| LITERATURE |
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 New Claim
Shakespeare Wrote Part of
Thomas Kyd's “Spanish Tragedy”
The good part, presumably. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
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London Halts Public Recycling Bins That
Spy on Passersby
Sells entire system to Google. |
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| POLL |
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25% of U.S. Consumers Have
Abandoned Their Financial
New Year's Resolutions
And spent all their money on lottery tickets. |
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| SPORTS |
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Slate, Other Publications to Cease
Using “Redskins”
Native American Monthly says it will stop
using “Cowboys” as well. |
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Baseball to Introduce Video
Reviews Next Year
Also: vendors selling 5-hour energy drinks,
adult diapers, hourglasses. |
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| TRAVEL |
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Skylon Hypersonic
Jet Promises 4-Hour London-to-Melbourne Trip
 Unfortunately, no one wants to go to Melbourne. |
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| FACTOID |
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In 2011, New York City Cops
Stopped and Frisked More Black
Men Than Lived in New York City
Many were apparently tourists. |
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| ODDS 'N' ENDS |
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98% of People on Trial in China Convicted
Prosecutors are just really talented. |
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 Mistake Leaves
Spain's Tallest Residential Building's Top 27
Floors Without an Elevator
In the meantime, residents of the penthouse
say they're “hungry and desperate.” |
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