Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Neapolitan mastiff Martha crowned World's ugliest dog, the contest in Petaluma, California celebrates the kind of dogs that never win beauty pageants
Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, elects pitbull Brynneth Pawltro as mayor, fourth dog to be elected mayor in town, USD 1 charged per vote with unlimited voting where money usually goes toward town improvements
CIA contractors steal potato chips and chocolate bars worth USD 3,300 by breaking connection to payment system on vending machines
Exeter boys protest school uniform's ban on shorts by wearing skirts as UK experiences record heatwave
Unique sword from late middle ages found in excavation of Polish peat bog, completely intact except hilt which has decomposed
Powerful miniature crossbow adapted for firing of toothpicks new popular toy in China, concerns about damage causes bans in several cities
Rod Dreher: Genuinely unmodern Venice fantastic city that no one would plan, similar to Orthodox Christianity with rich Byzantine beauty
Sota Fujii wins 28th straight shogi match, now tied for the all time record, already holds the record for youngest professional player, says mainly he's just been lucky
Aggressive orcas harass, rob and pursue fishing boats in Bering Sea, compared to motorcycle gangs by fishers, reports indicate related financial losses amount to USD 500 per day
Josh Herring: Greek and Nordic mythology milestones of essential knowledge but inferiority to Christianity evident in views of tragedy, while Greeks placed it in mythical past and Northerners in the far future, Christianity makes it both present and hopeful
Acrobat Erendira Wallenda beats world record hanging by her teeth from helicopter 91 meters above Niagara falls
Pope Francis wishes for new doctrine to excommunicate members convicted of corruption or mafia crimes, sees habitual criminality as different in nature from one-off sins
Todd VanDerWerff: Oliver Stone's obsequious interview series with Putin humanizes the Russian leader and reveals his materialistic view of history despite sub-par execution by the famous director
Spanish matador Iván Fandiño deceased, gored by bull after catching feet in own cloak during bullfight in France
"F*** you, I'm Millwall!" name of new product from Swedish brewery Frequency Beer Works, hommage to Roy Larner who was severely injured while single-handedly fighting three terrorists at Borough Market
Christian Butler: Wonder Woman could transcend brand of being women’s film made by a woman, fantastic production but impossible to enjoy if interpreted through myopic feminist perspective
Helmut Kohl dies at 87, long time CDU leader and chancellor during Germany's reunion (German)
Cryptocurrency PotCoin finances Dennis Rodman's trip to North Korea, former NBA player has long-time friendship with Kim Jong-un
Man with Hirschsprung's disease forced to remove part of colon containing 13 kg of feces, came into hospital with an extremely bloated stomach and could barely breathe
Adam West, actor famous for 60's Batman role and as Family Guy's mayor West dead at 88 after short leukemia battle
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik changes name to Fjotolf Hansen, the first name Fjotolf extremely rare while the last name Hansen is very common
Archaeologists unearth elaborate mosaics and coins in 1,700-year-old villa in Ptolemais, ancient Roman city in present-day Libya
Ryan Landry: Author Chuck Palahniuk before his time in describing lost masculinity and decadence in books Fight Club and Survivor, has in recent years become dull mainstream liberal [audio]
E Antony Gray: Highly influential poet Borges offers uniquely rich introspection regarding limits of man and ways to create different identities
Creator of wetsuit Jack O'Neill dead at 94, loved ocean and founded company O'Neill
Swiss village Bergün bans visitors from taking photos, inhabitants think village is so beautiful that if people see photos of it on social media they will feel miserable
Stephanie Mann: Joan of Arc has been used as symbol of everything from feminism to warriors and mad women, but should primarily be remembered for her love for Jesus
Johnsonville in Connecticut up for sale for USD 1.9 million, city abandoned for nearly 20 years apart from occasional ghost hunting
Wild bear spotted in the canton of Bern for the first time since 1823, important in the legend of the city's name and heraldry (German)
Sir Roger Moore dead at 89 after short battle with cancer, most known for portraying James Bond in seven movies
Egyptian lantern-makers seek to save ancient craft in struggle against imported replicas, Chinese plastic lanterns common despite being banned by decree from 2015
Morbidly obese monkey caught and put in captivity, ate junk food from tourists but has now been placed on strict diet
Dutch king Willem-Alexander recently quit as KLM co-pilot, flew smaller plane twice a month, few recognized him, will train to fly Boeing 737
Rock singer Chris Cornell from Soundgarden and Audioslave dead at 52, cause of death unknown
Paul Krause: Modernity's separation of beauty and moral big relativistic error, return to Plotinus' and Greco-Roman ideas of beauty as moral compass and inspiring excellence preferable
John Horvat: Dreher's Benedict Option dangerous postmodern idea, differs from Saint Benedict when it comes to its local and fragmentary ambition as well as too much focus on what is opposed rather than advocated
Microsoft solves Outlook emoji problem, were autocorrected to proprietary Wingdings font turning :) into J on non-Microsoft products
Chanel accused of cultural appropriation when offering USD 1,400 boomerang as part of accessories collection, statement issued with apologies following Twitter critique
Japanese fishermen diversify their businesses to also offer wake up calls, will share their wisdom from years spent at sea to those who so wish
DJ Roberto Concina dead at 47, trance pioneer in 1990s under the name Robert Miles
Suicide prevention group starts using drone to monitor rugged coastline in Japan known for its many suicides, usually patrol the area by foot which together with Pokemon Go has had a positive effect in preventing suicides by making the cliffs less secluded
