Everyone has the dream at some point. Whether it is accepting the highest acting achievement, performing in front of thousands of fans, or coming up to bat with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, everyone has dreamed of being famous. Of the roughly seven billion people on the […]
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What do animals do? That’s a pretty broad question, but there are plenty of broad answers. They eat, drink, mate, and so on. And sometimes, they make art. You might be surprised how many animals have mastered artistic skills, from painting and photography to dance and collage. Given the opportunity, animals seem to enjoy expressing […]
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Traumatic brain injuries may lead to the development of Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests.

Eating nuts was tied to a lower risk for atrial fibrillation, but may not lower the risk of heart attacks or strokes.

The best aspect of science is that it is always changing. New ideas and new discoveries change the way we perceive the world, and the people behind such observations are constantly at work. 2017 was no slouch in terms of new developments and advancements in technology, thanks to the thousands of men and women always […]
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Recreational marijuana use didn’t become an issue in the United States until after the Mexican Revolution in the 1910s, when immigrants arriving in the US brought with them their intoxicant of choice. “Marijuana” was Mexican slang for a psychoactive variety of the plant Cannabis sativa, of which a non-psychoactive variety known as hemp had been […]
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Early this morning, Donald Trump tweeted about a “Revolution” brewing in California:

There is a Revolution going on in California. Soooo many Sanctuary areas want OUT of this ridiculous, crime infested & breeding concept. Jerry Brown is trying to back out of the National Guard at the Border, but the people of the State are not happy. Want Security & Safety NOW!
— Donald J…

Aerobic fitness can halve the likelihood of developing heart disease, no matter how worrisome your genetic profile.

This tweet from Twitter user @Allief0rnia is going on a week old, but she proposes a scenario so woke that it’s taken the rest of Twitter some time to process her thoughts and respond — and those responses are still rolling in.
Here’s the deep thought at hand that’s garnered more than 2,000 likes since it was posted:

Imagine if men centered their masculinity on caring for animals, gardening and maintaining some nice plants, beekeeping, having a clean home, reading books, building tables…

What to do when we don’t know what to do.

Of all the excerpts from the big James Comey interview tonight, this on the impeachment of the president is probably the only one that really stands out.
Here’s the former FBI director saying that he doesn’t believe Donald Trump should be impeached and that his fate should be left to the voters:

Comey says he hopes Trump isn’t impeached because that would “let the American people off the hook” — prefers they vote their values…

Well, of course … this is the logical next step, right?

James Comey is reportedly already mulling a Hollywood deal to secure the rights to his memoir. The big question? Who should play the guy President Trump famously fired, of course. https://t.co/s8zYClkLZh pic.twitter.com/Ow5agqb2QV
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) April 15, 2018

From the Boston Globe:
Comey is reportedly already mulling a Hollywood deal to secure the rights to his memoir, ‘‘A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership,’’ which hits shelves on Tuesday…

Researchers are studying a promising drug that could block the delivery of opioids from blood to brain, giving addicts a path to recovery.

Food and drink are some of the most essential parts of life—we could not live without the sustenance they provide. Although there are some people in the world who are truly starving and would eat anything, modern man in most industrialized civilizations has made something of a hobby out of eating. We spend millions on […]
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No one has died in the outbreak, though 35 have been infected, including three people who have developed a type of kidney failure, officials say.

When the words “ancient Peru” are mentioned, images of Machu Picchu and the Nazca Lines come to mind. But Peru is built upon millennia of cultures and their histories. The traces they left behind may not be as big as lost cities, but they are no less rare and mysterious. New mummies are breaking old […]
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Certain places in the world are having problems with that one thing most of us prefer not to discuss: poop. When you visit these places, there is the likelihood (but not a certainty) that you will find feces just lying around. Even if you don’t, you definitely won’t miss the unmistakable stench. These malodorous issues […]
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If an abortion rights bill passes in Argentina amid a surge of feminist activism, it would be a milestone in a region where strict abortion laws are the norm.

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) was forced to delete a tweet on Sunday where he invited Parkland survivor Kyle Kashuv to come out to California and get high on marijuana once he’s 21:

Was I just encouraged by a Congressman to smoke weed when I am 21? Yes, legally, but still. Holy smikee, batman! pic.twitter.com/a2kExgeUPx
— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) April 15, 2018

As Kyle note above, it’s legal but what the hell…

In the 16th century, Christians were afraid of puppets, even believing that they were demonic because it was impossible to identify the source of a puppet’s voice. With a reboot of Puppet Master underway and the legacy of other scary films’ puppets like Billy in Saw, it’s safe to say that many of us are […]
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Air pollution increases the number of lower respiratory infections, a leading cause of illness and death in children under 2.

