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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.
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Deflated: Balloon Boy's the Story of Our Ugly, Sorry Era Posted: 1 month ago by Bornbad
There's really no telling at this point how Richard Heene's going to handle the charges against him or the social and emotional tax on the Heene family. But what we do know is that the story of the boy in the balloon, filled as it was with real feelings of terror and relief, is a painful illustration of the sorry state of a reality TV-addled culture.*latest take on the whole thing*
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Patrick Swayze's courageous battle has ended. Posted: 2 months ago by equinox
Patrick Swayze has died after a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. I cared very much for this actor. I'm so sorry he had to suffer and die young.
*Thanks to abandonedcouch for the news story link
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Clippy is on edge Posted: 3 months ago by gammerus
Clippy Finally Messes With the Wrong Word Doc
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Kudzu: finally, it's good for something. Posted: 3 months ago by meggysue
Long the bane of the South, taking over hillsides and forests, kudzu is a staple in Chinese medicine. While a Kudzu salad might not benefit you, Kudzu extract might be the next big thing in treating blood pressure, cholesterol, and other markers of metabolic disorders.
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Sen. Edward Kennedy Dies Posted: 3 months ago by Bornbad
Senator Succumbed To Brain Cancer.
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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.
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Jesus Body Diet Pills: For Those Who Praise The Lard Posted: 3 months ago by Bornbad
Jesus Body diet pills
are now available in Japan, and not just on Sunday. As for the name, it isn't really as odd as one might think upon first glance. Consider this... have you ever seen a slovenly, overweight, obese Jesus?
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German politician aims Merkel's cleavage at voters Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
Chancellor Angela Merkel's chest took centre stage in Germany's federal election campaign on Monday after a party colleague caused outrage by attempting to win over voters with a photo of her cleavage. Image source
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Vacation Luxury Business At Its Best: Poolside Swimsuit Vending Posted: 4 months ago by Bornbad
There's nothing better than being able to buy just about whatever you need where you need it most, and when you're at a hotel
pool without a swimsuit and nudity is neither encouraged nor appreciated.
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Queerbook, What's In A Name? Posted: 4 months ago by Bornbad
Since its emergence in the English language in the 16th Century, the derivation of the word 'queer' came from the German word "quer" meaning "across, at right angle, diagonally or transverse." It wasn't until centuries later that 'queer' came to mean "strange," "unusual," or "out of alignment."
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More Bizarre Theme Restaurants Posted: 4 months ago by Bornbad
If cannabalistic sushi, Buns & Guns and soft serve in toilet bowls weren’t enough for you, never fear – there are at least a dozen more bizarrely themed restaurants
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Bill Clinton wins release of both US Journalists from North Korea Posted: 4 months ago by equinox
Two American TV journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, held in North Korea for more than four months and sentenced to a decade of hard labor are free after ex-President Bill Clinton made a surprise trip to Pyongyang and appealed their case to the rogue state’s reclusive leader Kim Jong Il.
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Are you into skulls? Posted: 4 months ago by Bornbad
This blog's for you.
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A Shocking Look inside Chinese Fur Farms Posted: 4 months ago by sidran32
I know it's PETA and they do have a lot of wackos, but sometimes they hit on something right. This is one of those times, in my opinion. Do NOT watch the video if you have a weak stomach or are offended at all by animal cruelty. I can usually get through things like this, but I could not watch the whole video. It's just sick.
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Fishermen hook caveman's head Posted: 4 months ago by kakana
Anthropologists from the University of Leipzig in eastern Germany confirmed that the forehead bone was "at least 40,000 years old and therefore the oldest ever found underwater.
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Harry Patch, last veteran of World War I trenches, dies at 111 Posted: 4 months ago by Bingo
Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe during World War I, died Saturday at the age of 111, his care home in Britain said.
Patch, who fought at the notorious Battle of Passchendaele in 1917, was also Britain's oldest man following the death of fellow veteran Henry Allingham, the oldest man in the world, one week ago.
Related and Related
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18 Natural Formations that Look Man-Made Posted: 4 months ago by kakana
Whether you enjoy outdoor adventures or surf the great beyond from your computer chair, it’s easy for the human brain to see complexity and touches of man-made civilization in the impressive natural formations of our world. Our brains are wired to mistake culture when nature mimics man-made structures. From geometrical faces carved by the forces of nature to sleeping giants in the sea, here are the 18 strangest yet most amazing tricks of nature creatively mocking man’s design.
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Speechless: Dilbert Creator's Struggle to Regain His Voice Posted: 4 months ago by nateebiinature
The rules dictated when and where Scott Adams, the chief engineer of the Dilbert comic empire, was allowed to speak. He could neither control them nor predict exactly when they'd go into effect. All he knew was that he'd woken up one morning and found that his voice had turned against him, imposing a set of bizarre restrictions.
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Blue Beer Posted: 4 months ago by pocksucket
It's made of icebergs in Japan, it's blue and it's beer, apparently.
And it says "draft" on the bottle...
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Bizarre Weight Loss Solution Lifts, Separates, Disturbs Posted: 5 months ago by stinkobinko
The structure of the rubber belt is a large mesh grid that splits the dieter's belly, side and back fat into easily manageable blobs.
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Wake Up Terrified Posted: 11 months ago by suebe
To the sounds of the clanging bells that warn of an oncoming freight train.
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Was General George S. Patton assassinated to silence his criticism of allied war leaders? Posted: 11 months ago by 2manyusernames
General Patton died today in 1945 from complications caused by a mysterious and suspicious car crash 1 day before he was to return to the US. A new book suggests that he was assassinated to keep him quiet.
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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.
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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.
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