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[Berzerker]

I did, so much I saw falling blocks in my eyelids when trying to sleep

Man is suing business/eatery for exploding toilet, the toilet is fine but the customer ended up wearing his deposit

[-Jrabbit]

Weirdly, I have never played Tetris...

[BeBMan]

Also this:

An Oklahoma teenager is believed to have become the first human player to beat Nintendo's classic video game Tetris, 34 years after its release.


Willis Gibson posted a video on his YouTube channel of the moment he reached level 157, causing the game to crash.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67871775

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[BeBMan]

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/04/russell-crowe-says-he-is-descendant-of-last-man-executed-by-beheading-in-england

[Stantroll]

Ronny Kay was considered an important figure in Montreal’s Chinese community. He was a businessman, a part-time actor, and his friends and family say he was active in his neighbourhood. That was until Sept. 17, 2022 – the day he had an argument with his girlfriend. He seemed to be in distress, and police were called in. Then, Kay was shot dead in the middle of the street. One year later, community members say they still aren’t clear on just why Kay was shot.

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https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/one-year-ago-montreal-police-shot-ronny-kay-his-family-says-they-still-don-t-know-much-else-1.6565768

[Berzerker]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1741811722854490564

video of Japan quake causing a street to 'breathe'

[Berzerker]

when I was a kid in Poway California walking thru brush I stepped on something that felt like a water filled fire hose. I took a few steps and looked around and whatever it was disappeared. It could have been a rattler or it could have been a king snake that just fed on a rattler . In Marin county I saw a snake coming down off the hillside slithering into a drainage grate. It was so long I couldn't see the head or the tail. Course I was a kid so I'm sure it wasn't as big as my eyes made it to be, but it was a huge snake. Hell, could have been a boa or python.

[Berzerker]

What makes Varespladib promising is that it blocks phospholipase-A2, a highly toxic protein that is present in 95% of all snake venoms and plays a direct role in life-threatening tissue destruction, catastrophic bleeding, paralysis and respiratory failure. Proponents say the small synthetic molecule has the potential to stop or reverse neurological damage, as well as restore normal blood clotting ability when administered immediately after envenoming.

my god I cant believe how much anti-venom costs. But this pill can be taken into the field and buy victims time to get to the hospital

[Uncle Sparky]

What planet are you on?

[BlackCat]

It's kinda windy over here - avg 30 m/s and top 44 m/s. Oh, and a bit wet too - sea level 1,8 to 3 meter over normal height.

[Stantroll]

[BlackCat]

The Icelandics are playing with fire yet again - "it was expected to be unexpected"

[BeBMan]

Could just get an Uber

[Broken_Erika]

Armed robbers' car stolen during Colorado heist, police say

​ Three gun-wielding thieves in Colorado allegedly robbed a cheque-cashing business, but, before they could escape, a fourth person stole their getaway car, police said. Commerce City police arrested two of three suspects on Saturday, describing the series of events as "an unexpected and ironic twist". Adding to the irony, their car may have "already been stolen", police wrote on Facebook. "We don't know." Police say an investigation is ongoing. On Saturday morning, three armed and masked people attempted to rob Hi Lo Check Cashing, the Commerce City Police Department said in a statement. They are believed to be under 18, according to local news, citing a spokesperson for the department. "As the trio was robbing the business…a fourth criminal stole their getaway vehicle," police said. Before the alleged thieves could flee on foot, "officers infiltrated the area and quickly chased" them down, police said.​ "We are relieved no one was injured," police said. The Shakespearean-like coincidence of robbers getting robbed at the scene was not lost upon Facebook users who commented on the Commerce City police's Facebook post. One woman asked if this was from Grand Theft Auto, with a laughing emoji. "What a plot twist," another user wrote, to which the police responded, "we can't make this stuff up". Car thefts have been on the rise in the US, up nearly 11% in 2022, according to the latest FBI data. Meanwhile, check cashing stores, which have hundreds of dollars of cash on hand, are frequent robbery targets.​

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67752007

[BeBMan]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-67712369