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What to Do if You Fall onto the Subway Tracks: Run Away (Seriously)

Max Read · 12/04/12 07:00PM

Yesterday, 58-year-old New Yorker Ki Suk Han was pushed onto the subway tracks and killed by an oncoming train. Thousands of people who happened to see the New York Post's Tuesday-morning cover were forced to confront Ki Suk Han's plight first-hand — all of us wondering, what should I do if that ever happens to me? There are a lot of schools of thought here, but the one that seems to make the most sense is: run away from the train.

A Handful of Tips for Eating Counterfeit Money Very Quickly

Caity Weaver · 09/04/12 05:34PM

Earlier this week, a 35-year-old man was arrested because he wasn't able to eat fake money very quickly. Technically, he was arrested for trying to buy French fries with a counterfeit $50 bill, then attempting to eat $1,200 in bogus fifties (twenty-four bills) before security officers detained him.

Revealed: The Proper Way to Use a Tic Tac Dispenser

Neetzan Zimmerman · 08/27/12 01:52PM

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Getting Ready to Hit the Club? First Learn How to Dance

Neetzan Zimmerman · 06/01/12 12:10PM

Jem "Da Hunk" Mark is something of a micro-celebrity in certain Pinoy circles. In his latest how-to video, the Dubai-based flight attendant and amateur dance instructor walks (or, rather, dances) you through the moves you're likely to encounter when you hit the club later tonight.

How to Write an Opinion Column That Takes No Position Whatsoever

Hamilton Nolan · 05/15/12 09:56AM

Richard Cohen is (for some reason) employed as a professional opinion columnist by the Washington Post. He is paid to write columns—featuring his own opinions—about the issues of the day. This is the entirety of his job. Yet Richard Cohen has a wondrous talent possessed by few in his rarefied sphere: he can write an entire opinion column with zero actual opinion.