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A Chinese vlogger has died as a result of swallowing a number of centipedes and geckos on camera as part of a drinking game. The 35-year-old blogger, who goes by the surname Sun, was found dead in his apartment in the city of Hefei, in the Aunhui province of China,…
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The UK is currently experiencing a heatwave, and it's had some extremely hilarious results. In a country more used to incessant rain than sunshine, many buildings don't have air conditioning, causing people to get very creative when it comes to cooling down in the hot weather. Whether that means turning…
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Even though the endless reruns and highly publicised reactions to its reappearance on Netflix might have given the impression that “Friends” is still as zeitgeisty as ever, this year actually marks a quarter of a century since Ross, Rachel et al first graced our screens. If you hear one fact…
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Some drug mules go to elaborate lengths to escape authorities, from hiding cocaine under a wig at the airport to smuggling drugs inside shipping containers. Now, one Australian man has caused severe damage after smashing into a police car while trying to escape with his meth. Earlier this week, a drug…
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A woman at a Pennsylvania store has been filmed making racist comments to another woman, and mocking her for speaking Spanish. The video, which has since gone viral on social media, shows a Puerto Rican woman being confronted by an irate white woman while out shopping at a supermarket. The…
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Amanda Knox, the American woman who spent four years in prison and was accused by the Italian police of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher, is crowdfunding for her wedding. Knox, now an activist and journalist specialising in miscarriages of justice, is engaged to author Christopher Robinson. On Sunday, Knox and…
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New satellite images have shown that vast swathes of the Arctic Circle have been blighted by "unprecedented" wildfires due to global warming. According to the images published by satellite photography expert, Pierre Markuse, parts of the Arctic have been severely damaged because of the heat and dry weather. In Greenland,…
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This summer is looking to be another scorcher, which is fine if you're on vacation. But if you're working, then the blazing hot sun can quickly become the bane of your life. Sure, most of us are lovely and cool in our air-conditioned officers, but for those of us working…
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The body of an Iowa man who mysteriously vanished a decade ago has been discovered trapped behind a freezer at the grocery store where he used to be employed. Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada’s remains were finally found when contractors began gutting the site of the No Frills Supermarket, finally solving a…
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As the cliché goes, your wedding day is supposed to be one of the happiest days of your life. It does, after all, mark the moment you make your most important commitment - to spend the rest of your life with the person you love most in the world. But…
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In 2019, there's simply no denying that we Millenials idolise influencers - and particularly those who only show the so-called highlight reel of their lives. Because while we might claim to look down our noses at them - and their apparent inability to get 'real jobs' - there is a…
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A man has managed to survive falling more than 100 meters after his bungee cord accidentally snapped, and left him to tumble helplessly through the air. According to Trojmiasto.pl, the incident occurred in the port city of Gdynia in Poland on Sunday, July 21. The horrific fall was caught on…
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Per BBC News, Boris Johnson has been named the new leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party, and new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Johnson, who's full name is Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, defeated Jeremy Hunt in the race to no. 10 Downing Street, where he will overtake…
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The fundamental right to protest highlights the term "peaceful." A riot in the streets hugely differs from a calm march down the sidewalk. Too many times in the history of the world, we've seen protests go south, and turn violent. In order to prevent this from happening, the New South…
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In this age of tweets and emails, everybody is at risk of having their personal thoughts and comments dug up years later and used against them. We all leave a digital paper trail, and it is important to make sure that we're not saying anything online that we wouldn't want…
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A police detective has died as a result of health issues which stem from his rescue work at Ground Zero after the terror attack on the Twin Towers in 2001. On Sunday, the NYPD 62nd Precinct paid tribute to Detective Christopher Cranston, saluting his casket outside his old police station.…
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While most of us would claim we'd stop at nothing to keep a beloved family member safe, actions speak louder than words - and very few people would even attempt to rescue said relative if it meant putting their own life at risk. 35-year-old Jermaine is one of these rare…
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Earlier today, India successfully launched a rocket to the moon with the aim of making a soft landing and getting a lunar rover onto its south pole. India's latest lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2 took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh state today, at 5:13 am…
