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RALUCA ANGHEL
I am Raluca, and I write about virals, art and innovation but, most importantly, about real people – their problems and their reasons for joy. There is an element of absurd in the stories I choose to cover, be them hilarious, shocking or bizarre.
I am always up for a good debate, and I am passionate about the protection of human rights, particularly that of free speech.
A cynical optimist, I know things are bound to go down the drain, but still believe that, somehow, everything will work out in the end.
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Imagine the luck on one woman from Pasadena who bought the winning $360M (€280M) Powerball jackpot ticket. Unfortunately, the numbers had already been announced so the ticket was not valid.
Margit Arrobio would have been a millionaire on May 15, were it not for that pesky time limit. She bought five lotto ticke... |
21 May 2013
14:41 UTC |
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Football player Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson, of the Miami Dolphins has been arrested for domestic violence, a misdemeanor charge.
According to ABC News, the player was arrested for "head-butting" wife Evelyn Lozado after she confronted him about her cheating on her.
Lozado asked Johnson about the cheating after findi... |
21 May 2013
14:25 UTC |
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YouTube user Carrie Gilbert has posted a clip of the deadly tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, giving us a glimpse of the powerful force that hit the small town.
Unlike an earlier video that shows the aftermath of the windstorm, with houses and schools leveled, this clip gets the viewer up close, from a block away.
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21 May 2013
13:56 UTC |
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A woman from Illinois has made plans to celebrate her 100th birthday on a bike, on Saturday. Laverne Chance of Metamora has always been a motorcycle enthusiast and she wants to have that thrill once more.
She will actually be 100 on Friday, but it takes time to get those 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and ... |
21 May 2013
13:43 UTC |
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Hello Kitty melons are the stuff that Japanese teenagers' dreams are probably made of and they are now a real thing. According to Rocket News, these melons are available until July 31 in Japan, but they can also be shipped to overseas buyers. They are produced in a manner that allows them to grow with the kitt... |
21 May 2013
13:36 UTC |
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A Tumblr user has posted a photo of a receipt received by her mother, who works as a waitress.
This woman got an amazing $1,000 (€770) tip on a $60.42 (€46) meal, from a benefactor trying to help her make her dreams come true.
This story could be fake, but it's nice to think that it isn't, espe... |
21 May 2013
12:58 UTC |
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A man from Moore, Oklahoma, where 91 people died when the small town was hit by a tornado, has given an interview recounting his experience hiding out during the deadly phenomenon. Lando Hite tells KFOR how he worked and lived on a farm in Moore. He was a caretaker who saw the stalls and his home get blown to pieces... |
21 May 2013
12:40 UTC |
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A wife got back at her husband for spilling beer on her at a baseball game by taking her glass and giving him a bear shower.
This incident was caught on camera at Wrigley Field on Sunday during a Chicago Cubs – New York Mets game.
The husband tried to protect the woman from a home run ball but managed to get some ... |
21 May 2013
11:53 UTC |
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A man who was run over by a pick-up truck driver has been caught on camera riding on the motorist's hood.
The victim of the attempted hit-and-run is oddly calm and collected as he asks another driver to call 911.
He is traveling on the hood of the car that hit him as he nicely and politely asks the woman filmi... |
21 May 2013
09:56 UTC |
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A series of testings has shown that a banned race horse trainer in the UK has aided at least seven horses to score high performances. According to The Guardian, trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni's right to practice have been taken away for eight years once an investigation proved that he administered steroids to 15 ho... |
21 May 2013
09:48 UTC |
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A survivor interviewed by CBS after a tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma has had some good news after seeing her entire life fall to pieces. As she is asked to describe the experience by a reporter, her dog pops up from under the rubble. The pooch had been buried alive and somehow he survived the destructive twister. Barb... |
21 May 2013
09:26 UTC |
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The tornado hitting Moore, Oklahoma on Monday, May 20 has left the city ravaged and as many as 91 people dead.
*User discretion is advised as the clip shows disturbing footage.
As reported, many more are missing and hundreds have been injured during the tornado. The twister hit the town at 200 mph (322 kmp), damag... |
21 May 2013
09:01 UTC |
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A man has been injured after getting swallowed up by a sinkhole in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The man was operating a forklift which was consumed by the hole opening up in the ground at a building complex housing a warehouse, WABC reported.
According to NJ.com, the unnamed operator suffered a back injury, which i... |
21 May 2013
08:35 UTC |
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A mob has attacked a suspected child abuser in Colorado, throwing rocks at him and subduing him before calling police.
According to the Chieftain, a local organization tracked down a man matching the description of a suspect in two separate child abuse cases.
