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Of Course Russians Climbed To The Top Of The Giza Pyramids And Took Amazing Photos [PICS]
27 Mar 2013 by Aramat Broccoly / No Comments
Yes, it’s yet another installment of “Russia Breaks The Rules”. Last week, a group of Russian photographers climbed the Great Pyramid of Giza after closing time – a offence that apparently serves a three year sentence. Being Russian, exactly zero fucks were given for this possible outcome, and the group proceeded to snap a series of [...]
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USA Thinks North Korea Will Collapse And Lose Control Of Its Nukes
27 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
The United States believes that the collapse of the North Korean regime is far more likely to come to pass than a full scale attack by North Korea on either South Korea, or the USA. And that’s actually a slightly more terrifying scenario, because the tightly controlled regime would in all likelihood loose control of [...]
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South Korean Newspaper Reports North Korean Diplomats Were Ordered To Sell Drugs On The Street
26 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
According to a published report South Korean newspaper, Chosun Ilbo, North Korea ordered diplomats from a number of foreign embassies in North Korea to sell illegal drugs on the streets, or face expulsion. A defector who spoke to South Korean Intelligence said the diplomats were each sent out of North Korea with 20 kilograms of [...]
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10 Cape Town Schools To Receive Broadband From Google’s White Spaces Trial
26 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
Google announced yesterday that their TV white spaces (unused channels in a TV spectrum) trial will provide broadband connectivity to 10 schools in and around Cape Town. The trial will demonstrate the potential of white spaces as a platform to deliver faster internet connectivity to the developing world, if it comes off. Broadcasters, however are [...]
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Silk Road – The Web’s Online Drug Marketplace Of Choice
25 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / 1 Comment
Of course you can buy drugs online. The Silk Road website is an underground Ebay-esque marketplace that has become the premier destination for buying and selling drugs online – and authorities are powerless to shut it down. The website was founded in February 2011, and recent research has shown that over a six month period [...]
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South African Scientist Granted R12 Billion To Build A Digital Human Brain
25 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
A South African neuroscientist plans to build the world’s first digital brain in the hopes of trying to discover new information on mental disorders. Professor Henry Markram said: What we are developing is a new foundation, a new instrument – a telescope – that will allow one to look deep into the brain, offering a [...]
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SA Minister Hints At Legalisation Of Rhino Horn Trade
22 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa is backing the controversial call to put in place legislation for the trade of rhino horns. Molewa said in an interview that she believes it “is the right direction” and could be the answer to increasing rates of rhino poaching. It now seems that South Africa is set to push [...]
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Fleeing North Korea – A First Hand Account
20 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / 1 Comment
Hana Lee is an 18 year old girl who fled her native North Korea on foot in 2000. Fleeing to China, Lee was on the run from North Korean authorities and unsympathetic Chinese officials for five years. Lee is currently living in Japan and attending a university there. Known as a “dappokusha,” meaning “person who has fled [...]
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Privacy May Not Be A Legal Right For Much Longer
19 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / 1 Comment
In a recent study, researchers at Carnegie-Mellon University detailed how Facebook erodes users’ privacy. Researchers found that during the first four years, users steadily limited what personal data was visible to strangers within their school network. Yet through changes Facebook introduced to its platform in 2009 and 2010, the social network actually succeeded in reversing [...]
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HSBC Faces Fresh Set Of Money Laundering Allegations
19 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
Banking Giant, HSBC has a fresh set of allegations of illegal activity in Argentina to answer to. The Argentinian government alleges HSBC used “fake receipts” to facilitate money laundering and tax evasion to the tune of $77 million (R706 million) in that country. Argentina’s tax authority has filed criminal charges against HSBC. HSBC said they [...]
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This Week In North Korean Propaganda – Dreaming Of The US Capitol In Flames [VIDEO]
19 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
A North Korean propaganda website has posted a video of the United states Capitol building being hit by an explosion. The video, published by the Uriminizkkiri (say that fast) agency begins by showing still images of North Korean artillery, missiles and soldiers. The still images then move to video shots of missiles fired into the [...]
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New York’s Answer To The Pay Phone [GALLERY + VIDEO]
19 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg recently called on creatives to devise a better plan for communication in New York to replace the mangy, disease ridden pay phones currently in operation. The goal of the project was to completely redesign the and rethink the pay phone as a platform for communication, as well as [...]
