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World
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Facebook Will Be Tracking Your Cursor Movements On The Screen
31 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
It seems like the more we worry about being monitored – the more we’re being monitored, especially on social media. If you want to use it – expect them to know everything. Facebook in particular is going the extra mile to monitor our precise activities on their platform. Sources say that they may be considering gathering data from even our most minute mouse-movements.
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This Guy Wants To Use A Vaccuum Cleaner For China’s Smog [VIDEO]
31 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A while ago we posted a story about the state of pollution in China. In particular, we focused on Harbin, the capital city of Heilongjiang province where 11 million people attempted to evacuate, as pollution levels stretched beyond 30 times the healthy limit. Just last week, the government shut down schools, major roads and businesses, as the city ground to a halt. The streets were empty as the thick smog dominated the horizon. But now, an innovation from dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde might be able to help out.
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Finally, Your Smartphone Will Be Able To Release Bacon And Coffee Smells [PICS & VIDEO]
31 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Trust the Japanese to invent something like this. It’s been a long time coming, ever since the world was introduced to the idea of synthetic smells with the brief,but interesting spell of ‘scratch-n-sniff’stickers. Now,instead of making smells come out of stickers, they’re making smells come out of your phone. That’s right, they’ve made a smartphone accessory that can make your room smell like coffee. Or Bacon. Or Curry. Whatever revs your motor.
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Kid Photobombs Pope – Sits In His Chair [PICS]
31 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I imagine this is the closest we’ll get to feeling like Bill Cosby in ‘Kids Say The Darnedest Things’, because we just found this kid who did the darnedest thing. Last Saturday Pope Francis gave a speech “about families” to thousands of pilgrims who had traveled a long way to see the man in the white dress.
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Pianist Panics As Orchestra Starts Wrong Concerto [VIDEO]
31 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
In an industrty that takes itself pretty serioulsy, Maria João Pires is a seriously big deal. Classical piano is an earnest, time-honoured tradition. And like any classical pianist, Maria wanted to get off on the right foot when she played at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. She was supposed to be playing a Mozart Concerto, only to hear the orchestra start playing another Mozart concerto – no 20 in D minor.
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Just Imagine What A Brand New US Destroyer Looks Like These Days [GALLERY]
30 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The Destroyer. You don’t have to look very far beyond the name of this beast to know that it’s the US navy’s most intimidating weapon. It’s basically an entire army floating in the sea, capable of causing enough damage to completely ruin a small city. And now, the US Navy has just plopped it’s newest destroyer into the sea – the USS Zumwalt.
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Uber Is Delivering Kittens In New York
30 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Apparently October 29 is National Cat Day in the United States. Not being Americans, it’s understandable that no one here knows, or indeed cares. But still, National Cat Day is worth remarking on because yesterday, Uber hand delivered kittens for people to play with if they lived in New York, San Francisco, or Seattle.
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This Guy Might Have Surfed The Biggest Wave Ever [VIDEO]
29 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When it comes to breaking records, some choose the safer route: opting to put straws in their mouths. Some, on the other hand, enjoy being towed into 30-metre waves by a jetski. This was the gambit of one Carlos Burle, in an attempt to break the world record for biggest wave ever surfed, held by Garret McNamara, who successfully carved a 23-metre behemoth just two years ago.
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Earth Has A New Species: The Cape Melville Leaf-Tailed Gecko [VIDEO]
29 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Just take a guess where scientists have found a whole array of new animal species. You’d be thinking somewhere isolated, somewhere big, somewhere uncharted… Yup, it’s Australia. The continent down under is home to some of the world’s most fascinating animals, and just a few days ago a few more were were added to the list.
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Couple Win Holiday Trip – Become Drug Mules
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Have you ever watched the program ‘Border Security: Australia’? If you have, you’ll know that Australian border-control officials are some of the toughest in the business, taking no kak from no one. However, one unwitting elderly couple managed to slip through the system, after it emerged that their bags had been lined with methamphetamine while they were away in Canada.
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Introducing The World’s Top 10 Worst Countries For Internet Attacks [PIC]
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On the world wide web, these people are not your friends, mkay? Akamai released its Second Quarter 2013 State of the Internet Report recently, highlighting the internet’s most vulnerable ports, and a list of countries that evidently play host to a lot of naughty boys and girls with internet connections. So who is the top country in the world for internet attacks?
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The World’s First Bitcoin ATM Is On Its Way [VIDEO]
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’ve been reading our stories on bitcoins recently you’d be forgiven for thinking that Bitcoin is only used by the most nefarious online criminals, because they are largely untraceable. You’d be partially wrong though, as absolutely anyone can use Bitcoin anywhere in the world. And now, the ever-progressive Canada is launching the very first Bitcoin ATM.
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You Have To See This Amazing Piece of “Land Art” [PIC & VIDEO]
25 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada unveiled his 11-acre land art portrait of a girl, who is apparently making a wish. Located in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast, Ireland, the artwork, titled “WISH,” took one month to construct and required 30,000 wooden pegs, 2,000 tons of soil, and 2,000 tons of sand.
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These Are The Reasons Business Insider Gave People For Visiting SA
23 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
WARNING – Cringe alert. Look, we all know Business Insider is a reputable site full of really cool, useful, relevant information. But when it comes to doing a nifty travel article on South Africa, these guys really know how to apply egg to the face. Did you know, South Africans speak “Cosa”?
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This Spongebob Squarepants Tombstone Might Have To Be Removed [PIC]
23 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Officials working at graveyard in Cincinnati were shocked one morning when they were made aware of a new gravestone that was placed in the yard – a 7-foot cement statue of Spongebob Squarepants. The gravestone of Iraq War Veteran, Kimberley Walker, was carved to look like a massive Spongebob wearing an army uniform with her name and rank on it.
