📅 News: 2025-07-24
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📅 News: 2025-07-23
WTF Meter 👽 8.6/10

Ontario Landfill Bear Chugs 1-Litre Iced Tea, Internet Crowns Brisk King

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After the Fort Hope bear’s brisk chug, local dump enthusiasts pondered if iced tea could spark a new bear-human hydration rivalry. Trending queries include “what do black bears eat at dumps?” and “do animals crave sugar drinks?” Picture a landfill Olympics: ursine speed-chug division.

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Black bear Ontario landfill, 1-litre iced tea: why did this viral video break Google’s top wildlife searches and is bear caffeine safe? Picture a bear out-chugging teenagers on a July afternoon, bottle upright.

🌀Misc
🕙2025-07-23

Japan’s 16,000 Claw Machine Guns: Plastic Prizes, Real Ammunition, National Panic

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This plastic gun recall, featuring the Real Gimmick Mini Revolver, has 78 companies across Japan scrambling. Authorities cite the Sword and Firearms Control Law and urge families to turn in these crane-game prizes. Trending: “How do Japanese police handle illegal toys?” and “Chinese-made toy gun dangers.” Picture a carnival vendor sweating bullets as police confiscate plastic revolvers from neon-lit arcades—a surreal swap meet of innocence and hazard.

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Japan’s Real Gimmick Mini Revolver recall: 16,000 toy guns from crane games can fire live bullets. Trending: “Can toy guns be real?” “Japan toy recall 2025”—police now urge citizens to surrender plastic revolvers before the next carnival riot.

Taiwan Coach Trades 200 Student Blood Draws for Graduation Credits

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While the wrist-vein saga haunts NTNU, Zhou’s alleged demand for continuous blood draws—sometimes three a day, 5 am to 9 pm—has fueled trending queries like “how many blood donations are safe” and “can teachers force students.” The university’s remedy: dismiss Zhou and post her handwritten apology, while online sleuths wonder aloud, “What would a teacher even gain from this?”—as if football drills now come with a transfusion side hustle.

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Taiwan football coach Zhou Tai-ying demanded 200 blood donations for 32 school credits, blending 'academic requirements' with transfusion marathons. Why did NTNU allow this? The coach’s handwritten apology just added plasma to the fire.

🎨Culture
🕙2025-07-23

Gundam Cosplay Scandal: Tokyo Politician Channels Asteroid Villain in 2025 Election

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Instead of typical campaign ads, Yamamoto’s Char Aznable routine introduces Maya Okamoto, sparking the trending question: “What happens if you use anime for politics in Japan?” Critics called it “buffoonery” and wondered, “Is cosplaying as a villain a good campaign move?” The sight of a would-be senator channeling an asteroid-dropping antagonist outside a giant robot statue prompted Bandai Namco to unambiguously disavow the stunt.

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Gundam cosplay, Tokyo election, and 2025 collide as politician Taro Yamamoto dons Char Aznable’s asteroid-dropping persona without Bandai Namco’s nod. Did you know anime copyright law can ice political careers faster than a rogue space rock?

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Kimalu the Beluga: Chicago Aquarium Whale Survives Anesthesia, Awakes to Pod Playlist

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Pod playlist therapy greeted Kimalu’s recovery, a world-first for whales and veterinary science. Monitored 24/7 in a medical habitat, she’s now the answer to “How do you anesthetize a beluga?” and “What happens after whale surgery?” Picture a beluga serenaded by her own greatest hits as she blinks awake from surgery—science fiction, except it’s true.

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Beluga whale Kimalu, 12, at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium survives historic general anesthesia surgery—“Can belugas have surgery?” and “How do aquariums care for whales?” meet a whale waking to her own vocal remix.

Frane Selak’s 7 Catastrophes: Zagreb Train, Plane, Bus, Car, and $1M Lottery

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After clutching a tree over a Croatian ravine, Selak’s saga twisted again: at age 73, he bagged 7 million Kuna from the lottery. Searchers ask, “Is Frane Selak’s story true?” and “What happened to the world’s unluckiest man?” Picture a music teacher calmly brushing ash from his hair, pocketing a winning ticket, and shrugging, “Not today, death.”

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Frane Selak survived 7 deadly crashes—train, plane, bus, car—then won $1M in Zagreb, baffling Google’s “luckiest unlucky man” and Croatia’s top lottery queries. Picture a music teacher ejected into hay, then cash.

Florida Coyote Survives 2 Broken Legs, Hitches Ride in Bumper Drama

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Recounting the surreal rescue, Charlotte County’s Wile E. was extricated with expert help after callers asked, “Who do you call for stuck animals?” and “Can a coyote recover from broken legs?” The rescue team, unfazed by cartoon logic, confirmed, “No roadrunners were located in the area.”

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Coyote Charlotte County deputies rescue: Two broken legs, one front bumper, and zero roadrunners. How did a wild coyote get stuck in a car? What to do if you hit wildlife? Wile E. is now famous for surviving cartoon physics in real Florida traffic.

