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Facebook Provides Unlikely Protection From Stalkers

Ariane Friedrich, a German high jumper and expected Summer Olympic contender, posted the name and email address of a Facebook stalker who had been sending her inappropriate messages and pictures over the social networking service. Friedrich, who admitted in a recent Facebook post that she had been...

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Adorable Polar Bear Brings You 5 Ways To Save The Environment

I understand this polar bear will without a doubt rip my face off without a care in the world. But I just DGAF. He is so cute. Look at his little paw.  If this doesn't make you immediately want to start recycling and buy a Prius, I don't know what will. While most young people don't have the...

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Chinese Man Dies In Worst Possible Way: Testicular Asphyxiation

I am a "1000 Ways to Die" junkie, so I've become accustomed to seeing strange and really painful ways to die. Before today, I thought that the most painful way to die would be something like being buried alive or drowning. Well, I was wrong. On April 19, a man was killed in the Hainan province of...

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Three Australians Drunkenly Steal A Penguin From Sea World

Some people get the drunk munchies. Others get a hankering for stealing a penguin, like these guys.  Three men decided after a night of doing shot shot shot shot shot shots, that they would head over to Sea World on the Australian Gold Coast. Upon entering, the men all took a quick...

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Australian Woman Gets Workers Comp For Sex Injury

One Australian woman is receiving the ultimate employee benefits after winning a lawsuit granting her workers comp after a sex injury. While on a business trip, the un named employee of Comcare (a government agency ironically in charge of health and safety), met up with a friend and while going...

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Mexican Fishermen Haul Up 2,000 Pound Shark

People often ask me why I'm afraid of the ocean, like it's some kind of irrational fear.  Well, two fishermen down in Mexico's Sea of Cortez hauled up 19.8 feet and 2,000 pounds of reason.  Just look at this bastard: The two men, identified only as Guadalupe and Baltazar, were expecting...

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13 Tons of Miniature Eiffel Towers Seized

According to Pierre Couric, a Paris souvenir shop owner, her husband and son were arrested and stand accused of selling miniature Eiffel Towers at popular tourist spots (the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, etc.) without a permit.  The trinket seizure was led by not only French Customs, but by social...

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4-Year-Old Girl In UK With IQ Of 159

I think I'm a pretty smart man; I know what love is and can shrimp with the best of 'em.   After four years of college and various studies, I figured I was decently intelligent.  But this little 4-year-old girl from Hampshire, England just shattered all my hopes and dreams.  Heidi...

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El Salvador Has First Murder-Free Day in Three Years

Everyone drop what you're doing and pay attention.  El Salvador, a country rife with drug gangs and violence, saw its first murder-free day in almost three years on Saturday.  No situation has ever called for a motherfucking Hoosiers slow clap like this one does. Real recognize real....

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Rick Santorum Drops Out Of The Presidential Race

Rick Santorum has officially dropped out of the presidential race.  Over the past few days, Santorum has taken time away from his campaign to focus on his family's needs. His daughter, Bella, suffers from Trismony, a very rare genetic disorder. She has been hospitalized twice during the...

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