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Bizarre October 9, 2014 posted by

The Incredible Astounding Amazing Mr Nunzio La Vecchia and his Quant ‘Salt Water’ Powered Supercar

Hollywood needs to make a movie about this story, because it’s that good. And we mean good. It’s so fantastic it makes other similar stories pale in comparison. At its heart it’s the story of a man and his vision, the vision to create a personality so large, and so incredibly impressive it will take our collective breath away. The movie would star Leo DeCaprio as Nunzio La Vecchia, entrepreneur, inventor, philanthropist, with a glorious gleaming supercar prototype as his…


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The Incredible Astounding Amazing Mr Nunzio La Vecchia and his Quant ‘Salt Water’ Powered Supercar
Bizarre September 18, 2014 posted by

New Chinese Texting Lane is for people who can’t stop looking at their phones [Weird]

Apparently the city of Chongqing in China feels that there’s a problem with people walking and texting, so it’s introduced a new ‘Cellphone Lane’, which is there to be used by people who are staring at their handsets as they walk. You couldn’t make this stuff up, could you? The street, actually called Foreigner Street, has a clearly marked lane, with a sign that labels them for mobile phone users.


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New Chinese Texting Lane is for people who can’t stop looking at their phones [Weird]
Bizarre September 2, 2014 posted by

Thanko USB Mini Warm Cold Storage Unit – for controlling the temperature of something very tiny indeed

Sometimes you need to keep something really small cold and close at hand. Or keep something really small warm. If you think you’re in need of a very tiny cooling or heating gadget next to your elbow, then the Thanko USB Mini Warm Cold Storage Unit is here to help you keep your nano items at the right temperature.


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Thanko USB Mini Warm Cold Storage Unit – for controlling the temperature of something very tiny indeed
Bizarre May 13, 2014 posted by

Nereus lost – meanwhile, somewhere at the bottom of the ocean, these little fish are chuckling…

There are times, every so often, when we look at this world and marvel at how things work. Take for example this report from last week, which demonstrates how precariously we perch on this little bit of rock, when compared to some of our other fellow inhabitants.


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Nereus lost – meanwhile, somewhere at the bottom of the ocean, these little fish are chuckling…
Bizarre February 21, 2014 posted by

More Ryanair Woes – well it had to happen, someone finally called the cops on the world’s most disliked budget airline

The problems at the world’s most disliked budget airline appear to have deepened, with the release this week of a YouTube video showing desperate passengers trapped in a plane for nearly four hours, until after the airport had shut for the night. The passengers eventually had to phone the police to get themselves released, which puts a whole new spin on the phrase ‘getaway breaks‘.


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More Ryanair Woes – well it had to happen, someone finally called the cops on the world’s most disliked budget airline