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TIL there has been a big increase in news headlines suggesting fear, anger, disgust, and sadness since 2000, and especially since about 2010

by whatilearned October 21, 2022, 1:44 am

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TIL about Yellow Journalism. “Yellow journalism and yellow press are American terms for journalism and associated newspapers that present little or no legitimate, well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales.”

by whatilearned October 11, 2022, 5:28 pm

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Americans of Reddit: given recent Texas headlines here, what is worse, “Florida Man”, or “Lone Star Man”?

by QuestionGuy June 30, 2022, 2:30 am

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If Florida Man existed in the Star Wars Galaxy what kind of news headlines would we see?

by QuestionGuy June 16, 2022, 6:14 am

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TIL about Laddie Boy, an Airedale Terrier owned by U.S. President Warren G. Harding. During his owner’s Presidency, Laddie Boy became such a celebrity that Newspapers published mock interviews with the dog. Laddie’s death in 1929 was proclaimed in Newspaper Headlines across the nation.

by whatilearned April 18, 2022, 7:10 pm

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You are in the year 2050 and you read some news online. What are the Major headlines you see?

by QuestionGuy January 24, 2022, 10:39 am

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Climate Mentions in the News? Shockingly Low – A Python Analysis of NY Times Headlines going back 13 years

by ProgrammerDude November 14, 2021, 3:33 pm

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TIL In 1903, H. Nelson Jackson, Sewall Crocker, and their dog Bud made the first successful transcontinental automobile trip. The journey was arduous and slow, but their trip made headlines wherever they went, proving that long-distance road travel was a real—if expensive and difficult—possibility.

by whatilearned November 1, 2021, 11:13 pm

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TIL in 1913 the U.S. Postmaster General explicitly ruled that, “Children may not be transported as parcel post.” Several instances of parents mailing children had recently made headlines, with them citing reasons such as, “Postage was cheaper than a train ticket.”

by whatilearned October 16, 2021, 2:50 pm

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A meteorite is about to crash into earth in 6 months and in error a scientists ends up giving it your username. What will the news headlines say from now until March 2022?

by QuestionGuy September 17, 2021, 2:35 pm

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Should I Still Take Contrave? The new weight loss drug Contrave was in the headlines last week when researchers ended a study that looked at its safety.

by DailyHealthNews June 20, 2021, 7:03 pm

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'You Can Catch Alzheimer’s': Really? After some scary headlines out of the U.K., should you be worried about catching Alzheimer’s disease? “No,” says an expert. “And then I would repeat, ‘No.’ And again, ‘No.’" WebMD takes a look at the science.

by DailyHealthNews June 20, 2021, 7:51 am

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