Uh-oh. You messed up bad, and now those in power want to punish you. And they really want to make it sting. One of the most fascinating elements of humanity is our capacity for incredibly cruelty. People tend to get strangely creative when we want to inflict endless agony on others. It’d be impressive if …
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The doorbell rings, but once you go see who the visitor is, there’s nobody there. You’ve been ding dong ditched! This famous prank is usually associated with mischievous kids making a speedy escape. However, recent events show that you don’t need to be fast to get away with it. In fact, you can be as …
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Have you heard of Labubu? You probably have, considering how insanely popular the strange Chinese character has become. Labubu is a grinning, sharp-toothed mascot that has quickly become a worldwide sensation. From keychains to sticker, it seems some folks just can’t get enough of Labubu. Some are even ready to commit crimes for them. Recently, …
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Teachers are often considered to have an influential role that goes beyond their job in the classroom. As such, it’s not uncommon for teachers’ personal lives to get scrutinized by the public to ensure they’re setting a good example for their students. Sometimes, people discover dark secrets about teachers’ conduct outside the classroom that end …
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Cattle rustlers are a staple of any good Wild West story, but did you know they still exist today? It’s true, but they don’t ride six-shooters blazing into the cattle pens of frontier ranches anymore. Modern cattle thieves have expanded both their methodology and the scope of things they steal. For instance, instead of swiping …
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These are wild ways people made some money on the low, low. Would you or have you ever done anything to make some money on the side? I took the SAT for a couple of people for $200 a pop. This was in the 80s, so $200 was good money for a teenager. My first …
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In Russia, it’s pretty easy to have a police officer get on your case. Fortunately, it’s also pretty easy to get that police officer off your case. Just hand him a wad of cash and there’s a good chance he’ll look the other way. Now, despite fairly common corruption among law enforcement officials, Russian authorities …
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Love is blind, they say. When you find the one to grab hold of your heart, it doesn’t matter who they are. With all that said, if your beloved has been dead for the past few hundred years, you probably should look for someone… Fresher. This is the bizarre case that faces the authorities in …
Japanese gaming giant Nintendo made its long-awaited Switch 2 console available to ravenous gamers in early June. The system has been a smash hit and stores can’t keep them on the shelves no matter how hard they try. That’s partially because it seems they can’t even keep the consoles in the trucks that are supposed …
There are so many wild things that happened in the 90s. Do you know about these stories from that decade? The body of Zachary Taylor was exhumed June 17, 1991, almost 150 years after his death, to see if he was murdered. Originally, cholera was thought to be the be the cause of death, but …
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