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Yet another person has a heart attack at the Heart Attack Grill, nation collectively rolls eyes
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Yet another person has a heart attack at the Heart Attack Grill, nation collectively rolls eyes

Aside from their delicious menu, the big thing Las Vegas' Heart Attack Grill has going for them is their increasingly true-to-life… Jeremy Glass   |   04.25.2012   |   Comments (10)
Florida state representative rails against bill requiring handicap-accessible swimming pools
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Florida state representative rails against bill requiring handicap-accessible swimming pools

You know what really grinds Rep. Allen West's (R.-Fla) gears? Things that make people's lives easier by enabling them to do things they… EJ Dickson   |   03.28.2012   |   Comments (9)
Japan clamps down on cat cafés... wait, what?
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Japan clamps down on cat cafés... wait, what?

Here's a good rule of thumb: If you can imagine it, it exists in Japan. While American coffeehouses of a certain bohemian stripe might… Stefan Sirucek   |   03.6.2012   |   Comments (3)
Dutch airline KLM allows passengers to choose seatmates based on their Facebook profiles
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Dutch airline KLM allows passengers to choose seatmates based on their Facebook profiles

If you're one of those awful, annoying people who thinks flying is a social experience and feels the need to point out every single useless… EJ Dickson   |   02.26.2012   |   Comments (3)
Shakira assures concerned fans she's okay after being attacked by sea lion
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Shakira assures concerned fans she's okay after being attacked by sea lion

Be honest: when you woke up this morning, did you think that you'd see a headline about an early aughts-era celebrity assuring fans she's… EJ Dickson   |   02.15.2012   |   Comments (7)
Check out which word was declared the "best English gift to German language"
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Check out which word was declared the "best English gift to German language"

  A group of language experts in Germany have declared "shitstorm" to be the nation's "Anglicism of the Year,"… Sean Morrow   |   02.13.2012   |   Comments (27)
England's robo-cops will take your picture and then yell at you
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England's robo-cops will take your picture and then yell at you

"Pics or it didn't happen!" As you may know, England loves itself some surveillance. In 2009 London alone had about 7,431 CCTV… Stefan Sirucek   |   02.7.2012   |   Comments (0)
New blog alert: Cabin Porn
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New blog alert: Cabin Porn

Cabins probably already have their own entry in Stuff White People Like, but now you can add Websites About Cabins to that list. A blog called… Stefan Sirucek   |   01.20.2012   |   Comments (1)
Dutch mellow on tourist pot ban
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Dutch mellow on tourist pot ban

The Netherlands has delayed a measure that would ban non-citizens from the country's, well, highly popular coffee shops. It seems a few… Stefan Sirucek   |   12.16.2011   |   Comments (6)
Thai airline hires transgender flight attendants, believed to be the world's first
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Thai airline hires transgender flight attendants, believed to be the world's first

PC Air, a Thai airline with routes across Asia, has recently added four transgender flight attendants to their cabin crew. According to Reuters… EJ Dickson   |   12.15.2011   |   Comments (9)
R. Kelly is - wait for it - hosting a five-day cruise
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R. Kelly is - wait for it - hosting a five-day cruise

There are some people who just belong at sea. Like, for instance, pirates, or former Merchant Marines, or Skipper from Gilligan's Island, or… EJ Dickson   |   12.14.2011   |   Comments (5)
Alec Baldwin isn't sorry he used his iPhone on a plane
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Alec Baldwin isn't sorry he used his iPhone on a plane

Most people might be embarrassed about getting very publicly thrown off an airplane for insisting that their Words With Friends game go… Virginia Smith   |   12.8.2011   |   Comments (5)
TSA cracks down on nefarious purse designs
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TSA cracks down on nefarious purse designs

Fear not, holiday travelers. The TSA is working hard to protect you from terrorists like 17-year-old Vanessa Gibbs, who tried to smuggle a… Kristin Hunt   |   12.3.2011   |   Comments (11)
Budget airline Ryanair to offer porn as in-flight entertainment
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Budget airline Ryanair to offer porn as in-flight entertainment

Irish budget airline Ryanair is known for its bizarre, controversial cost-cutting measures and headline-grabbing tactics, the most notable… EJ Dickson   |   11.9.2011   |   Comments (5)
Invasive beetles out to eat all of world's trees
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Invasive beetles out to eat all of world's trees

In my continuing efforts to survey the horrifying world of Mother Nature, I'm proud to add bark and ambrosia beetles to the list (along with… Austin Duerst   |   07.27.2011   |   Comments (4)
Super-mosquitoes are invading major U.S. cities
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Super-mosquitoes are invading major U.S. cities

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, city dwellers, but the urban landscape just got a hell of a lot more scary. Added to the daily possibility of… Austin Duerst   |   07.20.2011   |   Comments (33)
Bicyclists beat a JetBlue flight on "carmageddon" weekend
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Bicyclists beat a JetBlue flight on "carmageddon" weekend

In a move that was more marketing stunt than anything else, JetBlue offered four-dollar, twenty-minute plane rides from one side of L.A. to the… Austin Duerst   |   07.18.2011   |   Comments (6)
Marriott hotels will no longer offer adult movies
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Marriott hotels will no longer offer adult movies

Leading hotel group Marriott International says it will no longer offer adult movies in new hotels opening in the next several years. Marriott… Jeff Mills   |   01.22.2011   |   Comments (10)
Sex Advice From Flight Attendants
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Sex Advice From Flight Attendants

Q: What are some tips for joining the mile-high club? A: Don't. Amanda Green   |   01.4.2011   |   Comments (13)
U.K. grounds "mile-high club" charter flights
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U.K. grounds "mile-high club" charter flights

The Civil Aviation Authority — England's equivalent to the U.S.'s Federal Aviation Administration — has shut down a… Peter Smith   |   01.3.2011   |   Comments (4)