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“Dead or alive, you are coming with me.” With that phrase, the cyborg law enforcer RoboCop blasted his way onto the silver screen and into general pop culture in 1987. It’d probably be an exaggeration to call RoboCop the most famous Detroit resident of all time. However, the dystopian science-fiction vision of the city certainly …
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The Fabergé eggs are the stuff of legend. Originally made as a gift for the Russian Czar, the priceless Easter eggs have been the subjects of countless heist novels and movies. Recently, an enterprising thief tried stealing a Fabergé egg in real life — using a decidedly unorthodox method. A New Zealand jewelry store called …
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Losing weight takes a lot of hard, grueling work. It can really help you commit if you have an inspiring story of weight loss, even from a stranger, to keep you motivated. Sadly, a poorly planned attempt to provide people with such a story recently claimed the life of a fitness coach. Dmitry Nuyanzin, a …
If you head out of Chicago on State Route 71, you’ll soon enough reach the small town of Ottawa, Illinois. But just before you get there, you’ll pass a small man-made lake on your left. In the middle of that lake is a tiny islet. On that island sits its lone resident — a Volvo …
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In science fiction, robots are comparable to, if not better than, real people. They can run, crawl, jump, speak, and use guns and computers just like a human would. Real robots, however, are much clumsier and clunkier things. Although some industrial machines can manipulate objects with incredible accuracy, humanoid robots are a far cry from …
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Ancient Egyptians buried their pharaohs in glorious tombs with plenty of pomp and circumstance. It was all done so that the deified ruler could continue his reign in the afterlife. As such, it seems unthinkable that they would desecrate a pharaoh’s tomb. Yet, grave robbers were surprisingly common in Egypt. Recently, researchers discovered a very …
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Oh, the times when the biggest danger about kids’ toys was a choking hazard. These days, you can never know what the latest gadgets might do. For instance, they could start teaching your children the ins and outs of various kinks. That’s what the Kumma teddy bear did. This teddy bear is equipped with an …
Do you know what people really think of 2025? Do you even know how you feel about 2025? “Millennials are dying at record numbers from health issues, suicide, and drug abuse. The microplastics are causing colon and other kinds of cancer. You feel like shit because your body is literally suffering right now. Everyone’s is. Repeated …
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There are a few things so quintessentially Australian that they practically scream “Crikey!” These things include (but are not limited to) beer, hordes of venomous or otherwise deadly animals, and Vegemite. If you’re in Australian prison, however, you will be deprived of most of these things — especially Vegemite. Now, one inmate is fighting for …
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You see your friend in the distance, yell a greeting, and start reading toward them. But as you reach your friend, you realize it’s only a crude facsimile of a human being built out of severed body parts. Sounds like stuff from a horror movie. But building such gruesome monuments is everyday life for one …