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A 76-year-old Irishman caught fire and died in his home last year, and officials have now ruled it a case of spontaneous human combustion. Michael Faherty was apparently found in his home after the fire alarm went off — his body and the floor and ceiling nearby were badly burned, but everything else was undamaged. There was an open fire burning in the fireplace at the time, but police have now ruled this didn't cause Faherty's incineration — says coroner Kieran McLoughlin, "This fire was thoroughly investigated and I'm left with the conclusion that this fits into the category of spontaneous human combustion, for which there is no adequate explanation." I guess he's the expert, but couldn't a spark have jumped into Faherty's lap or something? And is it wise to declare spontaneous human combustion when you can't figure out how someone died? Next they'll be classifying unsolved disappearances as alien abductions. More »
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Texas has been experiencing one of the worst wildfire outbreaks in the state's history, and now at least four people are dead and more than 1,000 people have lost their homes. Due to a long drought, more than 180 fires have broken out in the last week. Over the weekend winds from Tropical Storm Lee caused one of the biggest fires to spread, burning more than 45 square miles in Bastrop County, near Austin. More »
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Feeling stressed? Maybe it's because you put out raging fires for a living. Or maybe you're just a lady. More »
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A 30-year-old Japanese man pled guilty to burning down his family's house because his mother threw out his action figures. He says he was attempting to commit suicide because the toys were "partners" he planned to spend his life with. More »
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Are you the kind who likes sleazy men? Creepy men? Insinuating men? Predatory men? There's an elemental fragrance for all of you! Keeping in mind that this ad is from Teen magazine. [Vintage_Ads] More »
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Dumb new trend: lighting yourself on fire with Axe body spray. Dumber: putting the results on YouTube. Dumbest of all: doing it at school. That's what your friend's basement is for. [Breitbart] More »
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Today we got a press release that read, "A woman's greatest fears are rejection and abandonment." This woman disagrees. More »
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Oh. My. God. I love the "Bad Romance" video so hard. And I love it even more now that I've broken it down frame-by-frame and discovered the underlying themes and hidden meanings. Let's begin: More »
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Bianca Wisniewski, 44, was killed in a fire in her Queens home on Saturday. Wisniewski was a feminist female hardhat in the midst of a $20 million lawsuit against her construction company for sexual harassment. [DailyNews] More »
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A terrier cross pup named Leo risked his life on Sunday to keep guard over a litter of four kittens in a burning house in Melbourne, Australia. Firefighters say that Leo refused to leave the kittens' side in the burning house, despite the thick smoke and immense danger. The firefighters who discovered the pets had to revive Leo with oxygen and heart massage after the ordeal. A girl was also rescued from the fire and we are happy to report that everyone — furry and otherwise — is safe and sound. [MSNBC] More »
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Granny panties: They're not just for comfort, they also can save your life. After a kitchen fire started in the northern England home of Jenny Marsey, her son and nephew reached for her size 18-20, high-waisted, cotton briefs laying on top of the laundry pile, and used them as a fire blanket, successfully extinguishing the flames. Of her life-saving knickers, Marsey said: "I call them my emergency ones. They're the ones you wear when you've run out of all your others!" [The Guardian] More »
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