Non-IT News Thread
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Facebook data transfers threatened by Safe Harbour ruling
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Guatemala Landslide: At Least 161 Dead After Disaster in Santa Catarina Pinula Suburb, Officials Say
Rescue workers brought in heavy machinery Sunday to accelerate the search following the disaster that left many homes buried. Guatemalan authorities said more than 300 people remain missing.
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They are having a really tough time down there. The whole area is not even inhabitable anymore.
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Ants: Video Shows Insects Forming Island to Survive South Carolina Flood
Journalist Adrian Acosta captured a video of the ant island floating in Greenville County, Fox Carolina reports. Fire ants are able to link up to form a life raft, according to National Geographic.
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American Airlines: Phoenix-Bound Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Pilot Dies Mid-Flight
The plane, carrying 147 passengers, was flying from Boston to Phoenix when the 57-year-old pilot fell ill, CNN reports. The co-pilot took over and landed the flight safely in Syracuse, N.Y.
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@mlnews said:
Ants: Video Shows Insects Forming Island to Survive South Carolina Flood
Journalist Adrian Acosta captured a video of the ant island floating in Greenville County, Fox Carolina reports. Fire ants are able to link up to form a life raft, according to National Geographic.
So douse it with gas and set it ablaze... fire ants are not a protected species.
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@IRJ said:
Wear a helmet for the next 24 hours.
Russia's Progress spacecraft set to crash to Earth within 24 hours
Also known as "Put on a dang helmet day"
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@dafyre said:
@IRJ said:
Wear a helmet for the next 24 hours.
Russia's Progress spacecraft set to crash to Earth within 24 hours
Also known as "Put on a dang helmet day"
I've been playing way too much Kerbal Space Program... This just seems like a day in the life to a Kerbin. Especially when I am running the space program.
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Duffy's Cut: New searches for remains of Irish migrants
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@dafyre what made you dig up that post from May? lol
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@IRJ Ha ha ha. Good queestion. I probably missed the "Click here to continue" thing just as it disappeared. lol.
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Whopper: Halloween Version of Burger King Sandwich Turns People's Feces Green, Reports Say
Social media users have said that their bowel movements have been turned green by the black buns that Burger King released as part of a Halloween promotion, media outlets report.
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@mlnews said:
Whopper: Halloween Version of Burger King Sandwich Turns People's Feces Green, Reports Say
Social media users have said that their bowel movements have been turned green by the black buns that Burger King released as part of a Halloween promotion, media outlets report.
LOL like this was unexpected... lol
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Glendale, Ohio: Court Upholds Suspension of 12-Year-Old Boy for Staring at Girl
The boy's parents sued St. Gabriel Consolidated School, which suspended him in September 2014 after a girl said she became "fearful" during a staring contest.
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Can we get anyone suspended if we are "afraid" of losing a game?
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Great Falls, Montana: Hunter Says He Escaped Grizzly Bear Attack by Shoving Arm Down Its Throat
Chase Dellwo, 26, told the Great Falls Tribune he shoved his arm down the bear's throat, because he read bears had bad gag reflexes. He suffered a wound to the head, a swollen eye and a punctured leg.
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@mlnews said:
Great Falls, Montana: Hunter Says He Escaped Grizzly Bear Attack by Shoving Arm Down Its Throat
Chase Dellwo, 26, told the Great Falls Tribune he shoved his arm down the bear's throat, because he read bears had bad gag reflexes. He suffered a wound to the head, a swollen eye and a punctured leg.
Did he also suffer getting barfed on by a bear?
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I can only imagine. Remains of previous bow hunters chucked all over him.
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Time to work on the next 1,000 news items!
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Yuntai Mountain: Glass Walkway Suspended 3,540-Feet High Cracks Under Tourists
The Henan Province, China, tourist attraction is closed for repairs after the Oct 5 incident. “Nobody was in danger,” a spokesman said. The walkway opened in September.
