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We like to think that a smile is always a genuine expression of emotion, but that's really not the case. Discovery News points out that if you want to spot those fake smiles you don't want to look at the mouth, you want to look at the eyes.

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Windows/Mac/Linux: Adobe Lightroom might be the professional photographer's photo management tool of choice, but you can save $149 and download free and open source LightZone instead.

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Your home is one of the most expensive things you'll ever pay for, so whether you're renting or buying, you should take good care of it. While you'll probably be tempted to call a professional when something breaks, you can take care of a lot of problems yourself.

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If you prefer your cookies soft and round, rather than spread out into one giant layer, just bake the cookies in a muffin pan.

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Most of us love the idea of running our own company and being the boss. Real life doesn't always work out like that for our main job, but side businesses allow you to get extra income and run your own show when you're off the clock.

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Last week we mentioned that Google is updating its terms of service so it can use your name, face, reviews, and social networking activity (like +1s) in ads displayed to your friends or anyone else Google thinks would be influenced by your opinion. Good or bad, one thing is true: It's easy to opt out. Here's how.

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Great discussions are par for the course here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may have missed. Check out these discussions and add your own thoughts to make them even more wonderful!

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When you want a bag that goes anywhere, you usually have to choose between two types: a small messenger or backpack. Reader THE_SEAMONKEY opted for a vertical messenger with plenty of padding to take all of his necessities with him.

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Busy lives makes it difficult to find time for exercise, and when you get tired you don't necessarily want to put your body through a lot of physical effort. If you find yourself struggling to stay active, add a little exercise to your bathroom routine.

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When someone is lying about something, they're usually unconsciously trying to distance themselves from the situation to make the lie more tolerable to tell. As The Wall Street Journal points out, this means that when people lie they tend to use the word "I" a lot less.

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Everything makes you fat! Gluten-free food is the key to eternal youth! You need to poop ten times a day or you’ll die! You’ll find tons of equally ridiculous health claims around the internet, and you’ll actually believe some of them. Today we’re taking a look at 10 common myths and uncovering the truth.

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We come to you bearing great news, feline lovers: Not only is there now a wine for cat — providing you with a cuddly drinking buddy at your beck and call! — but it’s also called Nyan Nyan Nouveau so we can only hope that the Great Nyan Cat himself will come shooting out of the bottle in a blaze of rainbow toaster pastry glory.

Kotaku completed the handy task of translating the news from Japanese for those of us (both cats and people, obviously) who don’t know the language but can definitely pick up what they’re putting down over there.

“Nyan” itself can be used to indicate a meow sound, which is the noise your cat will make when you ask him if he’d like to join you for a tipple.  In that case, meow means yes, yes I would like to be your validation that you are not, in fact, drinking alone, kind owner/friend.

Mr. Fluffer McButterFace won’t be actually getting sloshed if you’re worried about his safety — the bottled beverage has no actual alcohol in it. It’s made of juice from Cabernet grapes, Vitamin C and of course, catnip — because anyone who has ever seen a cat on catnip knows that it looks like a helluva good time for a cat.

There are only a thousand bottles out there, however, so better start stocking your feline’s wine cellar, stat.

Introducing Japanese “Wine” for, Uh, Cats [Kotaku]

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'Boo Ball' to Benefit Christmastime Un-Trim-A-Tree Charity PotomacLocal.com MANASSAS PARK, Va. – The Ghoul N Goblin Charity Costume Ball, or Boo Ball, will be held Saturday Nov. 2 to benefit Un-Trim-A-Tree. The annual Christmastime tradition organized each year by Volunteer Prince William provides gifts for needy children ...

- The 72-year-old hunter who was lost for more than two weeks in a California forest survived by eating squirrels and other animals he shot with his rifle, and by making fires and packing leaves and grasses around his body to stay warm, his family said Monday.

- A $3,000 reward is being offered for the return of a bayonet snapped from a World War I memorial in Lynchburg and the apprehension of the vandal.

The results of the locally-based study show many dog car restraints don't actually protect dogs from harm in the event of an accident.

Most Americans will have a few sweets right along with the kids this Halloween, but eating some treats could make for a spooky visit to the dentist.

A lawyer for a U.S. Naval Academy student accused of sexual assault is asking a federal judge to remove the superintendent from deciding who will serve on a court-martial panel that will decide the case.

A series of videos that have gone viral among high school and college students.

It took more than 15 people to help haul the catch of a lifetime out of the Pacific - the silvery carcass of an 18-foot-long, serpent-like oarfish.

Wounded by a bomb in Afghanistan, he struggles to salute as he receives Purple Heart.

Montgomery County has lost its bid for a court injunction to stop the "Haunted Garden" staged by a Silver Spring real estate agent in her yard at 9215 Worth Ave.

DC adores Alfred Morris

Would you be up for a walk through a cemetery to see sculptures?

A rare Sumatran tiger cub has died at the London Zoo three weeks after its birth was recorded by a hidden camera.

Fired worker told Grand Rapids principal she offered money to 'rough up' 9-year-old boy who cursed her.

The man who was mowing lawns and clearing fallen branches on the National Mall last week is also handy in other ways, it turns out.

New research suggests that high levels of BPA, a chemical in many plastics and canned food linings, might raise the risk of miscarriage in women prone to that problem or having trouble getting pregnant.

Researcher finds hurricanes' impact shifts sand, sunken subway cars.