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Electronic devices are getting cheaper and global incomes are rising. That would seem like good news, and it is, except…
Adam Turnbull, a Canadian fisherman, recently caught a fish that was badly in need of help, having spent a lifetime…
You might think you were born in Duluth, or Detroit, or some sleepy suburb on Long Island—but let me tell you, friend,…
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In the 80s and 90s, the 911 system in the US became overloaded with people calling to report things like wayward…
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Visitors to Hong Kong’s beaches have taken to various social media channels to voice their outrage about the current…
Here’s a great way to enrage the Apple fans in your life whom put all of the company’s creations on a pedestal. Imgur…
Humans clearly have a trash problem on Earth, but our track record isn’t that much better in outer space, where tens of…
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