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My Wealthy Country Became A Dystopia Overnight: 6 Realities
There's always an apocalypse somewhere. Today's example: Venezuela.
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- By Robert Evans, Anonymous
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They Shoot 'The Walking Dead' In My Town: 6 Weird Realities
What's it like to leave for work every day and carefully avoid the fake carnage that has been set in place by the crew, and have to stay out of the way during filming?
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- By Anonymous, Amanda Mannen
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6 Weird Realities Of The Underground Arcade Gaming Industry
It's like 'Rain Man' except the arcades want you to beat them.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz, Michael Lucas
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- 448
6 Realities Of My Job Addicting Kids To Online Games
Sometimes we'll hear a grandparent being like, 'You sit down and you stay there! You stole my money!'
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- By Mark Hill, Anonymous
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5 Things I Learned Going To Military Prison
The military has its own special way of punishing lawbreakers, and while we don't know much about military justice, we assume it's not one hour to think in the time-out corner.
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- By Ryan Menezes, Wayne Giles
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- 347
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6 Ugly Things I Learned About American Prisons (As A Guard)
Life behind bars is a terrifying possibility that haunts your every waking moment. But for some people, it's where they go to work every single day.
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- By Robert Evans, Anonymous
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- 365
I'm The Voice Of Siri: And No, Apple Didn't Pay (Or Warn) Me
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- By Mark Hill, Susan Bennett
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- 387
No Kids Or Minorities: 5 Realities Of A City For Old People
Where public sex is a big problem, and security will hunt kids down like they're Terminators.
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- By Anonymous, Evan V. Symon
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- 416
5 Weird Realities When Your Sick Mom Is Your Full Time Job
Only two things in life are certain, death and family baggage. What happens when you find yourself staring down the barrel of both, at the same time?
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- By Carolyn Burke, Elice Smith
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Fast & Furious Is Full Of It: 5 Racecar Driver Realities
Not surprisingly, everything Hollywood taught us about fast driving is wrong.
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- By Mark Hill, Anonymous
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- 298
6 Disturbing Realities Behind Your Valentine's Bouquet
Despite what they sell, the flower industry is not always a pretty business -- filled with slavery, disease, and pain.
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- By Evan V. Symon , Anonymous
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- 272
You Can't Help Fallen Runners: 6 Realities Of Track Athletes
Here's what we learned about what it's like to move your legs back and forth for a living.
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- By Evan V. Symon , David Torrence
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- 246
5 Realities Of Smog So Bad It Blots Out The Sun
Beijing, we're finding out, has the kind of pollution that makes it seem like you're downwind from a freaking volcano eruption.
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- By Robert Evans, Tyler Roney
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We Let Homes Burn Sometimes: 6 Realities As A Firefighter
I wanted a job that utilized my skills learned from a lifetime of watching muscular men in burnt t-shirts save the world. Since I couldn't get a job throwing Hans Gruber off a roof, I decided to join the fire department.
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- By Peter Griffin, Amanda Mannen
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6 Insane Realities Of Being Homeless In Hawaii
We'll go out on a limb here and say homelessness sucks. But what about the homeless in someplace beautiful, like Hawaii?
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- By Evan V. Symon , Anonymous
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- 617