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DO THE HARLEM SHAKEThe Harlem shake is, in the words of YouTube, the biggest web video trend of the month. More than 12,000 people have uploaded videos of themselves attempting the dance meme online. Here it is being attempted by a swim team:
BADLY DONE JOBSYou know that thing when you give someone one task to do, and they get it wrong? Hadonejob.com collects examples of just that.
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RUSSIAN METEORA ten tonne meteorite "flared spectacularly in the sky" then exploded above Russia's Ural Mountains, reportedly injuring almost 1,000 people. The explosion shook houses and blew out windows. See a video of it below:
APOCALYPSE, HOW?The Canadian parliament debated an important issue on Wednesday - how prepared is the county for a zombie invasion?
RAPPIN’ FOR JESUSA middle-aged white American pastor Jim Colerick and his wife, Mary Sue, have become internet starlets after a video called Rappin' for Jesus was uploaded to YouTube:
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Washington grapples with ICE’s growing footprint — and futureTALKING POINTS The deadly provocations of federal officers in Minnesota have put ICE back in the national spotlight
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‘One day fentanyl will come back — and there will be little anyone can do’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
