Uhoh YouTube: Most systems and machines people design break from time to time. That also applies to the United States' nuclear weapons. This video was originally published in June 2015.
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YouTube: Many are still unhappy with Obamacare.The main intent of the Affordable Care Act was to expand the safety net (Medicaid), regulate the non-employer-based private insurance market (the insurance... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 440 views • 5:08for Workers, Employers, and Pretty Much Everybody YouTube: Maybe the person working near you, the one who dragged himself to work and is now coughing and sneezing, couldn’t afford to stay home. Each... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 5 months ago • 521 views • 5:25I underestimated by three! Yikes YouTube: Can you guess how many countries the United States is currently bombing?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 904 views • 4:32I'd like to cut *the donald* big league! YouTube: In which John Green compares the tax proposals of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and looks at what the tax system and budget would look like for... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 670 views • 10:34YouTube: Three times in the last two weeks, people — a patient, a colleague and my wife — told me stories about how out of control the price of EpiPens were. Monday, my New York Times colleagues recounted... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months ago • 724 views • 7:02"The bald eagle is the United States’ national bird, so here are some facts you might not know about them! ..."
posted by ant 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 20 views • 2:49"US election 2016: What is the US ‘electoral college’ and how does it work? - TomoNew ..."
posted by ant 7 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 8 views • 1:45On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote receives the WORST animal bite of his life when he is accidentally bitten by the only venomous lizard in the United States, the Gila Monster! Known for having... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 weeks ago • 400 views • 5:38YouTube: Americans remain very overweight. According to the CDC, about 38% were obese in 2014, meaning that they had a body mass index of at least 30, compared to 32% just a decade ago. This is in spite... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 months 1 week ago • 13 views • 6:01Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world; in the United States, close to ten percent of adults struggle with the disease. But because it’s a mental illness, it can be a lot harder to... continue reading
posted by cricket 8 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 464 views • 4:29I'd be looking out for a killer backhand! YouTube: San Quentin prison sits on a secluded bay just north of San Francisco and inside the walls hosts the largest death row population in the United States.... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 1 week ago • 148 views • 7:03The Sweet Potato Council's own Head Honcho, 'You Got Him', is up on his tuber history by gum! YouTube: The reason "yams" and sweet potatoes taste the same to Americans is because they are the same.... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 1 week ago • 153 views • 2:10"Greece is in a state of economic and financial crisis that's dominated global headlines this week, but the real roots of the crisis lie over a decade ago in the misguided idea of uniting a very diverse... continue reading
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 8 years 10 months 1 week ago • 1,173 views • 2:55Bros and bro proteins didn’t build this great nation. But if they did (or tried to) this is what it might have looked like. Brought to you by the original protein: meat, cheese, and nuts.
posted by newtboy 8 years 10 months 1 week ago • 160 views • 2:19"The success of vaccines is one of the reasons that people are less likely to vaccinate their children." YouTube: Fewer children in the United States are getting vaccinated. That’s bad news for those... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 382 views • 9:16"Strategically deployed at stations throughout the system and involved in up to 1,000 train trips a month, the Amtrak Police Department K-9 teams provide a psychological and physical deterrent to potential... continue reading
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 9 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 31 views • 6:08For nearly all of human history, most people were very, very poor. But something happened after 1800. Average wages began to rise. For example, in the past 200 years, the average wage in the United States... continue reading
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