Throughout history, people have had plenty of awful jobs, like a petardier or the Pharaoh’s anus blower. But that was in the past. Today, we don’t have to do gross, unsanitary work like this anymore, right? Ha! Not by a long shot. Gut-wrenchingly disgusting jobs are alive and well, and modern technology has even resulted …
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Texas authorities say that a man jumped or climbed onto a moving 18-wheeler before starting to dance. It all went wrong when the semi, traveling south on the Eastex Freeway, passed underneath a bridge. The man was knocked off the 18-wheeler according to the Houston Police Department. He landed on the freeway below. First responders …
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Usually, when an animal bites a person, it’s not excepting to be bitten back. Otherwise, it probably wouldn’t have attacked in the first place. But an Indian boy recently managed to turn the tables on an attacking cobra. The venomous snake bit onto the boy — so he bit it back. Twice. And he won …
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Mississippi day is celebrated on November 30th each year, starting with 2017. Here are a bunch of weird laws to celebrate Mississippi day. Illegitimate Children This is one weird law but if you are a parent to an illegitimate child, then you’re good. However, if you’re a parent to two illegitimate children, you could face …
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Microwave uses get a bad rap sometimes, but microwaves are a great help in the kitchen. Way beyond warming up leftovers, here are a bunch of things a microwave can do. Crisp Your Chips What’s worse than opening up a bag of your favorite chips just to find them stale? Well, the microwave can help …
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Have you read Strange and Weird Pennsylvania Laws: Part One? Because this is part two. When it Comes to Fishing In the state of Pennsylvania, it is unlawful for a person to use or possess Goldfish or Koi as bait for fishing. They don’t say whether this applies to all fish but it’s probably best …
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From fortune telling to children’s bedroom measurement requirements, there may be weird Pennsylvania laws that you’ve broken by accident. No Fortune Telling Fortune telling is illegal in the state of Pennsylvania. And under their definition, this also means that making love potions or buried treasure maps, is too. Back in 2015, a woman faced trial …
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Today, the annual holiday calendar is pretty standardized, at least in the Western world. But that doesn’t mean there’s no room for regional variation. The U.S., for example, has Thanksgiving, an unknown tradition in Europe. But counterbalance that difference Europe has… A lot of stuff. Some European folk festivals stretch back hundreds, if not thousands …
A sailor falls aboard and the waves drag him under to a watery grave. But at the last moment, a beautiful mermaid pulls him to the surface, saving his life. That’s stuff that only happens in fairy tales, right? You’d think so, but that’s what happened at Catalina Island, California. The only difference is that …
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Did you read Woman Mauled by Bear in Her Backyard: Part One? Because this is part two. There’re many factors adding to the bear sightings in Vermont. Anything from the population increase to a lack of rain limiting natural foods to unseasonable temperatures this fall. The attack happened at a condominium complex in Winhall but …
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