Sweden has “gay sailor” defense system in the Baltic Sea. Underwater dancing gay sailor neon sign sends a Morse code saying “Come here if you’re gay”, targeted to Russian submarines detected regularly in the area.
At least 43 buildings in…
At least 43 buildings in NYC actually have their own zip code. Due to size, or amount of people who work there, or money they generate.
The IRS and the USPS both have…
The IRS and the USPS both have a plan in place in case of a nuclear war. The IRS has an employee handbook called the “Internal Revenue Manual” that details how to collect taxes after the nukes. The USPS will continue delivering mail and has 60 million change-of-adress forms prepared.
No Such Thing As Salty Yeti Bones
Live from Paris, Dan, James, Andrew and Anna discuss odour-analysing t-shirts, New York under meteor attack, and self-pricking porcupines.
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No Such Thing As Salty Yeti Bones
Live from Paris, Dan, James, Andrew and Anna discuss odour-analysing t-shirts, New York under meteor attack, and self-pricking porcupines.
Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.
13 Things Even Major Fans Might Have Missed in the Harry Potter Movies
Even if you claim one of the houses of Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw or Helga Hufflepuff, and you say you have nary a trace of Muggle in your family because you truly are pure-blood, you may find you’ve missed a few of these tiny details.
Let’s see, shall we?
1. In The Sorcerer’s Stone, there’s a scene showing Aunt Petunia at the stove dying Dudley’s clothes gray for Harry to wear.
This is talked about in the book, but no one says anything about it in the movie.
Photo Credit: Warner Bros.
2. The Sorcerer’s Stone scene showing Harry getting his Hogwarts letter is eerily close to Hitchcock’s The Birds.
But instead of letters coming through the fireplace, Hitchcock had killer birds fluttering down the flue.
Photo Credit: Warner Bros.
3. In The Sorcerer’s Stone, Neville Longbottom receives a Remembrall to remind him what he’s forgotten. He’s also the only one not wearing his cloak…
Photo Credit: Warner Bros.
4. Julianne Hough is one of the unnamed students in The Sorcerer’s Stone.
Photo Credit: Warner Bros.
5. Voldemort appears in The Sorcerer’s Stone cast list as He Who Must Not be Named.
Photo Credit: Warner Bros.
6. Mrs. Weasley’s clock for showing where her children are in The Chamber of Secrets includes an option for prison.
Photo Credit: Warner Bros.
7. In The Chamber of Secrets, there’s a display of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books in the windows of a store in Knockturn Alley.
Photo Credit: Warner Bros.
8. Ron’s robes are dingier than everyone else’s in The Chamber of Secrets.
Of course, his are second-hand.
Photo Credit: Warner Bros.
9. Harry warns Dobby in The Chamber of Secrets to never save his life again, and when Dobby does in Deathly Hallows, Part. 1, he dies.
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10. There’s a portrait of Voldemort visible by the Grand Staircase in The Prisoner of Azkaban.
Photo Credit: Warner Bros.
11. In The Prisoner of Azkaban, the students enjoy bowls of Cheeri-Owls for breakfast.
Photo Credit: Warner Bros.
12. Nagini is reflected slithering in the Warner Brothers logo before the start of The Goblet of Fire.
A slithering Nagini also opens the first scene of the movie.
Photo Credit: Warner Bros.
13. Professor Slughorn can be seen swallowing a little Liquid Luck before casting the defense shield in The Deathly Hallows, Part 2.
Photo Credit: Warner Bros.
It’s always fun to go back through a beloved series and see what other little details have gone unnoticed. You’ll need the weekend.
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Parents in Britain Are Trying to “Cure” Their Kids’ Autism by Forcing Them to Drink Bleach
Yes, the world is getting dumber by the minute.
Autism is a disorder that affects up to 1 in 100 children, and there currently is no cure.
A fact that is not, sadly, stopping U.K. parents from forcing their autistic children to drink (or take an enema of) a dangerous chemical cocktail that is mostly made of bleach.
The Mirror reports that 6 different police forces have questioned parents after their children were reduced to vomiting or experiencing severe diarrhea after ingesting bleach in some form – it’s even being marketed as a “Master Mineral Solution,” and sold for $37 online.
Bleach. For kids. To drink.
This “Master Mineral Solution” is sodium chlorite mixed with citric acid powder – very literally industrial strength bleach – and not only does it not cure a damn thing, doctors say it will eventually kill one of these unsuspecting children. ABC did an investigate report on the MMS, in which they confronted the bishop of the ‘church’ that hawks the product as a literal miracle cure.
Everything from older mothers to pollution to, of course, vaccines has been blamed for the rise in autism diagnoses, but there are currently no definitive answers from the medical community. There are several different treatment regimens available, depending on where your child falls on the spectrum of autism, which include different kinds of therapies to improve speech and behavior, and maybe medications if there are related medical conditions.
