Welcome to the Thunderdome of the animal kingdom, a.k.a Australia. This three metre python fought a five hour battle with a crocodile, won, and slowly swallowed it whole, proving once again that Australia’s animals are not to be messed with.

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’12 Years a Slave’ might be the talk of the town after winning Best Picture at this year’s Oscars, but back in 1853 interest in the life story of Solomon Northup was just as high. 161 years ago the New York Times did an article on Northup’s experience as a slave for 12 years. They dedicated an entire page to Northup, summarizing the story of free man being kidnapped and sold into slavery.

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Muhammadeya Cycling Club have responded to requests for comment on a video that shows members of their club brutally assaulting the occupants of a stationery vehicle on Beach Road, Sea Point, on March 2 2014. The club justified the assault on the motorist by their members by arguing that the assault was provoked.

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This online tool allows you to keep up with the Jones’, Tshabalala’s, Botha’s, and Naidoo’s voting habits. The Know Your Hood tool provides you with the voting demographics and statistics of a certain neighbourhood. The statistics and data are based on ward results from the 2009 general elections.

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Who actually uses Google’s Street View for directions anymore? We use it for our casual Sunday stroll through Parisian cobbled streets, and sitting next to blurry faced cafe patrons enjoying a croissant and a coffee. Google has recently added more underwater Street View maps, perfect for a scuba adventure from your desktop.

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The Internet is a big place, and a large number of sites have come and gone. This map of the Internet created by graphic designer Martin Vargic is insane. Representing the online world through cartography, with no detail spared, this map is worth checking out.

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Want to spend more time hanging with your bros instead of dealing with the admin that goes with a relationship? This is 2014 , why not outsource texting your girlfriend to an app? BroApp sends texts automatically to your girlfriend to make her think you’re thinking of her.

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Meagan Simmons, known on the Internet as the “Attractive Convict,” gained notoriety for her 2010 DUI mug shot, last year. Her mug shot was used in memes that made rounds across the web last year, and she’s making the news again, this time for suing InstantCheckmate.com.

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For months leading up to the Oscars, celebrities employ whatever means (puking, diets, starvation) to fit into that perfect dress for the red carpet. But have you ever considered that these starved celebs have to endure at least three hours of award show before they can pig out? Don’t worry Ellen DeGeneres was there, savior of starving celebs everywhere.

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The porn industry is taking note of a striking redhead, that goes by the name of LittleRedBunny. This cam girl rose from obscurity, winning both the inaugural awards for Favourite and Best Webcam Girl at the AVN Awards and Sex Awards respectively. Cam girls have become the hottest trend in adult entertainment, and LittleRedBunny reigns as queen.

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Jennifer Lawrence falling at the Oscars is becoming an annual event. Her sea legs gave way on the red carpet, when le wild traffic cone appeared. The camouflaged cone got the best of the actress mere seconds after she stepped onto the red carpet.

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Film’s have often romanticized the lives of the famous ancient warriors. But the truth of the matter remains; they were slaves housed in fortress prisons. The gladiator school discovered outside of Vienna, Austria, is the first one discovered outside the city of Rome.

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And the award for temporarily crashing Twitter and posting the most retweeted selfie ever goes to Ellen DeGeneres. Ellen’s Oscar selfie garnered 2.3 million retweets, eclipsing Obama’s famous victory selfie (780,063 retweets) in just over half an hour.

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As the frenzy surrounding Oscar Pistorius’ trial reaches fever pitch, are ads like this warranted? DStv has dedicated an entire channel to the court case and the events surrounding it. It begs the question whether the media, at the expense of accuracy, are provoking the public and thus cashing in on the death of Reeva Steenkamp. Are they going too far? The opposing argument: it’s a murder trial, it’s 2014, and the people do want to know.

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What is the appropriate time period to grieve a loved one before moving on? A photo of Pistorius’s alleged new girlfriend has hit the news stands, while one of his exes prepares to testify at his murder trial.

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Paddy Power is adding more fuel to the Pistorius fire with their controversial ad, declaring they will refund all losing bets if Pistorius walks. Last week Paddy Power announced that they are offering the opportunity for people to make bets on the outcome of the trial. Since then there has been an outcry from the public, saying that Paddy Power is trivialising the death of Reeva Steenkamp.

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Keep valuables, sentimental items and the fruits of your bank robbing days safely stowed in a digital Safe and sleep easy knowing your stuff is looked after. Made from solid Stainless Steel and boasting indicator lights for ease of use, this safe can be fixed to the wall or stored in a cupboard or out […]

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How resilient is your internet banking? IT issues plague all online industries, and internet banking is not immune. John Lyons, PwC UK Banking/Technology Resilience partner, says there are a couple of reasons why online banking is not as resilient as what it should be.

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At first glance, thinking outside the box when it comes to word choice in an article has become increasingly difficult for journalists. Needless to say, you would have to think very hard to avoid some of the no-no cliches listed by the Washington Post.

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To avoid the ‘Oscar’ confusion we present you with all of the Academy award winners bright and early today. The big winners of the 2014 Academy Awards were ’12 Years a Slave’ taking home three Oscars (including Best Picture) and Gravity, which won seven awards.

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Just a few days after BitCoin exchange, MtGox has gone offline, the company has filed for bankruptcy protection. Their claim has been approved by a district court in Tokyo. At the court hearing MtGox stated they had outstanding debts of about R67.9 million.

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Remember the time when four Afrikaans teenagers beat a homeless black person to death for fun? They went to jail after protesting their innocence, where they took muscle enhancing stimulants and threw dorm parties before behaving like the smuggest people in the world when they were granted parole. Remember those guys? Two of them are going back to Sing-Sing.

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Finally the kryptonite of the smartphone is being tackled. Yes, dihydrogen monoxide will no longer be the bane of smartphones around the world. With this nanocoating, evil water molecules don’t stand a chance.

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Katerina Krejcirova is the wife of Radovan Krejcir, who is facing charges of kidnapping and attempted murder. She was arrested during her husband’s bail hearing. Armed police officials escorted Katerina out of the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court, in connection with an allegedly stolen car found on the couple’s property.

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Just a few steps from the front door of Absolute Sea Pearl Beach Resort and you’re on the powdered sand of Patong Beach staring in awe at the crystal waters of the Andaman Sea. CLICK HERE TO GET YOURS Choose from these options:  R3 180 for a seven-night stay for two people sharing R10 800 […]

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They say he was a carpenter. Maybe slaving away, making wooden furniture is how Jesus got his chiseled good looks. The latest portrayal of Jesus on the silver screen has a lot of people questioning whether Jesus has become too sexy.

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Watch out! This baby has a gun! Not really though, she doesn’t even know where the trigger is – dumb baby. This picture a dad took of his baby daughter with a bolt action rifle resting on her lap has caused a ruckus on social media.

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Photographer Terry Richardson has gained a lot of infamy for his photo shoots. These days it seems like everybody in the celeb world has posed in front of his lens. Miley Cyrus even did some risque shots exposing a large quantity of skin. But there are models who refuse to work with him, and they’re starting to talk about his unsolicited sexual advances.

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See this sweet little honey? That’s right, it’s available on the Mercedes-Benz Century City’s dealership page on 7days. You know all about 7days – it’s that excellent Cape start up nailing the way people buy cars. If you’re ready to buy this thing, you should know that you’ll be paying way, way less for your installment than your mate who drives a Toyota, and it’s thanks to this genius finance plan.

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You might have seen this type of project before, but not with this dedication. A couple of months, years, a decade? No, Karl Baden has been doing this for nearly a quarter of a century.

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