The Story of "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65
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Toen Eiffel 65 ‘Blue (Da Ba Dee)’ uitbracht was het in eerste instantie een totale flop. De groep verkocht 200 platen, nam hun verlies en vergaten het. Maar nadat het nummer ineens door een klein radiostation werd opgepikt, groeide het alsnog uit tot een van de grootste hits van de jaren negentig, en werden ze wereldberoemd.
I Smuggled Cocaine Into the US to Pay Off My Student Loans
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Like many millennials across the country, Luke graduated college owing thousands of dollars in student loan debt - $130,000, to be exact.
With no job and no money in the bank, Luke devised a desperate plan: he would smuggle cocaine from Panama to the United States to pay off his student loans.
A Doctor Explains What Happens When Smuggling Cocaine Goes Wrong
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Luke smuggled cocaine into the U.S. to pay off his student loans. He got caught when a cocaine pellet he swallowed broke in his stomach. We spoke to a doctor with experience in what happens when a cocaine pellet ruptures internally.
Inside the The Drug Flats of Barcelona
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Since 2016, criminal gangs have occupied more than a hundred flats in central Barcelona to sell and use drugs, turning them into so-called narcopisos. Neighbors living in what were previously peaceful areas complain of fights, stabbings, and sometimes being terrorized out of their own homes.
What to Pack for War in Syria | Diary of a Combat Medic Fighting ISIS (Part 1/3)
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The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took the last ISIS stronghold on the 23rd of March, 2019, marking an end to the 5-year Caliphate. Many different armed groups were involved in its fall; among them was the Kurdish anti-jihadist militia People's Defense Unit (YPG).
The Watchdogs Surveilling Border Patrol and ICE
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Along the Texas-Mexico border a group of citizens, with the help of grassroot organizations, WITNESS, and the ACLU, are given the tools and empowerment to film interactions and arrests by Border Patrol and ICE upon the residents of their community.
Finding Salvation with an Online Cult
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Unicult is not your typical cult. Founded in 2012 by self proclaimed pop-spiritual leader Unicole Unicron, this mostly online group and its millennial following studies everything from crystals to aliens and seeks to empower each other to seek joy on earth.
Taking LSD, MDMA, and DMT to Treat Mental Health
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While psychedelic drugs such as LSD, psilocybin, and DMT are most commonly associated with recreational highs and headtrips, a groundswell of academic opinion suggests that the substances could be utilized to serve a raft of therapeutic benefits as well.