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Brazilian Cannibal Empanadas

Disclaimer: This post is not for the squeamish. Or for those who love empanadas. The fictional story of the antihero Sweeney Todd just might be a case of where reality imitates art. Brazilian authorities have arres…
January Jones Eats Her Placenta--Would You?

My good friend Robin sent me a MSN tidbit about Mad Men actress January Jones which shares that the new mother--brace yourself--has been consuming her own placenta in a capsulated form. Jones told People: "Your placenta…
Men Jump Off 55 Floor Building To Avoid Tab

According to the Herald Sun, four men jumped from the the Vue de monde restaurant at the Rialto Towers in Melbourne in order to avoid paying their hefty tab. Then men plunged off the 55th floor after consuming expensive…
Creating Meat Using Human Feces

You heard right. A Japanese scientist created meat using human feces (poop). There was an overabundance of sewage mud in Tokyo, so what do they do? RECYCLE IT! Japanese scientist, Mitsuyuki Ikeda, a researcher from Ok…
Food Talk: 7 Must-See Discussions About Food

The Huffington Post recently posted a list of the best food lectures (specifically on eating and food policy) available on TED. For those who don't know, TED (which stands for Technology Entertainment and Design) has a w…
Man Attempts To Poison Wife With...Rice Krispies!

A man residing in Southern California has been accused of attempting to poison his wife with Rice Krispies! 43-year-old Fernando Porras was arrested after his 51-year-old wife, Fernanda, told authorities that she notice…
Star Wars Burgers

Belgian fast food chain Quick will be offering Phantom Menace-themed burgers in honor of the re-release of Star Wars: Episode I in France. Three variations of the burgers will be available for a limited time: Jedi, Dark…
Assault By Cupcake

A cupcake fight hardly sounds like a fight at all. But for a woman in Chicago's Southwest Side, a cupcake fight has resulted in domestic battery charges! On Saturday night, authorities received a call from a man claimi…
Obamas Fried Chicken

A restaurant in China has taken the traditional KFC slogan and....changed it up a bit. Instead of good ol' Colonel Sanders, they've taken made our very own Mr. President the face of their fried chicken. Stereotype, mu…
Man Pulls Gun On Taco Bell Employee Over Hot Sauce

I'm a huge fan of Taco Bell sauces. I could eat them with anything and I regularly buy their hot sauces that retail at super markets. And clearly, I'm not alone. According to KCTV5, a man was so upset that a Taco Bell e…