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Environment
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Latest Loch Ness Monster Sighting On Apple Maps [PIC + VIDEO]
22 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A group of Loch Ness Monster enthusiasts say they’ve sighted the legendary Scottish beast via satellite images on Apple Maps, which is the same app that has a large portion of the internet dedicated to recording the many hilarious instances of its failure.
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Dramatic Footage Of South Korea Ferry Rescues [VIDEO]
17 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Four people are confirmed dead, and the death toll is expected to rise, with hundreds of passengers still missing after a ferry carrying close to 500 people capsized in South Korea. Dramatic footage showing the search and rescue effort by the South Korean coast guard has been released.
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Has Your Cat Taken Over Your Home? Here’s A Checklist
16 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Is your smartphone a device solely used to take snaps of your cat in adorable situations – i.e. every frickin chance you get? Is your cat more important to you than life itself? You might suffering from cat induced Stockholm syndrome. Here’s a checklist to see whether a feline overlord has taken over your home.
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Incredible Pictures Show Mongolian Girl (13) Hunt Foxes With Her Eagle [VIDEO]
15 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Somewhere on the slopes of the Altai mountain range in western Mongolia, lives the most badass 13-year-old girl ever. She is most likely the only Kazakh huntress in training. Marvel at these stunning photographs of Ashol-Pan, hunting with her massive golden eagle.
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Cat Cafe / Coffee Shops Are A Thing Now
10 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The craze that started in Japan – where else – is now starting to take hold in the west. Last year it was Paris, now London has its very own cat café, a place where feline lovers can have a cup of tea while getting their cat fix.
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Dog Lovers – You Will Die When You See These [GALLERY]
08 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This one is for all the dog lovers out there. Canine’s have been at man’s side through the ages, but modern technology has allowed us to capture and marvel at their dorkiest moments. Please enjoy a couple of dogs failing at being dogs.
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London’s Air Quality Gets A 10/10 Fail – Look At This Picture [GALLERY]
04 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
London looked similar to Beijing this week, covered in a haze of pollution. The air quality was deem to have deteriorated to 10 on a 10-point-scale that measures air pollution. Here are some photos from 3 April, showing the scale of the pollution.
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Umm, They’ve Captured A Mythical Creature In America [VIDEO]
04 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A creature that rivals the legend of the Sasquatch might have been caught by a lady with a hairdo that is just as amazing as the mythical creature.
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This Is The Most Trafficked Mammal In The World (You Probably Haven’t Heard Of It)
04 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Tiger? No. Monkey? No. Elephant? Close. The most trafficked mammal in the world isn’t that well known, and therein lies the problem. This pinecone with legs is disappearing from the face of the earth, while almost no one knows of its existence.
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The Carbon Price Of The Tech ‘Cloud’ Will Shock You
03 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With more of us using the digital ether that is the Cloud platform, the technology is replacing physical storage of old (CDs, DVDs, magazines and floppy disks) and provides users with an invisible mainframe to maintain one’s digital life. But although the Cloud may seem intangible, somewhere in the world, massive servers are chowing through electricity.
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Breakthrough: They’re Finally Going To Be Able To Get Long-Range Weather Forecasts Right
02 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Many a planned party or event has suffered the wrath of ill weather. Meteorologists’ long-term predictions of weather patterns have until now been no better than flipping a coin. Finally – British scientists have announced that they have developed the world’s best long-term forecasting model.
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This Two-Legged Dog Beach Video Will Melt Your Heart [VIDEO]
31 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This boxer puppy does an eternal handstand while he makes the best of a bad situation. Watch a dog named Duncan Lou Who enjoy the beach without his doggy wheelchair.
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Amazing Images Show World’s Landmarks Go Dark For Earth Hour [GALLERY]
31 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
For one hour on Saturday, famous landmarks around the world went dark. The outages weren’t the results of unplanned Eskom load shedding, but for Earth Hour. More than 7,000 cities in 150 countries got in the act of switching off lights for one hour.
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These Are The Most Ethical Countries In The World
28 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Jet setting and globetrotting aren’t necessarily the most environmentally friendly pastimes. To encourage responsible traveling, Ethical Traveler has rated travel destinations according to four categories, to determine which countries you should visit if you want to maintain the moral high ground among your well-traveled friends.