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Medieval Black Plague Death Pit Unearthed In London [VIDEO]
18 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
Bodies dating back to the era of the Black Death have been unearthed during excavations for London’s Crossrail project. A black plague burial ground was long rumoured to be in the area, but the exact location was unknown. Thus far 13 bodies have been found in a 5,5 metre wide shaft at the edge of [...]
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St. Patrick’s Day Around The Globe, In Pictures [GALLERY]
18 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
St Patrick’s Day celebrations were in full swing on Sunday all across the world. Check out the gallery, featuring a dazzling array of Irish people, and people who desperately want to be Irish people engaging in pub brawls and street parades. Even the Obamas celebrated in front of the White House. The building was illuminated in green for the occasion. [...]
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Pure Awesome – North Korean Propaganda Film Imagines A Homeless America [VIDEO]
14 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / 2 Comments
North Korea is coming pretty close to dislodging Russia from their pole position as producers of pure YouTube awesomeness. The latest in a recent spate of North Korean propaganda videos that have made their way on to YouTube, this video shows starving Americans eating birds for lack of food, drinking coffee “made from snow”, and [...]
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Dennis Rodman Is At The Vatican – Promoting An Irish Gambling Website [VIDEO]
14 Mar 2013 by Aramat Broccoly / No Comments
D-Rod just can’t stop himself from visiting secretive rulers in tiny, controversial countries. Yesterday, Dennis was spotted outside the Vatican City. Fresh off his tour of North Korea, where he befriended dictator Kim Jong-Un, Rodman is in Rome – and the Vatican – to promote Irish gambling company, Paddy Power. Although Rodman stated that he [...]
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10 Interesting Facts About Pope Francis To Impress Your Friends
14 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / 3 Comments
Last night white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel, signalling the election of the new Pope. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was the chosen one to lead the Catholic Church, and was officially sworn in with the name of Francis. But everyone knows that by now. If you want to be the one to impress your friends [...]
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Woody Allen Is The New Pope – Decides To Call Himself ‘Pope Francis’
13 Mar 2013 by Seth / 2 Comments
Ok it’s not really Woody Allen, but damn Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina looks a lot like the Bullets Over Broadway director! Anyway, the new guy is 76 years old and is also the first non-European leader of the church in more than 1,000 years.
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Of Course Deadly Attack Dolphins Are On The Loose In Ukraine
13 Mar 2013 by silverstreak / No Comments
Frankly, we’re not surprised. Holidays at the Black Sea are awesome. Typically, the most dangerous thing you’ll find are Russian mobsters, and fat guys dancing in speedos. But you can avoid all that by staying in the water, right? Wrong, my friend. You’ll die in the water. Because there are dolphins with weapons strapped to [...]
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Mind Blowing Pictures From Inside North Korea [GALLERY]
12 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / 1 Comment
Associated Press’ chief photographer in Asia, David Guttenfelder, has started posting pictures from inside Pyongyang to his Instagram account. The pictures show shots of daily life inside the capital of Pyongyang. The pictures range from the local bar food, to propaganda pictures lining the streets. I feel I can help open a window into a [...]
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Incredible Photo/Video Of Beautiful Model Riding A Great White Shark [VIDEO]
11 Mar 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
If you missed the Sunday Times, you might have missed this incredible picture of scuba instructor / model, Ocean Ramsey (seriously) getting pulled along by a great white shark. The pic was taken by Juan Oliphant for Caters News. We also found a video.
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North Korea Threatens Open Nuclear War Against The United States
08 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
North Korea has threatened the United States with a preemptive nuclear strike. Reports from the white house said these threats would only lead to further international isolation, also stating that they were “fully capable” of defending themselves against North Korea. North Korea’s latest direct threat is the most serious threat of nuclear war made by [...]
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Iranian President Says Hugo Chávez Will Rise From The Dead And Return With Jesus [VIDEO]
07 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expressed his condolences for the recent death of Venezuelan President, Hugo Chávez. Ahmadinejad also expressed his confidence that Chávez would eventually be resurrected, along with Jesus and the Hidden Imam, a Shiite Islam figure. An exert posted on the Iranian president’s offical website: I have no doubt he will come again [...]
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Missing Soviet War Veteran Found In Afghanistan 33 Years Later
06 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
A soldier who went missing in Afghanistan 33 years ago has been found living with Afghans in the Western Province of Herat. The soldier has adopted an Afghan name, Sheikh Abdullah and now practices herbal medicine. Abdullah, originally known as Bakhretdin Khakimov, is an ethnic Uzbek who was found by ex-Soviet veterans of war on a recent trip [...]
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