Would you do anything for love? Would you do that? By “that,” we mean stalk the funerals of complete strangers in hopes of catching the hunky undertaker’s eye. That’s what Daniela Signor did. After the Brazilian woman saw Apollo Scariot, the funeral director of a local funeral home, she knew she had to make him …
If there are any other weird real life obsessions, let’s hear them! Share them in the comments so we can all know! I am still obsessed with Lego. Everything about it. How the bricks are made….history…user groups…business model…everything. Me? A Norwegian Idol finalist from 2003. I’m not Norwegian. I don’t speak Norwegian. I’ve never been …
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Recycling can be an easy and effective way to help the environment, but people tend to need a bit of incentive to start recycling. To this end, many places have some kind of return-and-earn scheme for drink cans and bottles. The compensation usually isn’t much — a few cents per can — but it’s something. …
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If The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit taught us anything, it’s not to judge someone’s abilities based on their size. Even the smallest of us can achieve the greatest things. This tiny dachshund sure did. Valerie the miniature dachshund was recently with her family. She had been missing for a year and a …
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Some people can sleep through anything. Nothing can stir them, whether it’s honking cars, screaming children, or quaking ground. Or a gigantic cargo ship running aground mere feet away from their homes. Johan Helberg is one of those people. On a recent morning, the Norwegian irately went to answer the door after being roused by …
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After cops bust a drug operation, the confiscated substances have to go somewhere. There are many effective ways the authorities might dispose of the seized substances. This is not one of them. A Turkish city was recently forced into lockdown when dark clouds of billowing weed smoke enveloped it. The smoke was the result of …
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Did you know that May 7th is National Skilled Jobs Day? These odd skilled jobs may surprise you. Instrumentation Technician These skilled jobs need workers responsible for maintenance, repair, and calibration of the instruments of various industries. They must ensure safety, efficiently and effectively, typically with mechanical systems. Wind Turbine Technician “Nice mix of rigging, …
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Sometimes people simply go missing. Whether they do it voluntarily or not, their disappearance will always leave their loved ones wondering what happened to them. One such missing person’s case, however, recently received closure. Audrey Backeberg vanished in 1962. She was reportedly trying to escape domestic abuse, and that’s what she did. After leaving her …
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No king rules forever. Eventually, death ends the reign of all royals. We’re sure all of them hope their end will be remembered as a noble and honorable one. That said, people — even the nobility — sometimes drop dead due to bizarre reasons or the most unlikely coincidences. Here are 10 stories covering some …
Here are more blueberry quotes for blueberry pie day. If you didn’t already, read Blueberry Quotes For National Blueberry Pie Day, because this is part two. And there is something profoundly humbling about knowing God. I’m not talking about the trinket God or the genie-in-a-lamp God. I mean the God who invented the tree in …
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