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As you age, your body will lose its ability to regulate your temperature as effectively as it did when you were a spry young thing. As such, you might find yourself turning up the heating as the years start piling on. This U.K. couple, however, heated their house a bit too much — or at …
Continue reading “UK Cops Mistake Elderly Couple’s Heating System for Cannabis Farm”
We’ve said it before, we’ll surely say it again — even if it’s nailed down, someone will try to steal it. Even then, you have to wonder why someone would try to steal a toilet. Well, the throne’s more than $6 million price tag might have something to do with it. The thing was made …
Continue reading “Two UK Men Found Guilty of $6 Million Golden Toilet Heist”
Now and then, you come across a story displaying such depraved depths of human cruelty that you don’t really know what to think about it. This is one of those. In mid-February, fire crews rushed to a house in Connecticut after reports of a fire. And indeed, it was — because one of the residents …
If you have a computer powered by disembodied human brain, is it a man or machine? That’s a question that comes up in many science fiction stories where combining human biology with computers is possible. Soon, we may have to start asking that question in real life as well. An Australian biotech company Cortical Labs …
Continue reading “Australian Company Launches World’s First Computer Using Human Brain Cells”
When driving, you should maintain a safety gap with the vehicle in front of you. In most jurisdictions, tailgating is a finable offense, provided the cops catch you doing it. In some places, however, you really want to keep well away from the vehicle in front of you. One of those places is Switzerland. Why, …
Continue reading “Swiss Lawyer Fights $110,000 Traffic Fine — And Loses”
It’s always a gamble when you get on a plane. You’re hoping for a peaceful, incident-free flight, but you never know what’s going to go down in the air. You might be seated next to a screaming baby, have the person behind you constantly kick your seat, or a guy could start bleeding out of …
Continue reading “Man Flips Out on Plane After Seeing ‘Satan’s Disciple’ on Board”
You’re a stand-up comedian up on a stage, and you finally tell your best joke. Yet nobody in the audience laughs. This is a nightmare scenario for all funny people, both amateur and professional. But what if the audience’s emotionless faces aren’t a result of your bad jokes? What if they’re literally incapable of smiling? …
Continue reading “Comedy Club Bans People with ‘Frozen Faces’ from Botox Injections”
Oh crap, it’s the fuzz! When the cops are on your trail after a robbery, a smart thief will try to remove any incriminating evidence, from the stolen loot to tools of the dastardly trade. There are plenty of ways you can get rid of the stuff. You could try to chuck some of it …
In a healthy relationship, it’s good to share in each other’s unique perspectives as experiences. It can help you understand one another better and add extra depth to your bond. Or it could almost kill you if you take it too far. That’s what happened with this Chinese couple. As part of their engagement, the …
Yawning is famously contagious. If you see someone yawn, you’re more likely than not to do so yourself, as is everyone else around you. Now imagine if the same went for other bodily functions — like emptying your bladder. That’s how it apparently works with chimpanzees. A new study has found that chimps like to …
Continue reading “Study: Taking a Leak is Contagious Among Chimps (Just Like Yawning)”