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One of the worst surprises you can get is to come home and realize someone has broken in. At worst, you might’ve lost thousands of dollars’ worth of stuff – or run into an armed burglar. Even if you lost nothing, you’ll probably never trust a lock again. Unless the person who broke in is …
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It’s no joke that fireworks can be dangerous, and that you have to be really safe with them. Otherwise, you could blow your hand off, kind of like this guy. After attempting to shoot off a firework from the sunroof of his car, a 21-year-old man lost half of his hand. He had a mortar …
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People have found any number of interesting things when renovating their old houses. Forgotten gun caches, money-filled safes, stock portfolios… The list goes on. But a Michigan man discovered quite the unusual treasure beneath his house. While tearing up the backdoor steps of his house, he found a bowling ball. And then another. And another, …
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Despite its issues, the prevalence of fast food restaurants can come pretty handy. For example, when you get pecking while driving long distances, you can usually find a quick bite without too many problems. Of course, there are situations when you probably shouldn’t stop to order a burger with extra fries. Like when you’re in …
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Substance abuse is a uniquely human problem. Sure, you sometimes hear about birds getting drunk on fermented berries or monkeys stealing pot brownies, but animals don’t usually seek out drugs. Unless you’re a Central European fish. Then you’ll like your water laced with a healthy dose of meth. A new study, published in the Journal …
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We can probably all agree that a functional justice should be based on proportional punishment. For the most part, things luckily work more or less as they should. Sometimes, though, the scales of justice tip the wrong way. We can all probably recall at least a couple of cases where someone who committed a serious …
If you’ve ever been on a diet, you’ve likely been tempted to just give up and treat yourself to something tasty. Maybe you’ve even wished you could weld your mouth shut to make sure you won’t give in to the temptation. Well, now you can. But be warned – the solution seems more like it’d …
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Napoleon Bonaparte is a man who needs no introduction. The one-time emperor of France is famed for his military genius, almost taking over all of Europe, and his height – which was actually average for the time. These days, Napoleon spends his time primarily in his decorated tomb in Paris. But not all his body …
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Nobody likes being caught naked in public – that’s just embarrassing. But it sure does add to the shame when you get fined hundreds of dollars for violating public health rules. Two nude sunbathers in Sydney received a ticket for $750 each after the Australian police caught them violating COVID-related stay-at-home orders. And it’s all …
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A South African Woman claimed that she gave birth to ten babies at once, decuplets, and has since been admitted into the hospital for psychiatric evaluation. There is growing speculation that she actually was pregnant with decuplets. After making headlines for the alleged record-breaking birth, Gosiame Thamara Sithole, 37, was taken to a psychiatric ward …
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