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Dying 6-Year-Old Girl Gets Thousands Of Christmas Cards Thanks To Facebook

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Doctors told Addie Fausett that she has less than a year to live — and now people from all over the world are making sure she has an unforgettable Christmas.

Addie Fausett is a 6-year-old girl from Fountain Green, Utah.

Addie Fausett is a 6-year-old girl from Fountain Green, Utah.

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She’s been suffering from an undiagnosed illness that’s causing cerebral atrophy. Doctors say she has less than a year to live.

She’s been suffering from an undiagnosed illness that’s causing cerebral atrophy. Doctors say she has less than a year to live.

AP Photo/KSL-TV via Deseret News, Sam Pendrod

Addie’s grandmother came up with the idea of asking people from all over the world to send her Christmas cards.

Addie’s grandmother came up with the idea of asking people from all over the world to send her Christmas cards.

AP Photo/KSL-TV via Deseret News, Sam Penrod

"Grandma just wanted to be able to tell Addie she has a lot of friends," Addie's mother, Tami Fausett, told local reporters. "My mom wanted Addie to think she was really loved. It worked."

"Grandma just wanted to be able to tell Addie she has a lot of friends," Addie's mother, Tami Fausett, told local reporters . "My mom wanted Addie to think she was really loved. It worked."

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Grumpy Cat's Owner Says Reports She Made $100 Million Are "Inaccurate"

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Update: Owner Tabatha Bundesen told The Huffington Post the number originally reported by The Daily Express is incorrect. The cat has reportedly brought in $100 million in revenue.

"What she's achieved in such a short time is unimaginable and absolutely mind-blowing," Bundesen told Express.

Lifetime celebrates Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever with Grumpy Cat and Tabatha Bundesen at Macy's Herald Square on Nov. 23 in New York City.

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"I was able to quit my job as a waitress within days of her first appearance on social media, and the phone simply hasn't stopped ringing since," said Bundesen, a Morristown, Arizona, native.


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This Hedgehog Is Living His Best Life

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Excuse me, coming through.

Blustery cold weather, eat it: Fall isn't over! Not if Marutaro the Hedgehog has anything to say about it.

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Let's see that one more time.

Let's see that one more time.

Nothing to see here, folks. Just a hedgie loving some leaves.

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Can You Guess The Original Price Of Your Favorite '90s Toys?

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You won’t believe how much you paid for a Furby.

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

A "Newsroom" Writer Says Aaron Sorkin Kicked Her Out For Challenging The Rape Storyline

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“I love Aaron … but I felt this storyline was unacceptable,” Alena Smith told BuzzFeed News.

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As it nears the end of its three-season run, The Newsroom is going out like it came in: squarely in the middle of the gender wars, with a frisson of writers room intrigue thrown into the mix.

The penultimate episode of the Aaron Sorkin drama, titled "Oh Shenandoah," aired Sunday, Dec. 7, on HBO and featured a campus rape plot. ACN news producer Don Keefer (Thomas Sadoski) tracks down a Princeton student, Mary (Sarah Sutherland), a rape victim, who has anonymously put up a website on which women who have been sexually assaulted can tell their stories. The two characters debate throughout the course of the episode: Mary wants people to believe her and other rape survivors, while Don wants "to ensure an innocent person [i.e. man] isn't destroyed."

The episode was written and filmed months ago, but it coincidentally aired the weekend after the disastrous blowup of Rolling Stone's University of Virginia rape investigation.

And if the campus rape storyline was infuriating to watch for some of The Newsroom's viewers, that sentiment was clearly shared by one of Season 3's staff writers, Alena Smith. She took to Twitter to tell of her experience with Sorkin and this particular plot, describing it as a "storyline where a rape victim gets interrogated by a random man." She also cited Emily Nussbaum, the New Yorker's television critic, who wrote, "On a show dedicated to fantasy journalism, Sorkin's stand-in doesn't lobby for more incisive coverage of sexual violence or for a responsible way to tell graphic stories without getting off on the horrible details or for innovative investigations that could pressure a corrupt, ass-covering system to do better. Instead, he argues that the idealistic thing to do is not to believe her story."

According to Smith, Sorkin kicked her out of the writers room (she compared herself to Hallie, a Newsroom character who earlier in the season got fired for sending a political tweet from the news show's account).


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Nicki Minaj Impersonates Beyonce, Kim Kardashian On "Saturday Night Live"

16 Things The Government Should Ban To Prevent Rape In India

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You get a ban! YOU get a ban! EVERYONE gets a ban!

On December 8, the government announced that private car service Uber is banned in New Delhi, effective immediately, for being in violation of the Radio Taxi Scheme of 2006. This announcement comes two days after a mid-twenties woman was raped by her Uber driver on her way home from work on December 6, in New Delhi.

