Last week we published a list on unusual toys and treats with which to spoil your dog. Now, a new study has shed light on why your puppy deserves those treats. The fresh research – published in the journal Current Biology – has found that puppies are born with a degree of knowledge in how …
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Not that we can claim to be experts on the subject, but we’d assume hiring a professional killer is pretty expensive. But apparently some of them are willing to give you a payment plan. Claudia Carrion, from Allentown, PA, has been arrested with criminal solicitation. She’s been charged with attempting to hire an undercover detective …
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Every pet owner likes to get their furry little friend a special treat every now and then. But at some point, you can’t help but start wondering if your pet is getting tired of the same old snacks and toys. Well, not to worry – there’s a whole market of all kinds of far-out pet …
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A woman that was found and rescued from a storm drain in South Florida, has now been rescued from a storm drain in Texas. It kinda makes you wonder if it’s happened before? (To her, I mean.) A woman who spent three weeks in a sewer system in Delray Beach disappeared into a storm drain …
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Edward Matthes, 51, has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison after the $2.6 million investment scheme in which he defrauded 27 victims. He also stole money from his parents and to a cognitively disabled person. Matthes, who is now in Milwaukee, pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud in November …
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Sometimes, the best inventions are accidental. A Japanese AI that originally had nothing to do with medicine could just inadvertently made a great contribution to global health. BakeryScan is – like its name implies – a computer AI system for bakeries. Developed in 2013 by computer engineer Hisashi Kambe, bakeries use the AI to identify …
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Thinking in evolutionary terms, being incredibly poisonous (or venomous) is amazing. It’s much easier to catch food and nobody will want to mess with you. But it gets even better when nobody realizes you’re toxic. You can seem like the most harmless, unassuming thing, safe with the knowledge that if someone starts acting up, they’re …
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Rats don’t often get a lot of praise. Despite their surprising intelligence and actually high hygiene, people consider them nothing but vermin to be eradicated. But even the most ostracized of creatures can become a hero. Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, is one of them. Instead of roaming through sewers, Magawa has spent the …
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We’ve never seen an elephant rampage and, frankly, we don’t want to. It doesn’t sound like a good time for anyone involved. Unfortunately for the residents of Yunnan Province in Southwestern China, they’ve had to deal with one for a couple of months now. A herd of 15 wild Asian elephants has blazed a 500-mile …
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Sequels seem to be name of the game today in movies, books, and video games. We thought we’d try being cool like that as well! A couple months back, we listed six of the most mind-bendingly strange video games ever developed. It had some good ones, but there were many, many others that just couldn’t …
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