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Boaty McBoatface, an autonomous submarine vehicle, had a successful first mission taking measurements deep in the Southern Ocean.

Boaty McBoatface, Internet-Adored Sub, Makes Deep-Sea Discovery On Climate Change

5:04pm June 18, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Since the delightful snafu that led to the research vessel's goofy moniker, the autonomous submarine has been off gathering deep-sea data on the effects of Antarctic winds.

Cake Decorators Confuse Mariah Carey With Marie Curie

7:09am June 18, 2019

Author Harriet Lye says her cousin in England told her colleagues that she wanted a Mariah Carey birthday cake. Instead, she got a cake featuring physicist and chemist Marie Curie.

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Caveat Emptor: Something To Keep In Mind When Shopping Online

7:09am June 18, 2019

A Florida man bought real estate online, paying what seemed like a bargain: about $9,000 for what was advertised as a villa. It was a strip of land between two actual villas

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Pizza Place In California Wants Patrons To Put Away Their Cellphones

7:06am June 10, 2019

The Curry Pizza Company in Fresno wants people to stop texting, swiping and scrolling. They want patrons to talk to each other. If you get through the meal without your phone, you get a free pizza.

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Speeding Teenage Driver In Canada Blames Hot Wings

6:33am June 10, 2019

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police clocked the speeding red Camaro at 105 mph through Manitoba. The driver explained he'd eaten too many hot wings, and really needed a bathroom. The driver was fined.

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Florida Men Fail At ATM Theft

5:29am June 07, 2019

Two men tried to break open an ATM on Okaloosa Island. They only managed to weld metal parts of it shut and they left with nothing.

Meet Hoss, The 4-Foot Tall, 130-Pound Hairball On Tour This Summer

4:25pm June 06, 2019

A barber in Cambridge, Ohio, started collecting hair from his salon and glued it all together into a ball. Believe It or Not, the Ripley's organization now has it and it's on tour this summer.

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A huge blob that appeared on the National Weather Service's radar wasn't a rain cloud, but a massive swarm of ladybugs over San Bernardino County in Southern California.

Spotted: A Swarm Of Ladybugs So Huge, It Showed Up On National Weather Service Radar

2:46pm June 06, 2019

Meteorologists in Southern California were puzzled by the big green blob on their radar — it looked like a rainstorm on what was a clear day. Then they discovered it was beetles.

Here's Another Example Of When Not To Call 911

7:14am June 06, 2019

Taco Bell ran out of soft and hard taco shells. This was apparently so disturbing one customer called the police. Authorities said it was beyond their jurisdiction.

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FBI's Website Reveals A Case Involving Bigfoot

7:12am June 06, 2019

Page 1 is a scanned document dated Dec. 15, 1976. It's a letter about lab examinations concerning Bigfoot. The FBI examined 15 unidentified hairs and tissue. It turns out the source was a deer.

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