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Navy Admiral 'Turns a Blind Eye' to Order
Perhaps you've heard the phrase "turn a blind eye," which means to ignore undesirable information. The saying comes from a 19th century ...
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George Custer's Reckless Buffalo Chase
In the spring of 1867, George Custer and his regiment were on a scouting expedition on the plains of Kansas. Suddenly Custer's English greyhounds, ...
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Carelessness Causes Deaths at the Grand Canyon
In his book Over the Edge: Death in the Grand Canyon, Michael P. Ghiglieri chronicles the nearly 700 deaths that have occurred in the Grand Canyon since ...
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Customers Risk Their Lives to Eat a 10,000 Calorie Burger
Consider the foolhardy risk takers at the famous Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas. This restaurant, known for its "flatliner fries" cooked in ...
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Famous Painting Pictures Human Folly
I imagine you're familiar with the phrase "ship of fools." It was a common medieval motif used in literature and art, especially religious ...
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Our Overreliance on Experts' Predictions
In his book Future Babble, journalist Dan Gardner explores our obsession with "experts" who claim to predict future events. Gardner relies on ...
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Man Overcomes Gambling Addiction
Before serving as a Methodist minister from 2000 to 2010 near Nashville, Tennessee, John M. Eades spent two decades as a therapist counseling drug and ...
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Columnist David Brooks Reflects on Overconfidence
"We're an overconfident species," contends New York Times columnist David Brooks. Brooks calls it a "magnification of the self," ...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Admits Frailty and Denial
In April, 2011, Newsweek magazine featured an article about Arnold Schwarzenegger, movie star and former governor of California. Here are some of the ...
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Millionaire Charges $40 on Stolen Credit Card
Harrun Majeed realized he had lost his credit card when he arrived home after shopping at a grocery store in his Florida neighborhood. A military veteran ...
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