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New York Lawyer Charged with Fraud Demands Trial by Combat

Posted: 14 Aug 2015 06:38 AM PDT

In a real-life story that seems taken out of George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones, a New York lawyer accused of fraud is actually asking for a trial by combat to settle a legal dispute.

Abandoned Chinese Village Reclaimed by Nature Becomes Tourist Attraction

Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:56 AM PDT

It really doesn't take long for Mother Nature to reclaim her territory, slowly obliterating all signs of human occupation, if we only allow it. Case in point is the abandoned Chinese village of Houtou Wan which, within a span of 50 years, has become a beautiful secret garden completely covered in lush vegetation.  

Guy Known as “Captain Beany” Gets 60 Baked Beans Tattooed on His Head

Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:00 AM PDT

Last year, an eccentric Welshman celebrated his 60th birthday by having 60 baked beans tattooed on his bald head! It sounds strange, but it was for a good cause.

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