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Illinois Mayor Asks His Citizens to Attempt the Impossible – Boycott Gas Stations

It’s no secret that gas prices have reached astronomical levels, but one town’s gas prices have apparently gotten so high that its mayor has gotten fed up with pumping money into the pumps.

That mayor is Tim Baldermann of New Lenox, Illinois, and he’s called for a boycott of the gas stations in his suburban town.


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Funny Car Has a Not-So-Funny Explosion

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George Carlin once joked that the only reason he watched auto racing was for the accidents, he “wanted to see some cars on fire”. Funny because it’s true. However, when they are as serious looking as this one, there isn’t much to laugh about.

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Could Gas Prices Have Reached Their High Point?

Gas prices have been a sour footnote in the public’s budget for awhile. However, there may actually be some hope in sight.


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10 Things You Didn’t Know About April Fool’s Day

Every year on April 1st, office water coolers are spiked with white wine and computer mouses are glued to desks. Every year on college campuses, half empty buckets of water are placed on the top of dorm room doors and passed out bros are covered with marker ink. And throughout the world, the sound of chuckling and cackling can be heard echoing across its borders.

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Watch America Smoke Australia’s World Burnout Record

The Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California set aside a big chunk of its track so a bunch of cars could break a record once held by Australia.

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Apparently, Ultimate Tazer Ball is Really a Thing Now

Sports may have their place in society now, but eventually the crowd will grow tired of extra padding and helmets, and want more. Ultimate Tazer Ball hopes to fill that void with some almost lethal goodness.


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Katharine McPhee — Crush of the Day [PICTURES]

The new NBC show ‘Smash’s’ key demographic (music loving women and people revolting against ‘Glee’) and their very patient male partners shouldn’t have any problem recognizing the show’s underdog star — Katharine McPhee. She first popped up on our TV during the fifth season of ‘American Idol’ and quickly became one of the show’s breakout stars.

The Most Controversial Super Bowl Ads of All Time [VIDEOS]

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Super Bowl ads tend to have more longevity than traditional commercials thanks to their large budgets, creative freedom and overall goal to keep you glued to the TV between quarters. Some, however, aren't remembered for the joy they brought but rather for the public outcry they produced.

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The Greatest Super Bowl Ads of All Time [VIDEOS]

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The Super Bowl might bring the promise of glory to one group of lucky fans and humiliating and bitter defeat to another, but for the rest of the universe, it's a chance to enjoy some primo, top-of-the-line adver-tainment.

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The 10 Most Cringeworthy Team Songs in Sports History [VIDEOS]

Athletes carry an aura of invincibility that seems to make their fans think that just because they can jump high, run like lightning or throw a ball the length of a small subdivision, that means they can do just about anything. T

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John Madden Might Own The Greatest ‘Man Cave’ Ever [PICTURE]

It takes more than just a sharp mind, an iconic voice and an encyclopedic knowledge of football to bring the ‘Madden’ football video games to life. Apparently, it also takes a man-cave that could make even the most hardened soul shed a manly tear

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Binge Drinking Is at an All-Time High, But You Don’t Care, Because You’re Drunk

Americans are a notoriously heavy drinkers and now science says that we’re the drunkest we’ve ever been.


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