Creator of Pepe, Matt Furie symbolically kills frog in one page comic after six months long Save Pepe campaign failed to make people present character as peaceful and friendly
Ukraine forbids Steven Seagal to enter country, is considered security threat after receiving Russian citizenship by decree issued by Putin
South African author Karel Schoeman commits suicide at 77 by seizing to eat or drink, known for autobiographical and historical novels
Rats drank 1 million liters of confiscated alcohol according to police officers in Bihar, India who are tasked with explaining absence of confiscated goods to superiors
Extremely rare albino orangutan rescued by NGO after two days in captivity in Borneo village
Female dragonflies fall to ground and play dead to avoid unwanted sexual advances, behavior previously observed in other species
Doug French: Yearly NFL draft beautiful example of division of labor, marginal phenomenon has become one of year's largest TV events and created entire new sector of specialized workers
Rod Dreher talks about his childhood, Christian journey and newly launched book The Benedict Option in article from The New Yorker, says Christians should live together in local communities to avoid being dragged into liquid modernity which resembles Great Flood of Bible
Alternative chess ranking evaluates each move with Stockfish AI instead of final results of games, leads to better predictions compared with ELO-ranking, places Carlsen as number one, Fischer as number three
Book readers more popular on dating services, statistics shows reading Hunger Games make women more attractive, Richard Branson business books have largest positive effect for men
UK National Union of Students recommends “consequences” for expressing support by "whooping" and applause because it excludes deaf
Ex-Marxist and historian Thaddeus Russell launches Renegade University and podcast, makes appearance on Tom Woods Show and talks about range of topics from trade unions and work ethic to own political development [audio]
Oregon citizen with Engineering degree proves through meticulous investigation that traffic lights are not according to regulations, is fined for referring to himself as Engineer in email despite lacking proper Engineering license
Robert M. Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, dead at age 88, bestselling book was rejected 121 times before publication, became one of most popular work of popular philosophy in modern era
Webroot antivirus program flags essential Windows files as infected by trojan, web pages like Facebook blocked
Wild boars kill three and injure five IS terrorists in northern Iraq, Islamists believed to have disturbed animals while setting up ambush
Hash browns recalled by McCain Foods in US due to containing pieces of golf balls, may cause choking and physical injuries to mouth
Ravens often sinister symbols in folk stories but almost always positively depicted in the Bible, among others as lookouts for dry land from Noah's ark and as bringers of food to holy men including the prophet Elijah and St. Benedict
Martin Filler: Three German princesses succeeded by combining classic and scientific education in contributing to England's cultural and material progress in the 18th century
Bee stings hurt most in nostrils and on upper lip, least on toes and top of head, according to man who systematically let bees sting him on 25 different body parts
Ipswichian cleans car and finds McDonald's Szechuan Sauce from 1998, auctioned it online as product was mentioned in TV series Rick and Morty, sold for USD 14,700
Micronation Neco Republic announced after positive response to April Fools' joke, crowdfunding to finance island where cats rank higher than humans, free healthcare and pensions important parts of creating feline paradise
Head size on election posters used to predict outcome of South Korean presidential elections, since 1992 candidate with smallest depiction of head has won, indicates Ahn Chul-soo will be next leader of country
MIT Press publishes communist children's book where conflict is solved by workers expropriating factory
57-year-old Gloucester man convicted of killing two butterflies, sought to frame rare Maculinea arion and add to collection, reported by amateur investigator and given six months suspended sentence
Jamaica minister tells funeral directors to restore dignity of ceremonies and curb vulgarity, threatens to regulate market
60 cows on train station in Kent causing delays and cancellations
Students at Indiana University told to take short and cold showers to counter climate change
Pope opens laundromat in Rome, to be used free of charge by homeless, laundry also named after Francis
Coins worth USD 1.5 million thrown in Trevi fountain in Rome during 2016, money collected by city council and handed to charity organization Caritas
Japanese macaques detained on island against their will, local authorities recruit guards to ensure no monkeys escape over temporary land bridge, believe they will not return voluntarily if allowed to leave
8-year-old boy in Ohio takes 4-year-old sister to McDonald's in parent's car, flawless driving followed by cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets at drive-through, boy claims to have learned to drive by watching YouTube videos
Law makers in Oregon proposes repealing ban on government employees engaging in gun duels
Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Bleeding hand after icepick trick made me realize that double nature of Christ as both divine and human enables God to be risk taker, Trump's visible flaws made me realize he would win primaries
Hospital in Denmark fulfills dying man's last wish, a cigarette, a glass of wine and watching the sunset
Enthusiasts find gold bars worth 800,000 GBP in fuel tank of T54/69 battle tank during renovation, probably loot from Iraqi soldiers during the war, tank bought on eBay for 30,000 GBP
Microsoft updates its privacy policy, will for the first time report a complete list of diagnostic data collected