Paranoid Woman Gets Four Innocent Muslims Kicked Off Of Flight For Using Smartphone

The reality of flying while Muslim: You can be thrown off of any plane for nearly any reason if someone says they’re scared of you.

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Vodka-swilling, spade-swinging flasher exposed genitals and made death threats in the street

A vodka-swilling man who exposed himself to a shocked woman from his front window, before flashing police as they arrived to arrest him, has been ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register for five years. Drunken David Helens had earlier been spotted swinging a spade in the street by the same witness while drinking from a spirit bottle, leading her to call the police. When he returned to his flat, she saw the 26-year-old pull down his trousers and expose his genitals while ranting that he would ‘kill everyone’. When police were dispatched to his address in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, he flashed officers before making lurid sexual comments in their direction . Helens admitted charges of exposure and using threatening, abusive words or behavior when he appeared before South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on Monday. The court heard that Helens is seeking support to tackle drink problems, which have fueled his offending. Glenda Beck, prosecuting, said; “At 11.05pm the witness saw Helens run out of his address, carrying a spade and waving it about in a threatening manner. The defendant appeared drunk. She was across the road and called police as she feared for his and her own safety. She later saw him pull down his trousers and expose himself at his front window, shouting ‘I’m going to kill everyone.’
“When he saw the police arrive, he pulled his trousers down again and made sexual comments to the police. He was then arrested.” David Hatfield, defending, said Helens only gets into trouble with the law when he has drank to excess. He said: “When drink is in, wit is out – that is the case with David Helens. When he does not drink there is never any problem with him. His offenses have been caused by him having excessive amounts to drink. He can hardly remember the incident. This must’ve terribly unpleasant for those who witnessed the incidents.” Helens was given a 12-month community order last December after making a malicious 999 call to the ambulance service claiming a friend had been shot in the chest.
But he had been playing a violent video shooting game on his PlayStation and admitted the call was total fantasy after police and the ambulance service were sparked into action. He was given a fresh 12-month community order for his latest offense, with a 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement and must complete a six-month alcohol treatment order. He was also fined £100 and must pay a criminal courts charge of £180, prosecution costs of £85 and a £60 victim surcharge, as well as having to sign on as a sexual offender until November 2020. Gareth Cracknell, chairman of the magistrates, said: “This is not a very nice thing to do is it. We understand you are engaging with Turning Point (an alcohol misuse support service) about your alcohol issues. What you have done is very stupid. These kind of offenses must stop. We don’t want to see you here again.”

Archaic Texas Laws Have Led Up To 240,000 Women To Perform Their Own Abortions

The closing of safe, clean clinics across the state has brought the back alley abortion back to Texas.
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Teenage burglar ate food before masturbating into fridge

A homeowner in Laurel, Maryland, was surprised after a teenage burglar committed a lewd act into their refrigerator after eating from it during a break-in. Anne Arundel County Police first began investigating a burglary on Oct. 5., when an electronic tablet was stolen.

After the theft, the victim installed an interior camera system in the home to capture any other misdeeds. On Nov. 7, another burglary was reported at the same home that was captured on the interior camera system that recorded the suspect inside of the home.
Police say the video showed that the teenage suspect entered the home, ate some of the resident’s food, and then masturbated into the refrigerator. The suspect left after stealing cash from the residence. The suspect was identified as a 15-year-old boy who lives nearby in Laurel. Last week, a search warrant was served at the boy’s residence, where police say evidence recovered includes the clothing the suspect was wearing during the recorded burglary.
Police learned the stolen tablet from the first burglary had been sold to a neighbor, who was cooperative and gave the device to investigators for further analysis. The 15-year-old was arrested and confessed to his involvement in the break-ins police say. He was placed in the Cheltenham Youth Facility pending an upcoming court appearance. He has been charged with two counts of first-degree burglary, two counts of theft of less than $1,000, theft of less than $100 and cause to ingest bodily fluid.

Woman ran over ex-husband's foot after sexual position dispute at storage facility

A 45-year-old Florida woman was arrested on Saturday evening following a series of events that began with a trip to a storage unit with her ex-husband (with whom she has recently reunited). According to police, Wendy Luper and Michael Vaccaro, who were married for 12 years, drove together to retrieve some of his belongings from their storage unit in Bradenton.

