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  • A Kentucky pizza driver is a hero after he helped to evacuate people from a home, which was on fire when arrived to make a delivery!

    Pizza driver rescues people from burning home during delivery

    A Kentucky pizza driver is a hero after he helped to evacuate people from a home, which was on fire when arrived to make a delivery!

  • Police in Troy, Michigan have interviewed 6 cats for the newly created position of Police Cat.

    Michigan police interview cats for Police Cat role

    Police in Troy, Michigan have interviewed 6 cats for the newly created position of Police Cat.

  • Tourists will soon be able to sightsee from space, in style, with the announcement of 'Aurora Station', the first-ever luxury hotel in space!

    Luxury hotel in space ‘Aurora Station’ will cost $9,500,00 ...

    Tourists will soon be able to sightsee from space, in style, with the announcement of 'Aurora Station', the first-ever luxury hotel in space!

  • A man was rushed to hospital after he suffered a rare case of 'thunderclap headaches' when he consumed a Carolina Reaper, the world's hottest chilli.

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    A man was rushed to hospital after he suffered a rare case of 'thunderclap headaches' when he consumed a Carolina Reaper, the world's hottest chilli.

  • According to a recent study, eyebrows have been crucial to human evolution because it's how our ancestors first learnt to communicate and work together.

    Study shows that humans developed eyebrows to communicate

    According to a recent study, eyebrows have been crucial to human evolution because it's how our ancestors first learnt to communicate and work togethe ...

  • A man was rushed to hospital after he suffered a rare case of 'thunderclap headaches' when he consumed a Carolina Reaper, the world's hottest chilli.

    Man suffers ‘thunderclap headaches’ af ...

  • Tourists will soon be able to sightsee from space, in style, with the announcement of 'Aurora Station', the first-ever luxury hotel in space!

    Luxury hotel in space ‘Aurora Station’ ...

  • Police in Troy, Michigan have interviewed 6 cats for the newly created position of Police Cat.

    Michigan police interview cats for Police Cat role

  • A Kentucky pizza driver is a hero after he helped to evacuate people from a home, which was on fire when arrived to make a delivery!

    Pizza driver rescues people from burning home duri ...

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World
A police community support officer visited a 93-year-old victim of crime, then played some classical music on the retiree's piano to cheer him up.
January 22, 2018 0 Comments

Officer plays piano to cheer up 93-year-old theft victim

A police community support officer visited a 93-year-old victim of crime, then played some classical music on the retiree’s piano to cheer him up.

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Science
An unknown time traveller claims to have returned from the year 6000, armed with a blurry photograph as proof of his travels.
January 19, 2018 0 Comments

Man says he’s a time traveller from year 6000 and shows pic as proof

An unknown time traveller claims to have returned from the year 6000, armed with a blurry photograph as proof of his travels.

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Researchers believe that pirates may have liked books as much as treasure after finding fragments of a book aboard Blackbeard's ship Queen Anne's Revenge!
January 18, 2018 0 Comments

Pirates may have liked books as much as treasure!

Researchers believe that pirates may have liked books as much as treasure after finding fragments of a book aboard Blackbeard’s ship Queen Anne’s Revenge!

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Sport
CoCo Vandeweghe copped a code violation for eating a banana too slowly, while Denis Shapovalov couldn't peel his bananas at the Australian Open yesterday.
January 17, 2018 0 Comments

Tennis players go bananas at Australian Open

CoCo Vandeweghe copped a code violation for eating a banana too slowly, while Denis Shapovalov couldn’t peel his bananas at the Australian Open yesterday.

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World
BUT HOW? A car became airborne and crashed into a second floor dental office in Santa Ana, California!
January 16, 2018 0 Comments

Airborne car crashes into SECOND floor dental office!

BUT HOW? A car became airborne and crashed into a second floor dental office in Santa Ana, California!

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Funny
A man rammed a stolen armoured vehicle into a convenience store in Apatity, Russia, climbed through the rubble and helped himself to a bottle of wine.
January 12, 2018 0 Comments

Only in Russia! Man uses tank to ram store and steal wine!

A man rammed a stolen armoured vehicle into a convenience store in Apatity, Russia, climbed through the rubble and helped himself to a bottle of wine.

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World
It is so cold in some parts of the US east coast that people have been filmed walking and skating on frozen water at the beach!
January 11, 2018 0 Comments

Freezing weather allows people to walk and skate at the beach!

It is so cold in some parts of the US east coast that people have been filmed walking and skating on frozen water at the beach!

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It's believed that a man may have set fire to his apartment while trying to kill a 'huge wolf spider' in a bedroom with a blowtorch.
January 10, 2018 0 Comments

Man sets fire to apartment trying to kill spider with blowtorch

It’s believed that a man may have set fire to his apartment while trying to kill a ‘huge wolf spider’ in a bedroom with a blowtorch.

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Police say a man attempted to steal $4,000 of stock from a hobby store, but fled without the goods when his shopping cart got stuck in snow in the car park!
January 8, 2018 0 Comments

Snow thwarts attempted robbery

Police say a man attempted to steal $4,000 of stock from a hobby store, but fled without the goods when his shopping cart got stuck in snow in the car park!

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Funny
A group of friends built an island so that they could drink in 'International waters', thereby getting around a New Year's Eve alcohol ban in New Zealand!
January 3, 2018 0 Comments

Group of friends build island to get around alcohol ban!

A group of friends built an island so that they could drink in ‘International waters’, thereby getting around a New Year’s Eve alcohol ban in New Zealand!

