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  • Seamus Bellamy
    4:26 pm Fri, Apr 20, 2018
    A new podcast hopes to solve an infamous unsolved death in Norway's Isdalen Valley

    In November, 1970, just outside the Norwegian town of Bergen, two kids found the partially burnt remains of a woman's body. Surrounding the woman's remains were a number of objects:… Read the rest of the article: A new podcast hopes to solve an infamous unsolved death in Norway's Isdalen Valley

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    4:53 pm Thu, Apr 19, 2018
    Scientologists were all up in Neopet's business

    Since its launch in 1999, Neopets has enjoyed a pretty colorful history. The game offers users the ability to create a virtual pet to take on adventures and, using virtual… Read the rest of the article: Scientologists were all up in Neopet's business

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    4:30 pm Thu, Apr 19, 2018
    Mostly naked man plays Nokia ringtone on the accordion so that you don't have to

    the Nokia tune on accordionWatch this video on YouTube He's doing God's work. Which God that might be, however, is open for debate.

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    4:19 pm Thu, Apr 19, 2018
    ICE agents remove legal foreign worker from farm, threaten farmer when questioned about having a warrant

    I don't want to alarm anyone, but it sounds like maybe some ICE agents are, I dunno, a shower of bastards. According to Syracuse.com, New York state dairy farmer John… Read the rest of the article: ICE agents remove legal foreign worker from farm, threaten farmer when questioned about having a warrant

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    1:58 pm Wed, Apr 18, 2018
    Zimbabwe's nurses went on strike this week and got fired by the government as a result

    On Monday in Zimbabwe, thousands of nurses went on strike, demanding better salaries. The strike came hot on the heels of the country's doctors returning from their own weeks-long strike,… Read the rest of the article: Zimbabwe's nurses went on strike this week and got fired by the government as a result

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    1:45 pm Wed, Apr 18, 2018
    Justin Trudeau's political party wants to decriminalize ALL THE DRUGS

    In Canada, we're just months away from seeing the nationwide decriminalization of marijuana. There's still a ton of legislative junk to work out: the provinces and our Federal government, as… Read the rest of the article: Justin Trudeau's political party wants to decriminalize ALL THE DRUGS

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    1:44 pm Wed, Apr 18, 2018
    Stolen Department of Revenue hard drives used for storing Xbox games

    A few weeks back, a number of external hard drives full of state taxpayer information were poached from the offices of Florida's Department of Revenue. Why these drives full of… Read the rest of the article: Stolen Department of Revenue hard drives used for storing Xbox games

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    3:57 am Wed, Apr 18, 2018
    Native American Tribe to DHS: Keep your dumb border wall off our land

    In 1853, the U.S. Government bought a 29,670 square mile chunk of dirt in a deal that, as history buffs will tell you, ended up being called the Gadsden Purchase.… Read the rest of the article: Native American Tribe to DHS: Keep your dumb border wall off our land

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    2:56 am Wed, Apr 18, 2018
    Ancient bad ass had knife for a hand

    So, there's this skeleton that archaeologists discovered in Italy during the mid-1990s. They reckon the man, who became the skeleton, was alive somewhere between the sixth and eighth century. Those… Read the rest of the article: Ancient bad ass had knife for a hand

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    8:28 am Tue, Apr 17, 2018
    Hazmat Modine's new album is killer but they need your help to finish it

    Hazmat Modine BahamutWatch this video on YouTube It's hard to sort Hazmat Modine into a neat musical category. They play the blues, but it's not like anything you've likely heard… Read the rest of the article: Hazmat Modine's new album is killer but they need your help to finish it

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    3:47 am Tue, Apr 17, 2018
    Man gets swallowed by hippo and lives to talk about it

    Ok, show of hands: who here's been eaten by a hippo? Anyone? No? Then you'll want to keep reading, because Chris Broughton has and his story is frigging horrific. While… Read the rest of the article: Man gets swallowed by hippo and lives to talk about it

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    2:09 pm Fri, Apr 13, 2018
    Friday Tunes: The Cramps

    The Cramps – Naked Girl Falling Down The StairsWatch this video on YouTube The Cramps got together in the same year I was born. I didn't discover them until I… Read the rest of the article: Friday Tunes: The Cramps

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    2:02 pm Fri, Apr 13, 2018
    Mystery of The Giant's Causeway in Ireland has been unlocked

    Time for a bit of folklore. Benandonner was a giant from Scotland. He was something of a tool and constantly threatened to lay a beating on Ireland. Fionn mac Cumhaill… Read the rest of the article: Mystery of The Giant's Causeway in Ireland has been unlocked

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    1:44 pm Fri, Apr 13, 2018
    No more hotel room meetings for Screen Actors Guild members

    In an effort to save its members from being exploited, sexually assaulted or be otherwise forced to spend time with human turds in a private setting, the Screen Actors Guild… Read the rest of the article: No more hotel room meetings for Screen Actors Guild members

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    10:01 am Thu, Apr 12, 2018
    New York City: Kick off the weekend by buying cookies from these homeless Girl Scouts

    Do you live in New York City? Do you like cookies? Are you into cookies so hard that you carry cash with you, just in case the opportunity to buy… Read the rest of the article: New York City: Kick off the weekend by buying cookies from these homeless Girl Scouts

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:15 am Thu, Apr 12, 2018
    All six Myst games will soon be available on Windows 10 for the first time

    Myst 25th Anniversary CollectionWatch this video on YouTube If you had a Windows PC with a CD drive in the mid-1990s, the percentages are pretty good that you lost countless… Read the rest of the article: All six Myst games will soon be available on Windows 10 for the first time

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    4:11 am Thu, Apr 12, 2018
    New trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story…. I have a bad feeling about this.

    Solo: A Star Wars Story Official TrailerWatch this video on YouTube I grew up watching Star Wars. I was bought Star Wars toys for Christmas. I had Star Wars sheets… Read the rest of the article: New trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story…. I have a bad feeling about this.

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    10:00 am Wed, Apr 11, 2018
    Rob a bank in an effort to pitch woo at Taylor Swift and you're gonna have a bad day.

    A Connecticut man tried to tell Taylor Swift that You Belong With Me by robbing a bank. Call It What You Want, but according to the Associated Press, Rhode Island… Read the rest of the article: Rob a bank in an effort to pitch woo at Taylor Swift and you're gonna have a bad day.

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    3:03 am Wed, Apr 11, 2018
    Creepy new spy camera is so small it could be hiding anywhere

    If you're not already wearing a tinfoil hat, it may be a good time to start: a pair of engineers based out of the University of Michigan have figured out… Read the rest of the article: Creepy new spy camera is so small it could be hiding anywhere

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    1:43 pm Tue, Apr 10, 2018
    Man donates frostbitten digits to Canadian bar to use as a cocktail garnish

    British Adventurer Nick Griffiths sustained severe frostbite in three of his toes while mucking about in the Canadian Yukon a couple of months ago. He'd been competing in the Yukon… Read the rest of the article: Man donates frostbitten digits to Canadian bar to use as a cocktail garnish

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