Cornwall Surgeon’s £466K Leg Amputation Fraud: Insurance, Power Tools, Astronaut Dreams

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Unlike most insurance claims, Hopper’s case features homegrown amputation, a £466K payout quest, and alleged encouragement for others’ limb removals. Trending queries include “Can surgeons amputate themselves?” and “What happens at Truro crown court?” The image: a surgeon, astronaut hopeful, allegedly orchestrating a parade of missing limbs while NHS officials clarify, “No risk to patients.”

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Cornwall surgeon Neil Hopper, 49, charged after £466,653 leg amputation insurance fraud—how did he really lose both legs? Google’s top questions: “Did he use power tools?” and “Can you insure your own limbs?” Hopper once aimed for space.

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Switch 2 Owner’s Donkey Kong 64 Paint Job Traps Game, Breaks Console

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Leaning into retro nostalgia with a spray can, Gardner’s Switch 2 adventure goes off the rails as pliers and panic enter the scene. As curiosity peaks for “Donkey Kong Bananza review” and “Switch 2 cartridge compatibility,” desperate extraction attempts escalate until the cartridge shatters. “I also just actually broke the cartridge, oh god,” he laments, while viewers ponder if yellow paint voids Nintendo’s warranty or just your day.

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Switch 2 cartridge, Donkey Kong Bananza yellow paint, and one man’s nostalgia collide: trending “Switch 2 stuck cartridge” meets “how to fix painted game.” Now starring pliers and regret.

Harvard Dogs Dream of Owners’ Faces, 3AM Couch Olympics Ensue

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Building on Dr. Barrett’s revelation of Harvard-level dog dreams, the American Kennel Club warns: let sleeping dogs lie during nightmares to avoid a surprise bite. Top searches—“can dogs have nightmares” and “should you wake a dreaming dog”—get their answer: don’t interrupt the dream marathon, unless you wish to star in a midnight whimpering chase. One owner confesses, “My dog is always running in his dreams and if he’s not running he’s whimpering,” conjuring midnight canine track meets.

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Dogs dream Harvard-style: 3AM paws twitch, owners’ faces star in REM reruns. Trending: Do dogs dream about owners? Why do dogs bark in sleep? Picture a whimpering canine Olympic relay beneath your sofa cushions.

🔬Science
🕙2025-07-23

Harvard Physicist Declares 2025 Comet Alien Probe, NASA Binoculars Melt

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After Loeb’s cosmic bottle analogy, the spectacle intensified: NASA’s live feed of the comet crashed under the weight of 'alien probe real' and 'Harvard UFO evidence' queries, while researchers in Mauna Kea compared its trajectory to a pinball ricocheting through the asteroid belt. The only thing missing was a blinking interstellar turn signal and a welcome mat orbiting Saturn. As Loeb quipped, 'If it’s not a probe, it’s the universe’s weirdest practical joke.'

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Harvard physicist Avi Loeb claims a 2025 interstellar comet is an alien probe, igniting searches for 'alien technology found in space' and 'NASA comet footage.' Picture astronomers grilling marshmallows on blazing telescope lenses.

Toronto’s 10th Anniversary Raccoon Plaque Draws Pilgrims, Snacks, and QR Codes

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The QR-coded shrine features life-size raccoon paws and photos of the infamous 2015 sidewalk memorial, with over 400 scans and 1,000 web visits. New trending questions—“How do raccoons survive Toronto?” and “Can animals get city plaques?”—are answered as the plaque’s digital portal fills with raccoon tales, while city officials brace for snack tributes and photo ops: “They’ve just become these cheeky personalities that run amok,” Sutton notes.

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Raccoon immortalized in Toronto: On July 22, a viral 10th anniversary plaque with QR code and pawprints joins Yonge Street, answering "Why did Toronto honor a dead raccoon?" and "What happened at DeadRaccoonTO?"—and, yes, people bring snacks.

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$2,000 Peacocks Vanish: Ryde Hotel’s Feathered Royalty Loaded Into Pickup Cages

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After Baba’s prime rib reign ended, the hotel beefed up surveillance, as “how to track stolen exotic birds” and “peacock value in California” spiked. Neighbors reported sudden peafowl appearances, and employees mourn their vanished feathered bosses. “They really meant a lot to us,” said Nielsen.

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$2,000 peacocks disappear from Ryde Hotel, Walnut Grove; “Can peacocks be stolen?” and “Hotel pets gone wild” now trending. Only four birds remain—one named Baba, who once ruled the ballroom, now ponders a filet mignon-less fate.

Fox Host Pete Hegseth’s 10-Year Handwash Boycott Baffles Harvard Alumni

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Reactions to Hegseth’s anti-handwashing manifesto, including his claim that 'I take care of myself and all that, but I don't obsess,' now fuel queries like 'Is hand sanitizer necessary every day?' and 'What germs live on hands?' Meanwhile, the CDC quietly recommends soap while social media imagines a parallel universe where Harvard diplomas replace hand towels and pizza crusts become immunity boosters.

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Fox News host Pete Hegseth claims he hasn’t washed his hands in 10 years, sparking searches like 'Do germs exist?' and 'Can you see bacteria?' Harvard and leftover pizza collide in this hygiene paradox.

📅 News: 2025-07-25
WTF Meter 👽 9.0/10