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The best plan is sometimes the most harebrained plan. It doesn’t really matter how out of left field it is if it gets you the results you need. A recent rhino rescue story from Zimbabwe is a testament to that. Thuza, a rare male white rhino introduced to a new area in the country, had …
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You’ve surely heard of feng shui. This ancient Chinese tradition teaches that you can change the conditions of your life by arranging buildings, furniture, and objects to channel natural energy flows. Whether it works or is just superstition, you can decide for yourself. But if you give feng shui a try, you should restrict yourself …
What do you think will be in this list of the scariest things people have lived through? If you have a scarier story, we are all ears! Being Buried Alive Throughout history, people have been mistakenly declared dead and buried, eventually waking up underground. In documented cases, victims scratched coffins from the inside to force …
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It takes a special kind of crook to burglarize an elementary school. But the whole thing takes a whole other turn toward the sinister when the thief starts stealing the students’ underwear. That’s the kind of criminal that was recently caught on video in New Zealand. It’s hard to be too mad at this panty …
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Whenever Draco Malfoy shows up in the Harry Potter series, you know Harry is in for some misfortune. In China, however, he has turned into a bizarre symbol of good luck. China is currently busy preparing for the upcoming Lunar New Year (also known as Chinese New Year). A big part of the preparations is …
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In a famous scene during her adventures in Wonderland, Alice attends the Mad Hatter’s mindboggling tea party. It’s one of the prime examples of the kind of surreal imagination that only humans are capable of. Well, that’s what we thought. Now, researchers have found out that apes may have active imaginations, too — and they …
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In the great game of global political and military powers, nations are often willing to take any steps necessary to get ahead of their rivals. Even if those steps are both bizarre and moderately disconcerting. Russia, for instance, is allegedly developing technology to turn birds, such as pigeons, into remote-controlled surveillance drones. The scheme sounds …
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The recent winter storms have dumped a foot or more of snow onto large parts of the country. In many areas, people are still trying to dig things out from under all that snow. Some have found surprising things buried in all the white stuff — like this exotic lizard. A Rhode Island man shoveling …
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Today, the nightmarish trenches of World War I are more than 100 years in the past. Yet, the horrors of the Great War can still rear their head in the most unexpected places. For example, inside a young Frenchman’s anus. A 24-year-old man recently went to a hospital after getting a bit too kinky. He …
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Hmm, it’s been quite a while since we last heard from Florida Man. We’re getting a little worried. Maybe we should check on him… Oh, he got arrested for banging a vacuum cleaner. Never mind, he’s doing just fine. Kevin Westerhold was recently arrested, suspected of engaging in a fascinating series of public indecency. Residents …
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