(Justin MacLachlan) Pornhub has deleted millions of its videos after investigations found that the website had inadvertently become a host of deplorable child abuse videos.
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Fort Hood Leaders Punished as Probe Finds Widespread Sexual Violence, Rape at Army Base
(Elias Marat) The U.S. Army has fired or suspended 14 leaders at the Fort Hood military base in Texas over widespread patterns of violence there including murder, rape, sexual assault and harassment.
California Man Tackles and Throat-Punches 350-Pound Bear To Save His Pit Bull
(Elias Marat) Kaleb Benham of Grass Valley, California, spent much of his Thanksgiving lying with his 90-pound pit bull Buddy after getting into a life-or-death fight with a huge, 350-pound bear.
Northern Lights Possible in Several US States This Week as Sun ‘Awakens’ With Huge Solar Storms
(Elias Marat) The NOAA has issued a Geomagnetic Storm Watch through Friday, Dec. 11.
Monolith Mysteriously Removed From Utah Desert by ‘Unknown Party’
(Elias Marat) The shiny metal monolith found in the remote wilderness of Utah – sparking wild rumors about aliens and UFOs – has gone missing.
Scientists Find “Hell Planet” With Lava Oceans, Supersonic Winds, and Rain Made of Rocks
(Elias Marat) Life here on planet Earth often seems harsh, especially in 2020 with a pandemic, tornados and tropical storms, and out-of-control wildfires. However, none of those problems can hold a candle to the ultraviolent conditions of planet K2-141b.
Nasa Announces “Exciting New Discovery”: Water Confirmed to Exist on the Moon
(Elias Marat) After a week of dropping tantalizing hints about an “exciting new discovery” it had made, NASA has finally spilled the details about its stunning new find: there is water on the sunlit surface of the moon – and much, much more than previously expected.
Nxivm Sex Cult Founder Keith Raniere Sentenced To 120 Years In Prison
(John Vibes) Keith Raniere, the leader of the Hollywood sex cult NXIVM, was sentenced to 120 years in prison on Tuesday. Initially, the 60-year-old cult leader was facing just 15 years for charges of sex-trafficking, racketeering, child pornography, and forced labor. However, Brooklyn federal court Judge Nicholas Garaufis used his discretion to increase the sentence to 120 years. Raniere was also ordered to pay a $1.72 million fine.
Human “Micro-Evolution” Clear as More Babies Born Without Wisdom Teeth and with Extra Artery
(Elias Marat) According to research published in the Journal of Anatomy, the human race is undergoing a micro-evolution that has seen evolutionary changes take place over a shorter period of time than at any other point in the past 250 years.
Engineer Creates Fully Functional ‘Star Wars’ Lightsaber That Cuts Through Steel
(Elias Marat) An engineer and YouTuber based in Canada has created a fully functional – and likely very deadly – lightsaber, turning the concept introduced over four decades ago by the first Star Wars film into a reality.
Surprising New Study Shows Crows Experience Complex Subjective Experiences and Consciousness
(Jake Anderson) Consciousness is one of the greatest mysteries in the universe and humans are still in the dark on a wide range of related scientific questions, but a new paper is presenting a fascinating plot twist in the story of conscious perception on Earth. Based on the first experimental study of its kind, the authors suggest that crows experience conscious perception and subjective awareness in ways that are neurologically similar to humans and non-human primates.
Watch Japan’s 60-foot, 25-ton Gundam Robot Come to Life in Epic Full Range of Motion Tests
(Elias Marat) Since the 1974 release of kaiju film classic Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, it’s been no secret that Japan loves enormous robots. The genre took a major step forward in 1979 with the release of the wildly popular Mobile Suit Gundam anime series, which introduced the concept of mecha – gigantic, humanoid military robots piloted by a human.
“Vertical Forest” Apartment Complex in China Transforms into Mosquito-plagued Jungle Hell
(Elias Marat) A pioneering effort to turn apartment buildings into a lush vertical forest has transformed into something more like a green hell teeming with mosquitos.
New Accuser Says Ghislaine Maxwell Gagged, Restrained And Raped Her
(John Vibes) She described Maxwell as “the real monster” in a recent interview.
New Terrifying Deep-sea Creatures Discovered That Are so Ultra-black They Absorb Virtually All Light
(Jake Anderson) These deep-sea creatures that have developed such ultra black skin that it is being compared to a natural Vantablack. “It’s like looking at a black hole.”