The new law bans people from wearing any full-face covering without a ‘recognisable purpose’ in Denmark, and while politicians insist it does not target religious groups, it is known as the ‘burqa ban’. Source: Denmark BANS the burqa
Rare color footage of the tallest man in medical history, Robert Wadlow (1918-1940), who stood 8 feet 11 inches and weighed 491 pounds. The footage appears to have come from the 1930s. Source: Rare color footage of the World’s Tallest Man who at 8 feet 11 inches
Story San Francisco has been declared one of the world’s filthiest slums, with conditions dirtier than slums found in third world nations such as Kenya or India. Could it possibly be due to their politics? haha
Paula Sophia Garcia Espino snapped a picture of herself in the bathroom mirror while perching on the sink. Source: A woman’s bathroom selfie goes viral after Twitter users note the distance to the toilet paper
The next big game from Fallout developer Bethesda Game Studios is Fallout: 76 , the company announced today, and although the studio hasn’t yet said what it is, we hear it’s an online game of some sort. Here’s the teaser trailer: From what we’ve heard, this game is under development at both Bethesda Game Studios’
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is out today. In addition to including the arcade versions of 12 different games in the series, ranging from 1987’s Street Fighter to 1999’s 3rd Strike , it also has an impressive virtual museum built into it, with some surprising revelations. Source: Street Fighter Was Almost Released For The 8-Bit
The wife of a Facebook co-founder has contributed the majority of cash to a political action committee led by Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King that targets district attorney races across the U.S. in a bid to reshape the criminal justice system. Source: Facebook co-founder’s wife spent $650G on Shaun King’s PAC to elect anti-police
After a maelstrom of controversy that had mainstream news outlets and an anti-gun violence charity weighing in, Valve has removed mass shooting game Active Shooter from Steam. The unreleased game drew furor last week over its shameless exploitation of tragic subject matter. Source: Valve Removes School Shooting Game From Steam
This is the Hylian Shield edition of the Nintendo 2DS XL. It’s out in July. I can see what they’re going for with the design, but…it kinda looks like a $5 cover you’d buy from a basket in GameStop. There’s a long history of very nice Zelda handhelds and consoles, from the golden GBA to
Haha Just hours after Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet about former President Obama’s aide Valerie Jarrett, her wildly popular reboot of “Roseanne” was given the boot. Link 2 She sure fucked herself over - Nebu
It’s announcement-of-an-announcement season! Bethesda, the company behind several huge franchises, is teasing a new Fallout game, and as fans eagerly wait to see what it might be, they’ve spent hours watching a Twitch stream that shows nothing but a television and a Vault-Tec bobblehead. Source: Over 140,000 People Are Watching A Fallout Bobblehead On Twitch
A Dallas mansion that is a replica of The White House has sold for a cool $11million. The mansio spans 16,041-square-feet and has a white limestone exterior and semicircular colonnade. Source: Dallas ‘White House’ replica mansion sells for whopping $11million
A man who was hailed as a hero after scaling a building to save a child dangling from a Paris balcony will be granted French citizenship and was offered a job as a firefighter. Source: Real-life ‘Spiderman’ who saved child dangling from balcony to become French citizen
“Veronica,” a Spanish original directed by Paco Plaza, tells the story of a teenage girl who tries to make contact with her dead dad using a Ouija board during a solar eclipse. Source: Netflix horror movie ‘Veronica’ is so scary people are turning it off halfway through