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The legal battle over those novelty Sea Monkeys and X-Ray Specs involves white supremacy and a 60s bondage film star
Sea Monkeys — those little frozen brine shrimp that came with an elaborate aquatic playground that was never actually as cool as the marketing made…
Thousands of blue jellyfish clog cooling system in Israeli power plant
Swarm threatened to disrupt power plant production Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/jellyfish-power-plant-cooling-system-israel-a9612121.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article Was Written/Published By:…
'Vampire-slaying kit' containing 19th century New Testament, pistol and crucifixes up for auction
Origins of the collection, valued at up to £3,000, remain unknown Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/vampire-slaying-kit-auction-pistol-crucifix-a9610471.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The…
Entire colony of rare birds goes missing in New Zealand and no one knows why
Conservation team hopes to recapture small number of surviving shore plovers Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/new-zealand-shore-plover-birds-missing-why-a9609386.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The…
Florida jogger finds human head during morning run, police say
Homicide detectives are investigating and trying to determine the victim’s identity, St. Petersburg police said. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-jogger-finds-human-head-road-during-morning-run-police-n1233131 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared…
There are 43 giant stone Presidential heads crumbling in a field in Virginia
As long as statues of historical figures (and what to do with them) is at the forefront of our cultural conversation, there’s this from Smithsonian…
Hundreds of elephants have died in Botswana and scientists have no idea why
‘This is totally unprecedented in terms of numbers of elephants dying in a single event unrelated to drought,’ says conservationist Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/elephants-die-botswana-hundreds-why-okavango-delta-a9597086.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
Exploding Whale Memorial Park opens near site where that beached whale was blown up in 1970
The story is legendary. Nearly 50 years ago, a whale beached itself on the shores near Florence, Oregon. Its carcass was “dealt with” with dynamite…
Suspected carjacker drives off cliff Thelma & Louise style in bid for freedom, gets busted anyway (VIDEOS)
When deputies in Santa Cruz County responded to reports of a man firing a handgun in the air, little did they realize what they were…
Mysterious hole appears in the floor of a 175-year-old New England house, attempting to swallow the owner
In what is definitely not the start of a modern HP Lovecraft adaptation, a new resident was moving into a house in Guilford, Connecticut that…
Whale Sharks Have Eyeballs Covered in Tiny Teeth
Marine biologists from Japan say whale sharks have eyeballs coated in tiny teeth, in a discovery unique to this hulking but gentle aquatic species. Read…
Family finds pepperoni swastika on their Little Caesars pizza
Jason Laska stopped at a Little Caesars to grab a pre-made “Hot-N-Ready” pizza for his family. When he got home, he and his wife discovered…
Hay Satan! WATCH ‘tractor of apocalypse’ catch fire on Russian road & set fields ablaze
A tractor with two trailers of hay turned into a moving inferno as its cargo caught fire on a road in southern Russia. The vehicle…
Beachgoers get stuck in mud flats attempting to reach the sea in Weston-super-Mare
Weston Coastguard Rescue Team said it was called out 55 times on Wednesday Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/weston-super-mare-beach-people-stuck-mudflats-sea-a9585311.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with…
Six-year-old girls found sending sexually explicit texts in lockdown
Children taking their own lives ‘daily’ as result of sexting and cyberbullying, researchers warn Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/six-year-old-girl-sexually-explicit-texts-lockdown-safetonet-a9585196.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Coronavirus: Mongolia delivers PPE equipment to US as Covid-19 infections soar
While US has more than 2.3m Covid infections, total in Mongolia is 215 Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-mongolia-ppe-us-infections-rise-latest-a9583996.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with…
Guinness using leftover beer from closed pubs to fertilise Christmas trees during lockdown
‘It’s been a tough time in the brewery,’ director of operations at Guinness in Dublin states Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/guinness-leftover-beer-pubs-bars-closed-christmas-trees-fertilise-ireland-a9582496.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
A Black Hole Collided With Something That Shouldn’t Exist
Astronomers are puzzling over observations that show a black hole smashing into a mystery object of unusual size. Read more… Source: https://gizmodo.com/a-black-hole-collided-with-something-that-shouldnt-exis-1844134041 Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
'The Poo Lagoon': Farmers dump slurry at quarry-turned-tourist-attraction to deter lockdown visitors
‘Action has been taken after a huge amount of people trespassing and travelling from all over the country,’ say local residents Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/blue-lagoon-buxton-quarry-slurry-poo-harpurs-hill-tourists-a9578821.html Droolin’ Dog…
China's dog-meat festival opens for potentially the last time
Stop The Wildlife Trade: Campaigners hope that the event – drastically scaled back this year – will soon be banned altogether Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-dog-meat-yulin-festival-campaigners-a9578956.html Droolin’ Dog…
Mountain lion found in downtown San Francisco
‘We never had a mountain lion right in the middle of downtown San Francisco … the poor guy really needed some help,’ official says Source:…
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