Indian man makes Robo-servant from junk
Indian man makes Robo-servant from junk
An Indian inventor has found a novel way of helping the poor - by turning old junk into a reliable piece of machinery that can walk and talk. Feroz Siddiki has spent two years developing the IRobo and hopes it will eventually rival more expensive robots like Asimo made by the Japanese company Honda. VIDEO picked by DrNothing 1 year ago
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 Junk Collector Finds $50 Million Worth of 1930s Depression-Era Bills
Junk Collector Finds $50 Million Worth of 1930s Depression-Era Bills
Craig Sexton of 1-800-Got Junk has seen all kinds of weird things in the many estate clean-ups he's done. There was a fridge of rotted cheese and rotted cans of salmon. But nothing prepared Sexton for what he found in the suite above an old deli called the Lido in east Vancouver in February. picked by Moogle 3 months ago
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 Indian Suspect on Trial Despite Swallowing Knife
Indian Suspect on Trial Despite Swallowing Knife
The Indian businessman spent years evading authorities around the world, fleeing accusations that he'd run elaborate bank scams, investigators allege. When he lost an appeal in Germany against extradition to India, he came up with a novel scheme: He swallowed a knife. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago
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 Homeowner sued after woman delivering junk mail claims she injured her hand in letterbox
Homeowner sued after woman delivering junk mail claims she injured her hand in letterbox
Junk mail rarely brings you something you want, but for one homeowner it has led to a lawsuit landing on his doormat. Paul O'Brien is being sued by a woman who says she trapped her hand in his letterbox while posting mail. Joy Goodman, a cake decorator in her late 40s, is seeking damages for personal injury and loss of earnings. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago
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 Three Indian sisters marry servant
Three Indian sisters marry servant
One by one over the past four years, three educated sisters in India have wed their servant, believing he is holy and will miraculously bring them wealth. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago
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 Animals and Insects made from Junk
Animals and Insects made from Junk
Edouard Martinet creates some pretty amazing art out of household junk! picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago
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 Mysterious object probably space junk
Mysterious object probably space junk
A mysterious metallic object that crashed through the roof of a New Jersey home earlier this year was not a meteorite after all, but probably a piece of space junk, scientists said Friday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago
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 Junk food ban recommended for schools
Junk food ban recommended for schools
An expert panel has said that schools must ban junk foods like sugary drinks, cakes and chips in order to tackle childhood obesity effectively. The Institute of Medicine report was compiled following a request by the Congress. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago
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 ASIMO, Honda Robot, conducts Detroit Orchestra
ASIMO, Honda Robot, conducts Detroit Orchestra
Sweet video. I want an ASIMO picked by JoshSF49 5 months ago
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 Dealing With Junk-Mail - The Fun Way
Dealing With Junk-Mail - The Fun Way
Dear Bulk Mailer,

Please find attached to your no-postage-necessary envelope, this brick. I figured with all these great junk mails you send me every month, you'd like something in return! I know it costs twenty cents for every ounce I mail to you, so I hope it doesn't weigh too much more than an ounce.

-Resident or Homeowner picked by doggylives 6 months ago
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 Junk dealer's $100,000 gold cup found under bed
Junk dealer's $100,000 gold cup found under bed
Englishman John Webber thought nothing of the small, shiny cup, passed down from his junk dealer grandfather and stashed under a bed for years, until appraisers said it was an ancient Persian artifact.

*I only have ancient dust rhinos under my bed. picked by dollyllama 4 months ago
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 40% of young Japanese women talk to their computers, survey claims
40% of young Japanese women talk to their computers, survey claims
A survey has found young Japanese women talk to their computers, give them names, and decorating them with toys. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago
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 Emotional Robots: Software Empowers Robots To Learn When A Person Is Sad, Happy Or Angry
Emotional Robots: Software Empowers Robots To Learn When A Person Is Sad, Happy Or Angry
A robot with empathy sounds like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but with the aid of neural networks European researchers are developing robots in tune with our emotions. Feelix Growing is developing software empowering robots that can learn when a person is sad, happy or angry. picked by bingo 3 months ago
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 DIVERSITY TRAINING: How To Talk To Black People
DIVERSITY TRAINING: How To Talk To Black People [video]
Apparently, some bright minds out in Oregon have made a committee to help isolated white people talk to black people in a civilized manner.

This This spoof lesson video, however, makes light out of the fact that there are people who are still coping with the changes associated with racial integration. picked by doggylives 6 months ago
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 Robots may aid aging Japanese population
Robots may aid aging Japanese population
If you grow old in Japan, expect to be served food by a robot, ride a voice-recognition wheelchair or even possibly hire a nurse in a robotic suit - all examples of cutting-edge technology to care for the country's rapidly greying population. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago
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 Good Luck Indeed: 53 Million-year-old Rabbit's Foot Bones Found
Good Luck Indeed: 53 Million-year-old Rabbit's Foot Bones Found
The fossil evidence in hand, found in west-central India, predates the oldest previously known rabbits by several million years and extends the record of the whole category of the animal on the Indian subcontinent by 35 million years. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago
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 What are you gonna do with all that junk?
What are you gonna do with all that junk? [video]
Alanis Morissette covers "My Humps" picked by PulsisX 2 years ago
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 Revealed: The shocking 6ft mountain of junk mail delivered to just one home in 12 months
Revealed: The shocking 6ft mountain of junk mail delivered to just one home in 12 months
Anne Cohen decided to collect the stack of bumph to show how companies are bombarding homeowners. picked by muppet 9 months ago
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 Retro Junk
Retro Junk
Site with info and openings for old shows, movies, commercials and video games. For when you're feeling nostalgic. picked by 86Apex 1 year ago
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 World's most expensive coffee at £50 a cup comes to British stores...and it's made from cats' droppings
World's most expensive coffee at £50 a cup comes to British stores...and it's made from cats' droppings
It might not be to everyone's taste - and that's not just because at £50 a cup it's the most expensive coffee in the world. The secret behind the special blend about to go on sale at an upmarket department store is that it is made from cats' droppings. Previously posted a year ago. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago
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