotastic Sports
Oregon’s ballot measure to decriminalize all drugs, explained – VOX
30 Powerful, Life-Changing Quotes From Real Therapy Sessions – Thought Catalog
10 Underrated Horror Movies You Should Watch This Halloween – What Culture
Confessions Of A Chinese Restaurant Worker
How do all the Chinese takeout restaurants have the same menu? Is there some secret “American Chinese food” cookbook that everyone uses?
This is probably because everyone copies the success of another. And as a result, everyone expect all chinese takeout to have the same dishes. Its a cycle.
Every Chinese place near me has the exact same egg rolls. I mean like they look and taste EXACTLY the same. Same thing with a few other dishes like lo mein noodles, sesame chicken, etc. I assume there’s some food supplier in the area that they all get their stuff from. Any thoughts on this / how widespread is this?
There are usually 2-3 competing suppliers for every location, but all those suppliers stock the same products and its just the price that is different. Now to answer your question, there are premade egg rolls and I am sure places order those egg rolls because they don’t want to make their own. However, I am not sure how widespread it is. Even places that dont order the premade egg roll still have to order the veges to put in the egg rolls and that is the same regardless of where you go. And becauses egg rolls are so lightly seasoned and the veges are usually the same, rolls premade or not usually look and taste the same. There are small differences if you pay close attention, but usually people put such an abundance of extra sauce on it that they cant even taste the difference anyways.
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