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There are some key reasons why the bikini has been and will continue to be popular—minimizing tan lines, for example, or keeping cool in the blistering sun. But really, the added bonus is that bikinis are like Halloween costumes; both give young women a chance to wear modified forms of lingerie in public...

Author: By Jane Chun, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Swimwear and its Sex Roles | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

...brand - it's an evolution." In other words, you might be feeling pretty smug about laying down "Jay-Z" (23 points), but if your opponent responds by playing his wife Beyoncé, that would be worth a mighty 64 points, as he'd benefit from the 50-point bonus (commonly known as a Bingo) that's awarded for using all seven letters. (See pictures of video gamers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Has Scrabble Changed Its Rules? | 4/7/2010 | See Source »

...many points can players rack up by using proper nouns? Here are a few heavyweight combos you might be able to put together under the new rules: • Barack (14 points) • Kyrgyz (26 points) • Jacko (18 points) • Shakira (64 points if you include the 50-point bonus for using all seven letters) • Venezia (69 points, with the 50-point bonus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Has Scrabble Changed Its Rules? | 4/7/2010 | See Source »

...addition to India's antiterrorism arsenal is tastier than most. After successful trials in defense labs, the military is converting bhut jolokia--the world's hottest chili--into hand grenades. Intended to render suspects harmless in much the same way tear gas does, the nontoxic bombs have an added bonus, according to R.B. Srivastava, a scientist at the Defence Research and Development Organisation: the grenades' "pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hideouts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

Furrows are so the new stacks. Bonus points if your pick-up line includes a Biblical allusion...

Author: By Michelle B. Timmerman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 List: Garden Names | 4/1/2010 | See Source »

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