Ignorance is bliss when it comes to nutrition
— April 26, 2017Is it really possible? Can ignorance actually be bliss? That’s a question I have been asking myself a lot recently. You see, what I have been eating lately does not come from a menu,…
Is it really possible? Can ignorance actually be bliss? That’s a question I have been asking myself a lot recently. You see, what I have been eating lately does not come from a menu,…
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Only a few people know what a “GBU-43/B” is. A bunch more will figure it out if we use the official designation: “Massive Ordnance Air Blast,” or “MOAB.”…
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April Fools’ Day has come and gone, but on the first of the month, I kept marveling at how — starting even before he ran, continuing through his campaign and certainly since…