Cattle rustlers are a staple of any good Wild West story, but did you know they still exist today? It’s true, but they don’t ride six-shooters blazing into the cattle pens of frontier ranches anymore. Modern cattle thieves have expanded both their methodology and the scope of things they steal. For instance, instead of swiping …
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Did you read Snow Fun Facts For Christmas in July Vibes: Part One? Because this is part two. Snow can appear in a wide variety of colors because of dust, pollution and fresh-water algae turning snow black, orange or even blue. The Inuit people have 50 words for snow. Did you know this snow fun …
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Most people aren’t particularly looking forward to moving to a retirement community. That said, for seniors, they can be perfect homes, with their slower pace of life and more-or-less like-minded company. A retirement village also turned out to be the ideal home for Alice Amayu. Despite being only 38, Amayu lives in a retirement community …
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These are wild ways people made some money on the low, low. Would you or have you ever done anything to make some money on the side? I took the SAT for a couple of people for $200 a pop. This was in the 80s, so $200 was good money for a teenager. My first …
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Commuting sucks. You can get stuck in traffic for hours, may have to share cramped and hot public transportation, or — if nothing else — waste endless amounts of money on gas. Yet, there are some people who would give anything to be crawling down an interstate instead of risking their lives every day. Or, …
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These horrific hurricane facts may surprise you. Do you think you know all the facts on this list? Hurricane strength is defined according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale: Category 1 Hurricane: Wind speeds from 74 miles per hour to 95 miles per hour. Category 2 Hurricane: Wind speeds from 96 miles per hour to 110 …
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What’s the wildest thing someone ever said to you? You’ll have to get into these stories and see what you think. Story 1 Three of the weirdest things people have said to someone I am a dude virgin, and as dude virgins go we’re all kinda awkward. So. School cafe in the library, 12pm. I …
Few things are as irritating as your phone ringing nonstop. Whether it’s due to a hiccup at work, an overtly chatty friend, an annoyingly persistent telemarketer, or a nefarious scammer, having your phone go off constantly soon starts driving you insane. Imagine, then, how this Canadian couple must be feeling. For months now, Natasha Lavoie …
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In the U.K., the monarch owns all the swans and organizes an annual census to count the precious birds. This unconventional tradition is called Swan Upping, and we explained it in detail yesterday. That story got us asking ourselves what other strange tradition monarchies follow — not just in Great Britain but all over the …
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It’s good to be the king! As long as it’s within the borders of your realm, anything under the sun is for you to do with as you please. On the flip side, it means that you have to keep track of everything you own. King Charles III of England is (or, well, his subjects …
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