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This isn’t the first time I’ve written about animals becoming prominent members of the society, and it seems it won’t be the last. This time a goat named Lincoln was elected the mayor of a small Vermont town. At the young age of 3, Lincoln has become the first honorary pet mayor of the town …
As our world edges closer to a dystopian Cyberpunk future, we mark the small steps it takes. Like digital religion. Can the ClickToPray app bring you closer to God? In January Pope Francis introduced the ClickToPray app. A social-media-esque style app that let you post prayers, click on posted prayers, or leave comments. Every month …
A menace plagues California’s Fresno County. Goats have gone missing over the last two months. Could it be a goat thief? Or a crew of goat thieves? Mountain lions or coyotes, perhaps? Or is this menace far more nefarious? A chupacabra? Whatever the source of the menace, it has cost Fresno County $27,000, so …
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There you are, floating along, minding your own business. You and your pal from work are catching some fish to fry up later. Things couldn’t be better! That’s when you realize the boat is getting a bit lower. And… is that water inside the boat?! Then you remember about the crocodiles! Things start to go …
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Birthday cards are so last decade, so why not rent out a billboard instead. That’s exactly what these brothers decided to do to celebrate their dad and his 62nd year of life. Chris Ferry’s sons were in Florida when they wanted to celebrate his birthday but he was all the way in New Jersey. So …
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There you are, swimming in the ocean, photographing and recording sharks eating bait balls. Normal weekday. Then you’re swallowed by a whale. But the whale doesn’t even want you. It SPATS you out like you’re bad meat. “This is NOT the Jonah I asked for!” Such picky eaters… South African Scuba Diver, Rainer Schimpf, had …
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Maybe you’ve been married for a while now. You’ve gotten stuck in a rut. Things have gotten complacent. As a result, you aren’t making love as often as you used to. Sure, you could try communicating more. Or actively wooing your spouse – do the chores they find tedious, clean up without having to be …
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Passengers of a British Airline flight experienced a roller coaster ride on Monday when strong winds caused the aircraft to sway drastically as it attempted its landing. The flight was from London to Gibraltar International Airport but it had been diverted to nearby Malaga, Spain. It was able to land there safely. “As we approached …
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The smallest baby from Keio University Hospital in Tokyo went home weighing a whopping 268 grams. That’s just under 10 ounces. The newborn stopped growing in the womb at 24 weeks. He was deemed healthy enough to go home even though he is as small as a large onion. After 5 months of treatment by …
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When you work in a crematorium you expect a certain amount of occupational hazards. Excessive heat, exhaust, even mercury in the metals added to a person’s body. Maybe even the beginning of the zombie apocalypse. But what you might not think about as a hazard would be exposure to radiation. A 69-year-old Arizona man …
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