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Hear the latest news and urban legends or... not
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By participating in the electoral process, African Americans were elected to the Congress of the United States in 1870.
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- www.cbcfonline.org |
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NEW TIDBITS IN YOUR IN-BOX
www.nextdraft.com |
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This Web site loads super fast but that's because there's not much to see. NextDraft is a free, daily e-mail newsletter that contains condensed, often humorous summaries of the day's news in politics, business, pop culture and sports. Each news item includes a link to a complete article on the topic. The site contains a sample newsletter, a biography of publisher/writer Dave Pell and many opportunities for you to subscribe. If you find you're lacking for things to talk about at dinner parties, think about giving this site a try.
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DID YOU HEAR ABOUT...?
www.urbanlegends.com
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The AFU & Urban Legends Archive should be required reading for every beginning Web surfer. One section, the Urban Legends Zeitgeist, tackles current rumors and e-mail hoaxes being forwarded around the Internet (e.g, Billionaire Bill Gates will give you money for forwarding this message, or the government is imposing a five cent e-mail tax) and explains why these are indeed hoaxes. The other section includes; Urban Legends Topics, and also archives messages posted on the newsgroup alt.folklore.urban (AFU) into subject headings such as celebrities, death, Disney and religion. Be sure to check this site out before hitting the "Forward" button. If nothing else, check out how to start your own legend, yeah right.
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THE ONION—OFFENSIVE AND HILARIOUS
www.theonion.com
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Articles on The Onion, the online version of the decade-old newspaper, generally fall into one of two categories: an absurd take on real events ("6,000 Runners Fail to Discover Cure for Breast Cancer") or a serious, detailed look at something normally thought of as insignificant ("Woman Has Perfect Clip Art for Party Invitation"). The Onion also uses infographics, man-on-the-street polls and short news items, all of which mock the standard newspaper practice of seeming to inform while, in fact, merely filling space. You will almost certainly be offended by something on the site, but keep in mind, it's all in good fun.
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