“With great power comes great responsibility,” is a warning given to Spider-Man, but it applies to everybody. When you have authority over people, you shouldn’t abuse it. One Georgia sheriff, however, is currently embroiled in a dispute about whether he overstepped his professional limits. And it’s all because of a Whopper. Recently released bodycam footage …
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Are you familiar with the term “never event?” It’s medical jargon used to describe events that should never, ever happen during professionally performed surgeries. You know, things like performing surgery with filthy hands or losing your watch in the patient’s chest cavity. Or perhaps cutting out the wrong organ. That latter “never event” is what …
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A seemingly harmless, even popular and well-liked person turns out to be some diabolical criminal mastermind. It’s a plot line that you’ve seen in TV shows, movies, and books again and again. If you’re a Kansas City Chiefs fan, though, there’s a good chance you’ve been following just such a double-life case for the past …
If you’re famous, you’re bound to inspire imitators. A popular Florida pizza joint recently found that out in the hardest and most bizarre possible way. Roman’s Pizzeria has been serving pies to the residents of Miami Springs for ages. At the same time, however, they’ve been dealing with a strange problem. People who have never …
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As anyone with a taste for chicken wings knows, those little morsels can be pretty darn expensive. Looking at how much some restaurants charge for a plate of wings, you’d imagine they’re made of gold instead of meat. That said, it’s no wonder they’ve ended up at the center of a bizarre fraud case. Vera …
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Do you know Bluey? That’s a trick question — of course you do. Even if you wouldn’t give a flying fluffernutter about cartoons for little kids, you can’t have missed seeing the blue dog somewhere. The Australian animated TV show has taken the world by storm, becoming more popular than anyone could’ve expected. To celebrate …
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It’s a small world. Somewhere out there is somebody, or likely several people, who share the same name with you (unless your parents cursed you with something like X Æ A-Xii). That’s true even for criminally-minded birds. Two stores in U.K. cities 195 miles apart are struggling with a bizarre issue. At both establishments, a …
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Lie detector tests can change the course of peoples lives, for the good and the bad. Do you know about the Jeffrey Deskovic case? Jorelys Rivera Murder Case It was only 3 days after Jorelys Rivera went missing that her body was found murdered and dumped into a dumpster. It happened December 2010 in Canton, …
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Practice is the key to mastery. Those who want to become successful at something should practice it over and over again to build their skills. Unless what you’re trying to learn is incredibly stupid, in which case it’d be better to direct your efforts elsewhere. The questionable hero of today’s story should’ve probably done that. …
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Some things are sure to get the alarms blaring if you show up at an airport with them in your bag. The list of contraband includes firearms, drugs, exotic animals, and human remains. Oh, and bagel seasoning. At least if you’re arriving in South Korea. The American grocery store chain Trader Joe’s has exploded in …
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