Traveling with cash and important documents always presents the issue: how to keep your money and other precious items safe from theft yet accessible when necessary? USA Today (via SmarterTraveler.com) has published a list of top 10 ways to accomplish this feat. Divide money in different places – if a thief is successful in taking …

Evidence continues to grow, proving that vacation time, naps and just general down-time really do increase productivity and allow us to be more effective at work. Lack of sleep costs the American economy $60+ billion a year, reports a Harvard study. But most workplaces reward those employees who stay longer, work more – even though …

  No grocery aisle rag would be complete these days without an expose of stars without their makeup, but back in the days of early black and white movies, the real horror would have been seeing them readied for the camera, not walking the dog or popping out to the coffee shop. Retronaut has a …

A synchronized skating team in Canada has welcomed back Kristy Allison-McDonald after a long absence. When Kristy was a young teen, she was tubing in a lake and lost her arm to a boating accident. There was nothing that could be done to save it and because of the location near her shoulder of the …

Pablo Picasso was nothing if not unique, yet scientists have now confirmed that in one aspect he was as common as the guy (legally) hanging outside your house on a ladder. Though it had long been thought Picasso used common house paint to achieve a glossy finish without telltale brush strokes, it took a team …

All the young Pakistani girl wanted was to be able to go to school and she advocated for other girls like her, with a blog in which she denounced the Taliban for preventing young women from getting an education. Her blog came to the attention of the Taliban, some of whom sought her out and …

In gun control posts, someone always says, “X kills more people than guns so why don’t we regulate X more,” where X = baseball bats, bathtubs, you name it. Snopes looked into this claim: http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/baseballbats.asp How about cars? If you think about it, cars are very regulated: you need a license which involves a written …

There are two massive weather systems colliding over the Northeastern US right now, bringing blizzard conditions and snowfall warnings. Here are a few tips that will help you to survive a heavy snowfall: Make sure your house will have a water source, and that your pipes will not freeze by wrapping them in insulation. Pipes …

With a strong stance like that, it’s hard to believe Henry VIII would be anything but a great leader, and while we don’t admire his way with women, there’s plenty to be learned from one of England’s most memorable monarchs. Carol Ann Stanger at 12Most has proven the adage that history is well worth studying …

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You’ve gotta hand it to Romania for bringing the liquid lunch to the brown bag crowd with the vodka juice box from European Drinks. Mixer not included. Full story at College Humor via Laughing Squid. Perhaps a sign of alcoholism.

If you’ve had the kind of week that makes you feel as though you’ve been sucking on a popsicle of kryptonite then what you need more than anything is a new superhero name to liven things up a bit. Now throw on that cape and strut out of the office in style! Full story at …