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  • Carla Sinclair
    11:49 am Fri, Aug 7, 2015
    Watch: Elephant taking swigs from a toilet

    If you're using the loo at the Elephant Sand Lounge in Botswana, beware! Smart elephants in the area know where the clean water is, and you're sitting on it. Watch… Read the rest of the article: Watch: Elephant taking swigs from a toilet

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:55 am Fri, Aug 7, 2015
    Gigantic 40-feet-tall spiderwebs found in Dallas

    A strange phenomenon is happening in Dallas, TX. Drivers commuting through the neighborhood of Lakeside Park have spotted a massive canopy of webs that runs the length of a football… Read the rest of the article: Gigantic 40-feet-tall spiderwebs found in Dallas

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:21 am Tue, Aug 4, 2015
    Watch: Robot customer pranks fast-food drive-thru employees

    Watch as fast-food employees shriek with terror (and laughter) while running for cover when a glowing blue robot rolls up to their drive-thru window. "Hello! I am IO!" it shouts.… Read the rest of the article: Watch: Robot customer pranks fast-food drive-thru employees

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:31 am Mon, Aug 3, 2015
    London pub owner jailed for 7 years after killing rich American who looked "homeless"

    Rostam Notarki is being sentenced to seven years in prison for shoving a shabby-looking man out of his pub with an ironing board. The man was then hit and killed… Read the rest of the article: London pub owner jailed for 7 years after killing rich American who looked "homeless"

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  • Carla Sinclair
    8:22 am Mon, Aug 3, 2015
    Disabled chicken will receive a 3D-printed prosthetic leg

    In America, chicken has better health care than you.

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:59 am Thu, Jul 30, 2015
    Woman suing Starbucks for allegedly serving drink with cleaning solution

    Cheryl Kingery of Davis County, Utah says she ordered a cup of coffee from Starbucks, but was given a serving of Urnex cleaning solution instead. This caused esophagitis, as well… Read the rest of the article: Woman suing Starbucks for allegedly serving drink with cleaning solution

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  • Carla Sinclair
    11:29 am Tue, Jul 28, 2015
    Watch: Clinton's amusing parody of GOP climate change deniers

    Starring the lot of GOP 2016 contenders, Hillary adds a bit of entertainment to her campaign with this parody of climate change deniers in the form of a classic monster… Read the rest of the article: Watch: Clinton's amusing parody of GOP climate change deniers

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  • Carla Sinclair
    9:50 am Tue, Jul 28, 2015
    Fugitive caught after being spotted in horror film photos

    I imagine most fugitives would want to keep a low profile, but not so for Jason Stange, of Olympia, WA, who was found guilty of armed bank robbery in 2006.… Read the rest of the article: Fugitive caught after being spotted in horror film photos

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  • Carla Sinclair
    9:05 am Wed, Jul 15, 2015
    OgoSport Discs let you play volleyball, Frisbee, or paddle ball

    My daughter got a Mini OgoSport Discs set as a gift last March and we finally broke it open last week. It has quickly tied first place with bocce ball… Read the rest of the article: OgoSport Discs let you play volleyball, Frisbee, or paddle ball

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  • Carla Sinclair
    8:53 am Wed, Jul 15, 2015
    Robot-staffed "Weird Hotel" in Japan unveiled today

    Imagine checking into a hotel with a robotic dinosaur receptionist behind the front desk. You then hand your bags over to the bell-bot, or trolley robot that takes them to… Read the rest of the article: Robot-staffed "Weird Hotel" in Japan unveiled today

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  • Carla Sinclair
    11:03 am Tue, Jul 14, 2015
    William Shatner was none too pleased with his green Star Trek costume

    On a panel at Comic-Con last Thursday, William Shatner shared his opinion about the green shirt he had to wear as Captain Kirk on Star Trek. And it wasn't favorable.… Read the rest of the article: William Shatner was none too pleased with his green Star Trek costume

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:24 am Tue, Jul 14, 2015
    Smart trash cans in NY expanding Wi-Fi hotspots

    Some of New York's public trash cans do more than just collect junk. A few hundred of them can detect when they're too stinky, when to compact the trash, and… Read the rest of the article: Smart trash cans in NY expanding Wi-Fi hotspots

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  • Carla Sinclair
    9:13 am Tue, Jul 14, 2015
    Edmond: The Moonlit Party hearkens back to the golden era of Golden Books

    With vivid colors and charming humanized animals, Edmond: The Moonlit Party looks like a neon version of a Richard Scarry book. And its heartwarming story is just as delightful. The… Read the rest of the article: Edmond: The Moonlit Party hearkens back to the golden era of Golden Books

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  • Carla Sinclair
    11:25 am Sun, Jul 12, 2015
    Watch: Man drives backwards for miles through L.A.'s busy streets

    A man driving an Audi decided to go on a joyride last Thursday – in reverse. For miles, the mysterious driver with a female passenger winded his way down the… Read the rest of the article: Watch: Man drives backwards for miles through L.A.'s busy streets

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:41 am Sun, Jul 12, 2015
    Officer suspended after refusing to kill baby bears

    A mama bear with two cubs made a habit of sneaking into a mobile home in British Columbia, Canada and raiding the freezer. On one of these visits, conservation officer… Read the rest of the article: Officer suspended after refusing to kill baby bears

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:31 am Fri, Jul 10, 2015
    Ted Cruz sore that NY Times won't let him cheat his way onto best-seller list

    Ted Cruz must not have a lot of confidence in his new book, A Time For Truth. Rather than let the book makes its way to the top on its… Read the rest of the article: Ted Cruz sore that NY Times won't let him cheat his way onto best-seller list

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  • Carla Sinclair
    8:10 am Fri, Jul 10, 2015
    Deliciously designed product mascots that have lured consumers for decades

    Quick! When you think of cereal, who says, "Theeey're great!" Who's the suave yet finicky cat peddling Nine Lives? The patch-eyed comic punk selling gum? The creepy yet charitable fast… Read the rest of the article: Deliciously designed product mascots that have lured consumers for decades

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:44 am Thu, Jul 9, 2015
    Man's two cute "puppies" grew into wild bears

    In 2013, Wang Kaiyu, a Yunan resident in China, bought two cute black puppies, one male and one female, who were playful and well-behaved. And then they started to show… Read the rest of the article: Man's two cute "puppies" grew into wild bears

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  • Carla Sinclair
    11:20 am Wed, Jul 8, 2015
    Venomous spiders found in New Zealand grapes

    If you live in New Zealand, put down the grapes. Since Friday, at least ten poisonous spiders have been spotted in imported grapes, including 5 black widows, 2 sac spiders,… Read the rest of the article: Venomous spiders found in New Zealand grapes

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  • Carla Sinclair
    9:53 am Wed, Jul 8, 2015
    Planes and stocks both freeze this AM over computer glitches

    It's a strange morning when stocks and planes are both shut down due to two separate computer glitches. First it was United Airlines at 8am ET, who was forced to… Read the rest of the article: Planes and stocks both freeze this AM over computer glitches

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