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The Hot Tub At The Playboy Mansion Got People Sick

Health officials have confirmed that the “whirlpool spa” aka the hot tub aka probably the grotto at the Playboy Mansion was ground zero for a legionella bacteria outbreak. It’s being held responsible for causing a number of people to get sick at an early February conference.


January 23, 2011
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Would You Eat Human Cheese Made With Human Breast Milk?

There is such thing as human cheese. How is it human? Well, er, it’s made from the breast milk of women. Human women. That’s not gross, right? It’s breast milk, it’s natural. Uh no, still gross. Would you eat it, though?


January 5, 2011
Science

A Corpse’s Flesh Has Transformed Into Soap

This body, buried in the 1800s, is known as Soapman. Why? Because when re-discovered in 1875, the fats on his body had transformed into soap. How did it happen? Don’t click if you have a weak stomach.


November 14, 2010
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Why Are Chains Growing Out Of This Man’s Skin?

Apparently, a man in China had his arms chained so tightly in an illegal prison that his flesh and skin began growing over the shackles. It’s really gross and if you have a weak stomach, don’t click through. No, seriously.


March 12, 2010
Mobile

So This Is How You Clean Your iPhone

Gizmodo AU

Lifehacker is the greatest site on the net for discovering ways to get things done. But sometimes getting things done can take an ugly turn, like the tip editor Gus received for cleaning the iPhone.


December 22, 2009
Gadgets

DIY Bedbug Trap Tackles Infestations For $US15

Bedbugs are more common than you might think, and the thought of these disgusting creatures biting into your flesh at night is enough to make anyone paranoid. This super cheap and easy DIY solution can bring you peace of mind.


December 10, 2009

Trash Can Urinal Is A Disgusting Solution To A Disgusting Problem

Drunk people! They pee everywhere. So what is a town to do, about all this urine? How about they install public urinals, disguised as trash cans? Yes. How about that.


October 16, 2009
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Sweden’s New Green Tech: Heating Homes With Bunny Corpses

“It sure is warm and toasty in here! Is that a wood stove?” I asked. “Why no,” she replied. “I’m burning the corpses of thousands of bunnies.” Then there was an awkward silence.


August 29, 2009
Geek Out

8 Foods That Should Never Be Canned

Canned foods are convenient and they keep well, but they can also turn otherwise appetizing foodstuffs into something Andrew Zimmern probably wouldn’t have the guts to eat. Here are ten examples.


July 2, 2009
Science

Disgusting Sewer Creature Update: IT’S F#$%ING REAL!

Remember the disgusting video of some mysterious creature in the North Carolina sewers I posted yesterday? I cynically assumed it was a viral ad for some upcoming movie. Sweet merciful christ, I was wrong. These things are actually real.