The Inquisitr details that the Members of the American I... |
21 May 2013
07:50 UTC |
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A woman from North Carolina has lost 150 pounds (68 kg) while waiting for her husband to come back from Afghanistan. According to WECT, Misty Shaffer of Wilmington, North Carolina kept the whole weight loss a secret from her husband. She is pictured in before and after photos above, and you can tell in the shot o... |
21 May 2013
06:58 UTC |
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A young father from Cleveland, Ohio has been arrested over letting his 9-year-old daughter get behind the wheel of a vehicle. Police reports, conveyed by The Smoking Gun, show that 23-year-old Jaron McGee was teaching the girl how to drive and he let her take control of the car. They were doing rounds in the parki... |
21 May 2013
06:21 UTC |
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A pair of flip-flops which have become a viral hit on Reddit could very well become everyone's fashion choice this summer.
They stamp messages into sand, therefore they might be ideal for meeting new people on the beach, whether you are planning to or not.
This photo of the foot print that the flippers leave b... |
20 May 2013
14:56 UTC |
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A dermatologist in the UK claims that an increasing number of men are seeking his help hoping to put an end to their “hobbit feet” problem.
Dr. Michael Prager tells the Daily Mail that a lot of his male clients are requesting to have the hair on their feet removed.
“The fashion has changed: men sh... |
20 May 2013
14:41 UTC |
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Pranks involving water are basically never out of style, and such is the case with this video that involves two clueless friends, a broom and one water bowl.
One guy tries to prank his roommate by making him spill water on himself. He asks him for help with a trick that involves him holding a bowl on a broomstick an... |
20 May 2013
13:48 UTC |
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A commercial for a chiropractor from Los Angeles takes a weird, funny turn when it is put together by comedians Rhett and Link.
While you wouldn't believe it at first, this ad is for a real, though very attractive chiropractor. Knowing that this is made by the comedy duo, you would think that they would stray o... |
20 May 2013
12:56 UTC |
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Officials at a school in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia have decided to ban Mother's Day and make way for a day that celebrates families of all shapes and sizes. Children at the Astral Drive Elementary School are being taught to celebrate the International Day of Families. The policy has been in place for the last two... |
20 May 2013
11:59 UTC |
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A student slain in a police shootout after being held hostage by an intruder has been mentioned in the commencement address at Hofstra University. Meanwhile, sources say that 21-year-old Andrea Rebello was killed by police officers, and not by the suspect. As I have mentioned, the 21-year-old student from Tarrytown... |
20 May 2013
09:57 UTC |
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A hilarious video from Brazil illustrates every cheating wife's worst nightmare – getting caught and having your lover, who is still inside the apartment make a run for it out the window.
*User discretion is advised as the clip contains images which might offend.
To add to that nightmare scenario, as the... |
20 May 2013
09:46 UTC |
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A man spotted carrying a crucifix while wearing absolutely no clothes in China has come out of hiding, sources are saying.
As I mentioned before, he has been jogging with the cross at night, and he has even been caught on tape riding on scooter while donning the same cross as his only accessory.
According to Kotaku... |
20 May 2013
09:34 UTC |
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A traffic police officer has been killed in a hit-and-run in Phoenix after pulling a driver on the right. According to AZ Family, Daryl Raetz was killed on Sunday, May 19, at 3:30 a.m. He was joined by other officers in questioning a motorist in a case of driving under the influence of alcohol. Before talking to the... |
20 May 2013
09:26 UTC |
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A retired police officer has been charged with rape and terroristic threats after two women claimed he abused them after making them take drugs.
Daily Mail writes that Richard DeCoatsworth of Philadelphia raped two women he left a party with on Thursday, May 16.
He allegedly “forced the two females to engage ... |
20 May 2013
08:24 UTC |
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A 14-year-old girl has been accidentally killed in a shooting in New York over the weekend, while riding a bus in Queens. Daja Robinson of South Jamaica was heading home from a sweet 16 on Saturday, May 18. She was shot while she was on the bus at around 9 p.m., NY Post informed. According to the Daily Mail, Robins... |
20 May 2013
07:36 UTC |
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A man from New York has been killed in what police are calling a hate crime, in New York. On Saturday, May 18, Mark Carson of Harlem was gunned down over being gay.
32-year-old Carson, who ran a West Village frozen-yogurt stand was walking with a friend when three men approached them.
They came down Sixth Avenue wa... |
20 May 2013
06:40 UTC |
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The Charlotte Bobcats may be going back to the team's original name, the “Charlotte Hornets.” According to USA Today, they have already taken steps in that direction.
NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver explains that for a name change to be considered by the League, it takes somewhere around a year ... |
18 May 2013
10:51 UTC |
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Stoke city player Kenwyne Jones is in hot water after responding to a freakish prank by smashing another player's windscreen. According to Mirror, a severed pig's head was placed in Jones' locker, in a plot that reminds me of the Godfather epic horse head scene. Jones fought back and bashed the winds... |
18 May 2013
10:31 UTC |
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