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Hurling food isn’t just an American thing, either. The Greeks have been known to launch yogurt at figures they don’t like – an activity called yaourtoma, or yogurting. Last year in Athens, protesters threw yogurt at police trying to break up a rowdy rally outside of parliament. — Here’s A Pie In Your Eye: A Brief History Of Food Fights (via npr)

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kateoplis: Colbert's Super PAC raises over $1 million, and includes this lovely letter: ➜

Dear Sirs and Sirettes,

Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow (ABTT) would like it entered into the record that as of January 30th, 2012, the sum total of our donations was $1,023,121.24.

Stephen Colbert, President of ABTT, has asked that I quote him as saying, ”Yeah! How you like…

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speshal-k: (via » The Habits That Crush Us :zenhabits) Great advice here. Start small. Work on ways to change and improve that do not add stress to your life. Simple is better. Be present, live in the moment. Be aware of your body and tension. Breathe….
speshal-k: (via How a Diamond Is Like a Champagne Cork) Fascinating research!
kateoplis: “The National Science Foundation has just released its biennial report... ➜

kateoplis:

“The National Science Foundation has just released its biennial report on global investment in science, engineering and technology. The NSF warns that the United States is quickly losing ground to Asia, especially to China. …

One big reason: According to the NSF, American firms nearly doubled…

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jtotheizzoe: Yeah, sorry about the unicorns. (via SMBC, design by Shawn Coss. You can buy this shirt)
npr: Interactive: A View From Russia’s Trans-Siberian Railroad Nearly 6,000 miles of railroad separate Russia’s capital city of Moscow from Vladivostok, on the Pacific Ocean. While crossing the world’s largest country and bridging two continents, NPR’s David Greene reports on how Russia’s history has shaped its people and, where, 20 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russians want their country to go. Credits: Kainaz Amaria, Chuck Holmes, Nelson Hsu, Laura Krantz, Greg Myre, Maureen Pao / NPR
theeconomist: For many ordinary citizens, dual passports seem dodgy: a convenience for the cosmopolitan few or a sop to the menacing many, rather than a natural feature of a migratory world. But multiple citizenship is on the rise, even if some states continue to deter it.

A new report on why children in day care are sedentary suggests that it’s not the care providers, but the parents, who are mostly to blame. — Parents are the biggest obstacle to letting kids play, says study in Pediatrics - On Parenting - The Washington Post (via npr)

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RT @sciam: RT @BoraZ: Escher’s “Relativity” in LEGO http://t.co/zhtza9Gz (more by same artist: http://t.co/yUGwmVF2 )

Lucky to have found another reason to get up in the morning and get to work. It’s an awesome 2012 already!

npr: The neighborhoods known as Chinatowns sprang up in the U.S. during the Gold Rush. But since then, they’ve seen gradual yet significant changes — not so noticeable to the average visitor, perhaps, but quite drastic to those who’ve called these communities home. (via The Changing Face Of America’s Chinatowns) Photo: Rebecca Sheir / NPR

RT @HuffingtonPost: David Lynch in four movements http://t.co/19QycOlV