A thin credit file can make a capable borrower look risky on paper. Traditional scoring models mainly read reported account history, so regular income may remain outside the picture. Alternative lending options bring more evidence into the decision instead of treating one score as the entire case. The category includes community lenders and products that …
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Board games have entertained people for thousands of years, but not every game follows the familiar formula of rolling dice, moving pieces, and collecting points. Around the world, designers continue to invent games with unusual themes, unexpected mechanics, and rules that can leave first-time players scratching their heads. Some ask players to communicate without speaking. …
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Life can get so difficult that it makes you feel like faking your death and running away from it all. Maybe you’re stuck in a horrible relationship, struggling with insurmountable financial problems, or facing another kind of life-changing calamity. That, or you just can’t help getting behind the wheel drunk, like this Chinese man. A …
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Picture a future where a robot would come to rescue people caught in a disaster. What would the robot look like? Maybe it could be soft and cuddly, like the Baymax robot from Disney’s Big Hero 6. Or maybe it could look like a caprine emissary of Satan. Californian robotics company Satyress has gone for …
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Do you know these stories of kidnapped people who escaped? It’s amazing they survived, they strength had to have been off the charts. Elizabeth Smart (2002) Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her home in Salt Lake City at age 14 by Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee. She was held captive for nine months before …
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Think the baby stroller is a simple invention? A straightforward buggy for carting around your little one? Think again. The history of the humble stroller is packed with bizarre designs, royal oddities, and public outrage you wouldn’t believe. What started as a luxury item for the super-rich has a surprisingly strange story. Forget what you …
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No resource lasts forever. That’s why governments across the globe hold on to stockpiles of various goods, products, and fuels. Some of them make sense, like having reserves of oil, vital minerals, and local food staples. Others are more… Odd. Some countries hold reserves of seemingly bizarre products to cater to local necessities and cultural …
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What do you think is on this list of weird food-related cases? Like what happened to the man that ate too many carrots? The Man Who Lived on Pizza for Decades Dan Janssen became famous for eating almost nothing but cheese pizza for years. Despite the extremely limited diet, he continued living a normal life …
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It really stinks when people make a mess and leave it for others to clean. In the case of St. Mary’s, it really, really stinks. This picturesque little Canadian town has struggled with a bizarre issue for the past two decades. At all times, St. Mary’s has reeked of putrid fish. The culprit behind the …
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Do you know about these animals that saved people? You can’t get much more heartwarming than that! The Dog That Saved a Baby From a Dumpster (2005) In Argentina, a stray dog named China reportedly discovered an abandoned newborn baby lying in a dumpster during a cold night. She gently carried the infant to where …
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