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May, 2012

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Killjoy scientists create pot without the high

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

A team of scientists in Israel grow a cannabis plant that, sadly, doesn't get you stoned. At all. In any way. Why would they do such a thing?
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Biker Walks Away From Insane Crash

Thursday, May 31st, 2012


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What this biker lacks in riding skills he makes up in toughness. Didn’t really look like the type of crash you could just walk off.

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Illinois State Lawmaker Has Massive Meltdown

Thursday, May 31st, 2012


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State Rep. Mike Bost has a massive meltdown on the floor of the Illinois House. Not sure what bill they’re debating, but pretty sure Mike is a ‘No’.

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Airbag saves man, then kills him

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

An engineer is saved in a crash by his airbag. However, during the crash, the airbag bursts and the man inhales some of its noxious chemical fumes. He dies two months later, the fumes being cited as a cause of death.
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Brazil burns mystery panties found in Congress

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A pair of women’s underwear that fell out of a Brazilian legislator’s briefcase on the floor of Congress two weeks ago has been incinerated after no one stepped forward to claim them, O Globo newspaper reported on Thursday. A group of five legislators was rushing into the Chamber of Deputies to vote on a cybercrimes-related bill on the evening of May 15 when one of them apparently dropped the offending red and white panties, O Globo said. Security guards quickly, but discreetly, swooped in to pick up the panties and turn them over to the chamber’s lost and found office. …
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Man interviews for job, gets detained for 1975 murder

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

A Washington, D.C., man was detained for first-degree murder when a background check for a new job revealed an outstanding warrant in one of the oldest cold case murders in Montgomery County.

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Onboard Formula One Pole Position Lap

Thursday, May 31st, 2012


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Nothing against NASCAR, but adding in the right turns really makes this seem a lot more difficult.

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Diver Saves Puffer Fish From Hook

Thursday, May 31st, 2012


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A diver finds and carefully removes the hook out of the mouth of a rather calm puffer fish.

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Dutch prince ‘ashamed’ over toilet-throwing contest

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

Crown Prince Willem-Alexander has spoken at his shame of taking part in a traditional Dutch toilet-throwing contest.
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Everything Here Seems Totally Legit

Thursday, May 31st, 2012


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Ever see something that seems so reliable and awesome you can’t resist it? None of that is happening here.

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Pictures of the day: 31 May 2012

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

A microscopic crown, the Shard, a ghostly skull, and Her Majestea.
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Girl, 6, is youngest competitor in US National Spelling Bee

Thursday, May 31st, 2012


Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, is the youngest participant ever to compete in the preliminary round of the US National Spelling Bee, getting off to a successful start by spelling “dirigible.”
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11 Awe-Inspiring Explosions

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012


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When it comes to man versus nature rarely do both sides pull out all the stops like they do when it comes to producing explosions. Nature has supernovas, we have the Tsar Bomba. Big balls of fire for everyone.

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Fine dining secret: kibbutz caviar

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012


May 30 – Israeli fish farmers produce sturgeon roe for foodies in the West. Elly Park reports.

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No naked kite-surfing for B.C. premier

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 30 (UPI) — British Columbia Premier Christy Clark says billionaire Richard Branson’s suggestion she take part in some naked kite-surfing was “disrespectful.”

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