August 2011
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Teenage tragedy song →
The “teenage tragedy song”, also known as death rock or a “splatter platter,” is a style of ballad popular between the late 1950s and early 1960s, that lamented the early deaths of teenagers, either sung from the viewpoint of the dead person’s sweetheart, or sometimes from the viewpoint of the dead (or dying) person.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill →
Chipotle has been sued for failure to be Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant, as a customer who uses a wheelchair was unable to see the food preparation, denying him the “Chipotle Experience”. The case against the company was upheld in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Chipotle’s appeal, leaving the 9th’s Circuit...
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T.I. - Rescue of suicidal man →
T.I. has been praised for helping a twenty-four year old suicidal man in Atlanta named Joshua Starks, convincing the man not to go through with jumping from a 22-story building. On October 13, 2010, T.I. reportedly heard about the situation on the radio and drove to the scene at Atlanta’s 400 Colony Square Building. He drove to the site, and asked the police if he could help Starks. T.I....
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Freshman fifteen →
Colleges and universities have recently been cracking down on this common problem and are trying to educate people on how to prevent it.
A study done on 60 students at Cornell University showed that 20% of the weight gained by the test subjects was due to the fact students were eating at all-you-can-eat dining halls.