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Shoeshine Man Donates $200,000
Albert Lexie is a shoe-shine man. For the last 30 years, Albert has set up shop in Pittsburgh's Children Hospital and knocked the dirt off other people's ...
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Wood Ticks and the Disease of 'More'
Nancy Ortberg tells the story about how their family dog, a golden retriever named Baxter, would get covered with ticks. So after doing some research ...
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Former North Korean Prisoner Talks about Happiness
According to Amnesty International, North Korea has a vast network of gulags that imprison over 200,000 people. The most feared camp is known as "Total ...
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The Credit Card—One of History's Most Influential Objects
Neil MacGregor's book the History of the World in 100 Objects chronicles the things that have had the greatest impact on human history. (The items ...
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The Hobbit: the Lure of Riches
In his book The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien's hero, Bilbo Baggins, must cross paths with a terrifying dragon named Smaug. But as Bilbo creeps into Smaug's ...
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Warren Buffett's 'Jerk Doctrine' of Riches
A Harvard Business Review blog calls it Warren Buffet's "jerk doctrine." Buffett, one of the wealthiest people in the world, once said, ...
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Historian Observes Our Inflated Expectations
Historian Daniel Boorstin suggests that Americans suffer from all-too-extravagant expectations. In his much-quoted book, The Image, Boorstin makes this ...
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Black Friday Trampling at Walmart
Professor James A. Roberts uses the following true story to illustrate the power of our "worldwide consumer culture" (which he defines as "the ...
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If Your House Were Burning, What Would You Grab?
If your house was burning, what would you grab on your way out the door? That question intrigued photographer Foster Huntington, so he gathered his must-save ...
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Timeline Shows How Luxuries Become Necessities
An article from The Atlantic observed that over the past 100 years we have often turned yesterday's luxury products into today's necessities.
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