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There’s just something about the new car smell that just makes you feel… Good. Maybe it highlights the fact that you’re driving a brand new car, but considering that it’s offered as an air freshener, people just seem to like it. But you might want to hold back on snorting in the scent of your …
It’s good for parents to support their children in their hobbies and goals – some might even call it a requirement. But as with so many other things, sometimes things just go that one step too far. A Philadelphia woman has been charged with misdemeanor counts of cyber harassment of a child. She distributed doctored …
Nicholas Carreta, 47, of Bergen County sued New York based prank company after what he received in the mail. He alleged that they sent a chocolate penis, a glitter bomb, and other unwanted packages. Carretta felt that the things sent to him from R&D Promos, aka Ruin Days, were meant to shock, offend, and frighten …
When the moon hits your eye like a sperm on the fly, that’s not amore. It’s just scientists’ latest plan to potentially save life on Earth. After 2020, it’s not too surprising to hear that some science-y people are thoroughly concerned with our planet’s potential to support file. There’s any number of things that could …
Continue reading “Space Seed: Scientists Want to Open Sperm Bank on Moon”
Imagine this scene. A family is gathered into the living room of Christmas morning, with the parents sitting on the couch and the kids opening their presents. It’s supposed to be a happy occasion, but in this case there’s a gruesome twist. Only one of the adults is still drawing breath. A man from Anaheim, …
Continue reading “Man Told Kids to Open Christmas Presents in Front of Dead Abused Mother”
Black markets are a bit of a double-edged sword. On one hand, they can help people living under oppressive regimes to buy even the basic necessities of life. On the other, they are often trade routes for illegal or otherwise shady goods. That also means that many times the thing you get is not what …
Continue reading “Endangered Lizard Penises Sold as Himalayan Miracle Root”
There’s probably not a single person on this planet that genuinely enjoys corporate teambuilding exercises. We’re ready to bet even the speakers aren’t that into it. But we’d take your regular, vapid team-spirit seminar any day over what’s allegedly going on at Panda Express. A new lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, describes …
Continue reading “Panda Express Accused of Bizarre Sexual “Cult-Like” Teambuilding Seminar”
Usually when you go into a zoo, you’d expect to see zebras, giraffes, lions, maybe bears… You know, more exotic animals that you won’t run into just every day. But visitors to the Xiangwushan zoo in Xianning, the province of Hubei in China, were surprised when one of the zoo’s animals didn’t look quite right. …
Continue reading “Chinese Zoo Visitors Find Rottweiler Posing as a Wolf”
What happens when pepper spray goes off in a plane? Well, we found out when a man accidental discharged pepper spray on a United flight to Newark. The flight originated from Fort Myers and was still taxiing for takeoff at the time. The plane was able to return to the gate and passengers could quickly …
It’s true – one man’s trash can be another one’s treasure. Just yesterday we brought you a story about an ancient, precious Chinese bowl found at a yard sale. But no matter what, you’d probably never expect anyone to be happy about finding a pile of puke. But that, my friend, is where you would …
Continue reading “Woman Finds $250,000 Worth of Whale Puke on Beach”