While parked in the rear of the facility, “Luper got undressed, and asked Vaccaro if he wanted to have sexual intercourse,” police reported. “Vaccaro agreed, and told Luper to lay down.” But Luper, a court filing notes, “did not want to have sexual intercourse in that position and stated no.” It is unclear where the pair was planning to tryst, or the position that was rejected by Luper. During a subsequent argument, Luper allegedly struck Vaccaro in the head with a thrown object.
As Vaccaro sought to remove some of his belongings from the car’s rear seat, Luper allegedly accelerated the vehicle “with Vaccaro still half way inside the vehicle.” As Vaccaro “pulled out of the vehicle,” Luper drove over his right foot. When officers arrived at the scene, Vaccaro was bleeding from a head wound and his right foot appeared to be swelling. After being contacted by police, Luper returned to the vicinity of the storage facility.
“She was unable to explain” Vaccaro’s injuries, noted police, who added that she “stated Vaccaro wanted to have sex with her.” Luper, who works as a housekeeper, was arrested for domestic battery. She was booked into jail on the misdemeanor charge and released from custody after posting $750 bond. Luper was arrested in August for domestic battery after she allegedly punched Vaccaro in the face, neck, and arm after he ignored her request to do laundry. Prosecutors subsequently declined to pursue the misdemeanor charge against Luper.

Arkansas judge accused of coercing young men into sex in exchange for lighter sentences

Arkansas judge accused of coercing young men into sex in exchange for lighter sentences

An Arkansas judge was accused of targeting “young Caucasian male litigants” and using his position to offer them lighter sentences in exchange for sex.

Missouri cop shot Taser prong into woman’s eye for trying to stop her attackers

Missouri cop shot Taser prong into woman’s eye for trying to stop her attackers

A Missouri woman is suing St. Louis County and a police officer after a Taser prong lodged in her eye and left her at a risk for blindness.

California teen sues cop who threw her face-first to the ground hours after she graduated high school

California teen sues cop who threw her face-first to the ground hours after she graduated high school

18-year-old Gabbi Lemos was brutally assaulted by a police officer after celebrating her graduation from high school at her home.

Skull Carved from a Meteorite

The Los Angeles salesroom of Bonhams, an auction house firm, is offering what it claims is the largest meteorite sculpture in the world. It is Yorick, a sculpture named for the dead jester that Hamlet spoke to in Shakespeare's play.
Artist Lee Downey carved it from one of the many meteorites that lay scattered around Gibeon, Namibia. It arrived on Earth about a thousand years ago some four billion years after the metal was formed in space.
I'd love to see a forensic scientist do a facial reconstruction of this skull. Let's see what Yorick looked like when Hamlet knew him.

Ancient Board Game Found in Looted China Tomb

Ancient Board Game Found in Looted China Tomb

Pieces from a mysterious board game that hasn't been played for 1,500 years were discovered in a 2,300-year-old tomb.

Earth News

Quakes Could Trigger Massive Supervolcano Eruptions

Supervolcanoes, such as the one dormant under Yellowstone National Park, may erupt when cracks form in the roofs of the chambers holding their molten rock, according to a new study.

Severe Weather Kicks Up in Plains, South Again

High winds, hail and tornadoes threaten the Southern Plains and Gulf Coast again this week.

‘UFO’ Captured In Photo Of Earth Taken From The ISS

 

Is the truth out there?
Conspiracy theorists believe that it just might be, after an astronaut on the ISS tweeted this picture - with what appears to be a UFO hanging ominously in the top right hand corner.
The picture was shared by astronaut Scott Kelly - who has spent almost a year in orbit, and now alien conspiracists believe that the photo is an attempt by Kelly ‘to tell the world about the existence of aliens.’
Freaky.
In a YouTube video, conspiracy theorist Sonofmabarker says: ‘You can clearly see a large object with two lights on each end.“

Astronomical News

Superflares Spell Doom For Life on 'Habitable' Exoplanet

In the search for Earth-like worlds beyond the solar system, Kepler-438b seems to have it all. Alas, its angry star is a poor host for any potential lifeforms.

Is This the Loneliest Galaxy in the Universe?

Shimmering deep inside a cosmic supervoid is MCG+01-02-015, a pristine galaxy that is the undisputed galactic loner of the universe.

Strange Stellar Spirals Could Hide Baby Exoplanets

Ripple patterns in the dust around young stars may show off where giant planets are lurking.

Epic Auroras Throughout the Solar System: Photos

Where can you catch a light show in the solar system? Here are some of the locations where we have seen auroras.

Animal News

Top 10 Most Virile Male Animals

A survey of over 100 mammal species shows which males have the longest and/or most plentiful sperm.

Snake-Killing Fungus in Eastern U.S. Identified

Species of snake in nine states are vulnerable to an often deadly disease.

'Protein Compass' May Show Pigeons the Way Home

A pair of proteins may hold the key to how animals like pigeons, sharks and bees sense the Earth's magnetic field and use it to navigate.

