According to biologists at Harvard University, some African frogs can morph their toes into claws by puncturing their own skin with sharp bones. The bones are sharp enough to wound predators and protect the frogs from danger, but obviously it’s using sparingly since it requires the bone to pierce the skin on their feet. These [...]

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For those that don’t know, “The Fast and the Furious” featured a group of thieves that would overtake semi-trucks on the road, hijack them, and steal the expensive electronics on-board. Well, it seems that a group of thieves from Romania got the idea to do this for real as the group travelled to Germany to [...]

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According to the BBC, Dubai will soon feature a revolutionary new type of building with a constantly shifting shape. The Dynamic Tower will have revolving floors and 80 stories, with each apartment in the building capable of spinning an entire 360 degrees through a voice command. Not only will the building be a shape-shifter, but [...]

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The Carnegie Science Center’s Titanic exhibit was closed today due to flooding caused the bursting of an eight-inch water pipe. The burst occurred outside the center beneath a sidewalk, sending water into the exhibit space. Luckily, the exhibits higher level caused water to gather at the lobby and gift shop, protecting the Titanic’s artifacts from [...]

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Earlier we wrote about journalist Vlado Taneski who was being held in prison while police collected evidence against him regarding the murders of several women. Police believed Taneski murdered the women for the stories as he promptly gave detailed accounts of the events in his stories. Anyway, officials have now reported the death of Taneski [...]

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Remind us to never go swimming with some friends at Nubbin Slough, a canal near Lake Okeechobee in Florida please. Ever. Because that’s Kasey Edwards, an 18-year-old, was attacked by a wild alligator. Edwards was face to face with the ferocious animal at first, staring for what must have been some of the scariest 10 [...]

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Don’t drink and drive/roll/sit in an exit lane in one of these
Just because you are in a wheelchair doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy life to its fullest, things like sporting events, and drunk driving arrests. An Australian man was recently charged with drunk driving after being found completely smashed in a wheelchair near the exit [...]

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Image from the BBC’s “in-depth investigation” into the facts of the story
Abraham Gniwosch of north London should have known better, being a teacher and all… he was recently found guilty of dangerous driving after driving with 12 other people in his five-seat Volvo car. He was banned for a year and ordered to pay 900 [...]

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