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The authors of a Class IV textbook in India recently came under fire, after it was revealed that in a lesson on the importance of breathing they were literally encouraging the kids to do an experiment involving suffocating a cat.

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Indian Textbook Encourages Kids to Kill Cats as an Experiment
The authors of a Class IV textbook in India recently came under fire, after it was revealed that in a lesson on the importance of breathing they were literally encouraging the kids to do an experiment involving suffocating a cat. It sounds hard to believe that a school textbook for environmental stu...
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The KunKun, Japanese for “sniff sniff”, is a bizarre device developed by Japanese corporation Konika Minolta that detects bodily odors like smelly feet or underarm sweat and notifies the user about them via a smartphone app.

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This Pocket-Sized Device Connects to Your Phone to Let You Know When You Stink
The KunKun is a gadget developed by Konika Minolta that detects bodily odors and notifies the user when they stink, via a smartphone app.
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Temperature-controlled rooms, king-size beds, a dreamy playground and gourmet chow are just some of the things felines can enjoy at Catzonia, the world’s first five-star hotel for cats.

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Welcome to Catzonia - World's First 5-Star Hotel for Cats Opens in Malaysia
Catzonia is a luxury hotel for cats, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Three years ago, Brian Sullivan and his wife Starla lived in a rented apartment that cost them $1,500 a month plus utilities. At one point they decided it wasn’t worth it anymore, so they bought an old school bus and turned into a comfy home for their big family.

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Rent Is Too Damn High So This Family of Five Moved into an Old School Bus
Brian and Starla Sullivan were paying $1,500 a month on rent, so they decided to leave their apartment and move into an old school bus.
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It’s no secret that Louis Vuitton is one of the most expensive luxury brands in the world, but what you probably didn’t know is that they also make rulers. Yes, the kind kids carry in their pencil cases, only cooler looking and way more expensive.

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Louis Vuitton Makes Rulers Now and They're Crazy Expensive
If you really want to draw in style, you probably need this $175 leather-lined ruler sold by Louis Vuitton.
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Luciano Baietti, a retired school headmaster from the town of Velletri, in Italy, holds the Guinness record for the most university degrees. The 70-year-old currently has 15 bachelors or masters degrees from various universities across Italy, and is getting ready to get his 16th.

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70-Year-Old Italian Man Holds Guinness Record for Most University Degrees
Luciano Baietti, a 70-year-old man from Italy, has set a new Guinness record for most university degrees, after getting his 15th degree this year.
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Jane Park was only 17 years old when she won the £1 million ($1.6 million) Euromillions jackpot, four years ago. She was ecstatic at the time, but Park has recently revealed that she plans to sue the lottery for negligence. She claims that winning so much money at a young age has ruined her life, and argues that argues that people under 18 should not be allowed to play the lottery.

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Young Lottery Winner Says $1.6 Million Prize Ruined Her Life
Jane Park won $1.6 millions at the lottery when she was 17 years old. Four years later, she says that winning so much money at a young age has ruined her life.
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For most of us, swinging 360 degrees around the spindle of a swing set is a distant childhood dream, but for a group of adrenaline seekers in Estonia, it’s a passion they never grew out of. Not only do they still love defying gravity, but they actually created a competitive sport around their favorite pastime. That sport is known as “kiiiking”.

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Step into the Adrenaline-Filled World of Competitive Swinging
Kiiking is an Estonian competitive sport that involves swinging on giuant metal swings and completing a 360-degree circuit around the spindle.
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President Donald Trump has been called many things ever since he announced his candidacy for President of the United States, and according to one California woman, you can add one more thing to the list – homewrecker. She claims to have left her husband after feeling betrayed by his decision to support Trump during the Presidential elections.

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Woman Leaves Husband of 22 Years Because of His Support for Donald Trump
Gayle McCormick, from California, decided to leave her husband of 22 years after he revealed his support for Donald Trump.
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A Chinese farmer with only three years of school under his belt has dedicated the last 16 years of his life to teaching himself law, hoping to bring down a state-owned chemical company that has been polluting his village and affecting his livelihood.

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Chinese Farmer Spends 16 Years Sudying Law So He Can Sue Chemical Company That Polluted His Land
Wang Enlin, a Chinese farmer from Yushutun village, in Heilongjiang Province, spent 16 years studying law from books, to be able to sue a company that had polluted his village
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In an effort to make his Buddhist temple more accessible to the wider public and draw younger generations to religion, a former DJ turned Buddhist priest has been holding “techno memorial services” at his temple in Fukui City, Japan.

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Japanese Buddhist Temple Holds Techno Memorial Services
The Shō-onji Buddhist temple in Fukui City, Japan, has become known for its unconventional techno memorial services held by priest Gyōsen Asakura.
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ou probably already know about bullfighting and the controversy surrounding this ancient tradition, but there’s another less known tradition that claims the lives of tens of thousands of Spanish hunting dogs every year. And worst of all, nobody seems to want to do anything about it.

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The Cruel Spanish Tradition That Kills Tens of Thousands of Greyhounds Every Year
Every year, at the end of the hunting season, tens of thousands of Galgos, or Spanish greyhounds, are killed by the masters who no longer need them.
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Alexander Batyokhtin, a 41-year-old man from the Siberian village of Sosnovka, spent six weeks shaping around 12 cubic meters of fresh snow into a three-meter high church, where his fellow villagers can now to say a prayer and light a candle.

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Russian Man Single-Handedly Builds Snow Church in Siberian Village That Didn't Have One
A man in a Siberian village has spent six weeks building a three-meter-high snow church, because the village didn't have any other church.
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Looking for an original Valentine’s Day gift? How about a special Kotoka strawberry hand-picked in Japan that comes pre-packed in a special gift box? It’s said to be very tasty, and it only costs $22.

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Honk Kong Supermarket Sells Individually-Packaged Strawberries for $22
A Hong Kong supermarket has come under fire for selling individually-packaged rare strawberries for $22 each.
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Goûte is a strange-looking spoon-like product that allegedly enhances the taste of certain foods by emulating the experience of licking your fingers. It was designed to replace regular spoons when enjoying creamy foods like yogurt, chocolate mouse or honey.

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Spoon Designed to Recreate the Experience of Licking Your Fingers Claims to Make Food Taste Better
Goûte is an innovative spoon-like eating utensil designed to resemble a human finger, so as to recreate the experience of licking your fingers when eating.
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After several attempts to remove a cockroach that had crawled into his ear while he was sleeping, a Chinese man decided to kill the intruder by spraying bug spray into his ear canal.

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Man Sprays Insecticide in Ear to Kill Trapped Cockroach
A man in China sprayed insecticide into his ear to kill a cockroach that had crawled there and had remained stuck for three days.
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Ever wonder what it would feel like to be thrown around in a giant metal bowl with only a few metal bars keeping you from literally flying out of the bowl or bumping face first into other people? If so, all you have to do is take a ride on a Tagada, one of the most dangerous amusement park rides ever invented.

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The Tagada - Probably the World's Craziest Amusement Park Ride
The Tagada is considered one of the most dangerous amusement park rides ever invented. Riders are thrown around in a giant metallic bowl, with no seat belts.
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