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A cab driver in Xi’an, Northern China is a hero after risking his life to save a teenage girl who fell through the pavement while walking down the street. Water had created a sink hole, making the sidewalk weak, which crumbled like glass under her feet as she fell....
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The North Korean military has sent a provocation to South Korea, threatening to reduce them to ashes using unprecedented means and methods. The North singled out South Korea’s president, Lee Myung-Bak, as a threat and insult to their sovereignty, calling them reckless traitors. North Korea’s fervor is reminiscent of the...
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The 1,300 employees of London-based Aviva Investors had a rude shock when they checked their email on Friday: every single one of them had been fired – unsympathetically, might I add. The mail, which the HR department intended to send to only one recipient, read as follows: “I am...
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Remember that time you went to that restaurant in Manhattan and were feeling extra jazzy so you ordered the over-priced Kobe beef sliders? And you remember how when you took the first bite you had that Andrew Zimmern-like reaction where you acted like you just tasted what the sweet...
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Sheriff’s Office investigators have warned Cook County residents not to get to close to the bird-life in the Des Plaines area after a 37-year-old caretaker was harried to death by a large swan. The man, who has been identified as Anthony Hensley, a married father of two, worked for...
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The police force in Hesse, Germany, has bought a fleet of 800 cars that cannot be used for municipal service. The cars – Opel’s Insignia Sports Tourer – are small and efficient, but are unsuitable for a variety of police uses. The police found that while wearing their utility...
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The coffee-making giant Starbucks has announced that will no longer be using cochineal extract to produce a red tint in its beverages. The extract is created from crushing beetles and then processing the released juices. Starbucks has said that it will start to use a red dye extracted from...
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A man, his girlfriend and his mistress were arrested in Garanhuns, Brazil for allegedly murdering seven people and eating at least two of them. Police spokesman Carlos Leite says investigators suspect the trio murdered four women in the state of Pernambuco and one in neighboring Paraiba. The trio is alleged to...
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Michael Baker, 20, of Jenkins Kentucky claims he did it mostly as a prank, and that there wasn’t much gasoline to steal anyways. His girlfriend took his picture as he is siphoning gasoline from a police cruiser and showing off his middle finger. Incredibly she then proceeded to post...
A cab driver in Xi’an, Northern China is a hero after risking his life to save a teenage girl who fell through the pavement while walking down the street. Water had created a sink hole, making the sidewalk weak, which crumbled like glass under her feet as she fell....
The North Korean military has sent a provocation to South Korea, threatening to reduce them to ashes using unprecedented means and methods. The North singled out South Korea’s president, Lee Myung-Bak, as a threat and insult to their sovereignty, calling them reckless traitors. North Korea’s fervor is reminiscent of the...
Remember that time you went to that restaurant in Manhattan and were feeling extra jazzy so you ordered the over-priced Kobe beef sliders? And you remember how when you took the first bite you had that Andrew Zimmern-like reaction where you acted like you just tasted what the sweet...
The police force in Hesse, Germany, has bought a fleet of 800 cars that cannot be used for municipal service. The cars – Opel’s Insignia Sports Tourer – are small and efficient, but are unsuitable for a variety of police uses. The police found that while wearing their utility...
The coffee-making giant Starbucks has announced that will no longer be using cochineal extract to produce a red tint in its beverages. The extract is created from crushing beetles and then processing the released juices. Starbucks has said that it will start to use a red dye extracted from...
A man, his girlfriend and his mistress were arrested in Garanhuns, Brazil for allegedly murdering seven people and eating at least two of them. Police spokesman Carlos Leite says investigators suspect the trio murdered four women in the state of Pernambuco and one in neighboring Paraiba. The trio is alleged to...
Michael Baker, 20, of Jenkins Kentucky claims he did it mostly as a prank, and that there wasn’t much gasoline to steal anyways. His girlfriend took his picture as he is siphoning gasoline from a police cruiser and showing off his middle finger. Incredibly she then proceeded to post...