Dr. Ian Wilmut said he received the diagnosis four months ago and would participate in a major research program to test new types of treatments.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not well-known outside of Turkey yet. But he is becoming notorious for his violent and radical actions as leader as well as for his increasingly bellicose nature on the world stage. He speaks loudly, acts brutally, and has done everything he can to turn Turkey, a place that had […]
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Former FBI Director James Comey’s new book contains an excerpt about the days preceding the 2016 election, as quoted in a New York Times review, that has caught the attention of many:

https://t.co/nKtKnYNqgG pic.twitter.com/YA8tcm7w5m
— Gabriel Debenedetti (@gdebenedetti) April 12, 2018

An FBI director writing that he was swayed by polling is certainly quite an admission:

The thing is, he is implicitly admitting that he was weighing factors other than the meaning of the law when he made his decision…

CNN is blowing the lid off of another major story.
Get this:  Republican voters are not happy with the way the Robert Mueller probe is going.

Republican voters are turning against the Mueller probe https://t.co/RjGMUtnia6 pic.twitter.com/vIjlpNFTQH
— CNN (@CNN) April 12, 2018

Not sure why this would be surprising to anyone, but apparently CNN thought it was worth reporting.

Gee, why would that be? https://t…

It’s always adorable when a CNN hack forgets to step outside the glass house before throwing stones.

OMG are you really that lacking in self awareness?
— Cory Edmonds (@myster_E_23) April 12, 2018

You work for CNN.
— Jim Treacher is a dumb pseudonym (@jtLOL) April 12, 2018

Diamond and Silk are sticking with their story that they’re being censored by Facebook, despite some very large holes in their narrative:

I've confirmed with Facebook that Diamond and Silk were contacted by email and phone by Facebook several times before their Fox News appearing saying no one had reached them…

So this quote from James Comey’s book about a private meeting with former President Obama is … everything.

It's the "On the verge of tears" that makes this. pic.twitter.com/Q23sWahaK6
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) April 12, 2018

The only thing missing is Loretta Lynch handing them tissues.

Didn't @Comey testify under oath before Congress that he never met with Obama alone? Maybe he should have gone back over his testimony transcript before admitting to perjury in his new book? https://t…

Piers Morgan is apparently not a fan of the graduation photo of University of Tennessee-Chattanooga student Brenna Spencer, which features her with a gun.
He called her an imbecile.

What did you graduate in – imbecility? https://t.co/VlpY3ERP75
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 12, 2018

The responses in-kind to Piers’ insult were swift and immediate.

It's better than your degree in chivalry…

You will probably be surprised to learn that dildos have existed in some form throughout all of history. Archaeologists have even unearthed a 28,000-year-old stone penis that very possibly was used as a sex toy.[1] Today, dildos come in all sizes and shapes and can be found in a very large volume. Just one sex […]
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The rate of emergency room visits for anaphylaxis more than doubled, to 3.5 visits per 10,000 children in 2016 from 1.4 in 2010.

National Academy of Medicine was asked to tighten ethics rules following the strange case of a member accused of plagiarism and false claims of top scientific honors.

On April 8, 1994, the body of Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain was discovered in a room that sat above his detached garage. Cobain had been described as “the voice of a generation.” Now he was silent, courtesy of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. However, almost a quarter of a century later, many […]
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After eating the Carolina Reaper during a contest, an unidentified patient suffered headaches so severe he was hospitalized. The symptoms resembled those of a stroke.

On Sunday night, Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, one of the stars of CNN’s town hall on the Parkland shooting, tweeted that several people had been killed in Liberty City, and assault weapons were likely involved.

Just got off the phone with State Rep. Kionne McGhee. Several people dead in Liberty City. Apparently assault weapons used.
— Bill Nelson (@SenBillNelson) April 9, 2018

#GunReformNow#BanAssaultWeapons https://t…

Contrary to the stereotype, not every American owns a gun. It’s actually relatively rare for people to keep weapons around the house, unless you count kitchen knives. And maybe some gardening tools vaguely evoke medieval weapons, but that’s beside the point. For most people, if they look around their house for things that could potentially […]
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In the digestive tracts of leeches, scientists find evidence of elusive forest species.

