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Research Shows the Limits of Mere Willpower
Do you think you can handle temptation on just the strength of your own will-power? If so, you're probably setting yourself up for a crash. That's ...
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Junk Food Execs Don't Eat Their Company's Food
Every year the average American eats 33 pounds of cheese and 70 pounds of sugar. On average, 11 percent of our diet comes from saturated fats. Every day ...
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Bear Gets Trapped by Tempting Jar
A 100-pound young Black Bear in Jamison City, Pennsylvania got into unexpected trouble when he found an old plastic jar. The jar contained cooking oil ...
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Watching TV Show 'Dexter' and the Creep of Sin
Editor's Note: Since it first debuted in 2006, the TV series Dexter has been nominated for 19 Primetime Emmy Awards, five Writers Guild of America ...
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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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Researcher Claims We Decide Based on Cravings, Not Logic
In his book Predictably Irrational, researcher Dan Ariely claims that most of us are masters at deceiving ourselves and justifying our actions. In particular, ...
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Research Shows That Cheaters Get a "Cheater's High"
Do you ever wonder why people cheat—or feel tempted to cheat—on expense reports, taxes, exams, and other endeavors? According to a series ...
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Young Girl Freed from Slavery Returns to Her Pimp
In their Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Half the Sky, Nicholas Kristof and his wife Sheryl WuDunn report on [the] worldwide slavery [in sex trafficking], ...
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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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