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Badger Band Disbanded

The University of Wisconsin marching band has been suspended until further notice for bad behavior.

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Using 10% of Your Brain

The 10% statistic is bogus. You, in fact, use almost all of your brain, almost all of the time. Depending on what you’re doing, your brain might not be working very hard, but it will be working. If I perform an fMRI on you while you lie there and do nothing, your entire brain will still light up*. If I put you through a sensory deprivation protocol for long enough, you will actually start to hallucinate, because your brain craves input and activity.

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The Midwest: A History Lesson [Updated]

Deadly Tornadoes Strike Midwest: At least 18 reported dead in Okla. and Missouri...

It’s totally crass to be complaining about this, given that people died, but Oklahoma is not a Midwestern state!!! And you can argue about Missouri.

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