Among all the huge names in the American fast food business, one stands above the rest. McDonald’s is such a ubiquitous presence around the world that it needs no further introduction. The burger chain is so omnipresent that The Economist uses the price of a Big Mac as a way to measure the purchasing power …
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Male love robots could really replace men for good, if we want them too. Love dolls are nothing new but now there’s a male doll that’s also a robot, robot males. These robot males can do things that a real man would, including engaging in verbal communications. There are a couple popular companies making these …
In a sweet story of someone getting their just desserts, a Russian mayor asked the building’s cleaner to sign up for the local election to assure his victory. But then she won. In Povalikhino, a small town in rural Russia, official elections must have at least two candidates to validate the process. So, Nikolai Loktev, …
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If you haven’t caught our last week’s article about the world’s first robot to operate inside a living butthole, you should go check it out. Then you can return here for some more butthole-related news! Well, we suppose technically it’s not about buttholes. That particular piece of anatomy is really more of a mammalian thing, …
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Salena Ann Bradley was pregnant with baby number three when she went missing on October 16th. She disappeared from San Angelo, Texas. A cryptic Facebook post from Bradley showed up the next day saying, “Listen im fine. Im ok im just want to be left tf alone. when im ready to come back I will. …
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A farmer welcomed a litter of puppies earlier this month in Italy. And wouldn’t you know it, one of the puppies stands out against the rest, because it was a green puppy. Yes, you read that right. A green pup. Christian Mallocci was shocked when one of the puppies was born with green fur. Mallocci’s …
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Have you ever heard of a band called Butthole Surfers? They’re an offbeat alternative rock group, perhaps best known for their 1996 song Pepper, in addition to their… Shall we say, imaginative name. But why are we bringing up inappropriately named 30-year-old rock bands, you might be wondering. The answer is – for science! It …
It’s normal to start feeling a bit down when you suddenly find yourself isolated from your friends and loved ones. A lot of people have become regretfully aware of that as the coronavirus quarantine keeps on going. But who would’ve thought that a fish could also show symptoms of loneliness. We didn’t even know fish …
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What’s on your bucket list? It’s an ironic time to be thinking about the things you want to do before you die. Amid a pandemic, death has never been closer for many of us. Still, we’re not allowed to go anywhere or do anything. Right now, my bucket list involves going into a coffee shop …
If you’re getting sick of hearing about how the coronavirus has disrupted normal life, well, we’re in the same boat. Still, there’s no way around it, many things we took for granted have changed. One of the most severely impacted facets of everyday life is something as simple as going to school. There’s a whole …
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