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Just over a year ago, in December 2017, musician Chris Brown attracted some unwanted attention when he posted a video to Instagram showing his three-year-old daughter, Royalty, and a baby capuchin monkey. In the clip, the toddler can be seen holding the animal close like a baby - all the…
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People say that beauty is subjective, and that sometimes an ugly duckling can turn into a beautiful swan. It's true! Some people take a while to grow into themselves and go from being the sort of person that most people would ignore in middle school, to the kind of statuesque…
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This weekend, an intern was attacked and killed by a lion at The Conservators Center, a zoo in North Carolina. The victim, 22-year-old Alexandra Black, had only been working at the zoo for two weeks, and was fatally mauled while cleaning out the big cat's cage. The Caswell County Sheriff's Department…
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Childbirth is the process through which one or more babies leave a woman's uterus through vaginal passage or Caesarean - you know what? Nope. I don't want to think about this. It's super gross. And sounds super painful. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's the miracle of life. Pass. I'd rather talk…
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Christmas is a time for family, which means that it's also a time for people and their loved ones to get on each other's nerves. Think about it: how many arguments have you and your family had over Christmas dinner over the years? Maybe it's because your grandmother decided to…
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Most college students find a group presentation pretty embarrassing. I can remember a few times when I had to stand up during a seminar and talk to my class about some subject or other, and wanting the group to swallow me up. However, just think about how much more embarrassing…
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Donald Trump, current US president and 72-year-old toddler, only wanted one thing for Christmas: Funding for a big, beautiful wall between the United States and Mexico. Just imagine, 2,000 miles of "artistically designed steel slats" - so beautiful! It would make such a great national landmark. The Statue of Liberty…
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At a high school wrestling match in New Jersey, 16-year-old Andrew Johnson faced an ultimatum: cut his dreadlocks, or forfeit the match. He chose to compete, so an athletic trainer sheared his dreadlocks on the mat. Johnson defeated his opponent by sudden victory in overtime, but appeared distraught. South New…
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A mum was left terrified after finding a complete stranger in her home talking to her two-year-old son at 4am. Police were called to the house in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England, after the mother woke to find the intruder sitting on the stairs with her toddler. A woman has now…
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On the evening of Thursday December 27, an explosion at a Queens power plant turned the New York City skyline bright blue for a few moments, a result of the electrical fire. Startled and frightened onlookers took pictures and videos of the blaze, which reminded some people of July 4th celebrations,…
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Christmas may have come and gone a few days ago, but that doesn't mean the season is quite over yet. It also means that what happened to one 12-year-old boy can just about be counted as a Christmas miracle. The young boy was visiting the La Plagne ski resort this…
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Police in New Mexico are searching for two teenagers who were last seen "bloodied and beaten" in a Snapchat video almost two weeks ago. Collin Romero, 15, and Ahmed Lateef, 14, went missing on December 16 after allegedly being brutally attacked in West Mese. Authorities have claimed they believe the…
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Richard Overton, who was the oldest man in the United States, passed away on Thursday at the age of 112. The death was confirmed by family member Shirley Overton, who revealed he had been in hospital battling pneumonia. Overton was also the oldest living World War II veteran in the…
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There are some online scams that are so obviously fraudulent that they've become cliches. Everyone knows by now to ignore emails from Nigerian princes and that you probably don't have a long-lost great uncle who left millions to you in his will. It got to a point where it was…
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A recent disagreement with an unruly customer in Macy's escalated, until the man in question went on a rant directed at the employees and other customers around him. The man apparently became angry when an employee in the Texas store told him they couldn't gift wrap a purse he intended…
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Christmas is a time when we're obliged to spend time with our family and loved ones - people who some of us might not get the chance to see enough throughout the year. It's great to be able to wake up on Christmas morning, open your presents under the tree,…
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Every holiday season, there are few greater feelings than waking up on Christmas Morning, rushing downstairs with the sleep still in your eyes, and you've got a ton of Christmas gifts waiting for you when you get there. There's nothing like it, I know, but it's important to keep in…
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At 1/400,000th the brightness of the sun, the Moon really isn't powerful enough to help us navigate the night time. Chinese scientists and engineers, however, have reportedly found a solution to this dilemma. Last week, the chairman of Chengdu Aerospace Science and Technology Microelectronics System Research Institute, Wu Chunfeng, announced plans to…
