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“ FOLLOW THE SUN TO ISRAEL ” 1958 EL AL AIRLINES ISRAEL TRAVELOGUE TEL AVIV EILAT 67684

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"Eight Lights for Eight Nights" Chanukah Companion - A printable companion to help you celebrate Chanukah

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The Best Gifts for James Bond Fans

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The Best Old-School Drive-in Theaters Around the U.S.

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The Evil of Louis Farrakhan vs. the Morality of Frederick Douglass

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How To Capture Horrible Quality Video on Audio Cassettes

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In This Time of Panic, We Look to Generation X for Inspiration

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Are Eye Exams A Great American Scam?

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Forget Self-Driving Cars. Bring Back the Stick Shift.

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Remember When You Could Call the Time?

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Where Has Teen Car Culture Gone?

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Study: Two Spaces After a Period May Be Better Than One - The Atlantic

A new study proves that half of people are correct. The other is also correct.

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Quiz: Call the Grammar Police | Mental Floss

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135 Amazing Facts for People Who Like Amazing Facts

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Whatever Happened to Generation X?

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Living in the White Space – Audrey Jacobs – Medium

“Mommy, please can you paint the walls white?” his sweet eyes pleading with pain.

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Generation X needs to save America from millennials

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The average American has only one close friend — here's how we got to this point

Stanford psychologist Emma Seppala says Americans are experiencing a crisis of loneliness, and it's partly a result of our desire for independence.

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Rare 'Super Bloom' Brightens Up Deserts in California | Mental Floss

Each spring, wildflowers illuminate the harsh scenery of Southern California's Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. This year, the brief burst of life is especially dramatic. As National Geographic reports, a “super bloom” has seized the area thanks to months of unusually heavy rainfall.

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Think nothing is made in America? Output has doubled in three decades - MarketWatch

Factories are running at close to a record pace, writes Rex Nutting.

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Double Door Ordered To Leave Wicker Park Location By Judge - Wicker Park - DNAinfo Chicago

"It's come to an end," the building's owner said after court. "We wish them well."

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'Man, Oh Manischewitz': When The Jewish Wine Was Big With Gentiles, Too : The Salt : NPR

The wine associated with Jewish tradition was once a huge crossover success. At one point, the typical drinker was described as an urban African-American man.

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18 signs you know you're in Wicker Park

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Trans Am Bandit is back in the form of 77 Chevy Camaro conversions, each signed by Burt Reynolds | FOX Sports

Think we found the perfect car to replace that Dodge Challenger Sterling Archer loved so much.

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Charles Krauthammer: The Holocaust and American Jews - NY Daily News

Bernie Sanders is the most successful Jewish candidate for the presidency ever.

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33 things that will definitely happen to you when moving to Chicago

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Austin Powers-style Chicago condo untouched since the 1970s hits the market | Daily Mail Online

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Want to Win the Argument at Thanksgiving Dinner? A Successful Trial Lawyer Says Do These 10 Things | Inc.com

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The Best dive bars in Chicago!

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California's black license plates are back in production

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‘When Western women stop being objectified, they can criticise us.’ Orthodox Jewish women fight back

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How to perfect the 'Irish Goodbye'

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Newspaper celebrates MLB's first amphibious pitcher - SBNation.com

Look, everyone is excited about Pat Venditte. But we can't be too busy to fact-check things like "the word for someone who can use both hands equally well."

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30 Things Turning 30 in 2015

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Daylight Savings Time: 7 Surprising Things You May Not Know

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Best date spots in Chicago - Business Insider

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The last remains of old Chicago

Sometimes we get those nostalgic pangs for a seedier, grittier, neon-lit, noir Chicago. Thankfully, there are some last remaining traces of the bygone era of smoke-filled bars, coin-operated communication, gambling parlors and porno video stores. Here's where to find them.

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Top 10 Grammar Myths | Mental Floss

Before you argue with me, read the whole explanation about why each of these is a myth.

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How Much Can You Drink Without Getting a Hangover?

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Amazing Photos Of New Year's Celebrations Around The World

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Are Cuban Cigars Legal Now?

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Best Restaurants in Phoenix & The Best Bars in Phoenix

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WWII veteran, 98, dons uniform for final salute

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Epic Yom Kippur: The One and ONLY Sandy Koufax, Orange County Jewish Life

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In the early days of the Dodgers’ preparation for the 2014 season, the teens, among dozens of other fans, chased down pitchers and catchers, traditionally the first players to report to spring training.
Then Steven Leibel, Kyle’s father, steered them to a scrum of fans pressed against a chain link fence, clamoring for an autograph from a white-haired senior citizen.

