Jeremy Taylor
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Teen Arrested After Making Facebook Threats
Eric Rizley of Portage, Indiana was having a bad day. So the 19-year-old got on Facebook and started issuing threats. Unfortunately for him, that was actually a very, very bad idea. Now he faces criminal charges
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Bad News For People Who Aren’t Us — You Can Be Fired For Being Hot
You certainly can't fire somebody just for being a woman. However if that woman happens to be also be "irresistible," her attractiveness can well be grounds for termination, apparently. Seems unfair and counterintuitive, but it's true.
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Watch 21,000 Teddy Bears Hit the Ice at a Holiday Hockey Event
There are all sorts of different traditions involving fans throwing things on the ice during hockey games. While most of them involve dead squid or fish, the Calgary Hitman have a much more cuddly tradition.
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Eyes Up Here, Ladies — Turns Out Women Stare at Other Women More Than We Stare at Them
We'll give you a minute to refocus your eyes after gazing at the lovely Christina Hendricks. With us? Good. When it comes to a woman's curves, men aren't the only ones who have trouble keeping their eyes up.
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Non-Existent Island Pops Up On Google Maps
There are hundreds of thousands of uninhabited islands on our planet. The South Pacific island of Sandy isn't one of them...
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Chinese Airline Demands Odor Free Pilots, Sniffs Armpits at Job Interviews
A pilot should have good vision and fast reflexes, that much is a given. But Hainan Airlines has an additional requirement for its pilots, which is a bit harder to explain...
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Should You Have to Have a Photo ID to Vote? — Survey of the Day
As of now, 17 states have laws requiring voters to present photo ID before voting. Some have suggested these regulations may act to disenfranchise poor and minority voters, who could be less likely to have such identification. Last month a judge in Pennsylvania blocked the state from enforcing its voter ID laws in the 2012 election.
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South Carolina and Kentucky Ban Booze on Election Day
An election is the ultimate celebration of democracy. However if you live in South Carolina or Kentucky, booze probably isn't going to be part of your November 6 revelry.
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Nick Offerman Offers Mustache Advice for ‘Movember’
It is now Movember, an annual month-long event in which participants grow out their mustaches to raise awareness of male health issues.
When one thinks of mustaches, one can't help but conjurer up an image of Nick Offerman. (Or at least his 'Parks and Recreation' character Ron Swanson.) So who better than Offerman to offer up advice on growing out your 'stache this November?
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Triumph the Insult Dog Runs Wild at Presidential Debate
There was a dog loose in the "Spin Room" after the final presidential debate at Lynn College in Florida.
Triumph the Insult Dog, that is. Conan O'Brien's puppet provocateur certainly made his presence felt by ambushing media personalities with his signature digs.
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Multiple Cameras Watch as 600-Pound Marlin Wreaks Havoc on Fishing Boat
A group of anglers from Australia have quite a fishing tale to tell, with the video to back it up.
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Cabbie Returns $220,000 He Finds in Back Seat, Gets a 1% Tip — Is It Fair?
If you drive a cab in Las Vegas, you're gonna see some crazy things. But the biggest jolt of Adam Woldemarim's cab-driving career came last month after he finished a shift and was cleaning up his van. In the back seat of the vehicle was a soft laptop case that a fare had left behind. But instead of housing a computer, the case held $222,510 in cash.