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xkcd: Wisdom of the Ancients →
Haha. This happens to me all the time! :)
Nov 20th
Did Cantonese almost replace Mandarin as the...
It’s amazing how much knowledge about Chinese history and geography is required to answer a simple (or maybe not so simple) question like this. Did Cantonese almost replace Mandarin as the standard spoken version of Chinese? Why did Mandarin win out?
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October 2011
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“OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.”
– The final words of Steve Jobs as told by his sister, Mona Simpson in her amazing eulogy which she decided to publish. Since she gave this speech at the memorial service, there had been whispers about the words floating around. But they’re even better in full context. Read the entire piece. 
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xkcd: The Important Field →
Admittedly, I don’t get all the xkcd’s. But when I do get it, I usually can’t stop laughing.
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“It used to be that time, amnesia and ideology helped a nation forget the oldest...”
– culture critic Philip Kennicott on the immortal images of a mortally wounded Gaddafi.
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The killing of Awlaki’s 16-year-old son →
Two weeks after the U.S. killed American citizen Anwar Awlaki with a drone strike in Yemen — far from any battlefield and with no due process — it did the same to his 16-year-old son, Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, ending the teenager’s life on Friday along with his 17-year-old cousin and seven other people. News reports, based on government sources, originally claimed that Awlaki’s son was 21 years old...
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xkcd: Dorm Poster →
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“Generation X is beyond all that bulls—- now. It quit smoking and doing coke a...”
– Matt Honan is tired of the Millennials complaining about how bad they have it. Haha. This makes me laugh so hard. :)
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Silly Joke
What kind of computer sings? A Dell. -.-“ (A Dell = Adele, get it? :D)
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Xkcd: XKCD's Tribute to Steve Jobs is Simple,... →
Everyone has their own way of remembering Steve Jobs. XKCD’s wordless tribute is kind of perfect. (click the link to see the full, animated version) Update: It’s not wordless.
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“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor, either we...”
– Stephen Colbert
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Chinese Food: What is the origin of General Tso's...
Chinese Food: What is the origin of General Tso’s chicken? 1 answer on Quora What is the origin of General Tso’s chicken?
Sep 12th
Chinese (language): How long does it take a native...
Chinese (language): How long does it take a native English speaker to become fluent in Chinese? 9 answers on Quora How long does it take a native English speaker to become fluent in Chinese?
Sep 12th
How many words are there in the Chinese language?
How many words are there in the Chinese language? 4 answers on Quora How many words are there in the Chinese language?
Sep 12th
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Sep 8th
“I came in third place behind Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul. I think that’s...”
– Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, joking on the Colbert Report about why he dropped out of the presidential race after the GOP straw poll in Iowa. 
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“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
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