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A sleep-deprived pilot fell asleep at the controls for 40 minutes - missing the intended destination by 80 miles. The fiasco took place on July 2, 2020, in Queensland, Australia, and saw the pilot, who has not been named, doze off for more than half an hour during the flight…
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A two-year-old genius with an IQ of 146 has become the youngest American to be accepted into Mensa. Despite having been born as recently as 2018, Kashe Quest of Los Angeles has been welcomed in the most prestigious IQ society in the world, Fox11 LA reports. Mensa is an organization…
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Samuel E. Wright, who was known for being the voice actor of Sebastian in The Little Mermaid, has sadly passed away aged 74. Wright brought joy to countless people - both adults and children alike - after lending his voice to Sebastian, the animated crab who lived under the sea.…
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The young girl who fought off an attempted kidnapper using a technique from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has been praised by the show's lead actress, Mariska Hargitay. Last week, 11-year-old Alyssa spoke with Today's Kerry Sanders about the alarming encounter, which saw her smear blue "slime" on the…
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A five-year-old has been confirmed as the sole survivor of a cable car accident that killed 14 people in Italy. According to CNN, the incident in question took place on Sunday, May 23, when a Stresa-Mottarone cable car transporting 15 passengers dropped from a height of more than 300 meters…
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New DNA has been found on the murder weapon used to convict an inmate, four years after the Arkansas man was executed. Ledell Lee was sentenced to death in October 1995 in Pulaski County, Arkansas, after he was found guilty of murdering 26-year-old Debra Reese. He had maintained his innocence…
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Twenty-one people tragically lost their lives after being met with hail, freezing rain, and high winds as they ran a 62-mile ultramarathon in China. As reported by the Guardian, the fatal race took place in the Yellow River stone forest in China's north-western Gansu province. It saw an additional eight…
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At least eight people have lost their lives in a cable car incident in Italy. Per the BBC News, Italy's Alpine rescue service confirmed the tragic news, revealing that a cable car had fallen near the summit of the Mottarone mountain in northern Piedmont. The car is said to have…
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A "tragic mistake" has occurred when doctors accidentally amputated the wrong leg of an elderly man. The Freistadt Clinic in Austria said in a statement cited by Reuters that the man, 82, is suffering from various medical conditions after the horrific blunder, especially after medics didn't realize their mistake for…
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A Michigan has resigned in spectacular fashion - slamming his school board in an impassioned speech over "damaging" policies. Last month, Sean McCarroll - a teacher at Grosse Pointe North High School in Detroit - spoke to a meeting of the school board last month, where he proceeded to roast…
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A young girl who managed to fight off an attempted kidnapper said she smeared blue "slime" on him to help police catch him. In an interview with Today's Kerry Sanders on Thursday, 11-year-old Alyssa revealed that the tactic was inspired by Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. The youngster said:…
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A long-lost Italian village has remerged after over 70 years underwater. Curon, in the province of South Tyrol, was submerged in 1950 when a dam and a merge were built by authorities so that hydroelectric power could be established in the area. However, it resulted in 160 homes being submerged…
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The Idaho teacher who stopped a sixth-grade school shooter says she hugged the young girl after disarming her. Earlier this month, the shooter pulled a loaded handgun from her bag and opened fire, wounding three people at Rigby Middle School. Krista Gneiting, a math teacher at the school, managed to…
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A 1,000-foot skyscraper began shaking in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, sending people fleeing for safety. Per BBC News, SEG Plaza was captured in footage swaying from side to side on Tuesday, seemingly for no apparent reason. The video, which was posted to Chinese social media platform Weibo, also…
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A new law in South Carolina forces inmates on death row to choose between a firing squad or the electric chair if the lethal injection is not available. According to CNN, the state's Republican governor, Henry McMaster, signed the bill into law on Friday. Driving the new legislation was the…
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A New Hampshire man has been charged after setting off 80 pounds of explosives at a gender reveal party, causing an "earth-shaking" explosion. Anthony Spinelli of Kingston has been charged with disorderly conduct after the blast "caused public alarm", NBC Boston reports. The explosion rocked the houses in nearby neighborhoods and…
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A video has emerged on social media showing a ninth-grade student saving a classmate's life. According to KUTV News, Jackson Johnson was saved from choking by his fellow pupil Hunter Olson. Surveillance cameras installed at West Jordan Middle School in Utah managed to capture the ordeal, which took place in…
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A man whose family was told to say goodbye to him as a result of his ultra-rare cancer has miraculously made a recovery. Sam Parker, from England, was given a "one in six million" chance of survival from his rare diagnosis, per Lancashire Telegraph. The 22-year-old found himself needing life-saving…
