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Extra, Extra: The Best Inventions Of 2013 You Haven't Heard Of
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Ben Yakas
Published Nov 15, 2013
Modified Nov 15, 2013
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Published Nov 15, 2013
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- Florida man uses milkshake to kill roommate.
- A Manhattan fortune teller has a lot of prison time in her future.
- Alex Calderwood, founder of the Ace Hotel, has died.
- Find out what the 25 best inventions were this year.
- Tribeca residents are suing the city for planning to move a summons court near them because Tribeca residents are too good to live near courts.
- Bloomberg has some more advice on how to become successful: always speak your mind.
- If you're terrified of spiders dissolving your ear, then don't click on this.
- Not a shocker: all bullies are narcissists at heart.
- Meet the DJ who really gets the NYC start-up scene.
- Laurie Anderson’s reveals her favorite Lou Reed song.
- Find out what the drunk driving limits are all over the world.
- And finally, here's that box of puppies you've been waiting for:
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