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Pay $300 to pretend you're flying in 1973

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10 Weirdest Facts About Captain America - Listverse

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17 Facts About The Harlem Globetrotters - Neatorama

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Intelligent People All Have One Thing In Common: They Stay Up Later Than You

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People who doodled were able to remember 29% more information than nondoodlers, a study found

Recent research in neuroscience, psychology and design shows that doodling can help people stay focused, grasp new concepts and retain information.

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25 Vintage Photos of Chicago

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8 Great Reasons to Visit San Diego Besides Comic-Con | Magazine | WIRED

There's more to San Diego that sun, surf and Comic-Con.

All 130,000 Badges for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International—the four-day fan fest that takes over America’s Finest City each July—are gone. But there are LOTS of other things to do in San Diego!

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Walmart Apologizes for Decorative Poster of Nazis' Dachau Camp

Walmart and other retailers pulled a poster of Nazi Germany's Dachau concentration camp intended for home decoration.

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Disneyland set to reopen exclusive Club 33 after extensive expansion

Disneyland's private Club 33 restaurant will double in size after an extensive six-month renovation that adds a new entrance, kitchen and jazz-inspired lounge.

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Willis Tower deck cracks under tourists' feet – from 1,353ft up

Protective coating on Willis Tower's Skydeck glass appeared to shatter but spokesman says glass is designed that way

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    Original 1971 Disney World monorail for sale! Only $189k!

    The Buy It Now price on this 1971 Mark IV red Walt Disney World monorail cab is a paltry $189K.

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    Jeff Bridges Played Some Creedence at the Big Lebowski Festival

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        The Best Shots Fired in the Oxford Comma Wars

        Here are some quotes that each side uses in the debate over the Oxford comma.

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          The Psychology of Messiness: How Disorder Can Make You More Creative!

          Kathleen Vohs, a marketing professor at the University of Minnesota with an extensive psychology background, believes that messier office spaces spur creativity. Here's the evidence.

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            Old Town Music Hall | the treasured cultural landmark located in El Segundo, California

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              A New Record Stand That Ups Your Home's Cool Factor

              Records — you love to listen to them, but let's be honest, looking at them is just as fun! Evoke the vibe of your favorite record store by displaying your favorite albums on Atocha Design's new record stand ($1,275). Debuting today at the

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                This Nazi-Themed Dinner Is Like "A Star Trek Convention But For WWII Enthusiasts"

                Something's not quite reich about this WWII Historical Re-enactment Society's annual holiday dinner

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                  Seafood That Would Absolutely Terrify You In The Ocean

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                    The Only Thing That Makes The Royal Buckingham Palace Guards Smile: A Yeshiva Student

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                      15 Billionaires Who Were Once Dirt Poor

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                        Why Men Aren't Really Men Anymore | Elite Daily

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                          4 Things I Learned from the Worst Online Dating Profile Ever

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                            Tom Bergin's Tavern Returns January 4 With Bar Snacks

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                              26 Beatnik Slang Words and Phrases We Should All Start Using

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                                Corvids: The Birds Who Think Like Humans

                                Someday I will come up with a good reason why I am friends with the neighborhood crows. For now, I can say that it started when I looked up from my office window to see this big flock of crows hanging out on the roof of an apartment building nearby. I had

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                                  12 Sayings Only People From California Will Understand

                                  12 sayings that may seem hella weird if you're not from California.

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                                    It's Thanksgiving So We Asked Brits To Label The United States — We're So Sorry, America

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                                      19 Foods That Texans Can't Live Without

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                                        Ron Burgundy Slams Dodge Durango on ‘Conan’: ‘It’s a Terrible Car … Just Horrible Craftsmanship’ (Video)

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                                          10 grammar rules you can forget: how to stop worrying and write proper

                                          David Marsh set out to master perfect grammatical English – but discovered that 'correct' isn't always best

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                                            The craziest OkCupid date ever

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                                              Photo of black man sleeping on a Jewish man’s shoulder on the subway goes viral around the world 

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                                                Orthodox Rabbi finds $98,000 in desk he bought from Craigslist, returns cash

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                                                  Italians Condense a Yacht Into a Teeny-Weeny Pod of Luxury | Autopia | Wired.com

                                                  Most of us will never afford the mega-yacht of our dreams, so Italian design firm Lazzarini has taken all the amenities and luxuries of a floating executive pleasure den and distilled them into a compact pod.

