The Real Reason Traffic Lights Are Red, Yellow, And Green
Red, yellow, and green seem obvious, but the story behind traffic lights is stranger than you might think.
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AI
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GA man wanted after being filmed 'intensely interacting' with rubber duck in stranger's hot tub: 'Infatuated'
Surveillance video captures a man trespassing into a stranger's hot tub and spending over 10 minutes "intensely interacting" with a rubber duck.
Energy
Florida woman accused of setting stranger on fire at gas station, leaving horrific burns
Video captured Eleanor Crawford allegedly igniting gasoline while a stranger pumped fuel at a St. Petersburg Mobil gas station, police said.
25 years ago, two strangers met in the twin towers and escaped on 9/11. What happened next?
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A stranger hired me to make his memorial video. Spending his final 3 weeks with him changed my life.
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Housing
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Technology
Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users' internet connections with strangers
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Finance
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Technology
Netflix tries to recapture Stranger Things magic with nostalgic re-release
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After college, I moved in with 3 strangers. Now I never want to live with friends again.
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Consumer
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Technology
Roast my house, Reddit! Desperate home sellers are asking strangers for help getting offers.
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Transport
Boy who lost Pokémon binder gets over 15,000 cards from strangers
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AI
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Geopolitics
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Technology
Netflix shares drop despite surpassing subscriber milestone, revenue boost from 'Stranger Things'
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Au pair testifies ex-lover plotted murders of wife and stranger
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