Man Destroys 126-Year-Old Statue While Trying To Snap A Selfie

The sculpture at Lisbon's Rossio train station was smashed to pieces by the careless photographer

Some people will do anything for a good selfie—including ruining a valuable piece of art. Last week, a young man in Lisbon, Portugal, climbed up onto a pedestal at the Rossio railway station because he wanted to snap a shot with a 126-year-old statue that sat atop it. But he got more than he bargained for when the petite sculpture of 16th-century king Dom Sebastião, fell to the ground and smashed into pieces.

Hyundai Is Developing A Commercial Iron Man Suit

This exoskeleton could soon help you run faster and lift hundreds of pounds

By Jennings Brown

From “Aliens” to “Halo” to “Iron Man” to “Edge of Tomorrow,” robotic exoskeletons are one of science fiction’s most enduring tropes. And now, thanks to South Korean automaker Hyundai, “mech suits” could soon be available for commercial use.

The rapper/goon who stole Fetty Wap's chains gets murdered... after Fetty got his chains back

Upcoming rapper Qua Louie The G (pictured left) was murdered over the weekend. He shot dead in a drive by on the streets of Paterson. According to MediaTakeOut, Louis was the person who recently posted a video on IG, posing with Fetty Wap's chains, which he and some of his goons allegedly stole from Fetty. He then asked for $10k to return the chains.

After 16 hours, Doctors perform first penis transplant in U.S, call it 'landmark procedure'

Surgeons in Massachusetts General Hospital have performed the first U.S. penis transplant on 64 year old Thomas Manning who had his penis amputated after he was diagnosed with penile cancer in 2012.

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Laptops In Class Actually Hurt Grades

A semester-long study reveals that students who used laptops scored 1.7 points lower on average

Increased access to laptops and the internet has long been envisioned as a boon for education, but research is starting to show that bringing technology into the actual classroom isn’t enhancing the learning process.
A semester-long study conducted by the West Point academy revealed that students score an average of 1.7 points lower on tests when allowed to use a laptop or a tablet.

Asian Boys In Syria

They run, wrestle, and pray—and learn how to shoot Kalashnikov rifles and pistols

A new ISIS video shows young boys from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines learning to shoot guns, attending classes on Islam, and—at the end of the video—burning their passports.
The scenes allegedly take place at a training camp for boys in Syria, and are strategically depicted in a 15-minute propaganda clip titled “The Generation of the Epic Battles.” Released by the Islamic State’s province in Hasakeh, in northeastern Syria, the video was posted on an ISIS forum and circulated on social media, Vocativ discovered.