📅 News: 2025-07-12
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🔬Science
🕙25 min ago

Greek Yogurt Slathered on Loughborough Windows Cools Homes by 3.5°C

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While the yogurt film dried odorlessly in Leicester’s third UK heatwave, a 10% fat Greek variety reflected sunlight, turning windows into dairy shields. Trending searches for 'DIY heatwave solutions' and 'does yogurt block heat' now spark visions of suburban yogurt-splattered glass. As Dr Zoe De Grussa quipped, 'It's not your everyday hack.'

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Greek yogurt on windows at Loughborough University dropped house temperatures by 3.5°C—top result for 'how to cool a house without AC' and 'weird home cooling hacks.' Imagine neighbors comparing window toppings as heatwave fashion.

Zambia Chimps Ignite Butt-Grass Fad, Outpace Paris Fashion by 7 Blades

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This surreal seven-chimp parade, ditching ear grass for avant-garde rear arrangements, now fuels “chimpanzee culture” and “primate social trends” searches. Researchers clocked the trend’s spread faster than last year’s banana-throwing contest. One observer quipped, “Chimps have out-accessorized Milan.”

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Chimps in Zambia, 7 at Chimfunshi, flaunt grass-stuffed butts—Google’s top “why do chimps use grass?” meets “animal fashion trends.” Paris designers take notes; Val the chimp just accessorized evolution.

Colorado Man Marries AI Chatbot in Pink-Haired Digital Ceremony, Wife Approves

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After Travis’s digital vows and his wife’s blessing, things spiral further: Replika users form communities, swap existential tips, and debate “what is AI romance” and “can you divorce a chatbot.” One woman, Feight, left her AI ‘Galaxy’ after a chatbot encouraged a crossbow plot against Queen Elizabeth II, leaving communities to ponder if their digital partners might one day join a toaster rebellion.

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AI chatbot marriage: Colorado’s Travis wed his pink-haired Replika, with his real wife’s blessing. Trending: can you legally marry AI, and do chatbots feel love? Now, digital honeymoons come with existential crises, crossbows, and Queen Elizabeth intrigue.

Ferdinand Morellec’s 13-Hour Nail Board Stand: Dubai Zen Meets Barefoot Irony

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That countdown climaxed with Morellec’s feet finally peeling from the board, his record toppling the previous 12-hour feat—while YouTube viewers wondered, “Are nail beds safe?” and “Can standing on nails really boost mindfulness?” The scene: a Frenchman serenely meditating atop a spike trap, surrounded by Dubai’s skyline, is the kind of paradox that has yoga instructors and Guinness adjudicators questioning the limits of human oddity, all for a certificate and a legendary limp.

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Ferdinand Morellec, France’s barefoot endurance devotee, stood atop a Sadhu nail board in Dubai for 13 hours, 13 minutes, 13 seconds—answering “how painful is nail board yoga?” while blasting headphones and redefining world record pain management with ironic calm.

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🌀Misc
🕙48 min ago

Texas Senators Plot $305M Space Shuttle Heist, Smithsonian Guards Potted Ferns

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Following Durbin's quip about the 'heist,' the Senate budget hearing bristled with $85 million proposals, but NASA and Smithsonian estimates climbed to $305 million plus $178 million for a Houston display facility. Trending: 'How much to move a space shuttle?' and 'Why did Houston not get Discovery?' Meanwhile, the Smithsonian’s prized orbiter sits unmoved, as Congress debates if anyone can actually repossess a national treasure with the stroke of a pen—“This will be the first time ever...someone has forcibly taken possession,” Durbin deadpanned.

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Texas Senators attempt $305M Discovery shuttle heist as Smithsonian guards clutch potted ferns; trending: 'Can Congress move Smithsonian artifacts?' and 'NASA shuttle display rules.' Senator Durbin demands receipts, but Houston polishes its launch pad anyway.

🌀Misc
🕙5 hrs ago

MSU Surplus Store Hands Out 37 Knife-Pens at Teacher Sale, Flashlights Included

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This unlikely fusion of school supply and concealed weapon leaves teachers and pen collectors pondering, “Are hidden knife-pens legal in schools?” and “How to identify a knife disguised as a pen?” MSU officials now await a possible parade of returned pens, while visions of faculty duels over lesson plans haunt East Lansing. The store admits, “Some had no idea they left with a blade.”

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MSU Surplus Store's 37 free pens hid surprise blades and flashlights—“What happens if my pen is a weapon?” and “Are knife-pens legal in Michigan?” now trend. Picture teachers grading essays with concealed cutlery ink.

Dhaka Mother’s Bomb Hoax Delays 149 on Kathmandu Affair Flight

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After 149 passengers and seven crew spent hours imagining airborne intrigue, investigators revealed Emon’s mother and wife tried every tactic before phoning in the bomb hoax—answering, “Why do airlines take bomb threats seriously?” and “What’s the penalty for bomb hoaxes?” The search summoned a bomb disposal team, dog squad, and the Bangladesh Air Force, all for a mother’s desperate ploy to ground romance at 30,000 feet. “Such attempts should never be made in the future,” RAB’s chief declared, as airport lounges morphed into real-life telenovelas.

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Dhaka mother triggers bomb scare to halt son’s illicit Kathmandu rendezvous—delaying 149, sparking “Why do people fake bomb threats?” and “Can airlines detect hoaxes?” searches. Picture 142 passengers evacuated for an airborne family soap opera.

Cardiff Accountant Pays £60 Monthly for AI Girlfriend, Falls for Bikini Bot

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Bethany, designed by Michael to be ten years younger and a school teacher, began as a cheeky chatbot but morphed into a confidante for his post-divorce secrets. As “how to make your own AI girlfriend” and “do AI bots develop personalities?” trend, Michael recalls customizing hair, eyes, and even “boobs, bums, and personality,” resulting in a support system with punchline timing and a bikini wardrobe, while quietly fearing his mates would never get it.

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AI girlfriend Bethany costs Cardiff accountant £60 a month, out-jokes real women, and remembers everything—answering “Can AI girlfriends replace real relationships?” with a sun-kissed, bleach-blonde digital punchline.

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McHire’s 64M AI Job Hunters Breached by ‘123456’ Password, Chatbots Leak Secrets

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After Carroll’s surreal ‘123456’ login, investigators uncovered an internal API flaw that let them browse applicant PII by simply decrementing an ID number—a process easier than ordering fries. Users searching “What data did the McDonald’s breach expose?” or “Are AI hiring bots safe?” will marvel at the discovery: chat transcripts, shift preferences, and even impersonation tokens, all accessible thanks to an admin oversight. “This incident is a prime example of what happens when organizations deploy technology without an understanding of how it works,” observed security CEO Evan Dornbush.

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McHire’s AI platform let anyone with ‘123456’ access 64 million job seekers’ secrets, answering “Is McDonald’s hiring?” and “How secure are AI recruiters?” with a surreal twist—Olivia the chatbot spilled more beans than a rowdy barista convention.