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Are You Planning to Go on Vacation This Summer? [POLL]

High gas prices and a soft economy have many in the travel industry fearing that Americans are going to ditch the traditional summer vacation this year. But is that really the case?


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What’s the Best Mother’s Day Gift? [POLL]

According to a new survey, what mothers want for Mother’s Day and what the men in their lives think they want for Mother’s Day aren’t necessarily the same thing.


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Megan Fox Wants to Sell You a Butt Massage Chair

The Sharper Image has long been the go-to spot for must-have items like electronic tie racks and rechargeable nose hair clippers. Since men are more likely to buy their gadgets, the company signed a new pitchwoman who’ll appeal to their target demo.

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Is Your Boss Or Your Secretary More Important to Your Office? — Survey of the Day

You may not know it, but April 25 is National Administrative Professionals’ Day. To celebrate the office workers formally known as secretaries, Staples surveyed their social media followers on their attitudes toward administrative professionals.


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Girl With No Hands Wins Penmanship Award

Despite being born with no hands, Annie Clark is a pretty normal kid. She dresses herself, drinks soda from a can she opens, types on her computer and hopes to one day write a book about animals. Oh, and the seven-year-old just won a trophy and $1,000 in a national penmanship competition.

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Six-Year-Old’s Lemonade Stand Raises $10,000 For Dad’s Cancer Treatment

Lemonade stands are usually symbolic of the carefree nature of youth. Six-year old Drew Cox, however, has had to grow up fast. That’s because his dad, Randy, was recently diagnosed with seminoma, a rare form of cancer.

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Did an Actual Fireball Shoot Through the Sky in Texas?

The folks in San Antonio, Texas got quite a treat earlier this month when an unexplained fireball, or rather something that looked like a fireball streaked across the midday sky.

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Should the United States Get Rid of the Penny? [POLL]

Last month Canada joined countries like Australia and Great Britain in eliminating the penny. Is the United States next?


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Heroic 13-Year-Old Drives School Bus After Driver Passes Out

13-year-old Jeremy Wuitschick got to drive, something most kids his age only dream about doing. However, the circumstances in which the seventh-grader took the wheel were far from ideal.

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What’s the Most Popular Summer Vacation Destination? [POLL]

Despite rising fuel prices, many Americans still plan to venture out on vacation when the weather gets really warm and the kids are home from school.


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Fourth Grade Girl Talks Herself Into First Ski Jump

Facing your fears is part of being human. We’ve all had to talk ourselves into doing something, whether we actually verbalized the encouragement or just played it silently in our brain.

The fourth grade girl in the video below is a verbalizer. With a camera running, she methodically convinces herself she has what it takes to make her first ski jump.