"In this rape case, the victim was provided a All India Permit Taxi which is not allowed to ferry customers point-to-point in the National capital," Special Commissioner of Delhi Transport Department, Satish Mathur told the Economic Times.

We admire the government's swift action to prevent future rapes, and have a few more suggestions for them while they're at it.

#BanRoads

#BanRoads

Honestly, roads are just making it easier for rapists to get to their victims. Now if we remove roads out of the equation, we can all be safe.

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#BanCars

#BanCars

Let's not facilitate easy access to potential victims. Also why provide an extra place to do the deed?

দেবর্ষি রায় / Via Flickr: debarshiray

#BanSleep

#BanSleep

Because falling asleep is the most obvious sign of "asking for it." Even monkeys know that.

James Southorn / Via Flickr: jsouthorn


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Meet The Guy Who Side-Eyed Taylor Swift At The AMAs

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Oh hey, Side-Eye Guy.

At this year's American Music Awards, Selena Gomez gave an emotional performance of her new song, "The Heart Wants What It Wants," and it broke everyone's heart.

At this year's American Music Awards, Selena Gomez gave an emotional performance of her new song, "The Heart Wants What It Wants," and it broke everyone's heart.

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Swift was so moved by the performance, she cried. But that wasn't what most people were focused on in this emotional moment from the awards ceremony.

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Most people were more focused on Side-Eye Guy.

Most people were more focused on Side-Eye Guy.

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Prince William Just Had A Very Important Meeting With President Obama

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A truly historic sit-down between the future ruler of the United Kingdom and the leader of the United States.

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and the future successor to the British crown, met on Monday with President Obama, current leader of the United States of America. With such heavyweights, there must be much to discuss!

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and the future successor to the British crown, met on Monday with President Obama, current leader of the United States of America. With such heavyweights, there must be much to discuss!

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The third in line for the throne is in town "to take part in the third Biennial Meeting of the International Corruption Hunters Alliance (ICHA 2014), hosted by the World Bank." So maybe the two talked about combating illegal animal trade in wildlife parks, as William is expected to in his speech. But for now the exact subject of their talks remains a mystery, aside from the "chaos" surrounding the birth of William's son Prince George last year.

"The President and Prince William talked to each other, but didn’t address the press," according to the pool report. "The President gave us a little 'Nice to see you. Thank you.' as we were pushed out, while Prince William kept to himself."

"The President and Prince William talked to each other, but didn’t address the press," according to the pool report. "The President gave us a little 'Nice to see you. Thank you.' as we were pushed out, while Prince William kept to himself."

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Among the issues that we have no idea whether the two men actually discussed but we can easily imagine happening:

The close call of the Scottish independence referendum

The rise of ISIS and the recruitment of Western fighters

How the fall in oil prices will affect the North Sea's extraction operations

The perils of leadership

How to manage a declining empire

Whether Ed Miliband has ever lived down his own meeting with Obama

Whether William's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, enjoyed the customized iPod Obama gave her in 2009

The proper spelling of "alumin(i)um"

Why cricket never caught on in America


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Is This A Vagina Or A Georgia O'Keeffe Painting?

This Mash-Up Of Every Single Song From Taylor Swift's "1989" Is Incredible

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You could be getting down to this sick beat.

The insanely talented YouTube musical duo, Kurt Hugo Schneider and Sam Tsui, have created a spectacular acoustic medley that includes every Taylor Swift song from her album 1989.

The insanely talented YouTube musical duo, Kurt Hugo Schneider and Sam Tsui , have created a spectacular acoustic medley that includes every Taylor Swift song from her album 1989 .

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In just under 3 minutes, they flawlessly perform all of the tracks from Swift's record-breaking album.

In just under 3 minutes, they flawlessly perform all of the tracks from Swift's record-breaking album.

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Of course, casual fans will hear her number-one singles, "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space."

Of course, casual fans will hear her number-one singles, "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space."

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But serious, hardcore fans will find delight in the inclusion of Taylor's other songs in this medley of pure awesomeness.

But serious, hardcore fans will find delight in the inclusion of Taylor's other songs in this medley of pure awesomeness.

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21 Signs You Used To Work Retail

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*Casually neatens pile of sweaters*

You feel a deep, sorrowful pity each time you walk into a fitting room and see this:

(And #blessed you no longer have to pick it up.)

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And when you try on clothes with friends, you make them put *everything* back.

And when you try on clothes with friends, you make them put *everything* back.

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Your multitasking skills are unmatched.

Your multitasking skills are unmatched.

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You'll never walk into a store 10 minutes before close ever again.

You'll never walk into a store 10 minutes before close ever again.

