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Shocking Video: Assassination Attempt Foiled By Jammed Gun

Tom Blunt — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:15:30 +0000

An attempt on the life of a Bulgarian politician was miraculously averted yesterday when the would-be killer’s gun refused to fire. Turkish Party leader Ahmed Dogan had no time to think when a man rushed the stage and pushed a gun in his face, but the instant it became clear that the gun was faulty, [...]

Meet The Man Who Lived In Hotels On Stolen Credit Cards… For Twenty Years

Dan Seitz — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:30:41 +0000

Credit card fraud is one of the more annoying aspects of modern life. Thankfully, federal law limits your liability to $50, which is a good thing considering guys like Jeffrey Hawkins are around. Hawkins has allegedly lived on other people’s credit cards for two decades, traveling up and down the East Coast. Finding himself jobless [...]

Complaints About Modern Life That Are Total Bologna

Brad Weiser — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:57:45 +0000

It's easy to be negative these days, what with the economy in the crapper . . . and all that turmoil in Egypt. But a lot of the things people complain about just aren't backed up by statistics. Here's a list from "Cracked" of the top four.

#1.) Everything Is So Expensive. In 1950, you could get a decent car for $500, and gas was about 25 cents a gallon. But you have to put that in perspective:

A low-end job in the service industry only paid a dollar an hour. So even though you could get a steak for 50 cents, that was a lot.

The truth is, when you adjust for inflation, the prices of most things have stayed pretty much the same. And some things have gotten a lot cheaper.

For example, in 1954 a high-end color TV . . . with a 15-inch screen . . . cost around $1,300, which was half a year's salary for some people.