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The Severed Fingers and Rotted Flesh of Marc Clancy (photos)
You know that scene in The Goonies where the Fratellis are putting Chunk’s hand in the blender? Well, I was a small child when I watched that (at my best friend’s Dad’s house of course – Dads never gave a shit about what you were watching…) and I never fully recovered from my fear of flesh mangled...
Two Shanghai Spires: Roofers stand on needle point hundreds of meters above ground (VIDEO)
A couple of Russian-speaking daredevil roofers who have climbed the highest structures around the world have done it again — this time they’ve scaled the tip of 80-meter high steel spires erected on a skyscraper in Shanghai. Rattling their own steel nerves in the first place, they also shot the effort on camera,...
The Ugliest Woman In The World: How Is It When People Tell Her To Kill Herself (PHOTO)
A woman who was bullied for the way she looks is the focus of a new film that premieres at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas on Saturday. What started as a search for music online — purely homework procrastination — would change Lizzie Velasquez's life. She was 17 when she stumbled across a...
Co-pilot lands plane safely after American Airlines pilot dies on flight
An American Airlines pilot died on Monday on a red-eye flight from Phoenix to Boston. The flight was diverted to Syracuse, New York, where the co-pilot landed the plane safely. "Syracuse, American 550, medical emergency, captain is incapacitated, request handling for runway," the co-pilot can be heard saying on a...
‘Worst flooding ever’ is pushing coffins out of the ground (video)
South Carolina has been hit by the worst floods in its history after days of torrential rainfall. So far nine people have lost their lives and hundreds of people have been rescued as more than 25 inches of rain spread across the south eastern state. Homes and businesses have been wrecked by the floods but these chilling images...
This is what happens in Brazil when you park in a disabled space illegally
Park in a disabled space in Brazil at your peril. One man found out the hard way that parking your car in a spot reserved for people with disabilities is not a smart thing to do. The man’s car was covered – and we mean covered – in blue paper. White ‘disabled’ symbols were made with sheets of...
An incredible story of how a young woman who lost her legs in a traffic accident fought against the odds to become champion swimmer (Photo)
A young Chinese girl's journey to create a future for herself, despite losing both legs in a tragic accident, has become the story that inspired thousands of disable people in China. Qian Hongyan, from Yunnan, south west China, made the headlines in 2005 when she was photographed 'walking' with the help of a...
Playing with fire: Japanese game streamer burns down flat while toying with lighter (VIDEO)
A Japanese gamer set his house on fire after striking a removable lighter fuse went disastrously wrong. The real-time live-streamed inferno got over 3 million views on Youtube in 24 hours. The video, shot with a webcam, shows a man smoking a cigarette and playing with his lighter. He fills it with fuel and takes a removable...
25+ Funny Photos Showing How Cropping Totally Changes The Story
Everyone wants to believe their own eyes, but what you don't see can often make all the difference. Photoshopping an image might be the most common way to change a picture's narrative, but simple cropping is a low-tech alternative that can be just as effective. This technique works because our minds always strive to...
16 dead, 3 missing after flash floods ravage southeast France (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Flash flooding triggered by torrential rain has left sixteen people dead and three missing in southeastern France, according to president Francois Hollande, who visited the disaster-struck areas. "It's not over," Hollande said, as cited by AP. Local officials and emergency services had earlier given conflicting...
73 killed, hundreds feared buried under Guatemala landslide (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Families are praying for a miracle, hoping to find survivors who have been buried under a massive landslide in Guatemala. The natural disaster has killed at least 73 people with hundreds having remained missing for more than three days. Little hope remains for around 350 people who are still missing after the hillside collapsed...
Plastic on menu: Study shows alarming quantities of human made-debris in fish
Despite the much-touted health benefits of fish, you may be getting more than you asked for on your dinner plate. A new study reveals that around a quarter of fish sampled from markets in Indonesia and California contains plastic or fibrous material. Researchers from the University of California, Davis, and Hasanudd...