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Did they learn nothing from Jurassic Park? I thought reverse engineering a chicken to turn it into a dinosaur was bad enough.

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/16/world/ups-trucks-no-left-turns/index.html


UPS trucks almost never take left-hand turns. By favoring right-hand turns at all times -- unless a left is unavoidable -- the carrier saves millions of gallons of fuel each year, and avoids emissions equivalent to over 20,000 passenger cars. The practice started decades ago, before computers and GPS, and is now managed by a software that conjures the most efficient route for each truck.

Left-hand turns are generally considered unsafe and wasteful on right-hand driving roads, such as those in the US ...

A study on crash factors in intersection-related accidents from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Association shows that turning left is one of the leading "critical pre-crash events" (an event that made a collision inevitable), occurring in 22.2 percent of crashes, as opposed to 1.2 percent for right turns. About 61 percent of crashes that occur while turning or crossing an intersection involve left turns, as opposed to just 3.1 percent involving right turns.

Left turns are also three times more likely to kill pedestrians than right ones, according to data collected by New York City's transportation planners.

Teens high on laughing gas trash a Mcdonald's
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/mcdonalds-merseyway-stockport-smashed-windows-12633826

Straight couple denied civil partnership, apparently that's for gays only.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/21/heterosexual-couples-should-not-be-allowed-civil-partnerships-court-rules

Jose Mourinho hints that Wayne Rooney has no future at Manchester United
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-united/jose-mourinho-hints-that-wayne-rooney-has-no-future-at-manchester-united-35471234.html

Hopefully neither does he.

http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/lock-stock-two-smoking-barrels/47104/how-tom-cruise-helped-save-lock-stock-two-smoking-barrels

I wasn't sure whether to put this here but fuck it. It raised my eyebrows. I love Lock Stock, one of the best films ever.

Not as exciting as I thought when I watched it.

Rawkuss wrote:Not as exciting as I thought when I watched it.

Yeah, the reports made it sound like he narrowly avoided a crash with a passenger plane on the runway or something.

He just went to land in the wrong section. Still a stupid mistake to make and he should have known better since you have to get clearing to land and all that, but it wasn't what they made it out to be.

Woody Harrleson to shoot a film in 2hrs in London and then stream it live?

Patrick Stewart Reveals He Spent Most of His Life Not Realizing He’s Uncircumcised
http://people.com/movies/patrick-stewart-uncircumcised/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-39141060

Richard Whitely NOT a spy, apparently.

Mysterious 6.3 metre creature wash up on beach in Philippines.
http://news.sky.com/story/unidentified-sea-creature-washes-up-on-philippines-beach-10780071

Another creature washes up in Australia days later.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4262988/Strange-mystery-sea-creature-washes-Fremantle-Beach.html


And this is how zombies begin.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4272376/Wounded-man-appears-possessed-devil.html?ito=video_player_click

'UK most wanted' man found behind wardrobe in Bradford

Asda fined £300,000 after dead mice found in food depot

EDIT: The second one isn't as odd as I thought. For some reason I read it as Asda fined after 300,000 dead mice found in food depot.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2017/mar/08/doctor-who-inspire-cia-codenames-wikileaks-surveillance-programmes

Did Doctor Who really inspire a CIA surveillance codename?

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/man-who-claiming-king-wales-12684514

He is an American called Alan and claims to be the king of Wales.

And I'm the Queen of Sheba.

Nice to meet you, your highness

Coca-Cola calls in police after human waste is found in drinks cans.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/28/coca-cola-police-human-waste-drinks-cans

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38536888

Surgeons label 3D printing technology 'revolutionary'

Surgeons are labeling the technology a revolution - as the ability to print bespoke implants gives patients quicker recovery times and a better end result.
Katie Silver reports.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39522103


McLaren to 3D-print parts at Bahrain F1 Grand Prix trackside


McLaren plans to start 3D-printing parts for its Formula 1 cars trackside at Grand Prix competitions shortly.

The firm believes the technology will give it an advantage over rivals allowing it to make last-minute changes.