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Dominos Makes Awesome DVDs That Smell Like Pizza When They’re Played

How's this for a brilliant marketing campaign? To help sell the notion that there's no better way to spend an evening than with a pizza and a movie, Dominos in Brazil created custom DVDs with a heat-reactive flavoured varnish that actually smelled like pizza once they were played. Read More >>

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Police Called as Rival Sci-Fi Clubs Battle for Doctor Who Star’s Attention

The usually sedate and harmless Norwich Sci-Fi and Film Convention at the University of East Anglia kicked off and required police intervention, after a rival science fiction group dared to enter its turf. Read More >>

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How Google Maps Helped a Chinese Abductee Find His Family

Over 23 years ago, Luo Gong — just five years old at the time — was on his way to nursery  in the Sichuan region of China, when he was abducted and taken over 1,000 miles to Fujian in the southeast. But now, he's used the power of internet to find his family again. Read More >>

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Mum Delays Taking Gunshot-Wounded Son to Hospital to Check WebMD First

WebMD, the hypochondriac's wet dream turned digital, is notorious for convincing invalid-hopefuls that their pounding headache is actually just a tricky little combination of diabetes and cyanide poisoning. But apparently crippling neuroticism isn't the only negative side effect of our dependence on the site. At least, not for one mother who delayed taking her freshly shot 14-year-old son to the hospital for seven hours because searching WebMD for "gunshot wound" seemed like a good first step. Read More >>

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Japan Has Actual Pants For Your Phone. No, Really.

Oh Japan, how we love thee. Although I have no idea why your stereotypical fascination with women's pants extends to gadgets, it's nice to see you catering for everyone's tastes regardless of how weird they are. Available in briefs, thongs, boxers and classic budgie-smugglers, there's something for everyone. Read More >>

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Hackers Stole £30 Million In Cash From ATMs Around the Globe

Waving a gun around at a bank is so 10 years ago. With a little tech on their side, a squad of bank robbers were able to snag a cool £30 million in cash with nothing but some hacks and few old key cards that had ATMs across the globe virtually printing money. Read More >>

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Cheeky Bristol Nightclub Claims to Be a Restaurant With Only Eight Forks

A nightclub in Bristol, which registered as a restaurant to obtain a licence to sell booze, was recently found to actually only own eight knives and forks, despite claiming to cater for up to 700 people. Were customers being encouraged to bring their own knives to the party? Read More >>

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NASA Chinese Scientist Was Accused of Being a Spy Because… Porn

If you work at NASA, there are a few things you should never ever do. The first: never be Chinese and bring your NASA-issued laptop to China because they'll think you're a Chinese spy exposing secrets. The second: if you do bring your NASA-issued laptop to China, don't download porn on your NASA-issued laptop. Chinese scientist Bo Jiang failed 'em both. Read More >>

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Man’s Complex Urinary Habits Gamified in Men’s Room Mayhem

Men's Room Mayhem is a resource management game in the style of popular air traffic control puzzler Flight Control, only instead of aeroplanes stacked up around Las Palmas Airport you're controlling men nervously circling the only free urinal. Read More >>

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Man Finds Severed Ear Lying In Churchyard

Picture this: You're walking through a churchyard, minding your own business, when you stumble across something squishy on the ground. Your dog is chewing on it, so it must be tasty. You bend down to get a closer look, and... holy-hell it's a human ear! Read More >>

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Hyundai’s Suicide Advert Was Never Going to End Well

Hyundai's had to pull an advert and profusely apologise for belittling the sensitive subject of car-assisted suicide. Yeah, OK, your car doesn't spit out many fumes, but really? Who in their right mind thought that was a good idea? Read More >>

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This Nintendo Knock-Off is the Most Ridiculous Rip-Off Game I Think I’ve Ever Seen

OK, this is getting stupid. Games that instantly attempt to fleece you for £70 the moment you try to play should be banned. This particular beauty not only rips off Pokemon and Mario, but also attempts to milk your wallet at almost every turn. This genuinely is the most absurd thing in mobile gaming I think I've seen in a very long time. Read More >>

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Dead Man Charged £10 For Not Paying Virgin Media Bill on Time

Virgin Media has made the rather enormous error of sending out a bill to a dead man, also cheekily adding a £10 late payment fee. Why not turn up at the funeral and prise the rings off his fingers to pay for his TV debts, you cold-hearted automatons? Read More >>

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A Knitted Boyfriend Is Even Sadder Than Being Alone

If a girlfriend body pillow doesn't ring your bell, don't worry, there's now a male alternative that includes all of its limbs and body parts—or at least most of them. Read More >>

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Woman Arrested For Breakdancing the Peace in Yorkshire Car Dealership

West Yorkshire police are reporting no injuries from an incident early yesterday, involving at least one out-of-control breakdancer in a Wakefield car showroom. The impassioned breakdancer, described as a 31-year old female from the Agbrigg area, had been throwing shapes in the forecourt of the dealership with such vigor that it caused disturbances to both staff and customers. Read More >>