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Ukraine’s Elite Combat Dolphins Will Serve Under Russia
27 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This just goes to show that you can’t trust a dolphin in war – they’re bladdy turncoats. Following the annexing of Crimea by Russia, the Crimean combat dolphin programme will be preserved and will serve under the Russian Navy. They serve only the hand that feeds them the best smelly fish.
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Squirrel Owned By Rat Trap [VIDEO]
27 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Trying to get rid of a rodent problem with rat traps, to no avail, led this YouTube user to install a video camera in his closet to see why the traps weren’t working. Instead of rats he found a squirrel.
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Harrowing First-Hand Account Of Titanic Sinking
26 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A letter allegedly penned by a survivor of the Titanic on 8 August, 1955 – more than 43 years after the disaster, has recently surfaced. It depicts the first hand-account of French maid, Rose Amelie Icard’s harrowing experience of the Titanic’s demise.
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No Ways! Unbelievable Apartment Fire Rescue Caught On [VIDEO]
26 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Watch as a construction worker is saved just in time from a burning apartment building in Houston, Texas, United States (of America), on Tuesday. The video footage of the rescue was caught on video by nervous onlookers from the building across the road.
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Incredible Washington Mudslide Before And After Pictures
26 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The small rural community of Arlington, Washington, has been almost completely destroyed, following a massive mudslide. The death toll has risen to 14 with many more citizens unaccounted for. The before and after pictures show just how devastating the landslide was.
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Dogs Are The Perfect Magic Trick Audience [VIDEO]
24 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Finnish magician, Jose Ahonen has made many things disappear in front of many audiences, but few have been as expressive in their vexation as this group of dogs. Cue delight, followed by confusion, bafflement, and then fear. Please enjoy.
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This Dog Cost R21 Million [PHOTO]
20 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last year a Chinese zoo was busted for trying to pass one of these dogs off as an actual lion. But don’t expect to be able to afford one of these puppies. A golden-haired one-year-old Tibetan mastiff puppy was sold in China at a luxury pet fair for R21 million.
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This Is What Dogs Do When You Leave The House [VIDEO]
18 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Thanks once again, Russia, for a terrific YouTube video. What you have here is your standard house hold dog, banished from the bed. Throw in an absent owner and a hidden camera, and you have YouTube gold.
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These Doggie Day Care Photos Will Make Your Day [PICS]
17 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Had enough trials and tribulations with the start of a new working week? Take a breather and check out man’s best friend enjoying a dog’s life at a doggie day care.
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This Is Why Earth Is Beyond Beautiful [GALLERY]
14 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Sometimes we all get so wrapped-up in the cacoon of our hum-drum lives that we forget about just how incredible our planet really is. For most of us living amongst the greyness of the average city-scape, we tend to focus on our first-world problems and forget about the sheer magnificence which is the natural beauty of our home.
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Powerful Images Capture New York Building Collapse [GALLERY]
13 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At least three people were killed when an explosion caused two buildings in New York’s East Harlem neighbourhood to collapse. The source of the explosion is still unknown, but one tenant claims there were complaints by residents of “unbearable” gas smells in recent weeks.
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This Is Why We Must Win The War Against Poaching [WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO]
05 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Poaching is a horrible reality threatening South Africa’s endangered species. Some times we are desensitized to the plight of the animals being killed in our national parks. Hopefully this heart wrenching video of an injured rhino will invoke more people into combating poaching.
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Please Enjoy This Snake Eating A Crocodile [VIDEO]
04 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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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Google Maps Has Underwater Street View And It’s Awesome [VIDEO]
03 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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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Divers Rescue Shark Tangled With Elastic Cord [RADICAL VIDEO]
25 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With only 1500 grey nurse sharks left off the east coast of Australia, marine life veterinarians and divers rushed to the aid of one particular grey nurse shark in distress. A diver spotted the animal tangled in an elastic cord.
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Shit’s Getting Real – Photo From US Storms Looks Like A Scene Out Of Independence Day
14 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
This real life photo of the snow storms in the southern parts of the US, resemble what the aftermath of an alien invasion would look like. Just add a couple of dead aliens with Will Smith walking away on the foreground smoking a cigar and saying a witty catch phrase.
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