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Shopper and much of shop falls into floor below after worker removes load-bearing wall

28 March 2024 @ 12:04 am

In this alarming footage, an unsuspecting shopper in Zhenjian, China, falls—along with a significant portion of the shop around her—into the floor below. The cause was reportedly a worker removing a load-bearing wall:

Save $289 on this Japanese master chef's 8-piece knife set that puts all other knives to shame

28 March 2024 @ 12:00 am

seido japanese knivesTL;DR: Level up your food prep and cooking game with the exceptional 

Lego prices per part over the years

27 March 2024 @ 11:01 pm

The magical Brick Insights has a page/project charting the price of Lego parts. A couple of weeks ago I received this question by Jared Hinton:"Just a quick question on the PPP data. Most years have a average PPP of 20c+ per part. &#

Runaway ostrich excitedly runs down busy streets as police chase him for an hour (video)

27 March 2024 @ 10:26 pm

Police went on a wild goose, er, ostrich chase after the bird escaped from a local zoo in South Korea. The feathered runaway looked pretty excited as he dodged authorities for about an hour, running down the middle of busy streets as he stopped traffic and turned heads. — Read the rest The post

Twitter's ░P░U░S░S░Y░I░N░B░I░O░ spambots are out of control

27 March 2024 @ 10:21 pm

Elon MuskAt NYMag, John Hermann takes a deep dive into the moist world of ░P░U░S░S░Y░I░N░B░I░O░ spambots on Twitter, which the company has not and for comical reasons will not deal with. I

Lost in time: the fading fame of Andy Kaufman

27 March 2024 @ 9:11 pm

Andy KaufmanFame is a weird thing. I was talking to some (highly educated) writers in their early 30s when I discovered none of them had ever HEARD of Crosby, Stills & Nash. I was stunned. How is that possible?  Well, fame is fleeting, obviously. — Read the rest The post Lost in time: the fading fame of Andy Kaufman app

Don't miss this suite of must-have Microsoft office apps for just $30

27 March 2024 @ 9:00 pm

Microsoft Office 2019TL;DR: Take your digital tasks to the next level with the apps offered in either Microsoft Office 2019 for Win

Take your poop with you: Nepal cracks down on human waste woes

27 March 2024 @ 8:29 pm

The number of adventurers with their sites on Mt Everest is increasing. In 2023, Nepal authorized 473 climbing permits, not including Sherpa guides and support staff. Unfortunately, the popularity of the peak has caused a shitty problem. "The problem of human waste on Everest was very bad," says Diwas Pokhrel, first vice president of Everest Summiteers Association. — Read the rest

Doggo steals some cheese, then tries to cover up the crime with comical plan (video)

27 March 2024 @ 7:53 pm

A crafty Labrador retriever thought the coast was clear when she swiped a piece of cheese from the kitchen counter. And then she realized her human wasn't heading off into another room after all. So the quick-thinking doggo stashed the dairy snack into her jowl and froze like a statue, staring off into space without making a peep. —

Trump's top AG pick hates democracy, loves cages for kids

27 March 2024 @ 7:28 pm

mike davis attorney generalIt looks like Trump has found his dream Attorney General in Mike Davis, a man who hates democracy almost as much as he loves putting kids in cages. If you thought Bill Barr was bad, just wait until you see what this guy has up his sleeve. — Read the rest The post Tru

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