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Some things are sure to get the alarms blaring if you show up at an airport with them in your bag. The list of contraband includes firearms, drugs, exotic animals, and human remains. Oh, and bagel seasoning. At least if you’re arriving in South Korea. The American grocery store chain Trader Joe’s has exploded in …
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Hearing someone talk about “stars that should not be” sounds unnerving at best to an average person. The phrase brings to mind something about ancient prophecies, biblical visions of the apocalypse, and dormant evils from beyond time and space. To astro nerds, however, this all is very exciting. That’s because what we’re actually talking about …
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Oh no! You’re out swimming on a Long Island beach when a leg cramp renders you helpless in the water. Luckily, help is on the way. In slow-motion, clad in a red swimsuit as suspenseful music plays in the background, a savior comes running to your aid. Did we say running? We meant flying, since …
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Mountain climbing is a risky business, as only a single misstep can spell horrible disaster. As a morbid silver lining, though, you won’t have to deal with the consequences of your screw-up for very long. After all, there’s no way anyone would survive after plunging hundreds of feet off a mountain. Well, except Chris Zwierzynski. …
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London is a historic city with plenty of world-famous sights to see. The capital of the United Kingdom is home to the London Bridge, the Buckingham Palace, the Big Ben—and the Tube. Officially called the London Underground, the Tube was the first underground train system in the world when it opened in 1863. Since then, …
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Ever since they became a thing, robots have been an employer’s dream. They don’t complain, they don’t ask for pay, and they don’t get tired. Except that they apparently do. A recent incident in South Korea shows that even a robot can be overworked — to the point that it decides to end it all. …
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Governmental attempts to limit what artists and musicians can express are nothing new. Many totalitarian systems have banned art forms those in power don’t like. That said, it’s not like the U.S. government hasn’t tried to stop some types of art. For instance, remember how Dee Snider of Twister Sister was summoned to a Senate …
Continue reading “Judge: US Government Must Approve All Future Lyrics by Rapper BG”
Beware if you’re outside late at night. Out of the darkness might come charging the Naked Ski Mask Man. That sounds like a tagline for a zero-budget Netflix horror flick. Unfortunately, it’s the reality of living in Alabama. Two small communities in the Yellowhammer State are being plagued by a bizarre creature of the night. …
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Life can be a strange and wonderful thing. It always keeps finding new, unexpected ways to surprise us. Recently, it made a male snake give miraculous virgin birth to more than a dozen babies. Well, at least everybody thought the snake was a male. Ronaldo, the birth-giving serpent, was identified as a male when “he” …
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A forceful sneeze can be a painful experience. Your abs might cramp or you may even rupture blood vessels in your eyes or lungs. But that’s nothing compared to what the gentleman in our story went through. A 63-year-old man had just undergone an operation to treat his recurring prostate cancer. He had been recently …
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