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Woman Tries to Kill Spider, Ends Up With Arson Charge
(Newser) - Listen up, arachnophobes: You do not fight spiders with fire. Or so goes the cautionary tale of 34-year-old Kansas woman Ginny Griffith, who has been charged with aggravated arson after she apparently tried to kill a spider—by using a cigarette lighter to set fire to some towels, reports the... More » |
What It's Like on the World's Deadliest Island
(Newser) - An island off the coast of Sao Paolo, Brazil, is home to one of the deadliest snakes on Earth—and there are a lot of them. Some believe there's a golden lancehead viper for every square meter of Ilha de Queimada Grande, or as many as 4,000 of... More » |
Dead Tot's Dad: I Looked Up Ways Kids Die in Hot Cars
(Newser) - The father who left his toddler inside a hot car for seven-plus hours has confirmed to police that he did Internet research on the very manner in which his son died . "During an interview with (Justin "Ross" Harris), he stated that he recently researched, through the internet, child... More » |
Mysterious Stone Spheres to Be Protected
(Newser) - The planet now has more than 1,000 UNESCO World Heritage Sites : places "of outstanding value to humanity" that UNESCO helps to safeguard and preserve. The World Heritage Committee wrapped up its 38th session on Wednesday by adding 26 sites to its list and expanding four more; that list... More » |
Why Sunglasses Make Everyone Better Looking
(Newser) - There is, somehow, an instant attractiveness boost conferred by sunglasses. But why is it that covering up our eyes creates this effect? Believe it or not, there is an expert on the topic (it was the subject of her PhD ), and UK professor Vanessa Brown explains the situation to... More » |
Designing Women's Meshach Taylor Dead at 67
(Newser) - Meshach Taylor, the actor perhaps best known for his longtime role in Designing Women, died last night at age 67 after what TMZ calls a lengthy battle with cancer. "It is with love and gratitude that we sorrowfully announce that our darling, amazingly brilliant and dynamic, Meshach, the incredible... More »
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