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Space Nerds Rejoice! Here Are The 15 Most Interesting Sounds Of NASA

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Last month, NASA started their very own Soundcloud page, which includes everything from real mission audio, to recordings of rocket sounds, to transmissions from the far planets in our solar system. Here are some of the highlights.

1. The Last Space Shuttle…EVER.

A space shuttle that carried supplies and spare parts to the International Space Station may not seem all that important from the outside, but the Space Shuttle Atlantis’ STS-135 mission in July of 2011 was the last time the Space Shuttle was ever used by NASA.

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Space shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) touches down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF).

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2. Radio Emissions from Saturn

The unmanned Cassini spacecraft was launched in October of 1997 and arrived at Saturn in 2004, and has since sent daily streams of information back to earth about Saturn and its 53 (count 'em, 53!) moons. The above radio waves from the planet sounds like a ghost that has bad cell phone reception.

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Photo taken during the Cassini spacecraft's approach to the planet Saturn.

By NASA / JPL / Space Science Institute [Public domain], / Via commons.wikimedia.org


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15 Ways You Know It's Nearly Christmas In Australia

What Would Be In Your Room Of Requirement At Hogwarts?


24 Things Aaron Carter Wants You To Know

Tell Us About Yourself(ie): Michael Malarkey

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Laretta Houston / Brett Falcon / Getty Images. Chris Ritter / BuzzFeed.

What's your wallpaper on your phone and/or computer?

Egon Schiele “The Embrace" (Lovers II).

When you walk into a bar, what do you typically order?

A good bourbon or an imperial stout.

What's the one word you are guilty of using too often?

“Yeahman.”

What is the last thing you searched for on Google?

“Do I have ADD?”

Who is the last person that called or texted you?

Paul Wesley.

What was the last awkward situation you were in and how did you handle it?

I inexcusably forgot my wife’s birthday this year. I attempted to mediate the situation by taking her on a shopping spree.

When is the last time you went to a theater?

Eons ago. I have a newborn.

What TV show should everyone should be watching?

The first season of True Detective was sensational.

And what is your TV guilty pleasure?

Weeds.

What's the first CD you bought?

Reel Big Fish “Turn the Radio Off.” I was one of those '90s ska hooligans.

What is the one food you cannot resist?

Oysters.

What music are you currently listening to?

The record I’m listening to as we speak is “Bye Bye 17” by Har Mar Superstar. Funky fresh.

What movie makes you laugh the most?

Withnail & I. Absolute classic that never gets old.

What drives you absolutely crazy?

When people say they’re bored.

What was your first online screen name?

batteredmensclinic.

What's your favorite emoji?

The smiley poo.

Pick one: Kittens or puppies?

Puppies.

New York or Los Angeles?

London.

Comedy or drama?

Drama.

Bacon or Nutella?

Bacon.

Coffee or tea?

Coffee.

'80s or ‘90s?

'80s.

NSYNC or BSB?

No.

Hannah Montana or Lizzie McGuire?

Still no.

And finally: Tell us a secret.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily. Life is but a dream.

The Vampire Diaries airs Thursdays at 8/7c on The CW.

Who Is Your Celebrity Arch Nemesis?

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Hollywood is out to get you.

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This Cat Is The Patron Saint Of Christmas

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Cats are very rarely patient creatures. (H/T Tastefully Offensive )

Let Saint Kit Kat show you how you should treat your own patron saint this holiday season:

Let Saint Kit Kat show you how you should treat your own patron saint this holiday season:

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Patience, of course, is one of her most important traits, as she shows during the process.

Patience, of course, is one of her most important traits, as she shows during the process.

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Kit Kat isn't afraid to let her followers shower her with love and attention.

Kit Kat isn't afraid to let her followers shower her with love and attention.

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As any saint will tell you, keeping the people happy is key to any holiday (and family).

As any saint will tell you, keeping the people happy is key to any holiday (and family).

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21 Turnt Up DIY Ornaments That Will Transform Any Tree

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Crafters are magical beings.

Mason Jar Lids

Mason Jar Lids

A normal person sees: Sealable lids that make you feel like a farmer when you open them.
A crafter sees: Mini windows into the Christmas spirit.
Get the tutorial here.

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Retired Toys

Retired Toys

A normal person: Toys that need to be donated.
A crafter sees: Toys that need to be donated to the land of imagination where they can be spun into holiday cheer.
Get the tutorial here.

Cassie Freeman at Hi Sugarplum!

Cardboard Fragments

Cardboard Fragments

A normal person sees: Something the cat rips up.
A crafter sees: An igloo.
Get the tutorial here.

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Toilet Paper Tubes

Toilet Paper Tubes

A normal person sees: A vehicle for toilet paper.
A crafter sees: A rustic ornament.
Get the tutorial here.

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