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February 16 2012

19:20

Electric Cigarette Explodes in a Man's Face [Wtf]

A Florida man is in the hospital after the battery in his electric cigarette caught fire and exploded, knocking out all of his teeth and part of his tongue. We already knew that electric cigarettes weren't good for your health, but that's ridiculous. More »

Tags: Wtf Electric cigarettes Smoking

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February 11 2012

01:40

Ocean's 11 Just Happened in Real Life [WTFriday]

$500,000 of jewelry is missing from a Chicago store after thieves drilled their way from a sushi restaurant into a jewelry store next door, evaded a state-of-the-art security system, and cracked a supposedly theft-proof safe. More »

Tags: WTFriday Crime Wtf

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February 10 2012

21:40

Why Is This Squirrel Purple? [WTFriday]

A couple in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, found a purple squirrel in their backyard. No one knows why it's purple. And it's really freaking purple. More »

Tags: WTFriday Animals Wtf

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February 08 2012

18:20

The Bomb Squad X-Rayed a Suspicious Package and Found a Cat Inside [Wtf]

In a disturbing story (that comes with a happy ending!), the bomb squad of Amherst, New York responded to reports of a suspicious package but instead of figuring out which color wire to cut, they found a living cat sealed inside the box. More »

Tags: Wtf Bomb Squad Bombs Cat bomb Cats Kittens

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15:00

A Cop Chased Himself For 20 Minutes Because CCTV Confused Him With a Suspect [Wtf]

On a cold, dark night on the mean streets of the UK, an undercover police officer was radioed and informed that a potential suspect was close by. Keen to do the right thing, he set off in hot pursuit. Twenty fraught minutes later, he learned he'd been chasing... himself. More »

Tags: Wtf CCTV Police

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January 28 2012

23:35

ATM Gives Out Dead Mouse [Wtf]

You know the economy is really going to bloody hell when ATMs start to pay bank customers with dead rodents, which is exactly what happened to this guy on the right. He got his cash and the dead Mickey on the left. More »

Tags: Wtf Atm Mouse Sweden Top

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January 24 2012

15:40

McDonald's Is Spraying Robbers with an Invisible DNA Mist [Wtf]

Apparently, robbing McDonald's has become a thing in Australia. McRobbery's are so rampant down under that McDonald's locations in Aussieland are taking measures to protect themselves by spraying criminals with an invisible mist of DNA. I repeat, AN INVISIBLE MIST OF DNA. The DNA seeps into the criminal's skin and is visible under blacklight for two weeks. More »

Tags: Wtf blacklight Crime Dna Invisible mist McDonalds

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January 22 2012

16:00

This Guy Didn't Know He Shot Himself in the Head with a Nail Gun [Wtf]

Dante Autullo is a tough guy. He's also, according to his wife, a very accident prone guy. So when he accidentally hit his head with a nail gun and only saw a scratch, he didn't think anything of it... EVEN THOUGH HE HAD A FREAKING NAIL LODGED IN HIS BRAIN. More »

Tags: Wtf Brain Dumb nail gun Nail in brain Nails Skull XRay

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January 20 2012

04:20

Supreme Court Gives the Go Ahead for Re-Copyrighting Public Domain Works [Copyright]

You've got to be kidding me. The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Congress can remove works from the public domain and re-copyright them in order to bring the the pieces into compliance with international copyright schemes. Yeah, because that doesn't run completely against the spirit of copyright law or anything. More »

Tags: Copyright Apimages Berne Convention Copywrong Law Supreme Court tweet Wtf

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January 19 2012

05:00

Smittens—All the Romantic Hand-Holding with None of the Frostbite [Clothing]

Holding hands is one of the easiest ways you can show affection for your significant other but quickly becomes a test of true love when the mercury drops—unless, of course, you two are wearing the Smitten. More »

Tags: Clothing Smitten Wtf

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January 18 2012

11:12

iPads Boxes Stuffed With Clay On Sale in Canada [Wtf]

When a bunch of fraudsters wanted free iPads, they purchased them, removed the iPad, packed the box with clay and returned it to the store. Cheeky, illegal, but ingenious. Only, the stores then sold the clay to unsuspecting customers. More »

Tags: Wtf Apple Canada ipad

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05:00

These Teddy Bear Rugs Are Made from the Skin of Childhood Companions [Art]

If you go out in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise. For every bear that ever there was, will gather there for certain because—well, because they've all been recycled into rugs. More »

Tags: Art Augustina Woodgate Teddy Bears Wtf

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January 17 2012

16:20

Robot Face Painter Is Somehow Even More Terrifying Than Clowns [Image Cache]

Not only does this little boy have the honor of being the first kid to have his face painted by the University of Michigan's robot arm, but as far as I'm concerned, he's also the bravest little tyke I've ever seen. More »

Tags: Image cache Robot Face Painter Robots Wtf

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January 16 2012

23:00

Titanic Cufflinks Cash In On the Death Of Thousands [Design]

Many people have profited from the Titanic tragedy, but movies and touring exhibitions don't seem anywhere near as tacky as Romain Jerome's efforts. In addition to watches and pens, it's now releasing cufflinks made from metal recovered from the wreckage. More »

Tags: Design Romain Jerome Titanic-DNA Cufflinks Wtf

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January 14 2012

21:00

It Burns! FX-Neo Mint Eye Drops Sound Excruciatingly Painful [Health]

Eye drops were an important part of our CES toolkit while we stared at thousands of TVs in the desert. But these mentholated FX-Neo drops from Japan sound like the worst thing you could ever put in your eye. More »

Tags: Health FX-Neo Eye Drops tweet Wtf

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05:00

How to Turn an ATM into a "Truth Machine" [Wtf]

You know who's wholly responsible for the downfall of the American economy? San Francisco-based Bank of America customers, that's who. No, seriously. Why else would the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) deface 85 San Francisco BofA ATM's like that? More »

Tags: Wtf Bank of America BofA Rainforest Action Network tweet

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January 13 2012

19:20

Your Orange Juice Might Have Ball-Destroying Fungicide In It [Wtf]

Ruh to the roh. Coca Cola says it has found illegal fungicide in orange juice made by Coke and its competitors. The illegal fungicide was originally used on oranges in Brazil but has made its way to store shelves stateside. Watch what you drink! More »

Tags: Wtf Carbendazim cocacola Coke Fungicide Minute maid oj orange juice Tropicana

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January 12 2012

23:20

Dr. Pepper Killed Dr. Pepper [Wtf]

When Dr. Pepper sued Dr. Pepper, we joked that real life was imitating Coke Zero commercials, where a company sues itself as marketing humor. This deal with Dr. Pepper ain't no marketing joke. Dr. Pepper, the parent company, just killed off Dublin Dr. Pepper, the best version of Dr. Pepper there is. What the hell! More »

Tags: Wtf Cane sugar dr pepper Dublin dr pepper Soda

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13:38

This Cute Sea Snail Can Swallow a Fish Three Times Its Size and Kill Humans [Video]

Watch this nice snail. It slowly moves across the ocean floor—lah-di-lah-di-lah!—until it finds a sleeping fish three times its size. Does it say hello, Mr. Fish, sorry to wake you up? No. It just opens its giant mouth and swallows it. More »

Tags: Wtf Clips cone snail Science showcase Video watch this

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05:20

For Sale: Slightly Used Military Dark Room, Classified Microfilm Not Included [Photography]

With the shift to digital cameras, old-fashioned photomats are getting harder and harder to find. But this portable, Army-issue dark room has everything you need to develop your own prints wherever you are. More »

Tags: Photography Dark Rooms Film Kodak Military tweet Wtf

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