The man had doused himself with hand sanitizer before the confrontation at the Catskill Police Department.
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-man-burst-flames-after-taser-used-him-police-n1283394
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The early 20th century was a hotbed of genetic experimentation. One bizarre line of research explored human-nonhuman hybrids, such as humanzees. At least one such case of a humanzee making it to term is described in History of Yesterday:
An evolutionary psychologist by the name of Gordon Gallup stated that in the 1920s the first humanzee was “born” at a secret research facility in Florida.
Source: https://boingboing.net/2021/10/27/a-history-of-humanzees-born-from-female-chimps-impregnated-with-human-sperm.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-history-of-humanzees-born-from-female-chimps-impregnated-with-human-sperm
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Mark Frauenfelder
Carson, California residents have picketed city hall about pervasive noxious odor that’s been making people sick for weeks. Yesterday the city council declared a local emergency and the mayor is seeking state funds to pay for hotel rooms and air filters. — Read the rest
Source: https://boingboing.net/2021/10/27/california-town-smells-like-rotten-eggs-vomit-farts-and-body-odor.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=california-town-smells-like-rotten-eggs-vomit-farts-and-body-odor
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Mark Frauenfelder
The Arizona Daily Sun reports that hundreds of tiny three-eyed crustaceans called triops were recently found near the desert in the aftermath of a rare monsoon.
After years of drought drained the reservoirs and baked the land, finally the rain has come.
Source: https://boingboing.net/2021/10/21/hundreds-of-rare-three-eyed-crustaceans-found-in-arizona-desert-after-a-storm.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hundreds-of-rare-three-eyed-crustaceans-found-in-arizona-desert-after-a-storm
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Thom Dunn
From the CBC:
Ruth Hamilton had been asleep for hours in her Golden, B.C., home when she awoke to the sound of her dog barking, giving her a moment’s notice before a rock from outer space hurtled into her bedroom.
“The next thing was just a huge explosion and debris all over my face,” Hamilton recalled in an interview Tuesday.
Source: https://boingboing.net/2021/10/15/dog-saves-owner-from-meteorite.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dog-saves-owner-from-meteorite
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Thom Dunn
On Sunday morning, residents of New Hampshire and parts of Massachusetts were rocked by a massive boom that shook homes in the region and understandably freaked people the hell out. Early theories that it was a supersonic aircraft or earthquake were quickly proven wrong. — Read the rest
Source: https://boingboing.net/2021/10/13/solving-the-mystery-of-the-boom-that-rocked-new-hampshire-on-sunday-morning.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=solving-the-mystery-of-the-boom-that-rocked-new-hampshire-on-sunday-morning
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The Article Was Written/Published By: David Pescovitz
KHOU 11 reports that an army of capybaras has overrun Tigre, a suburb of Buenos Aires, and begun breeding there.
COUNTLESS CAPYBARAS: People living in this community in Argentina have a lot of furry, four-legged neighbors. Local media reports hundreds of capybaras have overrun a suburb in Tigre, and the population has been increasing over the years.
Source: https://boingboing.net/2021/10/05/capybaras-occupy-buenos-aires-suburb-no-demands-yet-issued.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capybaras-occupy-buenos-aires-suburb-no-demands-yet-issued
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Rob Beschizza
Five black-and-white quadrupeds who escaped from a farm last month should be easy to spot around town … shouldn’t they?
Many interesting things have happened in Upper Marlboro in recent years.
In 2014, the Frederick Douglass high school football team recorded a perfect season. In 2019, to celebrate National Pie Day, a local museum hosted a lecture on the “history of pie”. This May, the town bought an electric car.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/02/zebras-maryland
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Adam Gabbattin Upper Marlboro, Maryland
A giant eagle measuring around four feet tall is on the loose in Pittsburgh after managing to escape from a local aviary. The eagle has been living the free life for around a week, though it continues to make the occasional appearance around the aviary, his home for many years. Humanely capturing the eagle has proven tricky. The great eagle … Continue reading
Source: https://www.slashgear.com/giant-eagle-kodiak-is-on-the-loose-in-pittsburgh-after-aviary-escape-03693647/
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Brittany A. Roston
Park rangers in South Africa are investigating a bizarre incident in which dozens of endangered African penguins appear to have been killed by honey bees.
