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Aliens over Venus? Astronomers catch a whiff of life in planet’s clouds
Via: Freefaller • Health, Science & Technology • 10 Comments • 3 Likes • 4 years ago
Can you smell what the rocky planet of Venus is cooking? Because it might be the alien life we've been trying so hard to find Astronomers say they've detected a chemical in the Venusian clouds that likely can only be produced by organic life, in a stunning discovery that shines a new spotlight...
Florida city repeals 13-year ban on saggy pants
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 10 Comments • 4 years ago
OPA-LOCKA, Fla. — After 13 years, a South Florida city has overturned a ban on “saggy pants” — bottoms that reveal the wearer's underwear. The Opa-locka City Commission voted Wednesday on a 4-1 vote to repeal both the original 2007 legislation and a 2013 ordinance that said women, not just men,...
Man takes on the ‘lie’ of boneless chicken ‘wings’ in viral public rant
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 12 Comments • 4 years ago
A quirky food-lover has sparked a major debate with his tongue-in-cheek rant about boneless chicken "wings," which he denounced as a "lie" at a council meeting in Lincoln, Neb. Ander Christensen, whose father is a city councillor, stepped up to deliver a passionate speech about chicken...
Japanese Flying Taxi Completes Manned Test Flight
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 5 Comments • 1 Like • 4 years ago
Have you ever seen a drone buzzing overhead and thought, "Why couldn't they just scale that up and carry people around in it?" And then, after watching that drone crash spectacularly, have you ever said, "Oh, I guess that's why not"? Sure you have. Nonetheless, electric vertical takeoff and...
Tokyo's new see-through toilets draw crowds — even if people are afraid to use them
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 8 Comments • 3 Likes • 4 years ago
Would you use a see-through public washroom? Japan's giving park-goers the chance, with imaginative new transparent public restrooms courtesy of the Tokyo Toilet Project, a Nippon Foundation initiative supported by the local government. The clear glass box clouds over when users lock the door,...
‘Chocolate snow’ falls over Swiss town after Lindt factory accident
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 7 Comments • 2 Likes • 4 years ago
Dreams do come true — or at least they do in Switzerland, where chocolate fell from the sky due to a malfunction at the Lindt & Sprüngli factory in the town of Olten. The chocolate maker says a ventilation problem launched cocoa powder into the open air outside its facility last...
Military helicopter shot at over northern Virginia, crew member injured
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 9 Comments • 2 Likes • 4 years ago • LOCKED
The FBI is investigating the shooting of a U.S. Air Force helicopter as it flew over northern Virginia on Monday. One crew member had a minor injury, according to the FBI and the Air Force. The UH-1N Huey helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing at a nearby airport and a bullet was...
Teen shoots two Taliban dead with AK-47 after militants come to kill her parents
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 6 Comments • 1 Like • 4 years ago
When the Taliban came to kill her parents, one Afghan girl took matters into her own hands, bursting from her home brandishing an AK-47 and killing two of the militants. The Daily Mail reports that Qamar Gul, a teen aged between 14 and 16, wounded other fighters, too, after her mother and...
Black Lives Matter protester seen carrying a white man through an angry crowd in London says he wants 'equality for all races and people'
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 11 Comments • 3 Likes • 4 years ago
The black man seen carrying an injured white man to safety during a chaotic scene at protests in London Saturday told CNN he did it to avoid catastrophe. The image of Patrick Hutchinson's selfless act has now spread across the globe. Hutchinson told CNN Sunday it was the first Black Lives...