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  • David Pescovitz
    1:19 pm Fri, Jan 5, 2024
    Man strips naked and does cannonball into Bass Pro Shop aquarium

    Just two weeks ago, a Florida man went fishing in a Bass Pro Shop and absconded with a live tarpon. Now, we learn that another Bass Pro Shop visitor, this… Read the rest of the article: Man strips naked and does cannonball into Bass Pro Shop aquarium

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  • David Pescovitz
    12:49 pm Fri, Jan 5, 2024
    Tattoo of Grampa Simpson's rambling"bust heads" story…. all of it

    This Simpsons enthusiast demonstrated their love for Abraham Jebediah "Abe" Simpson II, aka Grampa, by having the entirety of one of his rambling stories tattooed on a limb. Now that's… Read the rest of the article: Tattoo of Grampa Simpson's rambling"bust heads" story…. all of it

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:29 am Thu, Jan 4, 2024
    Dog eats $4000 in cash (video)

    Cayton Law of Pittsburgh, PA left an envelope on his kitchen counter containing $4,000 in cash as payment for contractors working on his home. When he returned, he found his… Read the rest of the article: Dog eats $4000 in cash (video)

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:12 am Thu, Jan 4, 2024
    Man sued teenager for selling him $20,000 worth of fake Air Jordans illustrative image: xMarshall/Shutterstock

    An Australian man paid approximately $20,000 for seven pairs of what he believed to be rare Nike Air Jordan sneakers. But when he received the good, the man said that… Read the rest of the article: Man sued teenager for selling him $20,000 worth of fake Air Jordans

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:15 am Thu, Jan 4, 2024
    Cat rescues dog from coyotes attacking him (video)

    In Edmond, Oklahoma, the Dyer family dog Oakley ventured into the backyard at night when nature called. Then, out of nowhere, a coyote pounced on him. Moments later, another coyote… Read the rest of the article: Cat rescues dog from coyotes attacking him (video)

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:39 am Thu, Jan 4, 2024
    Five dental myths debunked

    Suhail Mohiuddin has become social media's favorite dentist thanks to his viral videos filled with wit and wisdom. His approach to marketing seems to be working. Dentologie, a Chicago-based dental… Read the rest of the article: Five dental myths debunked

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:52 am Thu, Jan 4, 2024
    Phantom of the Opera creator Andrew Lloyd Webber called priest to rid haunted home of phantom

    Musical theater legend Andrew Lloyd Webber, creator of Phantom of the Opera, once called in a priest to rid his home of what he thought was a real phantom. The… Read the rest of the article: Phantom of the Opera creator Andrew Lloyd Webber called priest to rid haunted home of phantom

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  • David Pescovitz
    1:00 pm Wed, Jan 3, 2024
    Burglars drive SUV through San Francisco bank windows (video)

    Lacking the subtlety of traditional bank robbers handing a teller a demand note, burglars in San Francisco drove an SUV through the front plate glass windows of a Bank of… Read the rest of the article: Burglars drive SUV through San Francisco bank windows (video)

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:45 am Wed, Jan 3, 2024
    Mystery object on Santa Cruz beach was big-ass bomb

    The mystery object above washed ashore on New Year's Eve between Santa Cruz and Monterey, California. Its arrival on the Pajaro Dunes was likely the result of the incredible storms… Read the rest of the article: Mystery object on Santa Cruz beach was big-ass bomb

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:26 am Wed, Jan 3, 2024
    Warren G and Kenny G perform "Regulate" (video)

    "Regulate" is the classic 1994 hip-hop number by Warren G (featuring Nate Dogg). Along with samples of Bob James's "Sign of the Times" and Dr. Dre's "Let Me Ride," the… Read the rest of the article: Warren G and Kenny G perform "Regulate" (video)

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:51 am Wed, Jan 3, 2024
    Virginia police respond to rash of Bigfoot sightings and video evidence (video)

    Residents of Wintergreen, Virginia were surprised to catch numerous glimpses of Bigfoot roaming around nearby mountainous areas, forests, and even outside of homes last month. Wintergreen Police Department received numerous… Read the rest of the article: Virginia police respond to rash of Bigfoot sightings and video evidence (video)

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:34 am Wed, Jan 3, 2024
    A 13-year-old has just become the first person to beat Tetris

    Blue Scuti, 13, is the first person to ever beat the classic Tetris game on the Nintendo Entertainment System. It's taken 34 years for a human do it. (An AI… Read the rest of the article: A 13-year-old has just become the first person to beat Tetris

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  • David Pescovitz
    11:30 am Tue, Jan 2, 2024
    Splendid China, the bizarre theme park once down the road from Disney World

    In December 1993, just down the road from Disney World in Orlando, Florida, another theme park opened. Splendid China was owned by a travel agency called China Travel Services and… Read the rest of the article: Splendid China, the bizarre theme park once down the road from Disney World

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:32 am Tue, Jan 2, 2024
    Woman calls police after Florida man vanishes during lunch date

    A woman in Longboat Key—a town on the central west coast of Florida—was recently looking forward to a nice lunch with her husband. Having picked a restaurant, she was kind… Read the rest of the article: Woman calls police after Florida man vanishes during lunch date

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:49 am Tue, Jan 2, 2024
    150 greatest science fiction films of all time

    In 1902, stage magician and filmmaker Georges Méliès created Le Voyage dans la Lune, considered the first science fiction movie ever. With its surreal story and pioneering special effects, it remains… Read the rest of the article: 150 greatest science fiction films of all time

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:06 am Tue, Jan 2, 2024
    Teenage victim of "cyber-kidnapping" found alone in remote mountains

    Last week, Kai Zhuang, 17, a Chinese exchange student living in Riverdale, Utah, disappeared. His high school called police after his family in China said that they had been notified… Read the rest of the article: Teenage victim of "cyber-kidnapping" found alone in remote mountains

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  • David Pescovitz
    8:35 am Tue, Jan 2, 2024
    Teenager bound for Ohio accidentally flown to Puerto Rico Image: Carlos Yudica / Shutterstock.com

    Recently, Spirit Airlines accidentally put an unaccompanied 6-year-old boy on a flight from Philadelphia to Orlando, Florida. His destination was actually Fort Myers. Attempting to keep up with the competition,… Read the rest of the article: Teenager bound for Ohio accidentally flown to Puerto Rico

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  • David Pescovitz
    10:01 am Fri, Dec 29, 2023
    You have two noses, the US Army mulled yerba mate for soldiers, and 79 other startling facts image: Ao win/Shutterstock

    From Hawaii's feral chicken problem to snowstorms on Mars, Pablo Escobar's hippopotamuses, and the US's lifeguard shortage, The Atlantic is a great source of well-reported and intriguing stories about unusual… Read the rest of the article: You have two noses, the US Army mulled yerba mate for soldiers, and 79 other startling facts

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:22 am Fri, Dec 29, 2023
    Hazardous chemical cloud at Disneyland injures employees

    At 2am yesterday, a toxic vapor cloud of hazardous chemicals injured two Disneyland employees (aka "cast members"). Anaheim Fire & Rescue treated one of the employees at the park and… Read the rest of the article: Hazardous chemical cloud at Disneyland injures employees

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  • David Pescovitz
    9:09 am Fri, Dec 29, 2023
    That Chinese spy balloon used a U.S. internet provider to transmit its data

    Remember the Chinese spy balloon—aka the "civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes" (according to China)—that in February flew over the United States until the US Air Force shot… Read the rest of the article: That Chinese spy balloon used a U.S. internet provider to transmit its data

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