“It’s a hard-knock life, scouring the landscape for pollen to sustain a beehive. Alight upon the wrong field, and you might encounter fungicides, increasingly used on corn and soybean crops, and shown to harm honeybees at tiny levels. Get hauled in to pollinate California’s vast almond groves, as 60 percent …
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22 Words You Won’t Believe Are Brand Names
Nothing is as you thought it was. Including Popsicles. Post to Facebook: http://on.fb.me/RdO8d0 Like BuzzFeedVideo on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1ilcE7k Post to Twitter: http://bit.ly/RdO7pn Music: “Arriba” Warner / Chappell Production Music Sources: http://mentalfloss.com/article/56667/41-brand-names-people-use-generic-terms http://www.businessinsider.com/15-words-you-had-no-idea-used-to-be-brand-names-2010-9?op=1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generic_and_genericized_trademarks Pictures: 90210-CW-2010-return-ad-90210-9624657-1066-1600 http://bit.ly/1jQO6nc Bikini: _DSC0030 https://www.flickr.com/photos/31199821@N06/4034299724 Infinite Batman (Black & White) http://bit.ly/1lrh6Q7 zipper https://www.flickr.com/photos/southpaw2305/3474989098 Bubble wrap https://www.flickr.com/photos/aizaz/3512778599 …
Read More »Megyn Kelly Interviews Dinesh D’Souza After Guilty Plea
“Just hours after pleading guilty in federal court Tuesday to violating campaign finance law, conservative author Dinesh D’Souza appeared on Megyn Kelly’s Fox News show for an interview. It was a friendly affair. “And so now, this case is resolved, for today, and the Obama administration gets to call one …
Read More »Chinese in Vietnam Out of Luck After Anti-China Riots | China Uncensored
Deadly anti-Chinese riots erupted in Vietnam when one of China’s state-run oil companies moved an oil rig into disputed territorial waters around a group of uninhabited islands, the Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea. I know, who would have thought there could be a conflict over oil. So as …
Read More »Will Obama Apologize To The Price Is Right Fans?
“One thing you can count on every time President Barack Obama makes publicly-televised remarks during the 11 a.m. ET hour: He interrupts the CBS network broadcast of The Price Is Right, pissing off a lot of game show viewers in the process. In January 2013 we noticed an awful lot …
Read More »Climate Change Is Sooo Boring, Says CNN’s Jeff Zucker
“CNN chief Jeff Zucker has an explanation for why his network doesn’t cover climate change that much: the audience isn’t interested. Capital New York watched New York Times reporter Bill Carter quiz Zucker on Monday at an event for the Deadline Club. Carter pointed out that the network has received …
Read More »The Koch Brothers Fix Detroit’s Problems By Destroying Pensions
“Americans for Prosperity, the conservative advocacy group supported by the Koch brothers, has launched an effort to torpedo a proposed settlement in the Detroit bankruptcy case, potentially complicating chances for completing the deal just as its prospects seemed to be improving. KOCH BROTHERS EXPOSED: 2014 EDITION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi1EfaCHOGo The organization, formed …
Read More »Everything you need to know about X-Men: Days of Future Past
The X-Men return to theaters this week with Bryan Singer’s sequel to the reboot. Here’s what you need to know. Read our review: http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/21/5725240/x-men-days-of-future-past-review Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge Follow on Instagram: …
Read More »Change The Way You Eat At McDonald’s
Are you sure you really want that salad? Post to Facebook: http://on.fb.me/RdO0dv Like BuzzFeedVideo on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/18yCF0b Post to Twitter: http://bit.ly/RdNZ9z Music: Tricky Rhythm Warner Music Production Music Sources/Media: Premiere Of Magnolia Pictures’ ‘To The Wonder’ – Arrivals Jason Merritt / Getty Images Premiere Of Tribeca Film’s ‘Palo Alto’ – …
Read More »McConnell Victory, VA Scandal, Russia-China Deal & Sex Toy Ban | TYT140 (May 21, 2014)
TYT140 – A Lot of News in a Little Time Top stories for May 21, 2014: – Mitch McConnell beats back Tea Party challenge (full story here: http://ow.ly/x75Dr) – Obama addresses Veterans Affairs Bureau scandal (full story here: http://ow.ly/x75tG) – Russia and China announce 30-year gas deal (full story here: …
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