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New Zealand bans baby names!

by Kelevra
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1 May 2013

Hold on, not all of them, just a bunch of offensive and obscure ones. New Zealand officials have released a list of baby names put forward by parents that were rejected because they were too bizarre or offensive, including “Lucifer” and “Mafia No Fear”. The list of 77 names reveals...
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Boris Johnson nets backwards shot!

by Kelevra
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9 April 2013

We’re usually not one for celebrities, but the mayor of London has impressed us recently with his netball prowess… People usually tie Boris Johnson to his cycling hobby, but, he manages to impress us with this backwards netball shot as he promoted the forthcoming Euroleague Final Four tournament. The crowd, as...
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Drunken man dangles!

by Kelevra
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6 April 2013

“Alcohol, the cause of and solution to all of life’s problems.” Said Homer Simpson. In this case, alcohol is the root and cause for this man from China’s unfortunate predicament. The gentleman had too many drinks and managed to climb atop an array of high-voltage wires and cling on for...
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Social Alert Me and You

by Gazza
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4 April 2013

A great new site has come to our attention that aims to help find missing children and vulnerable adults: http://www.socialalertme.com/ Now, we don’t often get very serious, but, Its a great site that helps find these people as soon as the alert goes out, allowing wide-spread coverage meaning that the person...
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Student suspended for YOLOing

by Kelevra
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3 April 2013

We all know YOLO as that epidemic that spread among our youths early last year. Unfortunately, recent evidence proves that YOLO is still alive and well in some parts of the world; still causing trouble. A young student from Arlington, Texas, was suspended after writing YOLO on his standardised test and then tweeting it...
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The Phenomenon of the ‘Chorley News Billboards’

by Natalie Khadem
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2 April 2013

Over the recent years, the world of news and media has been rife with scandal. Deception and corruption have shocked the nation. The need for a serious and reliable news source is crucial to our society, we are at breaking point. Feeling helpless? Wondering ‘what do we do?’ The answer...
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Fake suicide causes real death!

by Kelevra
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1 April 2013

Hitting on the absolutely hilarious idea that he could end his wife’s incessant nagging by giving her a good scare, Hungarian Jake Fen built an elaborate harness to make it look as if he had hanged himself. When his wife came home and saw him, she fainted. Hearing a disturbance,...
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Rise of the cardboard cut-outs!

by Kelevra
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28 March 2013

Recently, I read an article in the Metro, written by the fantastic Jimmy Nsubga, about cardboard life-size cardboard cut-outs of police officers were being used a traffic officers. Normally, I would just laugh and carry on through the paper, but this time it struck a chord. Where had I seen this done...
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Student spots mystery primate!

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26 March 2013

Big foot, one of the biggest monster mysteries in the world. But right now, it looks as if student, Terri Leigh Cox, has spotted a small version of the big footer. When Terri looked out her window, she saw a small animal on all fours, pelting across the grass and...
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Lego spill on highway!

by Kelevra
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6 March 2013

We all remember that one thing about Legos, right? Yup, that’s right, stepping on them with no shoes on. Ow! On a highway in West Virginia, cars face a similar hell with a massive Lego spill that caused major delays over a wet and windy weekend. Mother Tiffany Lantz, who...
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