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Here’s a Beer Glass That Can Only Stand Up Using Your Phone

Here's a silly little invention that is wonderful because it'll either make you more drunk or more human, preferably both. It's a beer glass. Huh? Yeah, the base of this beer glass is shaved down so that it needs to be rested on top of your cell phone to stand up straight. If you're too busy using your phone? The beer will spill over. If you want to be a human and talk to people? You can sit your beer down perfectly fine. Read More >>

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Holy Crap, A Woman Almost Got Run Over By a Train Because She Was Trying to Pick Up Her Phone from the Tracks

Holy freaking smokes, almost getting hit by a train doesn't get closer than this. A young woman in Sao Paulo, Brazil had apparently dropped her phone onto the tube tracks and foolishly jumped down to retrieve it. Couple of problems with this situation: she couldn't get back on the platform, the train was coming into the station fast AND SHE PROBABLY WOULD'VE DIED. Miraculously, two guys managed to pull her out right before she would've gotten hit. It's terrifyingly close. Read More >>

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Android iPhone Gets Go-Ahead in Brazil

Apple has lost a critical patent battle in Brazil, leaving local firm Gradiente free to market its own "iphone" in the country. But it's only a budget Android model, so there won't be a huge amount of confusion among buyers. Read More >>

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Helicopter Crashes Right on the Beach

I don't know what's wrong with helicopters in Brazil, but they keep crashing in the most idiotic ways possible. Check out this one, which was going a little bit too close to the beach until it finally crashed into the waves. [Bing] Read More >>

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Brazil Plans to Lock Up Google President

A judge in Brazil has issued an order to have the boss of Google Brazil arrested, in a rather intense and spectacular fight over the legality of certain YouTube videos. Read More >>

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Apple’s 7.85-Inch Mini iPad Will Be Super Thin and Built In Brazil In September

Seems the rumours are getting stronger for a mini, 7.85-inch version of the iPad. The latest comes from "reliable Chinese sources" that say the fabled tablet will be built in Brazil in September, which means it really could be here in October. Read More >>

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Supersonic Jets Shatter Brazilian Supreme Court Building

If you're tuned into Brazilian national politics, maybe there's some sort of metaphor here. But for the rest of us, awesome video of sonic boom resulting in massive destruction!—these fighters just ruined Brazil's Supreme Court. Read More >>

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£3,100 is So Not Enough Compensation for Feeding Your Family Used-Condom Tomatoes

A Brazilian housewife has been awarded £3,100 after she found a used condom in her tin of tomato paste. British firm Unilever was forced to pay up after the woman cooked a meal for her family using the tomatoes, only to find the condom in the tin after they'd all licked their plates clean. Read More >>

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You Have to Pass Through a Secret Passageway to Find This Amazing Home

This Sao Paolo home features a lush, wide open backyard and a long pool that runs the entire length of the it. But to get there, you have to go through a nondescript concrete door on a corner. Read More >>

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science
Sex With Animals Will Give You Penis Cancer

I hope you didn't need the risk of death to convince you to not have sex with animals. But just in case, know this: bestiality will give you penis cancer. Read More >>