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Funny list of 11 spots including the two above. It’s spots you might see in China, although now one is allegedly in Russia. Doesn’t matter, right? You can still blame China. Burger King is cleverly disguised as Cheese Burger. You’d never know! The 7-Apple-11 shop? “Slurpee and a Nachos with that Ipad?” (11points - Bootleg Fast Food Spots)
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Soldiers play Hot Potato with a life grenade. This can easily be faked. Imagine, you’re tossing around a bean bag, you throw it in a hole then a safe “poof” set off by a person off camera. Still, what’s the point? Is it to test their calm? What if one soldier drops it, which is why they’re practicing in the first place? An explosion at their feet? What if it goes off early? Grenades don’t have electronic timers. When are they going to have a grenade in the palm of their hand that’s tossed to them? Is it like a football option play or “flea flicker”? [youtube]57FG5vBLKvc[/youtube]
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One day, someone will dig up humans and say, “Whoa, another kind! This one had purple hair.” In China, it’s like that with dinosaurs. This one is called, Qinglongopterus guoi. Excited yet?! (Sci-finews – Dinosaur Found)
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D22 the infamous club in Beijing which developed their “underground” scene is closing it’s doors. As a lot of indie clubs it was far on the edges of town, but that also leads to it’s mystique. Now it’s closing after being an integral part of the scene. The music is China still isn’t spread world wide, but that’ll come over time and venues like D-22 will always pop up. (WSJ – D22)
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Before you roll your eyes or look away, imagine, this man who’s 34, can’t shut his mouth or live a normal life. Wang Youping, from Shaanxi Province, China has had this birth defect from birth. He’s now getting tests to see if this can get fixed and is set to have a series of operations over three years. I hope he can be helped.
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