Some reviews of the movie “Chappaquiddick” have sounded as if they could have been ghostwritten by a Kennedy family publicist. This is Vox’s headline for a review that says the film “is skeptical of Kennedy’s version of events”:

A new movie about the Ted Kennedy accident is part of a larger entertainment pattern deconstructing the iconic family. https://t.co/xgwEFNg1hU
— Vox (@voxdotcom) April 9, 2018

There’s certainly a lot more to the story than that:

Also, it’s a movie about how a revered Democrat Senator recklessly killed a young woman and lots of people helped cover it up https://t…

It wasn’t that long ago that the host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” decided on the perfect project to “piss off” Vice President Mike Pence: launch an LGBT parody of a children’s book written by Pence’s daughter, Charlotte, the proceeds from which were slated to go toward a nonprofit dedicated to stopping human trafficking and an art therapy program at a children’s hospital…

We all know that people can become attached to their pets. However, some people take it to such an extreme that they will their pets a fortune just to make sure that the animals are taken care of properly after the owner’s death. At times, the deceased’s surviving relatives are left with little or nothing. […]
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The agency said the device could only be sold by doctors who agree to warn women of the serious risks associated with it.

Standard doses of two TB drugs were insufficient in African subjects also infected with H.I.V., a study finds. Experts say treatment guidelines should be revised.

In September 1859, the Earth was struck by an awe-inspiring coronal mass ejection (CME). Astronomers observed a brilliantly bright white flare emerging from the Sun, and auroras were seen as far south as Cuba and Jamaica.[1] This massive solar event wreaked havoc on electrical equipment across the world; telegraph wires burned off their poles, streams […]
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The Obama bros of “Pod Saves America” are in Miami where they found a giant Marco Rubio cardboard head to add to their podcast/live-audience show:

So excited to welcome our special guest to the @PodSaveAmerica Miami show! @marcorubio pic.twitter.com/ohSGP9RS4w
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) April 6, 2018

Get it? It’s a Marco Rubio drinks water joke.
And let’s hope the bros don’t sexually assault Marco’s head like they did their last cardboard cutout seen drinking a beverage:

Figured you guys would have had enough of posing with cardboard cut outs and beverages pic…

Why does bar soap clog the bathroom drain?

In the 1990s, the emoji was created by Shigetaka Kurita in Japan. Its name is from the Japanese words e (“picture”) and moji (“character”). So “emoji” means “picture character.” They look something like 😊, 😆, and 😂. Emoji should not be confused with emoticons, which are symbols used to represent emotion. Emoticons look like 🙂 […]
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Tonight on Twitter, if you can believe it, Twitchy favorite Brad Thor and Twitchy regular Michael Ian Black had a nice, polite discussion on guns and the second amendment. No personal insults were issued. No trash talk. No attacks of any sort. Just two guys arguing their respective positions, passionately at times:

For those of you who missed my polite discussion with @michaelianblack tonight – it's what America needs more of…

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Twitter board member Evan Williams both are promoting a Medium post arguing that the best thing for America is to follow California’s lead where Democrats control all aspects of the government and Republicans are all but extinct:

Dorsey called it “a great read”:

Great read https://t.co/O2djSQf8Qv
— jack (@jack) April 6, 2018

While Williams called it, “an interesting take”:

Interesting take: “Why there’s no bipartisan way forward at this juncture in our history — one side must win” https://t…

Jimmy Kimmel and Sean Hannity have been trading tweets back-and-forth all day, but this is the one that should leave a mark.
Here’s the late night comedian using being gay as a punchline, implying that’s he’s a “bottom” with President Donald Trump as the “top”:

Don't worry – just keep tweeting – you'll get back on top! (or does Trump prefer you on bottom?) Either way, keep your chin up big fella…

A growing percentage of medical devices and drugs used in American operating rooms are made in China, and many of them are on the White House’s list.

Remember the story about Kellye Burke from yesterday? She’s the Texas Dem councilwoman and Moms Demand volunteer who was charged with a misdemeanor for berating a teenage girl at a cookie shop because she was wearing a Trump shirt:

Misdemeanor charge filed against Texas councilwoman and @MomsDemand volunteer for berating teen girl in a Trump shirt https://t.co/PB3zLjrM1l
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 5, 2018

Anyway, the way we left off the post yesterday was with a tweet from Houston reporter Jacob Rascon who reported that the family of the girl had “accepted [Burke’s] apology…

Lauren Slater’s new book chronicles the history of mood-regulating drugs, weaving in her own lifelong struggle to get well and stay well.

