Don’t you sometimes wish that cities would add more crosswalks in places where they’re clearly needed? A group of citizen activists from Los Angeles sure did. That’s why they decided to paint their own. A group called Crosswalk Collective LA (CCLA) grabbed cans of paint and made their own crosswalks. In late March, the CCLA …
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Help can come from an unexpected direction when you most need it. Like from a dead pet hamster. In an unbelievable series of coincidences, a Singapore man who received a death sentence for drug trafficking has been taken off death row. And it’s all because he made a friend in prison who happened to have …
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Even after all these centuries, we still don’t know what’s behind Mona Lisa’s mysterious smile. But we wouldn’t be surprised if her smile had gotten a bit wider after the latest bizarre attack against the famous painting. Fortunately, the attack didn’t damage Mona Lisa. Instead, it just left the painting’s protective case smeared with cream. …
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The downward spiral is a fascinating thing. You start with one bad thing and then everything just gets exponentially worse from there. Take, for example, the recent case of Stephen Sharp, a now ex-manager of an Arby’s restaurant. His story begins horrifyingly enough, though — he’s been arrested for downloading and distributing child pornography. As …
It took a bit, but all parties eventually reached a deal. The Germans would take Dennis back, but he would make a stop first to be displayed at San Antonio Museum of Art for about a year. “He’s been hidden for 70 to 80 years; I think he deserves some attention,” Young said. “And I …
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While at a Goodwill in Austin Texas, Laura Young found a bust under a table with a yellow price tag. “Clearly antique—clearly old,” Young, who runs her own business as an antiques dealer was intrigued. The price tag was haphazardly affixed to the busts right cheek. The tag read $34.99 and it seemed like a …
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Meet Miska. She’s a tabby cat living in Bellevue, Washington. Miska also has been embroiled in lawsuits for the past eight years. That’s because she’s a homicidal sociopath — allegedly. Since 2014, Miska has been slapped with various court orders for — allegedly — committing cruel and horrendous atrocities on her neighborhood’s other animals. According …
Space is, as you’re surely aware, the final frontier. And as it is with any frontier, things can start getting a bit murky when you need to enforce laws. For example, let’s say an astronaut committed some kind of a crime while traveling on a space shuttle. Under which country’s laws should they be tried? …
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In Livonia, Michigan, parents became outraged at Grand River Academy Livonia when a Kindergartner brought ready-to-drink Jose Cuervo margaritas for snack time, and multiple students drank from them. One of the parents is Alexis Smith. Her and another mom, Dominique Zanders, were baffled when they found out about what happened. Smith’s daughter had a Dixie …
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A wedding is supposed to be a special occasion for the bride and groom. As such, it’s not that weird for them to include something from their lives — like hobbies or other interests — in the reception. But you probably shouldn’t share your love for psychoactive substances with the guests. And you definitely shouldn’t …