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So it begins, the world's game has come to Brazil and it's time for the USA to take 23 incredible soccer players and put them to the test.
The festivities start today as Brazil plays Croatia, but the USA will be in action on Monday against Ghana.
Be sure to stay tuned to Americana as we cover each of the USA's games and other highlights from around the World Cup.
Be sure to check Espanol as well for even more World Cup action!
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People that steal are the worst. People that steal during the holidays are a whole new level of immoral and selfish. Especially those folks like the ones in this story that have the audacity to steal from "Grandpa" at Christmastime. Fortunately, it's not actually a gift from Grandpa. You might call it a harsh lesson in the value of not stealing someone else's presents. Check out some more revenge drama with this employee who caught their manager stealing, and ended up getting a nice raise as a result.
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People born before 1990 know exactly what we're talking about when we discuss the ancient, mystical tradition of finding dirty magazine stashes in the woods. Who put them there? Dads? Other kids? Big... Dirty? Join us this week as Melissa plunges into this particularly strange nostalgia wormhole and proves that, yes, this phenomenon is a REAL THING.
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That was the USA reaction to Landon Donovan's game winning goal in 2010...
Here's some other stuff you may not know:
2014 marks the United States' seventh straight World Cup appearance, something only Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Italy, Spain and South Korea have done. We have advanced to the knockout rounds three of the last five times, and got to the quarterfinals in 2002.
Our World Cup history includes more than a few star players (from left to right above): Joe Gaetjens (1950), John Harkes (1990, 1994), Clint Dempsey (2006, 2010, 2014), Alexi Lalas (1994), and Landon Donovan (2002, 2006, 2010).
And be sure to check out MLSSoccer.com for more awesome World Cup Facts.
Just cause that kid's playing with a Barbie doesn't mean that they're not an absolute force to be reckoned with, when it comes to a little scrap on the playground. This Tumblr thread shines a welcomed light on the importance of not being a presumptuous fool, who assumes that a kid isn't tough as nails, because of their gender or what toys they choose to play with.
Check out some more gold from Tumblr with this thread about how Tom Clancy's brain freaked out the US military.
Sometimes historians don't do the best job at properly noting, and giving credit to the people that very well could've altered history itself with the decisions they made. This particular AskReddit thread pays homage to the women that often get overlooked in history, but had profound contributions to society.
