The Atlantic reports that the Facebook Data team has reviewed data of people who were on the “receiving end” of a relationship break-up. Apparently, Facebook assumes that if you were in a relationship for four weeks and the other person… Read More ›
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Actor Who Played “McGruff The Crime Dog” Sentenced For Drug And Weapons Offences
QMI Agency reports that the actor who played 1980s PSA anti-crime cartoon star, McGruff the Crime Dog has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison after police found blueprints of two indoor marijuana grow-ops in his car. A search… Read More ›
Refrigerator Hacked!
CNBC reports that hackers have been attacking “smart” home appliances, including at least one refrigerator. Specifically, a hacked smart refrigerator was sending spam email. Three Questions That Arise From This Story 1. Was there Spam in the refrigerator? If so,… Read More ›
Drunk Man Tries To Put Out Eternal Flame In Paris With An Extinguisher, Should Have Looked Up “Eternal” In Dictionary Instead
The Local reports that a drunk man tried to use a fire extinguisher to put out the eternal flame at the Arc de Triomphe. 3 More Bad Flames To Spray With A Fire Extinguisher 1. The image of a fire in… Read More ›
Donkey Meat + Fox DNA = Product Recall
CNN reports that Wal-Mart has recalled donkey meat in China because it was “contaminated” with fox DNA. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. Are they sure it wasn’t Fox News Policy Manual DNA? Because that would be ironic being… Read More ›
#ItalianParkingTickets
The Local reports that in Rome, Italy, police are using Twitter complaints from the public to give out parking tickets. 3 More Fines We’d Like To See Result From Social Media 1. A fine for following people to get them… Read More ›
Under The Wire! One More Ridiculous Headline For 2013!
Here is a headline from QMI Agency today: “Sex doll sent into space.” Apparently, that’s exactly where a California-based adult products maker sent a doll named “Missy,” using a hydrogen-filled balloon. And by “apparently,” we mean they filmed a You… Read More ›
Hey, If You Work At Kooters, Someone Has A Job Opportunity You Hopefully Won’t Want
Reuters reports that the Hooters restaurant chain is suing an escort service for using the Hooters name in recruitment ads. The ads on Craigslist allegedly originally said “Now Hiring Hooters Girls $100 Per Hour.” However, when contacted by the media, a… Read More ›
Funniest Travel News Headline Of 2013?
Sometimes a headline is so good that reading, or in this case viewing the news story could only lead to disappointment. And our new favorite headline comes from King5.com: “TSA agent confiscates sock monkey’s pistol.” We could read on about… Read More ›
Analysis Of Most Used Words In Hunger Games; Harry Potter; and Twilight Series’ May Be More Readable Than The Words In These Books!
Slate put together an interesting “textual analysis” of the most popular phrases and words in the Hunger Games, Harry Potter, and Twilight series of novels. You can view the tables of categories such as “Most Distinctive Adjectives by Author” by… Read More ›
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