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Early Addition: How To Pick The Fastest Line
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Ben Yakas
Published Sep 7, 2016
Modified Sep 7, 2016
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- Bob Dylan finally gave us a reason to visit Maryland.
- Is it really bad, or just terrifying, that a river in Russia has turned blood red?
- The NY Times has some tips on how to pick the fastest line at the supermarket.
- A Bed-Stuy deli is offering a Trump Sandwich with a lot of baloney.
- The Atlantic has a good longread about sex education & abstinence training in West Texas.
- Some hair-raising thieves stole over $15K worth of Rogaine and razors from various Manhattan Duane Reades.
- Another reason wine is good for you: it helps stave off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
- Better hope you can swim, because NYC will sink sooner rather than later.
- White Florida voters may hand the presidency to Donald Trump.
- A Coca-Cola virgin goes on a quest to have a quintessential American experience.
- Angela Lansbury is reportedly joining GOT!
- Is Guy Fieri actually an under-appreciated genius?
- Airbnb offers the opportunity to role play trial lives.
- And finally, this is what it's like trying to nap with a very big dog:
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