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June 2011

Apple Developer Under Fire after iPhone App Dubs Photo Effect Nigger Brown

June 14, 2011 4:52pm by hearit

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Apple's already battling allegations it stole a student's app Store submission. Now an iPhone app maker has dubbed its “Picture Effect Magic” photo effect with the racial slur of "Nigger Brown". Read more

Geese Surf Waves Like California Surfers at Popular Colorado Kayak Run

June 14, 2011 12:29am by hearit

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Waves at a popular kayak run in Colorado turn to some sweet swells for a misplaced flock of geese. A videographer, trying to catch some footage of kayakers, instead got a host of feathered friends on-scene: A flock of over 1,000 geese settled in to the water -- to ride and surf those pumping waves. Read more

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Mascara Tattoo Makeup Mimic Melanoma for MRI Scans in Cancer Misdiagnosis

June 13, 2011 11:25pm by hearit

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Turns out beauty may be a beast for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Mascara with iron oxide or "permanent ink" -- tattoos of eyeliner or eyeshadow -- can pop up as a blotch that mimics melanoma skin cancer on MRI scans or tests. Read more

Wolf Man Growls at Midnight as Campground Vodka Scratches Like Hell

June 13, 2011 9:58pm by hearit

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The wolf man growls at midnight in Sheffield Township, Ohio: A man is arrested after growling at Lorain County deputies, claiming he'd been scratched by a wolf in the woods. As it turns out, vodka scratches like hell.

Apparently he also blacks out when the moon comes out. That's what he says anyway. Read more

Racist African American Extra Fee McDonalds Hoax Leads to KFC

June 13, 2011 9:13pm by copythat

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For those believing McDonald's has a new policy: "As an insurance measure due in part to a recent string of robberies, African-American customers are now required to pay an additional fee of $1.50 per transaction" -- it's all a hoax. Read more

Wife Poses as 17-Year-Old in Fake Facebook Account Says Husband Plans Murder

June 11, 2011 1:05am by hearit

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Facebook has been used for all sorts of things other than "friends" -- including extracurricular activities like affairs. A nasty divorce takes an uglier turn when a spouse tries to dig up some dirt on her husband, only to find she believes he's gunning for her murder.

It's usually not a good thing when someone wants you dead -- particularly your spouse. Read more

Contortionist Thief Hides in Suitcase to Steal from Tourists Luggage in Spain

June 10, 2011 7:14pm by hearit

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Maybe the most unusual, and limber, story of a thief: A contortionist in Spain is arrested after curling himself into a ball, into a suitcase--then into an airport bus cargo bay, to steal from tourists' luggage. Read more

Apple Accused of Stealing iOS 5 New Wi Fi Sync from Store App Submission

June 10, 2011 2:18am by hearit

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Ever wonder if submitting an idea could end up with you being ripped off, stolen? An Apple Store app submission from a UK guy seems to now appear in new iOS 5, seeming to confirm the possibility. Read more

Earless Japan Rabbit Born Without Ears Sparks Nuclear Radiation Mutation Fears

June 10, 2011 12:26am by hearit

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An earless rabbit is the first visual reminder in horrific, possible radiation effects caused by Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant --the accident following Japan's natural disasters of epic propo Read more

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Millionaire Maltese Trouble Helmsley Dies Cemetery Bars Dog from Mausoleum

June 9, 2011 11:08pm by hearit

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The nation's most eligible canine bachelor, "Trouble", dies. Stranger than the $12 million inheritance from Leona Helmsley may be cemetery refusal for burial in a $1.4 million, private mausoleum. Read more

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