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Every year, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) hands out its Animal Action Awards. They recognize those who have made significant contributions to nature conservation and protecting vulnerable critters. Among the prizes is the Animal of the Year Award. It goes out to a beast that has been a great help to its four-legged …
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When something equally outrageous and weird happens at a college, you’re usually not wrong in suspecting out-of-control frat boys or other students gone wild. This case, however, shows that college professors aren’t above getting freaky. A now-former professor of a Minnesota university is facing felony charges for one bizarre crime spree. Paul Fischer is accused …
Continue reading “College Professor Charged in Strange Serial Pee Vandalism Case”
When it comes to fast food hamburgers, the Californian In-N-Out chain typically ranks toward the top in popularity. That’s despite the franchise not having any locations east of Texas. And even if there is an In-N-Out in your town, you’ll have to drive to it. The company is infamously stubborn about not doing delivery in …
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A nefarious group of hackers has carried out a massive cyberattack in France. The digital criminals targeted popular grocery store chains, accessing the computer systems in dozens of stores. Consequently, the stores each suffered thousands of dollars in damages. As a silver lining, the public doesn’t have to worry about stolen IDs or payment info. …
It seems every day you hear about another AI-powered form of surveillance creeping into our lives. Don’t you wish you could fool the devices and disappear from their prying eyes? Now you can. But doing so requires you to don one butt-ugly shirt. German designer Simon Weckert has designed a veritable invisibility cloak that makes …
Continue reading “Designer Creates Ugly Hawaiian Shirt That Makes You Invisible to AI Cameras”
Skateboarding is a cool sport that’s extreme to the max. Skaters pull off impressive tricks and stunts off structures such as half-pipes, pools, and bowls. In fact, many of those structures are difficult to traverse if you don’t have a skateboard. And even more so if you have four legs terminating in hooves. One bull …
Continue reading “Bull Moose Rescued After Getting Stuck in Skate Park Bowl”
Smugglers are infamous for the creative solutions they employ when illicitly transporting goods across borders. They might build hidden compartments into suitcases, swallow their dirty goods, or build a homemade submarine to transport them. Or they might just stuff them down their pants, as this guy did. Alberto Castillo was recently arrested in Miami after …
Continue reading “‘Unexplained Bulge’ Reveals Smuggler with 10 Birds Stuffed in His Underwear”
You have a horrendous itch in a spot you just can’t reach. It can get so bad that you’d be ready to pay someone to scratch it. That’s what this Chinese health business operator is banking on. Zhang Xiaoqiao is a Chinese serial entrepreneur who’s always on the lookout for new ideas. Now, however, he …
It’s so easy to generate an image of virtually anything you can think of with current AI platforms. You can put almost anyone in any situation, real or imaginary. But if you do make some AI-processed photos, be careful about sharing them. Somebody might think they’re real and it could land you in hot water …
Continue reading “Runaway AI Picture Gets Man Charged with Spreading False Information in Singapore”
Every day, you pass dangerous military-grade death machines. They monitor your every step and, should they activate, could kill you at any given moment. They’re traffic lights. At least that’s true if you ask certain British weirdoes. According to a strange group of conspiracy theorists dubbed “Blade Runners,” everyday red, yellow, and green traffic lights …
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