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![Japan: A Nation Determined To Recover [20 Surreal Pics]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Japan-Before-and-After-1-optimized.jpg "Japan: A Nation Determined To Recover [20 Surreal Pics]")
Japan: A Nation Determined To Recover [20 Surreal Pics]
It's hard to believe it's been three months since the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan. The heartbreak continues, and there are still hundreds of bodies that are unaccounted for. Experts say that approximately 28,000 people either died or are still missing as a result of this tragedy.
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The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Taking A Vacation
I've owned my own business for over a decade now. I love being an entrepreneur. I've written about it many times on Bit Rebels. At this point, I don't think I could go back to working for someone else. I mean, I could do it, but my new boss would probably fire me immediately. I like to do things my ...
Animals Show Off Their Synchronized Swimming Skills
I often hear people say, "It's the little things in life that make it sweet." I have to agree with that. Life isn't just all about grand occasions, although those are nice too. It's also about noticing and appreciating little things like a kind word, a smile from a stranger or even a pretty flower.
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They’re Back: Welcome To The Jungle On Cellos
Earlier this year when cellists Stjepan Hauser and Luka Sulic came out with their rendition of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal, the world went crazy and their video almost immediately went viral. Their new single, which is a cover of Guns N' Roses' Welcome to the Jungle, is already creating a huge ...
Emergency Toilet Design Created For People In Japan
As of today, it's been three months since the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan. We don't see as many bloggers writing about it anymore, and the articles being spread around in social media are becoming few and far between. However, that doesn't mean everything is okay in Japan now.
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How To: Think More Positive Thoughts
I've studied a lot about thoughts and thought patterns during my life. It's a topic that especially intrigued me when I was attending University, and I remember being in the library for many long nights completely fascinated by all the information available about how our brains work.
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Expert Driving Techniques Everyone Needs To Know
Remember when everyone used to ask for fun, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" Then CNN, MSNBC and most of the other news websites published the definitive answer, as determined by some obviously very smart scientists. The egg came first.
One of the next most common riddles is, "Who are ...
Social Media Tattoo: Put Facebook Friends On Your Arm
[Update: Too bad this tattoo turned out to be fake! I was really hoping this girl was for real.] I realize that this story is on every single major blog in the world today, but if there was ever anything that deserved to be on Bit Rebels, this is it. I just couldn't resist writing about it. This has ...
Design Inspiration: Elegant Shoes Made From Paper
When I logged into Bit Rebels this morning to start writing, I got that uneasy feeling that something was missing from the site. At first I couldn't put my finger on what it was. After several minutes passed, I figured it out. It was SHOES! I have written dozens of articles about creative shoes, but ...
10 Purchases That Might Indicate A Midlife Crisis
Recently someone I know suddenly sold her house and gave away almost all her possessions. It was such a bizarre move, and to me, seemed very out of character. She is about 50 years old, and when I was telling my friend about it, she said, "It sounds to me like she is having a midlife crisis." I was ...
![United States: 50 State Stereotypes [Humor]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Michigan-50-States-Stereotypes-optimized.jpg "United States: 50 State Stereotypes [Humor]")
United States: 50 State Stereotypes [Humor]
This is hilarious to me because if you live in the United States, you know there are stereotypes that accompany each state. I'm not a fan of stereotypes when they refer to individual people because they can be hurtful and damaging, but I'm all over it when it refers to a whole State because it's jus ...
Men vs. Women: Our Favorite Colors Based On Gender
Color, or the lack of it, is such a huge part of our lives. People spend a lot of time learning how to manipulate colors for photographs, or how to mix just the right colors for paint. When you think about it, we start being associated with colors even before we are born. Many times parents receive ...
Our Emotions Expressed Through Vivid Photography
I've been writing a lot lately about artists who use their talent to creatively illustrate their daily lives and experiences. To be able to draw a picture of a feeling or emotion is truly a gift since it involves injecting that feeling into the artwork itself. It's easier said than done I'm sure.
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![How We Use Our Brains [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/How-We-Use-Our-Brains-1-optimized.jpg "How We Use Our Brains [Infographic]")
How We Use Our Brains [Infographic]
I don't know how many times a day I stumble over the fact that we're only using 20% of our brain while 80% is utter gray matter that is constantly idle. If we're only using this little of our brains, what could possibly be hiding in the other 80%? Maybe it is purely for development, or maybe it's fo ...
5 Tips To Make Anything Happen In Life
I really love this quote from Philip Adams, "Unless you're willing to have a go, fail miserably, and have another go, success won't happen." I had the opportunity to hear a talk about how Disney works in terms of their thinking when it comes to strategy. I must say, they follow simple rules yet you ...