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World
Two men who have been best friends for 60 years realised they are actually brothers after setting off to discover their ancestry!
December 29, 2017 0 Comments

After 60 years best friends find out they’re brothers!

Two men who have been best friends for 60 years realised they are actually brothers after setting off to discover their ancestry!

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A 5-year-old boy in Mississippi became scared after watching "How the Grinch Stole Christmas', so he called 911 to warn police about the Grinch's plans!
December 21, 2017 0 Comments

Boy calls 911 to warn police about the Grinch!

A 5-year-old boy in Mississippi became scared after watching “How the Grinch Stole Christmas’, so he called 911 to warn police about the Grinch’s plans!

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Funny
An unknown resident in Jackson, Mississippi has planted a Christmas tree in a pothole to alert drivers to the road hazard.
December 20, 2017 0 Comments

Christmas tree planted in Mississippi pothole to alert drivers

An unknown resident in Jackson, Mississippi has planted a Christmas tree in a pothole to alert drivers to the road hazard.

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Technology
According to Facebook, the way it's used could be bad for our mental health, but that the key is to spend MORE time interacting on the social network.
December 19, 2017 0 Comments

Facebook says it might be bad for your mental health

According to Facebook, the way it’s used could be bad for our mental health, but that the key is to spend MORE time interacting on the social network.

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Funny
A West Australian man is being taunted by a minion, who stole a patch of his lawn and has since uploaded pics of the despicable deed to Facebook
December 15, 2017 0 Comments

Minion steals man’s lawn and taunts him on Facebook

A West Australian man is being taunted by a minion, who stole a patch of his lawn and has since uploaded pics of the despicable deed to Facebook

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Funny
A UK business is offering bearded men the opportunity to earn £30 per hour by having their beards stroked in a shopping centre!
December 14, 2017 0 Comments

Business will pay bearded men to have their beards stroked

A UK business is offering bearded men the opportunity to earn £30 per hour by having their beards stroked in a shopping centre!

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Science
Scientists have discovered the fossil remains of a giant penguin that existed 55 to 60 million years ago, shortly after dinosaurs became extinct.
December 13, 2017 0 Comments

Scientists discover fossil remains of ancient giant penguin!

Scientists have discovered the fossil remains of a giant penguin that existed 55 to 60 million years ago, shortly after dinosaurs became extinct.

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Technology
Researchers at Australia National University are working on glass used in smartphones to make screens shatter-proof!
December 12, 2017 0 Comments

Researchers working on shatter-proof glass for smartphones!

Researchers at Australia National University are working on glass used in smartphones to make screens shatter-proof!

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Technology
Draper Labs is developing a 'take me home' button for spacesuits to help guide lost or unconscious astronauts back to their base in space!
December 7, 2017 0 Comments

Take me home button being developed to rescue astronauts in space!

Draper Labs is developing a ‘take me home’ button for spacesuits to help guide lost or unconscious astronauts back to their base in space!

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World
A dog in Saskatchewan, Canada was rescued by the local fire department after he fell through thin ice at Swift Current.
December 6, 2017 0 Comments

Firefighters rescue dog on thin ice

A dog in Saskatchewan, Canada was rescued by the local fire department after he fell through thin ice at Swift Current.

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World
After more than 300 games of Words With Friends, a 22-year-old rapper has finally met the 81-year-old retiree he has been dueling with all summer.
December 5, 2017 0 Comments

Words With Friends leads to unlikely friendship between rapper and retiree

After more than 300 games of Words With Friends, a 22-year-old rapper has finally met the 81-year-old retiree he has been dueling with all summer.

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Technology
Ur def gna feel old 2 know this! SMS text messaging is now 25 years old, with the first message sent by engineer Neil Papworth on 3 December 1992!
December 4, 2017 0 Comments

FYI, SMS text messaging is 25 years old!

Ur def gna feel old 2 know this! SMS text messaging is now 25 years old, with the first message sent by engineer Neil Papworth on 3 December 1992!

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Funny
Police in India booked a man for "causing a public nuisance" on a bus because of his smelly socks!
December 4, 2017 0 Comments

Man arrested for smelly socks on a bus

Police in India booked a man for “causing a public nuisance” on a bus because of his smelly socks!

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A South Carolina man walked into a Waffle House at 3am, but the only employee was asleep, so he cooked his own meal in a drunken escapade that has gone viral.
December 4, 2017 0 Comments

Man cooks own meal at Waffle House while employee sleeps

A South Carolina man walked into a Waffle House at 3am, but the only employee was asleep, so he cooked his own meal in a drunken escapade that has gone viral.

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Funny
A Californian man has been charged with stealing a Ferrari after he was found asking people for gas money at a gas station.
November 30, 2017 0 Comments

Suspected Ferrari thief caught after asking for gas money

A Californian man has been charged with stealing a Ferrari after he was found asking people for gas money at a gas station.

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World
New Zealand's new Prime Minister, Jessica Ardern has confirmed that she is one of the 4,000 people taking part in this year's NZ Secret Santa!
November 23, 2017 0 Comments

NZ Prime Minister takes part in nationwide Secret Santa!

New Zealand’s new Prime Minister, Jessica Ardern has confirmed that she is one of the 4,000 people taking part in this year’s NZ Secret Santa!

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This weekend, a Californian man who does not believe in science will launch himself in a steam-powered rocket, which he built using mainly scrap materials.
November 22, 2017 0 Comments

Californian man to launch himself in ‘no science’ self-built rocket

This weekend, a Californian man who does not believe in science will launch himself in a steam-powered rocket, which he built using mainly scrap materials.

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