We all lose our cool occasionally. It’s not a good thing, but it happens — you just have to sincerely apologize afterwards for whatever you might have said in a fit of anger. But there are also those times where a simple “sorry” probably won’t be enough to fix things anymore. You know, when somebody …
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We all need sleep, but that’s (mostly) all we know. It helps us keep a clear head, feel restored and when we aren’t getting enough, it can suck. Cool Down is Needed There is nothing better than sleeping in a cold room if you ask me. Some people don’t see it that way though. They …
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For the first part of this story, please read The Lab Monkeys Escaped, and the Airlines Are Done Transporting Them: Part One. The U.S. Department of Transportation has been pressed this last year, the airlines wanted them to ensure animals that are used for legally required drug-testing weren’t excluded. “Laboratory animal models are not only essential …
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Did you hear about the experimental lab monkeys that escaped in a Pennsylvania truck crash? Well, the international airline that shipped the 100 monkeys in the first place says that they will cease transporting the animals going forward. The contract is soon to expire and that’s that. Michael Joseph, Kenya Airways Chairman, confirmed that the …
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This story sounds like it could’ve sprung straight out of a Looney Tunes skit. But hey, if it works, it’s not stupid. In the U.K., rescuers were pondering how to save a dog that was in danger of being swept away by a rising tide. In the end, they resorted to cartoonish measures and dangled …
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Arranging a funeral is one of those things that’s never fun. It’s a difficult and sensitive event to begin with — you don’t want anything to go wrong while it’s happening. But, of course, sometimes things do go wrong. And sometimes, they go really, really wrong. Here are five funerals that turned into absolute nightmares. …
You should never get too close to the waterfall, the dam, the cars in the street or a fire, but you shouldn’t get too close to the rocks either. No matter how pretty they are, and no matter how majestic they seem, they are dangerous, suspended, and in this case, deadly. This tragedy unfolded so …
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Doing nothing at work is a divisive concept. To some, it’s heaven, while others can’t stand even the idea of sitting around with nothing to do. But Japanese Shoji Morimoto is perfectly fine with the ennui. In fact, he’s somehow managed to turn doing nada into a successful career. The 38-year-old professional slacker peddles his …
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These twins will have a bunch of similarities in this life, but a birthday won’t be one of them. Even though yes, they are twins. Aylin and Alfredo Trujillo were born just 15 minutes apart, but because of the special circumstances, the details aren’t what they should be. When the Salinas California Natividad Medical Center …
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Ok, have you ever seen the movie I, Robot? It’s a great movie, but with the ever increasing use of robots in our everyday life, it’s also a little freaky. Or at least that’s how I think you will view a situation that happened this last Sunday. A now-viral tweet from Kristin Livdahl of Oakdale, …
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