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It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter
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It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter
By Beau Hayhoe
This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington
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This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington

A three-day ride along former railways takes you through the Cascades and all the way into Seattle.

By Brandon Withrow
12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game 12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game
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12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game

From Tiger Woods’ surprisingly beatable low round to the golf course sitting 15,000+ feet above sea level.

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

Good luck spotting Nike's best releases this week. They're all camo.

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FLEXiT

Whenever you’re trying to fix something in a cramped, dark area – be it under the hood of your car, behind your entertainment unit, where ever – the trickiest part is usually not the work itself, but rather just seeing what you’re doing.  Sure, you can attempt to cradle a…

By Mike Newman
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Bionic Wrench

Somewhere over the last couple of decades we lost a significant portion of our manliness. When something broke around the house we didn’t grab the toolbox like our fathers, we grabbed the telephone and called our fathers. It’s time we reclaimed our responsibilities, but like knocking a few back after not drinking for…

By Mike Newman
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Transit Issue Smartphone Wallet

The iPhone 4 is great. Really, we mean that. There's an app for trading stocks, doing your laundry, foreplay, instant messaging, drinking beer, and just about anything else you want to do. Unless, of course, all you want to do is protect your precious app machine from a precarious situation…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Grease Monkey Wipes

When was the last time you bought anything useful for $1. Seriously, think about it. Even double cheeseburgers from McDonald's - which are very difficult to classify as "useful" - cost more than $1 now. Tim Stansbury and Erin Whalen still understand the value of a dollar. Having clean hands…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Pick Punch

Every guy picks up a guitar for the first time with the sole purpose of getting girls.  It starts in a dorm room somewhere, as you awkwardly try to make your way through Stairway to Heaven, and, for those with enough determination, it ends on a huge stage with scores…

By Mike Newman
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