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Here’s The White Widow’s Love Poem She Wrote To Osama Bin Laden
23 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
“The White Widow” – or, as we have come to know her, “that lady who forged a South African Passport and then masterminded the Nairobi mall massacre” has apparently written a poem in praise of Osama Bin Laden. Investigators had a bit of a peep through her computer, and found this cute little ditty that was dedicated to the worlds most wanted man.
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Mindblowing: Chinese City Shuts Down Due To ‘Choking’ Smog [GALLERY]
22 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
When it comes to air pollution, China is pretty much the worst. Chinese citizens are used to grey skies in summer, acid rain in winter and choking smog all year round, but nothing quite like this has ever happened. Harbin, the rough-and-tough capital city of Heilongjiang province is home to some 11 million people – all of whom tried to evacuate at the same time, when pollution reached critical levels just yesterday.
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In Japan, Under-40s Can’t Be Bothered With Sex – Here’s Why
22 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It seems as if Japan is losing its sex drive – which wouldn’t be a bad thing considering they have 126 million people crammed into an area the size of California, but still, the fact that millions of people under 40 aren’t even dating is cause for alarm.
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This Awesome Map Shows You What Each Country Leads The World In [PIC]
21 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Did you know that Morocco is the world leader in Couscous? Or that Germany has everyone beat when it comes to almost winning the world cup? Our particular favourite is Russia: raspberries and nukes. This map is like a thousand Chappie wrappers combined into one.
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Mexican Drug Lord Gunned Down By Clowns At Kid’s Party
21 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There are two ways this story could’ve panned out. Either the clowns noticed some drug dealings going on and, being good Samaritans, immediately shot down the head honcho – OR – gunmen who always had the intention of killing the head honcho dressed themselves up as clowns, invaded the party, and shot the guy from close range. Done guessing?
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Video Shows How A Cat Smuggled Dagga Into A Prison [VIDEO]
21 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This one’s a gem. Officials at a prison in Moldova became a bit suspicious when they noticed a grey and white cat repeatedly entering and exiting the prison fence. You can imagine a pair of bulky slavic officials staring at the video footage over a few weeks, while it slowly dawns on them that this isn’t normal.
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You Need To See This Maldives Island Completely Covered In Rubbish
21 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Maldives – well known for it’s crystal blue waters, brilliant white sands and those boats with the glass bottoms that let you see the coral reefs. This is the last place on earth you’d associate with the word “rubbish dump”. But there’s something sordid just a stone’s throw away from the swankiest hotels on earth. There’s something smelly on the horizon. It is ‘Rubbish Island’, and it stinks to high hell.
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You Won’t Believe How Much They Sold The Last Violin To Play On The Titanic For
21 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Remember that part in Titanic when everyone was freaking out on the top deck, and they made the violinists play a few songs to calm everyone down? Yeah, well that actually happened, and one of those violins was just sold on auction.
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An Alarming Number Of People On Earth Are Slaves
17 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Slavery. Legally practiced for 11,000 years, abolished by the English in 1833 – the practice seems,on the surface at least, to be a thing of the past. But now, the publishing of the Global Slavery Index has revealed the existence of up to 30 million ‘modern slaves’ in 162 countries.
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Here Are The 2014 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees
17 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Aaah, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For 40 years it has stood on the North Coast Harbour of Cleveland, Ohio – a shining beacon of Rock and Roll, celebrating the lives and achievements of the genre’s most influential figures. Every year it is obliged to induct a few more Rock heroes, and this year is no different. Here are the nominees for 2014.
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They’ve Found That Clown Who Was Terrorising Northampton
17 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Exactly one month ago we posted a story about someone in Northampton dressing up as Pennywise from Stephen King’s It. He was spotted prowling the grungy streets of Northampton at night, holding flowers or juggling balls. He has since become a global sensation, but opinion was mixed in the town. Some residents praised the man, but some called for his arrest. And, after a month of infamy – the clown has finally been nabbed.
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Check Out This Picture Of The Maddie McCann Suspect [PIC]
14 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The London Metropolitan Police have issued an identikit to the public in a bid to track down a man that they are describing of “vital importance” to the Madeleine McCann case. The man they want to contact is described as white, aged between 20 and 40 years old, with short brown hair, of medium build, […]
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It’s Friday – So Here’s A Wingsuit Jumper Landing On A Lake Without A Parachute [VIDEO]
11 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Welcome to Friday. Here’s a guy jumping off the top of a mountain, flying down the slopes with a wing suit, and gliding on to the service of a lake for his landing. The jump took place at Lake Garda in Italy on September 30th 2013. Raphael Dumont, the guy who nailed it, has over 600 flights under his belt.
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Town From ‘The Cove’ To Open Marine Park Where You Can Swim With Dolphins… Then Eat Them
09 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
The Japanese town of Taiji became synonymous with brutal dolphin slaying after the Oscar-winning, tear-jerking, doccie, ‘The Cove,’ was released. Sadly, regardless of the international recognition and fame the documentary received, dolphin hunting at the cove still takes place annually between September and April, and its about to get a whole lot darker.
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Please Enjoy These Protesting Brussels Firemen Soaking The Police In Foam [VIDEO]
08 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday afternoon, Belgian firemen protested against national budget cuts for the fire department in Brussels. Firemen from all the country gathered in front of Prime Minister’s office with fire trucks and blocked traffic in Brussels’ ring road, burning tyres (yissie!) in the streets and sprayed water and foam towards police guarding the protest. At some point police officers stood knee-deep in foam on the street.
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