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World Record In Stiletto Racing (Yeah, It’s Possible)
I love high heels. I've been wearing them for years. I started out wearing them because I'm short, and every cosmo girl knows that nothing can make you feel more large and in charge than a hot pair of stilettos. However, I'm not going to lie, it takes practice to get used to wearing them. You have t ...
Around The World: Government Officials & Their Desks
When I think of bureaucracy, I think of outdated rigid rules, tons of paperwork, and tight budgets. I have compassion for people who can work as civil servants and remain inspired enough to make it all happen in their respective cities. Every time I go into a government office here in Atlanta, I'm i ...
14 Not So Sweet Facts About Sugar
There has been a lot of controversy about sugar over the past few decades. Among other things, we've heard that eating too much sugar causes diabetes. Then we were told that it doesn't cause diabetes, but it causes obesity, which is linked to diabetes. There are those affected that need a continuous ...
Study Reveals Technology Makes Us Stressed Out
I remember several months ago when I wrote an article about a study that showed Americans go crazy when their Internet is slow. At the time I wrote that, I wondered if that was a good representation for people around the world, or if it was just another example of how us Americans can be impatient a ...
Wow! Snowflakes Under A Microscope
I've always been inspired by snowflakes. To me, they are like little specks of magic when they fall from the sky. Since it doesn't snow much in Atlanta, I don't get to see snowflakes very often. I remember in January I wrote 5 Lessons A Snowflake Can Teach Us About Blogging on a day when it snowed h ...
Prison Beauty Contests: Winner Gets Early Release
I had no idea this existed until today, and it's fascinating to me. I know I'm naive when it comes to what prison life is like, but in the past when I've pictured a women's prison in my mind, I never thought of the inmates as being as beautiful and having as much fun as the beauty contest contestant ...
Foodies: Creative Hot Chocolate Cupcake Design
I don't know what it is about cupcakes, but we love them! I don't eat them very often, but I sure like looking at them. As cupcakes once again gain popularity on and off the Internet, people everywhere continue to be inspired by the sweet treats. Misty and I have written about cupcakes many times on ...
How To: Make A Delicious Doughless Pizza
Almost everyone loves pizza, right? I do, but I don't eat dough because I'm watching my carbs. I've often wondered why pizza restaurants offer cheeseless pizza, sauceless pizza, but not doughless pizza. Doesn't it make sense that if we get to customize the toppings, we should also be able to customi ...
Photography: Rare Photos Of The Great Depression
In keeping with my plan to present one post with extraordinary photography to you each day, today I bring you some very rare photographs taken during The Great Depression. The reason these are rare is because, as you probably know, most of the photos taken during that time were in black and white. T ...
8 Tips For Feeling Awake Without Caffeine
After reading Richard's article about latte art this morning, I started thinking about lattes. What exactly is a latte? I know I've never had a latte. I've always thought it was just a fancy cup of coffee. Now that I've looked into it further, I see that's not entirely true. Although a latte has cof ...
World’s Oldest Successful Supermodel At Age 82
As a woman, I know firsthand what it's like to feel pressured by society to look a certain way in order to be considered beautiful. The interesting thing to me is that as teenage girls, we actually believe that our beauty is wrapped up in how we look. As adults, we know better. We know that beauty c ...
BP Oil Spill Aftermath: Swimming Will Never Be The Same
It's now been a while since the initial reports of the BP oil spill showered the world in chaos and fear of what was to become of it. It took several months before they could block the constant flow of crude oil into the sea, but was it too late?
Sure, BP got their penalty, and in the end, they h ...
6 Stages Of Movie Geek Evolution
Are you a movie geek? I thought I was a movie geek until I started writing for Bit Rebels. I realize now that I'm a movie lightweight. Here's a good test... If you have seen very many of the movies listed in this intense sci fi movie infographic, then you can be confident in knowing that you are a m ...
Photography: Your Refrigerator Reveals Your Life
I've always said that you can tell a lot about a person by checking out their refrigerator. If people walked into my home and went to my fridge, they would get to know me very quickly. Since I collect refrigerator magnets from every city I visit, they would see dozens of them all over the outside of ...
How To: Peel An Orange In One Piece
We all have those little things in life that make us feel good, don't we? For me, it's opening a pickle jar without having to bang it on the counter first. Oh, and of course, parallel parking. I think I've only successful parallel-parked three or four times in my life, so when I'm able to do it, it' ...