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a graduation cap and a green tassel on a piece of wood
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Earning a college degree, especially a doctorate, takes a heck of a lot of work and definitely requires intelligence. Expertise in your usually narrow field of study definitely doesn't guarantee expertise in other areas — especially common sense, it seems.

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person holding a brightly painted egg
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Easter eggs are those brightly colored festive decorations and treats hidden for the Spring holiday.

Right?

Well, yes, but they aren't just that.

According to the dictionary, an Easter egg is also:

  1. in digital technology, an extra feature, as a message or video, hidden in a software program, video game, DVD, etc., and revealed as by an obscure sequence of keystrokes or commands
  2. in movies and television, a hidden message, as a cryptic reference, iconic image, or inside joke, that fans are intended to discover in a television show or movie
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wrecked car on side of mountain
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We all make mistakes.

It's an unfortunate part of life.

But some mistakes are worse than others.

Some blunders can be extremely expensive.

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Now that everyone has access to the internet, it's a lot easier to learn a bunch of stuff ... about a bunch of stuff.

But some people take great delight in deep dives on Wikipedia, and that can lead to a lot of completely random knowledge.

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People Break Down What Absolutely Ruins A Good Burger For Them
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Most people love a good burger, and many, many American restaurants serve them, but not all burgers are created equal.

Super tall burgers that are hard to eat, way too much sauce (or only a tiny bit of sauce on the middle of the bun), soggy lettuce — there are lots of ways to ruin a burger.

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