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Homeless hotel in Glasgow given five stars on TripAdvisor

The rundown Bellgrove hotel is a converted homeless shelter and center for addicts.
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The Bellgrove hotel, now a homeless shelter, somehow managed to receive a 5-star rating on TripAdvisor. (Google/Google maps)
A homeless shelter in a former hotel in Glasgow was given five stars on TripAdvisor.
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India's 'human computer,' mathematical genius Shakuntala Devi, dies aged 83

Shakuntala Devi, whose mathematical genius astounded science and brought her considerable celebrity, has died aged 83.
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Passengers cross the tracks at a railway station in Bangalore on February 26, 2013. (Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images)
Shakuntala Devi, a math genius known known as the "human computer," has died in Bangalore aged 83.
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Man in Australia dies after being bitten by a snake and going running

He thought it was a python so set off on a jog -- the worst thing he could have done.
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A deadly Australia eastern brown snake, which has enough venom to kill 20 adults with a single bite, photographed in Sydney. (WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)
A field hockey player bitten by a king brown snake in Australia ran over a mile before collapsing and dropping dead.
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Hair of Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph sells for $18,000 at auction

A lock of hair belonging to the Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph has sold at Vienna auction for 13,720 euros or around $18,000.
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The Stefansdom (St Stephan's church) is seen at dusk in Vienna on April 23, 2013. (ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP/Getty Images)
A lock of hair belonging to the Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph has sold at Vienna auction for 13,720 euros or around $18,000.
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Monkeys conform to certain diets just like humans, study shows

Researchers in Scotland found that wild vervet monkeys conform to culture-specific behaviors, particulary while eating.
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A new study has shown that monkeys conform to culture-specific eating behaviors when given a choice. (Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images)
A new study shows that monkeys succumb to peer pressure just like the rest of us.
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Police find giant 4-foot joint at 4/20 rally (VIDEO)

UC Santa Cruz police confiscated a giant joint at a 4/20 rally over the weekend.
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Fast Eddy Aki'a of Hawaii smokes a joint as thousands gathered to celebrate the state's medicinal marijuana laws and collectively light up at 4:20 p.m. in Civic Center Park April 20, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. (Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)
“Dude, you’re a liar. You’re a liar,” a young man next to the officer says. “I can’t wait to see you in court. I can show how you’re harassing me.”
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Thousands of ladybugs released in Mall of America (VIDEO)

Managers at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., released 72,000 ladybugs into the enclosed shopping center this week to protect the mall’s plants.
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A sign outside the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. (Mark Erickson/Getty Images)
The mall’s 30,000 live plants, including 400 or so trees, are regularly feasted upon by aphids, and ladybugs eat aphids.
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Pakistan: Burglar's arms cut off by villagers

In Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan, a burglar's arms were cut off by villagers after he was caught in a local home.
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Villagers in Pakistan are arrested after cutting off the arms of a suspected burglar. (Lauren E. Bohn/GlobalPost)
Pakistani villagers cut off the arms of a suspected burglar.
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US parents are ditching diapers for 'elimination communication'

American parents are embracing a new trend, diaper-free child-rearing.
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US parents are embracing a new trend - diaper-free child-rearing for newborns. (Getty Images)
Parents say the method preserves the environment from a massive amount of disposable diapers, and even prevents diaper rash.
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Mars 'penis' draws snickers from across the internet

NASA's rovers spin in place to explore the red planet; sometimes hilarious drawings of penises result.
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To their credit, scientists at NASA simply call this image "rover tracks on Mars." The rest of the internet calls it "giant red penis on Mars." (NASA/Courtesy)
Image spawned such curiosity that Reddit users crashed NASA's servers.
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