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A 17-month-old tiger is loose in South Africa after it escaped from the back of a pick-up truck on the way to see a vet. The pick-up truck was reportedly heading to the town of Springs east of Johannesburg when the 140 kg cat made its break for freedom....
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If you are wondering about our recent coverage of Phelps et al. it does not represent a change of direction – it is merely a reflection that right-wing Christianity’s most lunatic fringe is increasingly finding targets in popular culture; on the 28th of July the target of their hate-filled...
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A Comic-Con attendee was allegedly stabbed in the face with a pen by a Harry Potter fan. Information on the incident remains sketchy, but according to MTV, the disagreement was over seating – or lack thereof. The alleged victim was reportedly saving a seat for a friend. The Harry...
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The fourth day of the Sanfermin bullfights proved eventful for Madrid bullfighter “El Cid” when Garboso’s horns found matador, twice. The first goring produced a 10-centimeter wound to the man’s thigh; the second also caught thigh – and scrotum. Considering that “El Cid” was able to walk from the...
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A couple was lucky to escape with their lives after a whale landed on their sailboat. The pair were watching a southern right whale off Cape Town, South Africa – when the encounter suddenly went dangerously wrong as breached then crashed down onto their boat, snapping the mast. Fortunately...
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One of our readers over at Uber Review posted this personal account of getting electrocuted after lightning struck her house – she was inside at the time. From Amy: My husband and I were at home when the lightning struck our house, our car, and us during a terrible...
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Never slaughter a chicken in front of a monkey. A Chinese man who rescued a one-armed, one-legged monkey got a nasty surprise when his primate companion slaughtered his chickens… all of them. Li Chun, from Menghai village, Yunnan province explained that in the year since he rescued it, the...
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While unquestionably grotesque, leeches tend to be rather benign creatures. They latch onto a host, gorge themselves on blood and fall off of their own accord – a little disgusting but nothing to worry about. Of course, there are leech species that have adapted to feed on mucous membranes...
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A Slovenian man was attacked and killed by three dogs that he had spared from being destroyed. A police spokeswoman put it simply: Three dogs bit their 52-year-old owner to death in Ljubljana yesterday. Four years earlier the three bull-mastiffs attacked a passer-by, resulting in serious injuries for the...
