Lillian Marx
Man, I knew this PhD would come in handy sometime.
Email: Lillian.Rebeca.Marx@gmail.com - I answer many questions, such as whether my last name means I'm a Marxist.
Twitter: @LillianMarx - I post there more often that I thought I would.
5 Feel-Good School Programs With Horrifying Consequences
Everyone involved in the following initiatives meant well, but well-meaning bad ideas are still bad ideas.
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- By Lillian Marx
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7 Medically Proven Treatments That Clearly Started as a Joke
It's often downright baffling that a) people came up with these ideas and b) that it totally freaking worked.
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- By John Dubensky, Lillian Marx, JM McNab, Jordan Rudow
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5 Shockingly Outdated Problems Gay People Still Face Today
Things are still incredibly backwards, even in the most progressive parts of the world. That's because a lot of the really weird problems gay people still face in their day-to-day lives never get talked about.
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- By J.F. Sargent, Lillian Marx, Patrick Hopkins
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6 Horrific Realities of Living With a Bedbug Infestation
If your experience with bedbugs (which I sincerely hope you never have) is anything like mine and my wife's, here's what you have to look forward to.
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- By J.F. Sargent, Lillian Marx
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8 Needlessly Insane Moments from 'Star Trek'
Star Trek is ostensibly a science-fiction franchise, but it occasionally descends into eyeball-chewing lunacy for, as best we can determine, no reason whatsoever.
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- By Lillian Marx
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6 Tiny Things Doctors Do That Can Save (Or End) Your Life
It turns out the world is full of zero-cost solutions that save lives. It's just a matter of convincing people to use them.
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- By Erik Carrera, Lillian Marx
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5 Ridiculous Lies That Fooled The Whole World
P.T. Barnum would be proud.
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- By Lillian Marx
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5 Creepy Things London Did to Prepare for the Olympics
It's all in the name of anti-terrorism and public safety, of course, but the London 2012 Olympics will be the most sinister sporting event ever held outside of 'Battle Royale.'
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- By Lillian Marx, Max Danvers
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5 Ways Evolution Has Screwed Us Over
Evolution is a fickle mistress. We have opposable thumbs, but also get headaches if we eat ice cream too fast. But some of the everyday annoyances that drive us crazy are exactly what made modern humanity possible.
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- By Chris Radomile, Lillian Marx, Howard L.
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5 Infuriating Things Nobody Tells You About College
When it comes to lowering your expectations of the adult world, it doesn't get much better than finding out about this kind of crap.
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- By Lillian Marx
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5 Bizarre Ways You Can Brainwash a Courtroom
Some day you might wind up in front of a judge due to a 'hilarious' misunderstanding (or because you had to murder some dudes). If so, there are several things that can tip the scales of justice in your favor that have nothing to do with the law or evidence.
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- By Kathy Benjamin, Lillian Marx
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5 Sexual Innovations From People in Your History Text Books
It turns out that the great men and women lauded by society for mainstream discoveries, and the underground smut peddlers who advanced the art of masturbation, are often the same people.
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- By Kevin Forde, Lillian Marx
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5 Common Crime Fighting Tactics (Statistics Say Don't Work)
Sure, we've come a long way since the days of hanging warty women for consorting with the devil, but that doesn't mean our justice system has made it all the way out of the dark ages.
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- By Lillian Marx
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5 Bizarre Dark Sides to Modern Orchestras
What do has-been rockers and orchestra players have in common? Drugs, horrific injuries and low pay, of course.
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- By Lillian Marx
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