Which is a good thing to remember the next time you wonder whether poisoning your child is better than working with your doctor to improve his or her quality of life.
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Spending Too Much Time on Your Devices Could Spell Trouble for Your Kids
More people are addicted to their tablets and smartphones than ever before, and while we’ve acknowledged that letting our kids have unlimited access to screens can be detrimental to their emotional and mental health…what about letting them see us have unfettered access to screens?
It’s not so good, either.
A recent study suggests that, in households where family time is interrupted by parents picking up their phone or tablet, children are more likely to exhibit behavior problems like oversensitivity, hot tempers, hyperactivity, and whining.
Brandon McDaniel, the study’s co-author, believes his findings should be seen as a piece in a bigger puzzle of how technology is affecting parent-child relationships.
“In our study, we controlled for a variety of factors, such as parent stress, depression, coparenting quality, and child screen use. This seems to suggest that there is something meaningful here, even though the data is cross-sectional.”
This study joins others that have shown that children of technology-consumed parents are more likely to display attention-seeking behavior, and one animal study that found distracted rat parents permanently impaired their children’s ability to experience pleasure.
This recent study, which was published in Child Development, gathered data from 170 two-parent families. More than half of them reported three or more technology interruptions per day, while only 11% reported no technological interruptions at all.
So watch yourselves, and take personal inventory. You might be interrupting time with your children more often than you think – and it might be costing your family as a whole.
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500 Million Brazilian Bees Died in Only Three Months
You’ve probably heard by now that the world’s ability to produce food is connected to the availability of a thriving bee population. Bees are nature’s most integral pollinators, responsible for pollinating 75% of the world’s crops.
And they’re dying at a rate that’s almost impossible to comprehend – to the tune of 500 million bees in Brazil alone in just three month’s time.
Image Credit: Pixabay
Between December 2018 and February 2019, 400 million bees in Rio Grande do Sul, 7 million in Santa Catarina, and 45 million in Mato Grosso do Sul lost their lives, and Aldo Machado, the vice president of Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul’s beekeeping association, is concerned.
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“As soon as the healthy bees began clearing the dying bees out of the hives, they became contaminated. They started dying en masse.”
Researchers are blaming Brazil’s decision to allow the use of 300 new pesticides on crops in 2019; many of the dead bees contained traces of fipronil, an insecticide commonly used to rid dogs and cats of fleas and ticks.. The U.S. EPA classifies it as a possible human carcinogen, but if you’ve got a dog, you may have some in your house.
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Alberto Bastos, the president of the Apiculturist Association of Brazil’s Federal District, told Bloomberg that the “death of all these bees is a sign that we’re being poisoned.”
Not to mention that bees provide billions of dollars worth of agricultural benefits that will disappear along with them if they go.
Image Credit: Pixabay
Will people listen? Will it be too late by the time food shortages begin to make their way into developed corners of the world?
Only time will tell, but the people who are hearing what the bees have to tell us are already beating the drum.
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10 People Share Their Biggest Annoyances
We all have our quirks, especially when it comes to things that annoy us. If you’ve ever said “I’d rather have hot needles put into my eyes than deal with [INSERT ANNOYANCE],” then this is for you!
For instance, if you simply cannot stand the sound of people chewing, then take pleasure in knowing you are not alone…
10. Pass with caution and swiftness. Unbearably annoying.
You know how when you're a fast walker and the guy ahead of you is fast too but only 90% as fast as you, so you MUST pass him, but to pass him you have to walk comically faster than your normal speed, or else you'll be in his personal space too long as you pass? That's annoying.
— Iraklis (@IamIraklis) February 11, 2018
9. Changing your password is a nightmare. Come on!
When you spend 30 mins guessing your passwords and decide to reset it and this happens from mildlyinfuriating
8. When the pencil factory fails quality control. *eye roll*
7. Shipping packaging went too far. Really??
Fuck drinking straws – this is the kind of plastic use we should be protesting. from mildlyinfuriating
On this note: Why does Amazon send you the largest box in the warehouse to package a tiny item like socks? So annoying!
6. Taking photos to match what you actually see. Moment ruined.
5. When your keys play a Chinese finger trap trick on you. WTH?
4. The “great sheet escape”. Grrrr…
Every night like 2000 times a night, having to fix this. from mildlyinfuriating
3. Is superglue really necessary for packaging? Sheesh.
Every god damn time i try to peel open one of these from mildlyinfuriating
2. When your tape dispenser misbehaves. Ugh!
Grrrrr! from mildlyinfuriating
1. Why, paper towels? WHY??
Every
Hopefully, this list didn’t put your anxiety in a tizzy.
H/t ANNOYANCE
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