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There are times when you just want everyone to leave you alone. In those moments, there’s nothing more irritating than the kind of person who will still butt in to try and keep you company. This story is about one of those people. Mykhailo Vyktorovich Polyakov, an American YouTuber, has been arrested in India after …
Continue reading “YouTuber Arrested After Leaving Diet Coke as Gift for Uncontacted Tribe”
If you’re driving and the lane lines start getting squiggly like a slithering snake, it’s probably time to get off the road. That is, unless you’re in Pennsylvania. Although even then, you should slow down. A small town near Philadelphia has resorted to a — shall we say — creative method to try and control …
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Some people have incredible control over their body and its reactions. Many great actors, for instance, are able to cry on demand, bursting into tears whenever their role so demands. Mr. Deepak is like that, too. He, however, isn’t an actor but a thief, and he’s ability isn’t crying. Instead, it’s crapping himself. Deepak is …
Continue reading “Indian Police Arrest Notorious ‘Poop and Run’ Thief”
The Cold War period was a weird time to be alive. For the lack of open confrontation, the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in various arms races — some of them absolutely bizarre. For instance, the Soviets had official military departments working to unlock psychic abilities. Of course, America couldn’t let the communists beat …
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”