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Woman Attacks Over Missing Girl Scout Cookies
This is so funny to me because I love Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies and if mine came up missing, I might attack someone too. I mean, you just don't mess with a person's Thin Mints. She should have known better. Ok, maybe not, but I still can't stop laughing over this story.
Last Monday night a ...
The Original Coca-Cola Recipe Revealed
There is a feud going on right now that not very many people know about, and it's centered around the city I live in, Atlanta. This American Life claims to have found the original recipe for Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola says that the recipe is still safe and sound right here in Atlanta in a bank vault whe ...
![How Mobile Shopping Is Changing The World [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Increasing-Mobile-Shopping-Statistics-Infographic-1-optimized.png "How Mobile Shopping Is Changing The World [Infographic]")
How Mobile Shopping Is Changing The World [Infographic]
It's pretty hard to imagine that just a few years ago we didn't really consider mobile shopping to be a big deal. Almost no one did it, and if you did, you were always a little bit skeptical about it all. If it wasn't the payment method you were worried about, it was the connectivity and the speed ...
![Do You Really Know What Tofu Is? [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/What-Is-Tofu-Infographic-1-optimized.jpg "Do You Really Know What Tofu Is? [Infographic]")
Do You Really Know What Tofu Is? [Infographic]
I admit it. Tofu completely freaks me out. It's one of those bizarre foods that many people, including me, don't really understand. If I had to describe tofu, I would say it's firm but squishy little blocks of an edible substance that changes taste depending on how you eat it. Eeeww...
However ...
5 Lessons To Learn When Leaving Your Comfort Zone
I recently left home, and now I live approximately 8,900 miles away. I know from experience this kind of change takes a lot of adjusting. When I decided to take the job in Cincinnati, Ohio, I knew that I would be leaving my comfort zone. I grew up with my family around me all the time, and it is ...
Fat Cookies: Get Your Cookies Delivered On A String
I have no idea how this is legal, but I like it. This just proves that if you have an idea, and you want to start a business, nothing will get in your way if you muster up some creativity, work hard, and do what you love. That's exactly what the girls who started Fat Cookies are doing.
I rememb ...
12 Signs Your Girl Might Be High Maintenance
I was talking to my girlfriend on the phone the other night, and somehow we got on the topic of what it means to be a girl that is "high maintenance." I'm the first to admit that I don't particularly like that phrase when it describes a human being. I mean, normally my dog, my garden (if I had one ...
Crystal Bubble: See The World By Living Your Life In Transparency
The world has some beautiful scenery to show us, if we're at the right place at the right time. It's quite interesting that humans still cling to the housing of 4 solid walls with a couple of peep-hole windows incorporated into them. Why is that? Before we started to build houses where we can pre ...
Star Wars Coasters To Geekify Your Brewski
If you're one of those people who really is fanatically obsessed with not having stains on your table after you've set down a bottle of beer, soda or just a glass of water, then you definitely have piles of coasters laying around at home ready to bust out. I'm more the kind of person who doesn't th ...
![5 Worst Places To Hit On Someone [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/5-Worst-Places-To-Flirt-1-optimized.png "5 Worst Places To Hit On Someone [Infographic]")
5 Worst Places To Hit On Someone [Infographic]
So you could call today the day after the greatest love day of the year. Yup, the aftermath of Valentine's Day is upon us, and some people are beyond happy while others are, well let's just say, less in the groove of things. The carnage of your heart, if you're rejected, can be quite an emotional ...
![All The Facts You Ever Wanted About Valentine’s Day [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Love-Valentine-Data-Facts-Infographic-1.gif "All The Facts You Ever Wanted About Valentine’s Day [Infographic]")
All The Facts You Ever Wanted About Valentine’s Day [Infographic]
So today is Valentine's Day and billions of people are scurrying out to get their loved ones something they will remember for the rest of their lives. Whether it be an object or an experience doesn't really matter. People are constantly searching for that original and life altering idea that will ...
Architecture Slide: Another Reason To Stay Young Forever
Around a couple years ago, we started seeing posts and articles on pretty much every blog and website about multinational companies and their offices springing up like wildflowers. We got grand tours in either images or video on Google, Digg, Facebook and even Twitter. It's insanely inspirational ...
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Are You Secretly A Slacker? [Infographic]
Today I read something that someone sarcastically wrote in the news that read, "Americans are just a bunch of slackers." I paused for a moment to think about that statement. Why would someone write that? Is it possible there is an element of truth to it? Nah...
I wrote an article last month c ...
Unusual Boot Collection: Would You Wear Them?
I'm from a tropical country (Manila, Philippines), and we rarely wear boots since they can get pretty warm. However, after moving to a country that has four seasons (the States) and moving during the winter season, I needed to do some serious shopping for boots, and I am glad I did. Wearing them r ...
![Why Do Freeways Come To A Stop? [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Freeway-Stopping-Effect-Explained-Infographic-optimized.jpg "Why Do Freeways Come To A Stop? [Infographic]")
Why Do Freeways Come To A Stop? [Infographic]
I think I speak for pretty much everyone when I say that sometimes when you're on your way home from work, and you're taking the freeway, you have more than often found yourself in the middle of a fender bender traffic situation. Not only is it heavily time consuming, but the annoyance about not kn ...