Education

If you want to win at Monopoly, take advantage of the people getting out of jail.

A group of mathematicians figured out which properties were the best ones to buy, based on their rent, and the likelihood people will land on them.

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School is almost back in session, which means it’s time to start brushing up on tips for taking the bus. The school bus can be a great resource for time-strapped parents and independence-seeking children alike. But it also needs to be approached with safety and care.

Here are five tips to make your child’s bus ride the best it can be.

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Have you ever wondered why you don't like a certain food?  Well, You can blame your Mama!

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When I was in grade school I would get so mad to see “Back To School” posters hanging from the ceilings in stores by mid July. However, the cute folders with puppies and kittens on them did help ease the nauseous feeling of summer coming to an end. I've looked a

Think no one can watch you in a department store dressing room?  Think again.

It's a big day for peeping toms . . . and a horrible day for trying on bras.

Apparently, major department stores around the country have started reversing the slats on their dressing room doors.  Now, instead of keeping you private and helping you see out of the dressing room, people walking by can see IN.

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At the Save Our Schools Million Teacher March in Washington DC on July 30th, actor Matt Damon was grilled on his feelings about public school educators. Damon, who attended public school in Boston as a youth and whose own mother is a public school teacher, made some impassioned remarks in defense of teachers.

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The Princeton Review released its annual list of the top party schools in the country yesterday. And as always, the students from the number one school celebrated, and the administration was mortified.  Yes, Longhorn Fans, Texas makes the cut.

This year, Ohio University in Athens, Ohio was named the top party school in the country. The rankings are based on a survey of more than 122,000 students nationwide.

Ohio University . . . not to be confused with Ohio State . . . has a long-standing reputation as a major party school. Their Halloween party has been going on since the 1970s and draws at least 20,000 people.

After the rankings were released, Ohio issued a statement saying, quote, "We are disappointed in the party school ranking as it is not indicative of the overall experience of Ohio students and does not match the data we have collected."

For the 14th straight year, Brigham Young University in Utah was named the number one most stone cold sober school in the country.

Here's the complete list:

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In honor of Independence Day, the Marist Poll released its results of a poll asking Americans when we declared independence and from what country we broke away from.  And it looks like people need to study their history a little more

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No one can deny that the Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in the history of our great nation.  For years I've been fascinated with the Declaration of Independence.  Not only what it says, but how it is written

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Bad news and good news here.  The bad news:  A new survey of women has ranked the four biggest male body turn-offs at the beach and pool, and basically everyone not named Enrique Iglesias has at least one of them.

Here they are in Order:

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OK, I'm going to get a little nostalgic here, but Mr. Rogers was a national treasure, even when sending rejection letters.

A little over 20 years ago, some 6-year-old kid sent a letter to Mr. Rogers asking if he could come visit him at his house.  For some reason, Mr. Rogers couldn't let him do that. (Liability issues??)

He then sent the kid what may possibly be the nicest rejection letter ever sent.

I will admit that I am a cynic in most things, but there is nothing about Mr. Rogers that seems fake or forced.  He was exactly what you saw on his show.  You can read the letter here:

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OK, usually I don't go off on people, but if your IPhone unlock code is one of these, you need to change it immediately. An iPhone security app company just released the results of a study to find the top 10 most common four-digit passcodes people use to lock their iPhones.  And they are . . . shockingly obvious.  Man, I hope people are more careful when they pick their ATM codes than this. Then again, this is probably the very reason that most banks no longer let you pick your ATM/Debit Card code. The top ten codes are:

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