“On Monday, the scientific journal Addiction released a sweeping new review of 20 years of research into the recreational use of marijuana. Dr. Wayne Hall, director of the Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research at the University of Queensland and an adviser to the World Health Organization, began the review …
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Would You Marry Yourself? This Woman Did.
“When I told my family and friends that I was planning to marry myself, my gran, who has since passed away, said: “Oh, you always think of something new, Grace.” My parents, who are very open-minded, also took it in their stride. They’d got used to my attraction to the …
Read More »Young People Are Uneducated And Shouldn’t Vote, Says Fox News
“Ahead of the 2014 midterm elections in November, making sure that everyone who can vote does vote, has become increasingly important. But the hosts of Fox News’ “Outnumbered” on Wednesday decided instead to use their air time to discourage young voters from hitting the polls. Why would they ever do …
Read More »9 Things About Oreo You Didn’t Know
Oreos are like drugs? Like BuzzFeedVideo on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/18yCF0b ————————– MUSIC Funky Fun Licensed via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc. STILLS Happy Man thinking Ridofranz / Thinkstock Thoughtful Asian woman looking up. sjenner13 / Thinkstock VIDEO Film Footage courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc. Used with Permission SOURCES http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/03/06/100-years-of-oreos-9-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-iconic-cookie/ http://abcnews.go.com/Business/worlds-cookie-oreo-celebrates-100-years-twisting-licking/story?id=15828641 http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2013/10/16/why-your-brain-treats-oreos-like-a-drug/ ————————– …
Read More »A 16-Year-Old Girl’s Solo Sail Around the World | Short Film Showcase
When 14-year-old Laura Dekker set out in 2012 to become the youngest person to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe, filmmaker Jillian Schlesinger documented the remarkable 518-day journey. In this excerpt from the full-length documentary Maidentrip, Dekker follows the route her parents took 20 years earlier through French Polynesia. Today, Dekker holds …
Read More »If Straight People Had To Come Out
“I was very scared of how you’d react…” Like BuzzFeedVideo on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1ilcE7k STARRING: Nick Zephyrin Lauren Parsons E.M. Fredric MUSIC: Optimistic Changes Licensed via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc. GET MORE BUZZFEED: http://www.buzzfeed.com http://www.buzzfeed.com/video http://www.youtube.com/buzzfeed http://www.youtube.com/buzzfeedvideo http://www.youtube.com/buzzfeedyellow http://www.youtube.com/buzzfeedpop http://www.youtube.com/buzzfeedblue http://www.youtube.com/cnnbuzzfeed BUZZFEED VIDEO BuzzFeed is the world’s first true social …
Read More »Honest Answer On Interracial Marriage Gets Politician In Hot Water
“Brad Schimel, a Republican candidate running for Wisconsin Attorney General, went on an Oshkosh cable access program and declared that if he had been AG sixty years ago, he would have defended the state’s ban on interracial marriage, the Journal Sentinel reported. “You’re not worried about being on the wrong …
Read More »How Muslims Celebrate Around the World
Eid al-Adha is a Muslim holiday meaning the “Feast of the Sacrifice.” TestTube’s UnCovered gives us a snapshot of how the tradition was celebrated around the world last week. Learn More: Eid al-Adha Around the World in Pictures http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2014/oct/06/eid-al-adha-around-the-world-in-pictures India, Pakistan Trade Gunfire on Border, Killing Nine http://online.wsj.com/articles/kashmiris-flee-india-pakistan-violence-1412583442 Watch More: …
Read More »Obama’s Weakness Explained
“Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta ’s memoir came out Tuesday, making the one-time Cabinet member the latest Obama administration veteran to criticize the president’s foreign policy. Mr. Panetta’s book, at more than 500 pages, goes through his history with President Barack Obama on Iraq, Syria and other national security …
Read More »Attack on Venice | National Geographic
One of the largest problems the city of Venice faces is due to an unseen force, crustaceans. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the …
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