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Cop Chases Himself Because CCTV Confused Him With Suspect

5:30AM Yesterday | Jamie Condliffe

On a cold, dark night on the mean streets of the UK, an undercover police officer was radioed and informed that a potential suspect was close by. Keen to do the right thing, he set off in hot pursuit. Twenty fraught minutes later, he learned he’d been chasing… himself. More »


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Bomb Squad X-Rays Suspicious Package, Finds Cat Inside

4:30AM Yesterday | Casey Chan

In a disturbing story (that comes with a happy ending!), the bomb squad of Amherst, New York, responded to reports of a suspicious package but instead of figuring out which colour wire to cut, they found a living cat sealed inside the box. More »


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At Last The Bacon Milkshake Is A Reality

4:00PM February 7, 2012 | Alex Kidman

It’s that moment we’ve all been waiting for; bacon milkshakes from a fast food joint. Good news for your arteries is that it’s so far limited to the US only. After all, while I think we can agree that milkshakes are good, and bacon is great, the combination of the two probably isn’t that grand. More »


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Firefighter Rescues Man From Stuck Lift, Both Get Trapped In Another Lift

11:00AM February 7, 2012 | Kyle Wagner

Getting stuck in a lift is rare, but you assume the experience would fall somewhere between the opening of Speed and a late-night Cinemax flick. A Chicago man turned it into Groundhog Day when, after being rescued from one lift, he promptly got stuck in another on the way back down to safety. More »


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Woman Gets Tasered For Blocking McDonald’s Drive-Thru

3:30AM February 7, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

Evangeline Marrero Lucca, 37 years old and devoted Chicken McNuggets fan, got tasered at a McDonald’s drive-thru by police officers. She cut into the car line and then refused to move and wait her turn when instructed to do so. More »


Science

Did You Know Earth Is Getting Lighter Every Day?

5:00PM February 6, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

Earth is getting 50,000 tonnes lighter every year, even while 40,000 tonnes of space dust fall onto our planet’s surface during the same period. So, why are we losing so much weight? You will be surprised. More »


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Time-Lapse Tortoise Absolutely Murders Salads

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2:00PM February 6, 2012 | Alex Kidman

I never used to be scared of tortoises. I mean, if ever there was a creature I could be reasonably confident I could outrun, it was a tortoise. This time lapse video of a tortoise has me kind of concerned, though. More »


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Photoshop Disasters: When Layers Go Wrong

9:00AM February 5, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

Pro tip: When you decide to recolour the hair of a model on your clothing website, ensure all the layers are visible when you save the picture for use on the internet. Otherwise, you’ll end up looking as stupid as the designers of this online shop. More »


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WTF? This Lady Reckons She ‘Predicts The Future’ (At Least The Weather) With Asparagus

10:00PM February 4, 2012 | Andrew Tarantola

Jemima Packington was born with the gift of foresight. Unfortunately, that future-vision is only legible by reading the positions of thrown asparagus. That’s right — she’s an asparamancer and she just foretold the births of two royal British heirs and Britain’s imminent trouncing of the rest of the world in the 2012 Olympics. More »


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Beware The ATM Gangster Of Taiwan

9:30PM February 3, 2012 | Roberto Baldwin

When you’re in Taiwan and you use the ATM, you should be wary of the English interface. Apparently the gangster will use this to cheat you. More »