Jeremy has been an Internet based writer for the past seven years.
Jeremy Taylor
Knowing Your Co-Workers’ Salaries Makes You More Productive — Dollars and Sense
Discussing salaries is taboo in many workplaces, but maybe it shouldn't be. New research suggests that knowing how your pay compares to your colleagues' pay may make workers more productive.
Man Reunited With Car Two Years After Forgetting Where He Parked It
Forgetting where you parked your car always gives you a sinking feeling. However, it may have been for the best that this German man lost track of where he'd left his vehicle in December of 2010...
College Student Returns $690 Million Check
Because his late father was an Air Force veteran, 22-year-old Allen Smith gets a check from the VA every month. The $650 helps pay his college expenses but, like many students, he could always use some more.
He got a lot more earlier this month, when he opened his VA check and was staring right at the staggering sum of $690 million.
Pringles Adds Pumpkin, White Chocolate Peppermint and More Festive Flavors
When one thinks of the flavors Pumpkin Pie Spice, White Chocolate Peppermint and Cinnamon & Sugar one thinks of coffee, or perhaps a slightly misguided line of breakfast cereal.
But, actually, these three taste combination make up Pringles new holiday line. Yes, they are potato chips.
Do You Want a Facebook ‘Want’ Button?
Thanks to Facebook, we can now "like" just about anything on the internet. But what if you more than "like" something you see on the Web? What if you "want" it too?
Soon there may be a special button for that.
Do You Have a Religious Affiliation? — Survey of the Day
For the first time in U.S. history, Protestants do not comprise a majority of the population—but not because another religion is about to surpass it. Instead, the fastest-growing religious affiliation in America is, in fact, no religious affiliation.
Military Dad Surprises Family In Front of 85,000 at College Football Game
When Tammy Faile and her two children were chosen as the military family of the game for South Carolina's match up Saturday against the University of Georgia, they probably expected some sort of message from their husband and father Sgt. First Class Scott Faile, who is stationed in South Korea.
And that's what they got at halftime, a video message on the University of South Carolina’s Williams-Bri
Finnish Couple Takes North American Wife Carrying Championship
Wife carrying has a long way to go before it's part of the Olympics. However the odd competition certainly has an international flavor.
Have You Ever Been Confused by Text Message Abbreviations? — Survey of the Day
Thanks to text messages, and now Twitter and Facebook, a whole new language of abbreviations has developed. But if you don't know your IMHOs from your YOLOs, you are not alone.
JetBlue Will Fly You Out of the Country If Your Candidate Loses the Election
As the Presidential campaign heads into the home stretch, expect more and more folks to pull an Alec Baldwin and declare they will be exiting the country if their favored candidate is not victorious.
While people (Baldwin included) rarely ever follow through with these threats, this year JetBlue is making it a bit easier for folks to decamp to foreign soil if their guy suffers electoral defeat.
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City Attorney Drops Joint in Court, Gets Arrested, Angers Wife
Of all the places to unintentionally drop an illegal drug, inside of a courtroom right in front of a police officer has to be among the worst.
Which is exactly what happened to New Orleans assistant city attorney Jason Cantrell.
Chinese Restaurant in Kentucky Shut Down for Serving Roadkill
Talk about mystery meat.
The Red Flower Chinese Restaurant in Williamsburg, Kentucky, was shut down last week after health officials found they were serving their customers roadkill. This highly questionable culinary practice was revealed when customers caught restaurant employees bringing a dead deer into the kitchen.
"There was actually a blood trail they were mopping up behind the garbage