E. Thomas Drakes

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    The Sleep-Testosterone Paradox

    A new study from the University of Chicago found that men who get the recommended sleeping time every night have more testosterone than their sleep-deprived counterparts – ten to fifteen percent more, in fact – and thus, more energy and desire for sex. But the study inadvertently reveals a...
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    Intergalactic Sasquatch? It’s more likely than you think.

    While it goes by many names – Yeti, Sasquatch and Bigfoot are at the top of a long list – thousands in rural North America believe in the existence of a hairy, upright-walking man (or men) and every year or so a brave few come forward to present “proof”...
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    Did you say “Fourth Amendment” because it sounded like you said “Tase me bro”

    In Salt Lake City, a 26-year-old man is suing Utah Highway Patrolwoman Corporal Lisa Steed in both personal and professional capacity for delivering a Taser “drive stun” into his arm during a routine traffic stop. Ryan Wesley Jones was pulled over on March 28th 2009 and provided a valid...
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    Fake Navy SEALs outed on website

    In the wake of Osama Bin Laden’s demise at the hands of the once-copyrighted SEAL Team Six, the number of men on dating websites claiming to be US Navy SEALs has skyrocketed, and not surprisingly, there are now more SEALs on dating websites than actually exist in real life....
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    Artist makes perfume from her own urine, article reeks of puns

    Conceptual artist Cherry Tree distills her own urine into a potent perfume.  While shocking – after all, smelling of your own urine is generally considered a bad thing and implies you can’t find a toilet to save your life – the AOLWeirdNews article covering the artist’s invention treats the...
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    Squirrel: The Chicken of the Trees

    Most people don’t see squirrels and think about lunch.  Then again, most people aren’t Kat Kinsman. In a spectacular blog entry, Kinsman tells readers that squirrel meat is not only edible, but delicious, healthy, in great supply and easy to cook.  While she does not recommend killing and eating...
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    Teacher arrested after having sex with five students

    In Texas, Brittni Nicole Colleps has landed the mother-of-all teacher-student sex scandals by having sex with five of her students – at the same time. It sounds like the plot of a bad adult film, and in fact, the orgy was captured on cell phones later confiscated by police...
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    Hello Kitty lands in China, builds theme park, takes over world

    It’s a diabolical scheme if I’ve ever seen one: Sanrio, the Japanese company responsible for selling Hello Kitty merchandise, has announced that construction on a theme park in China will begin this July, potentially trapping millions of preteens and cat ladies in the eponymous anthropomorphic cat’s cuddly grip. Having...
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    A different kind of raise: Insurance company throws orgy for salesmen

    A good insurance salesman in America might have health insurance, retirement, and shareholding options, but it still doesn’t match the perks offered by one German insurance agency. A division of Munich Re has admitted to organizing an orgy for its top salesmen in 2007, held at the Hungarian Art...