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We’ve told you plenty of times that wild animals can be dangerous. Especially bears. But if you’re still unconvinced, here’s another cautionary tale. A man in Alaska dealt for days with a bear scenario reminiscent of the Leonardo DiCaprio movie The Revenant. Night after night, the grizzly would return to torment the man staying alone …
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We’ve all had our fair share of lousy neighbors. Maybe they don’t mow their lawn, they might be overtly friendly when you just want to live in peace, or they could just be plain noisy. But most of us are lucky in that our neighbors don’t torture with obnoxious behavior to the point that they …
Continue reading “Russian Man Sentenced to Prison for Tormenting Neighbors with Horse Noises”
What do you need to carry out a successful surgery? A sterile environment, a professional surgeon with years of experience, and a hospital for all the aftercare, right? Nah, that’s just hoity-toity pointless luxury. At least if you ask the Australian man who performed two castrations in his backyard. Ryan Andrew King, from Brisbane, was …
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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 …
Continue reading “‘Cleaning Fairy’ Accidentally Breaks into Home and Cleans It Up”
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 …
Continue reading “Police Pursuit Ends When Suspect Stops to Order at McDonald’s”
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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