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There are so many valuable things you could steal in this world. There’s money, gold, jewelry, high-tech gadgets… Even mere information can fetch ridiculous prices when sold to the right person. But none of those things were good enough for the Irish thieves from our story. No, they wanted something completely different. They stole bull …
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Picture yourself as an archeologist digging through the ruins of an ancient Neolithic city. Then, you find something. Slowly, from beneath sand and soil, you discover a statue. It’s a huge slab of stone carved into the shape of a giant man, more finely detailed than what you would’ve expected from the period. And the …
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Quick, think about Vatican City — what comes to your mind? Perhaps the Pope, the Sistine Chapel, or any of the thousands of priceless works of art from the masters of old? Well, whatever you thought of, it probably wasn’t wall calendars featuring hot babes or hunks with rippling muscles. But what if we told …
Continue reading “Holy Hunks: Rome’s ‘Handsome Priests’ Calendar Celebrates 20th Anniversary”
You can find a lot of things living in New York City’s sewers. There are cockroaches, rats, and probably some kind of a race of underground morlocks. What you won’t find is the sewers’ most famous resident. Although rumors of its existence have circulated for a century, NYC’s legendary sewer alligator is nothing but a …
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Eating at fine restaurants is great — until you have to pay the bill. Still, it’s what you have to do to enjoy an excellent meal. El Gastrojeta doesn’t think so. This notorious dine-and-dasher has inconvenienced and infuriated Spanish restaurateurs throughout the year. Identified as a 50-year-old Lithuanian Aidas J., El Gastrojeta devised a rather …
Peter Piper may have picked a peck of pickled peppers, but he didn’t create them. Ed Currie, however, does. And what peppers they are. The South Carolina pepper wizard is the man responsible for crossbreeding the Carolina Reaper, officially the world’s hottest chili pepper. Well, at least it used to be that. The Reaper has …
You have to get to your job interview, but you don’t have access to an automobile. How would you solve this dilemma? Most people would probably call an Uber or perhaps ask a friend or family member for a ride. But not this Indiana woman. Kasia Shelton from Muncie has been arrested for stealing a …
On October 4, your phone went off — loudly. As long as your phone was turned on and wasn’t completely disconnected from the network, you received an emergency alarm. It was all part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) nationwide test. Based on the horrendous screech my phone made that scared my dog, the …
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There’s something weird going on with the wildlife on the British Isles. Remember how their squirrels are destroying both local homes and trees? Well, now their foxes are eating their cars. No, we’re not kidding. Foxes in southern England have apparently developed a taste for automobiles. Instead of wanting to drive them, though, they’re devouring …
No matter the sport, having proper equipment is crucial if you want to compete seriously. Even for something as simple as running, proper sneakers can make a world of difference. It’s the same story with conkers. In fact, having the best equipment is pretty much the whole point of this British nut-cracking game. The players …
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