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5 of the most amazing true urban legends in criminal justice

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People who say “if something sounds too good to be true, then it probably is” need to be smacked right in the face with something heavy, because cliches are just an easy way to excuse yourself from critical thinking. Read more

VIDEO: Man profanely declares love of sequins on live TV

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A reporter for KING 5 in Seattle was doing a live shot at Goodwill’s annual designer shopping event when she ran into a man whose declaration of love for sequins is competing with drunk lady hitting a school bus for “Viral Local News Clip of the Day.” Read more

VIDEO: Robot attacks Sky News reporter during live shot

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Robot attacks are a serious and real threat, as evidenced by this situation happening in the background of a BBC live report. Read more

Woman confuses superglue and eyedrops, glues eyes shut

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An elderly woman in Phoenix had cataract surgery last year and, as part of her routine, required some eyedrops. Unfortunately, her superglue was a little too close by and, well, you can guess where things went from there. Read more

IHOP mascot gets assaulted outside restaurant

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I imagine that dressing up as the mascot of a restaurant is probably one of the least fun jobs in the food service industry and that’s why it pains me to see Suzie Pancake get roughed up by a thug, right outside her own IHOP. Read more

10-year-old boy sets world record by donning 215 pairs of underwear

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The Guiness Book of World Records is littered with some incredible human feats. Men pulling planes with their teeth and people holding their breath for long periods of time just to name a few. There’s also a portion of the record books that’s borderline absurd. Read more

Anti-gay senator arrested for DUI outside gay club

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Confirming the jokes of a million people across the Internet, well-known anti-gay legislator and California state senator Roy Ashburn, a Republican, was arrested for driving. The juicy part? He was allegedly exiting a gay nightclub. Probably just giving them a stern talking to! Or handies! Maybe both! Read more

20-year-old charged with incest for sexing up 87-year-old relative

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In the annals of the Internet, you can find a lot of terrible and mind-boggling things. But good luck topping this one: A 20-year-old in Florida was charged with having sex over 20 times with an 87-year-old relative who suffers from dementia. Read more

Naked woman found in Wisconsin yard… Small problem: She has a sword

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Typically when you find a nude woman in your daily travels, it’s a good day (assuming you don’t work at Jack’s Emporium of Crazy Fat Naked Ladies). But apparently it is possible to completely ruin the sexiness of a naked woman in your yard by having her screaming, wielding a sword. Read more

Cagefighters in drag beat up thugs

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At least, that’s the impression you can take from this video from the UK in which some thugs try to attack two guys in drag, only to find out that the presumed-trannies were actually cagefighters. Guy-dressed-like-girl power! Read more

China thinks Sweden has a mythical lesbian town

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Any time I read a story that says “mythical lesbian town,” I usually wake up with sheets that look like they were doused in baby formula. But apparently this is an actual story…the Chinese media thinks that Sweden has a town inhabited by women where men are barred and sapphic desires are inflamed. Read more