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How a fortune cookie paid off big-time for 110 total strangers

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Have you have ever dined at a Chinese restaurant?

If so, you probably received a fortune cookie with a set of lottery numbers printed on the little slip of paper that had the “fortune” on it.

Lots of folks actually purchase lottery tickets with the numbers from their fortune cookies, but only rarely does it ever pay off.

After all, those fortune cookie lottery numbers are simply made up out of thin air.

In other words, playing the numbers from a fortune cookie is essentially no better or worse than having the lottery machine pick your numbers at random on your behalf.

But one day back in 2005 (March 30, to be exact), 110 lucky folks won big by playing the same set of “fortune cookie lottery numbers”.

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7 things to carefully consider when looking for a house or apartment

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I’ve moved several times over the course of my lifetime, and I’ve learned a few things from those experiences.

As a result, there are always certain things I look for before I agree to sign a lease or purchase agreement on a new home.

While some of these things are fairly trivial, a few of them are absolute deal-breakers if they don’t pan out.

With that in mind, here are seven things you really need to consider when choosing your next home: [Read more…]

Video: Watch these guys build a motorcycle from Harbor Freight ‘parts’

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I’ve always been interested in things what are “home-built”.

I grew up watching my dad turn ordinary things into new, completely different things using little more than a few hand tools and his creative imagination.

Likewise, I watched my brothers turn piles of wood or metal into professional-quality products that were both well-designed and incredibly useful.

Today I’d like to share a short video with you that just might get your own creative juices flowing…  [Read more…]

Stay cool this summer by recharging your car’s AC refrigerant

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Well, summer is just around the corner, and as usual it’ll probably be a scorcher here in my neck of the woods.

If it gets hot where you live too you probably feel blessed to have an air conditioner (AC) in your car.

However, if your car’s AC isn’t really cooling as it should you’re likely gonna be in for a long, miserable summer.  [Read more…]

Buying event tickets for a group? Don’t reserve all the seats on the same row

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Living (and loving) Life

Have you ever purchased last-minute tickets for a concert or some other event and ended up having to sit apart from the other members of your group?

Well, I have, and I can tell you that it’s no fun.

One of the advantages of buying tickets early is being able to get the seats of your choosing.

The thing is most people that buy tickets for a group end up making one huge mistake: They reserve all the seats for the group in the same row.

If you’re wondering why that’s a problem, just think about it for a moment…

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