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We always tell kiddos not to play with guns. Here is this very sad story. The fatal shooting killed both cousins after one fatally shot the other, and then turned the gun on themself. The family members called it a “freak accident” that occurred during the birthday party in the St. Louis apartment Friday. While …
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We already know all too well that certain farts and toots can impact on the climate. For example, methane from cow farts is one of the most significant greenhouse gas contributors. But it’s not just cows that squeeze out harmful emanations. Apparently, trees can do it too. Researchers have found that tree farts are a …
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We put forwards the proposition that people never learn. As evidence, we present yet another stupid TikTok fad that’s both injuring people and has so far led to the arrests of dozens of teens. We’ve covered TikTok “challenges” like this before, like the one that led to a girl setting herself on fire or the …
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The common cold comes with a slew of nasty and unpleasant symptoms. A runny nose, sore throat, cough, fatigue, loss of appetite, total memory loss… Yeah, we didn’t know about that last one, either. But that’s what happened to a UK woman. Claire Muffett-Reece caught a cold from her son, and proceeded to fall into …
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Authorities say that the Alabama man is behind bars after he tried to pull off a big theft, like a really big theft. That being a 70-ton crane. Sheriff’s deputies of Chilton County were called earlier this week regarding a theft in progress on County Road 358. When they arrived, they met the owner of …
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And this is what happened. Nathan Drew Morgan, 29, was with a female companion at Lake Keowee in South Carolina on Tuesday March 15th. An elderly couple on a nearby pontoon noticed that Morgan and the woman with him were in distress in the water after falling off the jet ski sans life jackets. The …
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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) aren’t that uncommon of an ailment, but they’re no laughing matter. There’s a whole bunch of reasons why your pee canal might get infected. We can now add another entry to that list. Having a glass tumbler in your bladder for four years apparently causes a UTI. Who would’ve thought? But …
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If you’re already kind of scared of dentists, you might want to skip this story. It sure made us plenty uncomfortable. A Wisconsin dentist has been found guilty of gruesome violations of both the law and probably every single medical oath in existence. The crooked dental health provider purposefully damaged his patients’ teeth to make …
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If you were to cheat on an exam, how would you do it? Would you sneak in a cheat sheet, or maybe try to have your phone on your lap? Whatever your answer, it probably didn’t involve surgical procedures. But these students were ready to go to any lengths to get into the school if …
The best crime stories are generally those where the crook gives the cops a good challenge. But here’s a case that proves that the exact opposite can spin a good tale as well. Thomas Eugene Colucci, 42, got arrested on drug charges on March 10. The cops busted him after the Spring Hill, Florida, resident …
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