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There can be no limits to being careful, no matter how young or weak someone can be. In fact, even school teachers looking after elementary kids cannot be careful enough if today’s story is anything to go by. This horrifying story happened in Florida, and the tragic victim was a female school teacher. According to […]
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Green Bay, Wisconsin, police received a call about one of the most horrific murders they have ever seen. A young woman choked her boyfriend to death during a drug-fueled sex session. Once he died, however, she didn’t stop there. She then proceeded to decapitate and dismember the body, dispersing the parts so that the police […]
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Phoenix lived a sad life. He suffered from an auto-immune disease that disfigured his face and was likely abandoned by his owners. Fortunately, Skiatook Paws & Claws Animal Rescue found the dog and brought him to a veterinary clinic. The vets diagnosed Phoenix with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), a complicated disease with complicated treatment. But […]
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Believe it or not, cows are not all meaningless mooing and slow blinks. A study suggests that these animals communicate with each other about how they feel through their vocal expressions. Cows may not be the most intelligent creatures out there, but they are some of the compassionate, and humans must learn to respect this. […]
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Every year, many people die while waiting on the organ donor list. The reason? They have to wait for someone else to die in order to receive an organ. Scientists and doctors have been trying to figure out how to alleviate this problem for quite some time – and they may have just found a […]
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The popular fast-food sandwich chain Subway has had a rough year. The Irish court ruled that the chain couldn’t legally call their bread “bread” in the country due to its high sugar content. In January, two women from California launched a lawsuit against the company, claiming the Subway tuna sandwiches didn’t contain real tuna as […]
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Have you ever done something embarrassing at the airport before? Something so bad that you wanted to crawl under a rock and hide? Maybe you forgot your passport, ID, boarding pass, or which terminal to go to. These are all slightly embarrassing things to do and can definitely make your stomach tie into a knot. […]
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Across the globe, we kill approximately fifty billion chickens every year for consumption [1]. Many scientific studies have shown that the amount of meat we consume is not only bad for our health, but is having a detrimental impact on the planet [2]. While many people have chosen to adopt vegetarian diets because of this, […]
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Happy birthday to Jonathan the giant tortoise, who turned 190 years old this year. He is the oldest living animal, according to Guinness World Records. Additionally, Jonathan is the oldest chelonian — a category of animals that include tortoises, turtles, and terrapins — ever recorded. He resides on the remote tropical island of St. Helena, […]
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When Boyan Slat was 18, he planned to rid the oceans of plastic. About ten years later, Slat is 27, an inventor, and the founder of the Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit that plans to remove 90% of the floating plastic in the ocean by 2040. This plan seemed incredible at first. The first plastic-catching device […]
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Originally from Sri Lanka and South India, lemongrass is a common herb that is grown around the world [1]. Sometimes referred to as citronella (though they are different), it is a tall, stalky plant that tastes and smells like lemon, and is often used in Thai cooking. Aside from its application in cooking, however, lemongrass […]
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Canadian National news was made when the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board made a rather interesting announcement. They have stated that the terms ‘master bedroom’ or ‘master bathroom’ should be struck from their wording due to undertones linked to slavery. It has been said that these words are outdated and offensive. Now, any use of […]
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