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Comcast 'Call From Hell' Makes Waves (Newser Daily Digest)

Comcast 'Call From Hell' Makes Waves

(Newser) - It's the customer service call heard 'round the world: Eight minutes of audio has been played more than 1.7 million times since Ryan Block made it available (via Soundcloud , posted on Twitter ) Monday night. The crux: The AOL product manager was calling Comcast to disconnect his... More »

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Mystery Woman Makes Millions With 'Toy Porn'

(Newser) - Want to make millions on YouTube without ever showing your face? Try posting videos of you unboxing children's toys (with a deliberate crinkle of the packaging) and showing how the toys work. It helps to have a pleasant sing-songey voice and nicely manicured nails, too. All of this has... More »

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Times Probe Unveils Next Subprime Bubble

(Newser) - Hey, it's great if you're a car repossessor—but for borrowers, the new subprime bubble in used-car loans could become a major headache. According to a New York Times investigation, more Americans with poor credit are taking on unaffordable car loans at high interest rates. The loans usually... More »

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'10% of Brain' Myth Exposed

(Newser) - Reading this, you're probably using, what ... 10% of your brain? Funny how that notion took hold—that we use a tenth of our brain at any given time—because there's almost no evidence for it, the Conversation reports. The idea may date back to psychologist William James, who... More »

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'Bride Schools' Prep Women for Mail-Order Marriages

(Newser) - You don’t necessarily have to speak the same language as your husband to be a mail-order bride in South Korea—just the language of love. Unfortunately, many of the marriages arranged that way there don’t handle Cupid’s vernacular well, either, so the South Korean government is cracking... More »

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World's Biggest Sharks Find a New Home

(Newser) - Those hoping to avoid the world's biggest sharks would do well to stay away from Portugal's Azore Islands. That's where whale sharks—the biggest fish in the sea—are making a new home, likely due to climate change, a study finds. The creatures have a very specific... More »

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Sunken Nazi Sub Slumbers Off Louisiana Coast

(Newser) - Many never knew how close German U-boats came to US soil during World War II, but new high-def footage reveals several wrecks on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico. Robert Ballard, known for discovering the Titanic, is now mapping some of these wrecks, including the SS Robert E. Lee... More »

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Rocket Scientist Rethinks the Saucepan

(Newser) - It doesn't have any buttons or a touchscreen, but a new saucepan could represent serious progress in cooking technology. The Flare Pan, which doesn't look much different from a normal pan, cooks food 44% faster, saving energy in the process, the Daily Dot reports. It was invented by... More »

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Why the Amazon River Reversed Its Flow

(Newser) - The Amazon River flows eastward toward the Atlantic, but researchers know that wasn't always the case, notes the Latin Times . Long ago, the region's water moved in the opposite direction. Just what was it, though, that caused the reversal? Earlier findings linked the shift to the movement of... More »

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