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Did you hear about the experimental lab monkeys that escaped in a Pennsylvania truck crash? Well, the international airline that shipped the 100 monkeys in the first place says that they will cease transporting the animals going forward. The contract is soon to expire and that’s that. Michael Joseph, Kenya Airways Chairman, confirmed that the …
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There are a lot of bots — accounts running automated scripts to post content — on Twitter. Some of them spread misinformation, other post hourly pictures of animals, and then there’s @ElonJet. This bot keeps track of Elon Musk’s private jet, reporting when it takes off, where it’s headed, and when it lands. And Elon …
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They say lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice. But robbers apparently sure do. Just as Augie Lopez, 77, who runs Augie’s Grocery Deli with his wife Nilda Maldonado in Jersey City, New Jersey. A violent crook robbed his small store three times in just six days. Not only did the man steal cash, he …
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This story sounds like it could’ve sprung straight out of a Looney Tunes skit. But hey, if it works, it’s not stupid. In the U.K., rescuers were pondering how to save a dog that was in danger of being swept away by a rising tide. In the end, they resorted to cartoonish measures and dangled …
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Hahnemann University Hospital in Pennsylvania went bankrupt in 2019. By now, its buildings are empty and the medical records have been transferred to elsewhere. But there’s one piece of Hahnemann’s legacy that still lingers. What should they do about a woman who still has a nuclear-powered pacemaker in her chest cavity? We didn’t know they …
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More than two years into the pandemic, we know COVID-19 causes all manner of side effects. But now, we unfortunately have to add a new one to the list. There’s an additional level of horror to all the guys out there, since this effect hits where it hurts the most. Namely, it causes agonizing pain …
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There are some difficult bosses out there — we’re sure everybody knows at least one. But a Georgia car repair shop owner took things to a whole new level in delivering an ex-employee’s final paycheck. Now, granted, he did technically pay most of what he owed. But he paid by dumping 91,500 grease-covered pennies onto …
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You should never get too close to the waterfall, the dam, the cars in the street or a fire, but you shouldn’t get too close to the rocks either. No matter how pretty they are, and no matter how majestic they seem, they are dangerous, suspended, and in this case, deadly. This tragedy unfolded so …
Continue reading “Ten Die After Cliff Collapses Onto Boats in Brazil”
Goldfish aren’t exactly renowned for their intelligence. After all, there’s the pervasive myth of them having memories only two or three seconds long. That’s not actually true, but the myth’s persistence highlights the fact that we think goldfish are as dumb as a pile of bricks. But why, then, are they better at driving than …
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Doing nothing at work is a divisive concept. To some, it’s heaven, while others can’t stand even the idea of sitting around with nothing to do. But Japanese Shoji Morimoto is perfectly fine with the ennui. In fact, he’s somehow managed to turn doing nada into a successful career. The 38-year-old professional slacker peddles his …
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