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An employee at a daycare worker in Ohio has been charged with child endangerment after a five-year-old girl was assaulted and held upside down by her legs. A disturbing image of the incident was shared on social by the Columbus Police Department following the arrests of Joshua Tennant and Emma…
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Dwarfism is a condition which is estimated to affect between 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 40,000 people, Medicine Plus reports. The condition, which can vary significantly in severity and form, has been notoriously stigmatized, with many terms offensive to those affected still used in everyday language, such as "midget".…
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According to Tverynews, approximately 70 litres of holy water was poured through an open door of a plane on Wednesday, the 11th of September, onto the city of Tver, Russia, in a bid to combat "drinking" and "fornication". The move was made by priests, who recited a prayer after pouring…
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Per FOX News, President Donald Trump has confirmed that Hamza bin Laden, the son of former Al Qaeda leader and 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, has been killed in a US counterterrorism operation. In a statement released by the White House on Saturday morning - just three days after the 18th…
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Taco Bell will be introducing a new vegetarian menu from tomorrow, which will mostly feature already-existing items and two brand new additions: the Black Bean Crunchwrap Supreme and the Black Bean Quesarito. The veggie options - both old and new - will make up what is known as the "Vegetarian…
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The remains of a man who went missing 22 years ago in Lantana, Florida have finally been found thanks to satellite images on Google Earth, the BBC reports. The late William Moldt was found in a car submerged in a pond in Moon Bay Circle, Wellington after an individual was…
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We all knew a teacher in school who was incapable of keeping their cool. Seriously, there are some teachers who are able to laugh classroom hijinks off as being nothing more than a harmless joke, while there are others who erupt like Mt. Krakatoa at the slightest sign of trouble.…
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If you're at all interested in the stars, or astrology for that matter, then you've got something to look forward to this week: an incredibly rare harvest full moon. For those who live in the Unites States - the harvest moon, which is the full moon nearest the start of…
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Journalist, Garrett M Grath, who recently wrote an oral history of the September 11th terrorist attacks, claims he was in tears every day while compiling testimonies from survivors, and transcripts from the dead. The book was been written in anticipation of the 18th anniversary of the day when Al-Queda radical…
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A firefighter killed during the World Trade Center attack on September 11th, 2001, has been identified 18 years later. On the 18th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of the United States, in which nearly 3,000 people lost their lives and a further 6,000 were seriously injured,…
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Eighteen years ago today, on September 11, 2001, the worst terrorist attack in the history of the United States was committed by radical terrorists. Thousands were killed, and many more were left badly injured, and the consequences of that terrible day had geopolitical ramifications that still resound nearly two decades…
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A 32-year-old man was caught trying to board a flight to New York by disguising himself as an elderly man, CNN reports. Jayesh Patel arrived at New Delhi Airport in the Indian capital in disguise as 81-year-old ''Amrik Singh'', whose passport he was carrying. ''Amrik Singh'' was born on February…
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Photographic memory - also known as eidetic memory - refers to a person's ability to memorise specific details about an object after having only seen it once, and for a short period of time. Generally, it is a phenomenon that people without a photographic memory are very impressed by. We…
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the Turkish Daily Sabah newspaper has released audio transcripts of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the Saudi hit squad that reportedly killed him inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last year. The recordings, which were obtained by Turkey's National Intelligence Organisation (MIT), and subsequently published by the newspaper yesterday, recount the…
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Fans of anything sugary and sweet will be pleased to know that Costco is selling apple pie spring rolls - but not just any old spring rolls - spring rolls with an indulgent-sounding cinnamon-sugar apple mix filling. Oh, and they also come with a caramel dipping sauce. They're basically practical…
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The city of Little Rock in Arkansas has now officially launched an initiative to pay homeless people minimum wage to pick up litter in the town. According to The Hill, the minimum wage in the state was raised to $9.25 in January. The scheme was devised earlier this year and…
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Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas is a true cult classic, with fans of the animated dark fantasy musical as captivated by the now 26-year-old film as ever. For those who have yet to see the stop-motion flick, it tells the story of Jack Skellington, a pin-striped suit-clad skeleton from…
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A couple from Pennsylvania have been accused of theft after going on a shopping spree when $120,000 was mistakenly deposited into their bank account. Per news station, WNEP, Robert Williams and his wife, Tiffany, appeared in court last Tuesday after they spent two and half weeks working through the windfall,…
