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Remember VHS tapes, flip phones, or any other piece of tech that became completely obsolete? It was easy enough to dump your old gadgets and move on to the next technological marvel. But what if you’d implanted a VHS deck into your skull? That’s the situation now facing hundreds of blind people. Second Sight Medical …
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You’re sleeping alone in your bed while a naked man, blood dripping from his body and armed with scissors, is watching you from a dark corner. Sounds like nightmare fuel, doesn’t it? Unfortunately for 80-year-old Denyse Holt from Lincolnwood, Illinois, that disturbing vision wasn’t just a bad dream. A naked intruder that crept into Holt’s …
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Most people wouldn’t tattoo things that disgust them on their bodies. But music producer Michael Amoia doesn’t subscribe to such common logic. The 48-year-old Amoia recently broke the official Guinness world record for most insects tattooed on his body. As confirmed on October 28, 2021, Amoia sports a total of 864 insect all over his …
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Earlier this week, we covered the story of a man who started hearing the voice of God because of a bad reaction to antibiotics. We have here another story of hearing voices, but unlike the earlier one, this doesn’t have a happy ending. Justine Johnson stands accused of stabbing Sutton, her 3-year-old daughter to death. …
If you’re sick, a doctor will generally prescribe you medication. Nine times out of ten, you’ll soon start feeling better. But even the most mundane medicines can have the most unexpected side effects in certain people. A Swiss man found that out the hard way when normal antibiotics caused him to hear the voice of …
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North Carolina retired Army veteran is now a multi-millionaire after winning with numbers he used from a fortune cookie. His name was in the drawing for the Mega Millions that happened on Jan. 25. Gabriel Fierro, 60, cashed in his $3 lottery ticket for a staggering $4 million dollars in winnings. “I don’t usually play …
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A change of guard took place this year in the realm of tortoises. Jonathan, a 190-year-old giant tortoise living on St. Helena, has become the world’s oldest tortoise ever. Actually, that’s a bit of an understatement. Jonathan is now officially the oldest chelonian — the order of reptiles that includes all turtles, terrapins, and tortoises. …
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As hard as it might be to believe, North Korea has internet access. Of course, it’s extremely restricted in line with the country’s repressive government policies, but it’s still there. North Korea’s bizarre little pool of websites numbers only at a few dozen, including the country Air Koryo airline and Kim Jong-un’s official Naenara site. …
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A mother’s love is priceless. A Texas woman learned that the hard way when she tried to purchase a child at Walmart for half a million dollars. No, the department store hasn’t started carrying Great Value brand babies. Instead, according to court documents, the woman tried to buy the toddler from another shopper. Of course, …
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For the first part of this story, please read The Lab Monkeys Escaped, and the Airlines Are Done Transporting Them: Part One. The U.S. Department of Transportation has been pressed this last year, the airlines wanted them to ensure animals that are used for legally required drug-testing weren’t excluded. “Laboratory animal models are not only essential …
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