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Extra, Extra: Moscow Fight Club Is A Very Serious Club Indeed
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Ben Yakas
Published Aug 16, 2013
Modified Aug 16, 2013
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Published Aug 16, 2013
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- A simple plea: stop being assholes, tough dudes of the internet.
- Eliot Spitzer's most recent book only sold around 70 copies.
- The first rule of Moscow Fight Club is to take it super seriously.
- Mark Sanchez's infamous buttfumble still shows up on Sportscenter eight months later.
- On this date in 1974, The Ramones played CBGB's for the first time.
- Here's another reminder that if you're a wanted felon, you should be careful how you park.
- Two NJ boys found a lot of $100 bills, and turned them into the police.
- Find out how the coffee cup sleeve was invented.
- The Daily Show correspondents gave hearty goodbyes to temporary host John Oliver.
- Kim Kardashian totally dissed "fake media friend" Katie Couric on Instagram.
- And finally, this baby figured out that the best vibrating chair is a dog:
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