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Frozen fluid saved by rape victim leads to suspect's arrest - 6 years later Posted: 4 weeks ago by mitzuzake
A fluid sample saved by a Japanese rape victim over 6 years ago led to the arrest of a man on suspicion of sexual assault and home invasion. The woman collected her assailant's fluids in a cup after the attack, froze them and then submitted them to police who only now have the technological tools to match the DNA.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 261 [+].
Golf course groundskeeper unearths 10-pound mammoth's tooth Posted: 3 months ago by mitzuzake
Patrick Walker, a groundskeeper at Morrison Lake Country Club, says he's glad he paid attention in high school science classes. That's how he knew he was probably looking at the tooth of a 10,000-year-old mammoth while grooming the course last week.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 233 [+].
New form of Black Death? Everybody flea! Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
A new plague which jumps from rats to humans has been discovered by scientists. Fears are growing that increasing numbers of brown rats - the most common kind in Europe - are carrying a strain of bacteria that can cause serious illness in humans from heart disease to infection of the spleen and nervous system.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 116 [+].
24 Kooky, Crazy and Creative Clock Designs Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
Our love affair with clocks isn’t set to end soon - especially when we really start to play with the creative possibilities, as these 24 examples illustrate.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 146 [+].
HAL 9000 Struts His Stuff on Your Desktop Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
HAL 9000, the malevolent, spaceship-controlling supercomputer from "2001: A Space Odyssey" who blew a circuit and blew our minds is now available in free paper craft form to oversee all of YOUR missions.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 72 [+].
Amazing Stone 'Henge-Hog' Discovery at Stonehenge Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
Researchers have unearthed from a young child's grave what has been dubbed the “Stone Henge-Hog” — the first ever statuette, idol or carving of an animate creature found at Stonehenge.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 210 [+].
Nature magazine's dog-gone unfortunate ad Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
Nature magazine, the world's leading scientific journal, has featured a powerful image of John McCain and Barack Obama on its front cover. Then, however, you see the back cover...
Comments: 19 Score: [-] 652 [+].
North Korea's official FAQ page Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
That Question #1 is "Can I get an autographed photo of Kim Jong Il?" says a lot. That you actually CAN says even more.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 195 [+].
Polar bears are going green - literally Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
Three normally white polar bears at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in central Japan turned green after swimming in a pond with an overgrowth of algae.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 328 [+].
Is North Korea's Kim Jong Il dead, replaced by a lookalike? Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
Is Kim Jong Il dead? According to a professor at Japan's Waseda University, North Korea’s “Dear Leader” passed away in the fall of 2003.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 72 [+].
Dinosaurs helped build the pyramids, school director says Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
Far from becoming extinct 65 million years ago, the dinosaurs actually co-existed with early humans and even helped in the construction of the pyramids. This is the word of Vince Fenech, Evangelist pastor and director of a fully licensed, State-approved Creationist institution which admits children aged between four and 18.
Comments: 25 Score: [-] 661 [+].
15 More Examples of Creative Steampunk Art, Design and Fashion Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
Steampunk has gone from an obscure science fiction genre to a style all its own. Here are 15 exceptionally creative works of steampunk art, design and fashion for your viewing pleasure.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 162 [+].
Knut the bi-polar polar bear Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
Knut was the perfect mascot for the Green movement, splashed on the cover of Vanity Fair. Now? He's a quivering, angry mess. A cautionary tale of animal celebrity.
Anyone else find this photo profoundly disturbing?
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 259 [+].
Radioactive cellphone straps sold to 2,600 in Japan Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
Japanese police arrested 2 people (from Hiroshima, yet) for allegedly selling fluorescent cell phone lanyards that contain about 26 times the allowable level of radioactive Tritium per unit.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 113 [+].
Scopes Monkey Trial begins, 83 years ago today Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
On July 10, 1925, the Scopes trial -- or "Monkey Trial," as it was called -- began with jury selection. The trial lasted just a week but the questions it raised are as divisive now as they were back then.
Comments: 8 Score: [-] 286 [+].
“Planet of the Blythes” Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
Photo artist Takahito posed several Blythe dolls at the otherworldly Tottori sand dunes in Japan, dubbing the photo set “Planet of the Blythes”. I don't know about you, but they remind me of the images beamed back to Earth from the Mars rovers.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 19 [+].
In an Iranian Image, a Missile Too Many Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
As news spread across the world of Iran’s provocative missile tests, so did an image of four missiles heading skyward in unison. Unfortunately, it appeared to contain one too many missiles, a point that had not emerged before the photo appeared on the front pages of many other major print newspapers and news websites.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 273 [+].
Telly Savalas, Telly Savalas arrested Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
In the span of 23 hours, two Tampa men apparently named after the late actor Telly Savalas have been arrested in separate incidents. Suckers!
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 326 [+].
Paper Shampoo lets you travel with clean hair without being branded a terrorist Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
Paper shampoo. Yes, paper shampoo. The single-use sheets are designed to dissolve into a lather when you mix them with water, and they supposedly work even if you're using sea water. Suck it, TSA.
Comments: 6 Score: [-] 397 [+].
Hello Kitty cat costume has gone to the dogs Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
Bad enough that Japanese pet owners are so obsessed with Hello Kitty they make their feline friends wear specially designed costumes, some even put them on their dogs. That's just wrong.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 38 [+].
New Mars Face! Hi-Res Image Leaves No Doubt Posted: 1 year ago by Mitzuzake
A new, instantly recognizable "face" on the surface of Mars has been captured by one of NASA's new, improved generation of robotic probes.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 84 [+].
Rice Bag Babies Go Against the Grain Posted: 1 year ago by Mitzuzake
Tired of handing out cigars when celebrating the birth of a new baby? A Japanese specialty gifts company suggests you share your joy by giving family & friends personalized bags of rice which feature your new baby's face - and are filled to match his or her weight.
Comments: 7 Score: [-] 95 [+].
21-leaf Clover Shatters World Record Posted: 1 year ago by Mitzuzake
A 21-leaf clover discovered on June 3 by Iwate (Japan) prefecture farmer Shigeo Obara has shattered the Guinness world record for most leaves on a clover stem (Trifolium repens L.). The current official record is held by an 18-leaf clover that Obara found in his garden in May 2002. Of all the luck!
Comments: 9 Score: [-] 454 [+].
"Lets Bible" Takes The Good Book to The Wild Side Posted: 1 year ago by Mitzuzake
"Let's Bible" features a buxom female Jesus, a young fisherman who lusts after her (and cops a feel), Judas as a goth-gal and a Mexican Devil. Lordy!
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 79 [+].
Digital Illustrations of Horror Girls (may be NSFW) Posted: 1 year ago by Mitzuzake
Japanese school girls take on a disturbing new look in these hauntingly beautiful illustrations by CG artist Yoshitaka "Yock" Kawakami.
Comments: 12 Score: [-] 385 [+].