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What would you do if there was a million dollars in your bank account? What about if it was almost a billion? Would you even believe it, would you take the money out and spend it right away? It happened to this lady, and this is what she did about it. Julia Yonkowski went to …
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A globally wanted con artist getting arrested after prostitutes kick his butt sounds like something from Ocean’s Eleven or some other Hollywood heist comedy. But it turns out once again that reality is weirder than fiction. Bernio Jordan Enzo Verhagen is a Suriname-born con man with a Dutch citizenship. He’s apparently very much into what …
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You always get a bit nervous when you check your bank account after a night out. Unless you’re a real party animal, though, you don’t usually have to go into debt from having a few drinks… At least we hope. But when Californian Maddie McGivern logged into her Chase online bank account on June 20, …
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There’s something going on with rampaging animals in Asia. Some time ago, we brought you the story of a herd of elephants plowing their way through China. But while the elephants haven’t hurt anything aside from crops and feelings, the same can’t be said about today’s case. Only, it’s not about elephants but a bear. …
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Man, who doesn’t like vanilla ice cream. Some might say it’s a boring flavor, but sometimes the simplest things just are the best. But did you know that a lot of the vanilla flavoring – or vanillin – used in the food industry has never actually ever been inside a vanilla bean? What you’re tasting …
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The definition of “custom” is “a traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time.” What makes customs so interesting is how they differ from place to place and group to group. What is totally acceptable to a group of people in a particular …
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Dora is a little black-and-brown tortoiseshell kitten from Toronto, Canada, who was born sometime in April. She just has one little problem – she has no butthole. At least, she was born without one. And as you may be aware, having an anus is kind of important for some pretty basic bodily functions. The rescued …
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Last week we published a list on unusual toys and treats with which to spoil your dog. Now, a new study has shed light on why your puppy deserves those treats. The fresh research – published in the journal Current Biology – has found that puppies are born with a degree of knowledge in how …
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Not that we can claim to be experts on the subject, but we’d assume hiring a professional killer is pretty expensive. But apparently some of them are willing to give you a payment plan. Claudia Carrion, from Allentown, PA, has been arrested with criminal solicitation. She’s been charged with attempting to hire an undercover detective …
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A woman that was found and rescued from a storm drain in South Florida, has now been rescued from a storm drain in Texas. It kinda makes you wonder if it’s happened before? (To her, I mean.) A woman who spent three weeks in a sewer system in Delray Beach disappeared into a storm drain …
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