Friday, 4 April 2014

In 2008, a woman’s 4 year old child was struck and killed by a drunk driver…

In 2008, a woman’s 4 year old child was struck and killed by a drunk driver while they were crossing the street. Because she hadn’t been in a crosswalk, the police charged the woman for 2nd degree vehicular homicide, and jaywalking. The driver was later found by police and admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol and pain killers when the accident took place. Also, he was also blind in one eye. On top of it, he had a prior record of serious convictions; including two hit-and-runs in the past. He was set free after serving only six months of his five-year sentence.






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A “safer cigarette” (The XA Project) was developed in the 70s but tobacco companies…

ProjectXA A “safer cigarette” (The XA Project) was developed in the 70s but tobacco companies pressured the inventor to bury it because it implied their cigarettes were unsafe.






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If NYC were its own country, and the NYPD was its army…

NewYorkCityDetectives1978-small If NYC were its own country, and the NYPD was its army, it would be the twentieth-best-funded army in the world, just behind Greece and just ahead of North Korea.






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A 2-year study that linked Ecstasy to Parkinsons was retracted…

A 2-year study that linked Ecstasy to Parkinsons was retracted from the journal Science after the authors realized they had accidentally used meth instead.






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7 time Olympic Medalist Eero Mäntyranta had a gene mutation…

EeroMantyranta-small 7 time Olympic Medalist Eero Mäntyranta had a gene mutation that allowed him to carry 50% more oxygen in his body.






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A study conducted by the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs shows…

A study conducted by the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs shows that alcohol is the most harmful drug along with meth, heroine, and cocaine. Among the least harmful: mushrooms and LSD.






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Wired’s Editor once took over all the telephone…

Kevin-Poulsen Wired’s Editor once took over all the telephone lines for LA’s radio station KIIS-FM, guaranteeing that he would be the 102nd caller, and winning a Porsche 944 S2.






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