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Guy Wins French-Language Scrabble Championship, Doesn’t Even Speak French

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 06:19 AM PDT

Nigel Richards is a beast when it comes to the game of Scrabble. He's so good that he recently won the French Language Scrabble Championship without even speaking the language. '

"He doesn't speak any French at all – he just learned the words," Nigel's friend Liz Fagerlund told the media. "He won't know what they mean, wouldn't be able to carry out a conversation in French, I wouldn't think." No wonder they call him the ‘Tiger Woods of Scrabble’.

French journalist and self-confessed Scrabble lover Jean-Baptiste Morel wrote: "He doesn't speak French, but he learned to play in our language by reading the words of the ODS (Official Scrabble Book) as if it were a sequence of letters to learn. The man, as well as having a perfect command of the vocabulary, possesses an impressive game tactic that allows him to leapfrog the competition." Morel added that Richard had managed to win in spite of a "pretty rotten" draw of letters.

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Introducing the Dausage, a Sausage Filled with Fruit Jam

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 05:37 AM PDT

If you love odd culinary combinations, then the 'dausage' is just the thing for you. The half-donut, half-sausage is a savory-sweet mash-up of pork or beef and jam or custard, invented by web developer and food lover Liam Bennett.

"I was inspired to invent the dausage by the success of the cronut and the duffin," the 37-year-old from Wales said. "I love jam donuts, and I really love those products, but I wanted to make something a bit different, so I came up with the idea of trying a sausage. I was trying to think what else you could mix with a donut. I was looking at things that go well with sweet things, duck with plum sauce. I thought I'd give the sausage a go because, well, I eat sausages."

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This Woman Lets Self-Proclaimed Vampires Suck Her Blood

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:50 AM PDT

28-year-old Blut Katzchen, from Shreveport, Louisiana, recently made a shocking revelation – she allows self-proclaimed vampires to suck blood directly from her body!

There's actually a term for people like Blut – they're called 'black swans'. Blut herself revealed that she's been "entranced" with the whole vampire culture since she was very young. "I found a book on vampires in my sister's collection and became completely entranced with it," she said. "It takes a very specific type of mindset to enjoy being a swan – you have to be more submissive and enjoy giving."

Blut's latest admirer is 43-year-old Michael Vachmiel, from Houston, who claims that sucking her blood gives him a boost of energy. The duo met at a Vampire Ball two years ago, and have been meeting a few times a year ever since. "You have to have a very strong connection to the person who is feeding off you," Blut explained.

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