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Contaminated Ink May Make Getting a Tattoo a Real Danger
Tattoo aficionados know they should only frequent parlors where things are clean and the artist uses sterile tools. But dangers may lurk elsewhere — new studies show the ink itself could be contaminated.
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TSA Reveals List of Weird and Scary Items Confiscated This Year
We all gripe about having to take our shoes off when we go through airport security, but according to a list of items confiscated this year by the TSA, footwear may be the least of its concerns.
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Granny Uses Sex Doll to Make Drivers Slow Down
Working on the theory that traffic always slows to a crawl when drivers want to get a good look at something, a Chinese grandmother who was fed up with people speeding through the crosswalk near her home came up with a rather unorthodox solution: She tied a blow-up doll to a tree on the corner.
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This Day in History for August 1 – MTV Debuts and More
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Man Refuses to Leave Jail, Winds Up Back in Jail
Since jail is an intentionally unpleasant place, most inmates count down the days to their release. But when one North Carolina man refused to leave the pokey, he was granted an all-expenses-paid extended stay.
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How Much Weight Do Ex-Smokers Put On After Quitting?
Since nicotine is an appetite suppressant and a stimulant, a fear of weight gain is one reason many smokers cite for refusing to quit.
And a new report stating ex-smokers pack on more pounds than previously thought probably won’t help matters any — but all may not be as it seems.
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Father and Son Have Naked, Drug-Fueled Brawl
Father’s Day is long over, but who says that’s the only good time for father-son bonding? And by “bonding” we mean “getting high, getting naked, and having a violent fight.”
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Man With 100-Pound Scrotum Doing Just Fine Thank You
Next time someone calls you “ballsy,” you can relish in the compliment — but just remember there’s a guy out there with a 100-pound scrotum who’s heard it more than you ever will.
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Want a Beer? You’ll Have to Tackle the Machine to Get One
We’ve all whacked a vending machine a time or two to get an errant bag of M&Ms to drop into our greedy little hands but how about a beer vending machine that literally requires you to tackle it before it gives up the goods?
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Maxim Hot 100 List: Bar Refaeli, Katy Perry and…Stephen Colbert?
Stephen Colbert, faux political pundit extraordinaire and host of Comedy Central’s ‘The Colbert Report,’ is no stranger to write-in campaigns. In the past, he’s rallied his fans — who call themselves the Colbert Nation — to write in his name as a presidential candidate, and another write-in effort saw a treadmill on the international space station named after him.
Now he’s done it again, but this time with even better results. Colbert now has a slot as one of the most beautiful women in the world.
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Loved Ones of Deceased Man Receive Emails From Beyond the Grave
Most of us are accustomed to getting email, but almost no one is prepared to get a missive from a friend who’s been dead for months. Yet that’s what’s happened to the loved ones of a young man who passed away last summer.
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Town Votes to Keep Street Named ‘Katie’s Crotch’
Streets are often named after notable people, so one can only imagine how exactly New Portland, Maine residents came up with the name Katie’s Crotch Road.