Source: https://gizmodo.com/bee-swarm-kills-63-endangered-penguins-in-fluke-occur-1847707457
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The Article Was Written/Published By: George Dvorsky
In Nordelta, an upscale suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentina, capybara’s have been finding a new home. Capybara’s are giant South American rodent species weighing roughly 120 lbs. and 3 feet in height and hordes of them have decided they would like to share the neighborhood with the people, mostly because there is no place else to live. — Read the rest
Source: https://boingboing.net/2021/08/23/capybaras-take-over-upscale-neighborhood-in-argentina.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capybaras-take-over-upscale-neighborhood-in-argentina
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Kevin Reome
A married couple, their 1-year-old daughter, and their dog died under mysterious circumstances while hiking in Sierra National Forest in northern California. Authorities have ruled out suicide or murder, and they are now considering the possibility that they were exposed to toxic algae blooms. — Read the rest
Source: https://boingboing.net/2021/08/20/california-family-and-dog-may-have-died-from-toxic-algae-blooms-while-hiking.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=california-family-and-dog-may-have-died-from-toxic-algae-blooms-while-hiking
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Mark Frauenfelder
Photos appeared to show the goats strolling in the backyard close to the chicken carcasses. Another image showed the dead pigeon nailed above a door.
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/least-22-farm-animals-including-goats-chicken-carcasses-dead-pigeon-n1277257
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Wilson Wong
John Donaldson is seeking $15,000 in damages for injuries he says he suffered in the encounter while visiting Lake Tahoe
A California man has filed a lawsuit after he was injured trying to flee from a bear that surprised him in a dumpster while he was visiting Lake Tahoe.
John Donaldson is seeking $15,000 in damages from a condominium association and waste management company for injuries he said he suffered in the encounter at a condo complex in the Incline Village area, which has long had problems with bears breaking into homes, cars and garbage cans in search of food.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/17/john-donaldson-bear-dumpster-lawsuit
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Dani Anguiano
All of the hikers were able to leave the mountain on their own after the strike near MacRae Peak.
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/four-hikers-hurt-after-lightning-strike-north-carolina-mountain-n1276820
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Phil Helsel
A juvenile black bear was filmed on video by stunned shoppers after it wandered into a Los Angeles area supermarket. The bear was spotted inside the Ralphs supermarket in Porter Ranch before it was shooed out. It was later seen outside and was tranquillised and relocated by the US Fish and Wildlife Service
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/aug/11/black-bear-captured-visiting-california-supermarket-video
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Alberta Leeman vanished in July 1978.
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/human-remains-car-found-river-search-n-h-woman-missing-n1276265
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Minyvonne Burke
If you’ve ever wanted to go to Burning Man, this year’s festival may be your best chance, as this year’s Burning Man will be (mostly) a virtual experience due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: https://lifehacker.com/witness-burning-mans-drug-induced-debauchery-in-vr-this-1847430350
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Brendan Hesse
A free climber who spent 12 weeks in prison for scaling London’s Shard building (the tallest in the UK) last year was at it again Tuesday morning. Protesting climate change, 21-year-old George King-Thompson scaled a 36-story apartment building in London, completely unaided, in less than 30 minutes (condensed to 3:47 minutes in video below). — Read the rest
Source: https://boingboing.net/2021/08/03/watch-a-free-climber-already-busted-once-scale-a-36-story-london-building-as-if-it-was-a-playground-structure.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watch-a-free-climber-already-busted-once-scale-a-36-story-london-building-as-if-it-was-a-playground-structure
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Carla Sinclair
California officials have closed down areas near Lake Tahoe due to plague-infected chipmunks, …
Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/565984-plague-infected-chipmunks-force-closures-around-lake-tahoe
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Olafimihan Oshin
