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Members of the US Space Force will soon be known as 'guardians'. The move - which has already drawn comparisons to Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy' film franchise - has been announced by US Vice President Mike Pence. The politician said: "It is my honour, on behalf of the president of the United States, to announce that henceforth the men and women of the United States Space Force will be known as guardians. "Soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and guardians will be defending our nation for generations to come." The move has already prompted ridicule on social media. One person wrote on Twitt...
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The world's first Banksy Protection Pack has been launched. Verisure and Arlo are behind the new initiative which will protect the work created by the elusive artist. It follows the reaction to the Banksy piece entitled 'Aachoo' that recently appeared on the wall of a Bristol home. The package is offered free of charge and sees a Banksy Protection Team install a customer security system to protect the artwork and property owners from the attention that comes with it. Horacio Perez, UK Operations Director at Verisure, said: "The property owners have found themselves in a very unique situation w...
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A man tried to eat the entire KFC menu in an hour. Kyle Gibson wanted to gorge on everything the popular chicken outlet has to offer and chowed down on six different burgers for his challenge. Gibson's full menu consists of two buckets of fried chicken, popcorn chicken, hot wings, corn, beans, gravy, chips, spicy rice, Zinger Burger, Zinger Stacker Burger, two mini fillet burgers, chicken strips, cookies, muffins, salad, fillet burger, tower burger, Christmas gravy burger and a litre of Pepsi. He fell just short of finishing it all but managed to eat 90 per cent of the menu within the time lim...
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A woman who is attracted to objects has 'married' a briefcase. Rain Gordon, from Moscow, claims that she's always had an interest in inanimate objects - and it has now become romantic as she tied the knot with the case, which she's named Gideon. Gordon explained how she first laid her eyes on the briefcase at a hardware store back in 2015. The school teacher told LADbible: "I had no idea that we would end up together. I admired how he looked, but I didn't think anything more. "But then I started liking Gideon for more than that. I slowly realised I was starting to fall in love. "Gideon is more...
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A deer had to be rescued after getting tangled up in Christmas lights. Wildlife officials in Colorado were called out earlier this week to help the animal after it got the festive lights tied up in its antlers. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Southeast Region explained that the deer had thrashed in an attempt to remove the lights but had only ended up making the situation worse as the seasonal directions got caught around his face. The agency said: "This deer's vision was obscured, making it vulnerable around cars. With wires wrapped in its mouth, it likely couldn't eat or drink. "It might have st...
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Flight attendants in China have been advised to wear nappies. New guidelines issued by the country's aviation authority have advised aeroplane staff to wear nappies so they do not have to use the toilet during a flight in measures taken to reduce the spread of coronavirus. The Civil Aviation Administration of China's document offers a number of hygienic practices in a bid to prevent plane staff from contracting COVID-19. It reads: "It is recommended that cabin crew members wear disposable diapers and avoid using the lavatories barring special circumstances to avoid infection risks." The recomm...
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A man dressed as Santa Claus has broken the record for pulling a truck loaded with reindeer and a sleigh. Canadian Santa impersonator Kevin Fast smashed the Guinness World Record for the heaviest sleigh pulled, as he dragged along a truck loaded with a sleigh, reindeer statues and presents weighing a grand total of 36,376.27 pounds. It marks the 32nd time that Fast has broken a Guinness World record and he revealed that he loves the sense of achievement that comes with earning a place in the record books. He said: "Getting a Guinness World Record, I rate that as some of the top things in my li...
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A man has been fined after walking 280 miles following an argument with his wife. The unnamed man, from Como, hiked for 40 miles a day and was hit with a £360 penalty for breaking curfew rules after police spotted him in the town of Fano. According to reports, the man was extremely fatigued and police officers didn't believe his story until they contacted his partner. The 48-year-old man confessed to the authorities that he had no idea how far he was walking and simply ventured out to clear his head. He said, according to Italian publication Il Resto del Carlino: "I got here by foot. I ate and...
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The man who created the world's largest scotch egg doesn't think ordinary versions are a 'substantial meal'. Jon Fell made a gigantic version of the popular snack, weighing in at 1st 7lb and measuring 18 inches in diameter. The egg took eight hours to create and fed 70 mouths but Fell, from Cumbria, UK, believes that bog-standard snacks cannot be served as a substantial meal after the debate that has raged amongst British politicians in recent days over whether they can accompany alcohol amid the COVID-19 crisis. He told LADbible: "It's no secret that I love a good scotch egg. As to whether I ...
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Hotel visitors are being offered the chance to sample a 'Bugs Fizz Bushtucker Breakfast'. Hotels.com have created a bug-filled brunch to mark the final of 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!', allowing guests to replicate the stars by tucking into some creepy crawlies. The 'Bushtucker Breakfast' contains croissants encrusted with worms, a smoothie served with crickets and bucks fizz finished with a grasshopper garnish. The reward for munching on the grim meal is a £100 gift card for visitors to stay in their own castle post-lockdown. Emma Tagg, senior global brand communications manager at...
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