Some people like their pets on the more exotic side. You can find birds, reptiles, even spiders and insects in most big pet stores. For the most part, these are fairly harmless creatures. But then there are the people who keep leeches as pets. And if that’s not weird enough for you, it gets better. …
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Picture yourself on a safari in the African savannah. You’re spending your day marveling at the wonders of the unique environments and its animals, from antelopes to giraffes. Suddenly, you hear a weird noise and you look up. A helicopter is flying through the air, with a full-grown black rhinoceros hanging upside down by its …
From human composting to chewing gum coffins, we’ve brought you many stories about strange and unusual funeral practices. But now the state of Maine is looking to put everyone else to shame when it comes to burials. A new bill submitted to the Maine state Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee would legalize open-air funeral …
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You might think your poop is nothing but a waste product, but you’d be wrong. It can actually hold valuable information about your health. That’s why many companies provide different kinds of services to analyze your bodily waste. But for one such company, their test material just hit the fan. On March 18, the federal …
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A man was airlifted to a hospital early Monday morning after being cut from a pasta machine in South Windsor. A family member said several hours of surgery took place Monday, but the patient’s condition was not provided. He worked at Carla’s Pasta and was freed by rescuers just after 6:00 a.m. following the accident. …
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Some time ago, we brought you the story of how three spiders shut down a University of Michigan library. But show that story to an Australian and they’ll just laugh in your face. In case you’re unaware, Australia’s New South Wales is currently experiencing some severe flooding. More than 18,000 people have been displaced by …
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It’s not that strange to find treasure, but it rarely takes a form of a gold-filled chest. Instead, it could be a priceless ancient Chinese bowl at a yard sale or a bunch whale puke on a beach. A man from California has discovered a different kind of relic altogether. What makes this find particularly …
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Some time ago we brought you a story about a global sperm bank that scientists want to build on the Moon. If the facility is built, it would house sperm and eggs from a large numbers of animal species, in addition to humans. But if they are serious about constructing the lunar sperm bank, they …
Typefaces – popularly known as “fonts” although that’s not quite correct – can be a sensitive issue. Just ask anybody what they think about Comic Sans or Papyrus. Now we can add a new typeface to the list of controversial sets of lettering. The U.S. Court of Appeals district for the D.C. has officially recommended …
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Are you a coin collector? Because this guy got a whole bunch of pennies and when we say a whole bunch, it was like a whole lot. The Peachtree City man says that the penny pile was a result of a bitter feud over a final paycheck from a previous job. The man was paid, …