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                                                    Neon no more: Lincoln Avenue's motel row

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                                                      The Printer That Can Print A 2,500 Square Foot House In 20 Hours.

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                                                          Longtime Tom Bergins Regular Plans To Reopen Irish Pub

                                                          A regular of Tom Bergins Tavern who lived in the neighborhood went ahead and bought the pub that closed over the summer.

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                                                            15 Fashions People Were Rocking in 1983

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                                                              Concave Mirrored Skyscraper Creates Death Ray, Melts Car | Geekologie

                                                              A new skyscraper in London nicknamed the Walkie Talkie has melted a car parked nearby because the curved and mirrored exterior of the building focuses the sun's energy on a nearby street in the afternoon. What architect would be...

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                                                                7 Dramatic Before/Afters From the Huge LA River Rehab Plan

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                                                                  There's a Clown Terrorizing a British Town

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                                                                    This Three Minute Commercial Puts Full-Length Hollywood Films to Shame

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                                                                            Old-School VW Microbus Will Finally End Production This Year

                                                                            I'm sure for many of you, the real news here is that the old bread-loaf-shaped, rear-engined hippie wagon is still being produced at all. Well, it is, in Brazil, and will be ending its 56 year run in that country with a nostalgic final

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                                                                              Adorable new mammal species found 'in plain sight'

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                                                                                Rules from a Texas Gentleman

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                                                                                  25 Situations Only Nonprofit People Can Understand

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                                                                                    Vin Scully gets a huge ovation at Dodger Stadium!

                                                                                    Dodger fans give Vin Scully a standing ovation on his bobblehead night

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                                                                                      Where Is My Home?

                                                                                      A culinary obsession that began decades ago in my grandmother’s kitchen sent me on a quest through Central Texas (and way beyond) for kolaches—not the best ones but the ones that would lead me to myself.

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                                                                                        8 Wallet-Friendly Getaways

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                                                                                          BetterLists

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                                                                                            16 Words That Are Much Older Than They Seem

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                                                                                                  5 Things Parents Need to Stop Saying to Non-Parents

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                                                                                                    45 Amazing Facts for National Trivia Day

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                                                                                                        A Brief History of Flintstones Vitamins

                                                                                                        The Flintstones has been off the air and in syndication since 1966. But Flintstones Vitamins remain on the shelves and in homes, despite the fact that this generation of children probably has no clue who Fred, Wilma, Barney, Betty and Dino are.

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                                                                                                          Quick Gift: Jack Daniel's Soap Dispenser - Curly Birds

                                                                                                          Need a really quick gift for your sister-in-law who just moved to Tennessee? 1. Buy a bottle of Jack Daniel's, or another pretty bottle of booze.

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                                                                                                            19 Successful People Who Had A Rough Time In Their Twenties

                                                                                                            Don't panic, twentysomethings. Here's further proof that life is a marathon, not a sprint.

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                                                                                                            Kurt Andersen: From Fashion to Housewares, Are We in a Decades-Long Design Rut?

                                                                                                            The face of American culture used to change radically every decade or two, writes Kurt Andersen, but 1992 and 2012 look disturbingly alike.

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                                                                                                              Centuries-old rockfish believed to have been caught off Alaska’s coast

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                                                                                                                Museum Helps Preserve Iconic Tortoise Lonesome George

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                                                                                                                    5 Abandoned Stations of the London Underground System

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                                                                                                                        Flat-Rate Flying: Introducing Surf Air, the All-You-Can-Fly Airline | TIME.com

                                                                                                                        The flat-fee business model has worked for Netflix, so why not for air travel too?

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                                                                                                                        Iranian Scholar: Tom & Jerry is a Jewish Conspiracy

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                                                                                                                          Didn't Get The Job? 'Why' Is Elusive"

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                                                                                                                              Penmanship is now 'handwriting' as Washington state removes gender bias in statutes

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                                                                                                                                Swedish school brings in 'gender neutral' changing rooms to avoid teenagers being labelled male or female

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                                                                                                                                Historic Damascus synagogue looted and burned

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                                                                                                                                Disabled man awarded $8000 after being stranded on Disneyland ride

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                                                                                                                                  LOOK: This Might Be The World's Oldest Cat

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                                                                                                                                    Jack Daniel's Sinatra Select | Uncrate

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                                                                                                                                        France to Return Stolen Art to Jewish Owners

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                                                                                                                                          Lion Really Loves His Rescuer

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                                                                                                                                            NYC's famous Stage Deli closes, owner cites rent

                                                                                                                                            The famous Stage Deli in Manhattan has closed.