As Twitchy told you earlier, President Donald Trump offered up thoughts and prayers to the victims of the YouTube shooting in San Bruno, California. It wasn’t long before Trump received criticism from the Left for failing to enact gun control legislation.
Bette Midler, however, wanted to know why Trump failed to stand up to the NRA (because, you know, everything SOMEHOW comes back to the NRA)…

Having a nationality is one thing we take for granted. Ask these 10 people what it feels like to be stateless, and you will get some not-so-impressive replies. Stateless people cannot get travel passports or visas and are usually exempt from receiving social services, including education, banking, and health care. How is it even possible […]
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Many advertisers have already caved to David Hogg’s call for a boycott of Laura Ingraham’s show on Fox News, but there’s one that will not comply:

My Pillow CEO Bucks Hogg Boycott, Stands With Laura Ingraham https://t.co/wKPx0YCPqU pic.twitter.com/94Xbj4UvNi
— The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 4, 2018

Company founder Mike Lindell made that known on Twitter this week:

I did not take my advertising down from @IngrahamAngle and @FoxNews, nor do I intend to…

While it is the complete opposite of haute cuisine in a gourmet restaurant, buffet food at self-service eateries continues to increase in popularity throughout the world. Despite the appeal, buffets have garnered negative attention due to sanitary violations and twisted, unscrupulous patrons who seem determined to ruin someone’s meal. The following 10 items cover a […]
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Forget sharks and bears—more people die from wasp and bee stings around the world than any other type of animal attack. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 90 to 100 people die every single year from insect stings in the United States alone. They believe that this is actually a very conservative number and […]
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Many animals have truly bizarre symbiotic relationships. The simple description of symbiosis is a mutually beneficial relationship involving physical contact between two organisms that are not of the same species. These relationships can be held together through cleanliness, protection, transportation, and even finding food. At times, however, there is a thin line between helpful and […]
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Known all over the world as being one of the greatest and most wonderfully flamboyant performers of all time, Freddie Mercury loved his art and his audience. Several entries on this list detail times that he went through great pain in order to guarantee audience satisfaction. Music was his life; nothing else could compare. Whatever […]
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Photogenic snow monkeys have been a long time tourist attraction, but only recently have scientists investigated their unusual behavior.

Both minorities and whites who live in racially divided communities are exposed to higher levels of pollution than those who live in more integrated areas.

A decision by a California judge could force Starbucks and other coffee companies to warn about acrylamide, a chemical that has been linked to cancer.

Allegedly, there are no known cases of Finnish people actually having fins, like some land-going whale. This is a myth and was possibly made up on the spot in lieu of a wittier introduction to this week’s list of fascinating facts, which is indeed about Finland, the land of the finless Finns. Disappointing lack of […]
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Childhood health experts have worried about kids raised on cellphones and social media. Student protests gave us a glimpse of the potential of Gen Z.

Researchers developed a mathematical model to test competing theories for what causes the popping sound that will either irritate you or signal relief.

It’s bizarre that so few have heard of Issei Sagawa, whose story is not only fascinating for its strange and unusual twists and turns but also because, well, it actually happened. Sometimes referred to as the Japanese Celebrity Cannibal, Sagawa’s story is something straight out of fiction—a tale of horror that might as well have […]
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Keeping up with the news is hard. So hard, in fact, that we’ve decided to save you the hassle by rounding up the most significant, unusual, or just plain old mind-blowing stories each week. After a quiet few months on the terrorism front, Islamist-inspired carnage finally returned to France this week, resulting in the first […]
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On Saturday, GOP chairwoman Ronna McDaniel tweeted this nugget, which obviously got under the skin of CNN contributor and former Obama senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer:

Democrats hate our President more than they love our country.
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 31, 2018

It certainly seemed that way when they sat on their hands and scowled during the State of the Union address upon hearing about record low unemployment and a booming economy…

So, if everyone is gearing up to pressure Laura Ingraham’s sponsors for tweeting about Parkland survivor David Hogg’s college rejections, certainly there must be some sort of campaign to silence someone who told Patrick Petty, whose sister was murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, how he should be spending his time grieving.

Time to start listing and badgering @Bravotv sponsors, right? Especially since she’s lecturing the brother of a Parkland murder victim about how he should react to his own sister’s death…

CNN’s Chris Cuomo started off on the right foot for a change, calling the effort spearheaded by David Hogg to boycott Laura Ingraham’s Fox News advertisers and even force her off the air “extreme.”

All these calls for Ingraham to lose advertisers and hence her job…seem extreme. We want to disagree with decency; and people should be called out for gratuitous nastiness…

Germany is the only country in Europe that forbids doctors to publicly advertise that they perform abortions. Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged change, but her conservatives are balking.