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Today in History

1620		The Pilgrims sight Cape Cod.
1828		In Vienna, Composer Franz Schubert dies of syphilis at age 31.
1861		Julia Ward Howe writes "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" while visiting Union troops near Washington.
1863		Lincoln delivers the "Gettysburg Address" at the dedication of the National Cemetery at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg.
1885		Bulgarians, led by Stefan Stambolov, repulse a larger Serbian invasion force at Slivinitza.
1873		James Reed and two accomplices rob the Watt Grayson family of $30,000 in the Choctaw Nation.
1897		The Great "City Fire" in London.
1905		100 people drown in the English Channel as the steamer Hilda sinks.
1911		New York receives first Marconi wireless transmission from Italy.
1915		The Allies ask China to join the entente against the Central Powers.
1923		The Oklahoma State Senate ousts Governor Walton for anti-Ku Klux Klan measures.
1926		Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Politburo in the Soviet Union.
1942		Soviet forces take the offensive at Stalingrad.
1949		Prince Ranier III is crowned 30th Monarch of Monaco.
1952		Scandinavian Airlines opens a commercial route from Canada to Europe.
1969		Apollo 12 touches down on the moon.
1973		New York stock market takes sharpest drop in 19 years.
1976		Patty Hearst is released from prison on $1.5 million bail.
1981		U.S. Steel agrees to pay $6.3 million for Marathon Oil.
1985		Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, meet for the first time.
1985		In the largest civil verdict in US history, Pennzoil wins $10.53 billion judgement against Texaco.
1990		Pop duo Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award after it is learned they did not sing on their award-winning Girl You Know Its True album.
1996		Canada’s Lt. Gen. Maurice Baril arrives in Africa to lead a multinational force policing Zaire.
1998		US House of Representatives begins impeachment hearings against President Bill Clinton.
2010		New Zealand suffers its worst mining disaster since 1914 when the first of four explosions occurs at the Pike River Mine; 29 people are killed.

Ten Turkey Myths Debunked

I'm thankful my mom taught me how to cook an entire Thanksgiving meal from scratch, and over the years I've volunteered to "do Thanksgiving" time and time again simply to gain experience.

And yet somehow I've been living, and cooking, with certain misconceptions about the meaty center of the Thanksgiving meal - the turkey.

Come Thanksgiving everybody trots out their favorite turkey related trivia, claiming you should rinse the bird before cooking it, and that white meat is healthier than dark and all that L-tryptophan makes them sleepy.

And then the budding animal expert begins talking about how turkeys can't fly, love to gobble and are so stupid they sometimes drown in the rain.

But this Thanksgiving you'll know better, and you can tell those sitting around your table that they've been chowing down on a plate full of LIES!

Read 10 Turkey Myths, Debunked at mental_floss

Floating Pool Cuts Through House

A floating pool is one that creates an illusion of some sort. This one, set in a glass house in Thuringia, Germany, creates an illusion at both ends. On the outside, it juts out over an embankment and appears to continue into thin air. However, a closer look reveals that it’s actually pretty well grounded. The other end of the pool juts inside the house! It looks as if it’s a partial indoor pool, but there are glass walls surrounding that section so the house can stay warm or cool. Get a look at it from all angles at Housely.

The Forgotten Midwest Craze for Building Palaces Out of Grain

I had the opportunity a couple of years ago to visit the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota. It’s an amazing sight, unabashedly tacky, but most of all, it was a glimpse into the past. Why would anyone cover an entire building with a cash crop? To show off a town’s agricultural success. The Corn Palace is the last remaining remnant of a Midwest custom that began in 1887 when Sioux City, Iowa, built a corn palace to show Americans that their town was a pleasant and bountiful place to live.

The city wanted to signal that life in the Midwest wasn't as dreary and desperate as it might seem, and, as Pamela H. Simpson writes in Corn Palaces and Butter Queens, the idea for the palace came from a town meeting, at which one enterprising man asked “why, if Saint Paul and Toronto could have ice palaces, Sioux City couldn’t have a corn palace.”

The palace the city built was such a success that President Grover Cleveland came to visit, and almost immediately, other cities started work on their own agricultural edifices. In 1889, there was a Texas Spring Palace, decorated not just with corn but with oats, cactus, moss and johnson grass. Ottumwa, Iowa, made a Coal Palace, built on a foundation of coal and walled with coal mixed with mortar. By 1890, there was a bluegrass palace, a hay palace, Forest City’s flax palace, and a sugar beet palace in Grand Island, Nebraska, followed in the next years by a grain palace, broom palace, and more and more corn palaces.

Of course, pictures were taken of the various crop palaces, and you can see them as well as read about them at Atlas Obscura.