'They put the laundry machine to work and I'm locked inside', was chosen as USA cats' most common nightmare for this year

Not sure if there were four of them or just three, divers keep panic an option

Photo: TauchSport_Steininger, on Flickr. Open Water Diver – 28_07_2010

“Of course for us divers this is a stressful situation, but I’m sure that if we handle it in a relaxed way and if piccolo Marco is not left behind, under the water, this whole story will have a happy end.”

They went for their weekly dive in the Acqa Terra resort near Napoli. The divers, all members of the local diving…

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One hour into first date, guy pretends to have known film is in French

Photo: Leo Hidalgo, on Flickr. Cinema

Things went a bit wrong on Dave’s side as the movie he and Ann entered proved to be speaking French.

They met this Sunday and already decided to give it a shot. His name is Dave and her name is Ann. They both work in a workers restaurant in Vermont Avenue, LA.

“When I saw Ann, I knew I had to be more courageous than what I usually am with girls. I promised to…

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Mom loses patience when boy heads for a third dessert

Photo: Eyeliam, on Flickr, IMG_9468

“He ate already two desserts, and finished a whole Coke, how much longer is it going to last?” Complained the mom

In Kopenhagen a young mom by the name Lærke complained today she had to suffer serious delays in her schedule due to her son not finishing his lunch. It all happened in Fredericiagade, where a new restaurant had been opened lately with special…

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Californian claims to have been abducted by aliens. Asked if Za is acceptable in Scrabble, then returned home

Kotramlf, on Flickr, Alien Fresh Jerky

“I tell you for the last time. I don’t like this scrabble shit!”

A 35 years old from Baker California claimed this morning to have been abducted by somewhat intelligent creatures, put in a room with no windows for about half a day, interrogated by one of them and then sent back to his home.

The man, Tim, a plumber who has not kinship to the scrabble game…

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Belgian businessman, father of three, don't give shit about color of socks

Photo: Zoetnet, on Flickr relaxing

“You have to understand, we Belgians are not a fashion nation. It’s not like in Italy that clashing socks can get you in trouble. This is Belgium. We’re a country known for… well… the European Union is here so we’re certainly known for that.”

This is how Lukas chooses to open the conversation between us. He’s a man of first impression. The way he looks at you,…

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Atheists all over the world celebrate We Are Alone day

Photo: Artur on Flickr, mud bath

They came from every part of the world, most young between the ages of 20 and 30 but many older and even a lot older. They were all happy and full of belief. The irony of the spectacle made by Atheists who have gathered in France for a weekend of fun was difficult to miss. The sense of something sacred was everywhere you looked. They danced like a Chassidic group,…

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Liberland First Referendum: An International Airport Or A Soccer Stadium

“Location Liberland Europe” by MasiulisJonas1 – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Location_Liberland_Europe.png#/media/File:Location_Liberland_Europe.png

It’s either we build a nice international airport or cater for our football fans who would love to see their Liberland stadium

The newest tiny nation of Liberland was just…

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Parents continue to behave naturally as odor in baby room becomes insufferable. Young mother faints

Photo: Peter Dutton, on Flickr, Baby Center https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

“The odor in the baby room was awful,”

It happened in a small hospital in central London. A mother who was distracted by a phone call didn’t pay attention to her new born needs and shortly after a woman of 35 years old who was breastfeeding her own baby fainted and needed medical intervention.

“The odor was…

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Scientists isolate gene that makes scientists work too hard

Photo: U.S. Army RDECOM on Flickr. Army scientists energize battery research

It took a couple of centuries ever since science has become a part of modern life, revolutionising the world in so many manners. Now a group of scientists from the USA has come with the answer to the question, why do scientists always stay the course?

“We went through endless checks and probes, terabytes of chemical…

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As shampoo market grows rapidly in China, Pacific ocean to show twice as much foam

As shampoo market grows rapidly in China, Pacific ocean to show twice as much foam

Photo: Steve Jurvetson, on Flickr, Quantum Foam https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

It’s all good news for the Shampoo makers as Chinese consumers according to recent reports bought this year ten times more hair shampoo products than the year before. This swift change of behaviour can secure many local shampoo manufacturers but at the same time makes many others worried as massive…

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Emotional 12th week parents share first photo on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram, Whatsapp, Path, Linkdin, Sina Weibo, Flickr, Qzone, Vkontakte and snapchat

Photo: Remy Sharp, on Flickr, 365.36 Our baby https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Andrew and Yana from Budapest, Hungary will become parents next autumn. They are both very excited about it and as Yana puts it in her own words: “We felt parents right from my last ovulation.”

Andrew, an American who met Ukrainian Yana on a vacation in Italy said they chose to settle in Budapest because…

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Cook says chewing clove of garlic, while slicing an onion, greatly reduces any attention to tears

An English cook from Yorkshire who’s locally renowned for his Yorkshire Pudding chicken mousse with almonds has found what seems to be a great solution for many of us who tackle the unpleasant chore of cutting an onion.

The Cook, Jeffery (34) eats a clove of a southern Italian grown garlic, sometimes even two, and this is said to resolve the tears problem to a great extent.

Photo: Franco Folini,…

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Despile blinding sun: Governor convinces in first attempt, showing at the same exact point as his host

Brother and sister from London say they're close to sign a deal with Boeing that will teach a drummer neighbor a lesson

Bored flight attendant who says he's been too many times in Mexico City and can't take it any more, get passengers' empathy. Airplane lands in Honduras