Strange But True Category
SWTOR Exploit Encourages Players To Dance Their Way To Victory
The Star Wars universe is filled with many things that can kill you very quickly. Lightsabers, for instance, can slice a person in half in the blink of an eye, and we all know that it’s a terrible idea to get on a Wookie’s bad side or sit down for [...]
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Smartphones, Tablets, E-Readers Become Physically Heavier With More Data
The gadget genius in most of us will argue that data in our smartphones, tablets and e-readers will not take up weight. But, boy were we wrong.
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Steve Jobs Drove His Mercedes Without License Plates Due to California Law Loophole
Steve Jobs was a fan of great design, and this extended to the cars and motorcycles he drove. But Jobs thought that license plates are such a distraction to the elegant curves and lines of his cars, so he opted to drive without them. But how was he able to [...]
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Man Steals 54 Copies Of Madden 2012 From Walmart Store
Normally, when we write about some kind of video game theft here at TFTS, it’s about a guy who steals Xbox 360s from kids with cancer, or tunnels through an adjoining suite to rip off a GameStop store. You know, sensational stuff that normal human beings wouldn’t normally do.
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Steve Jobs' Biological Dad Wants to Meet Iconic Apple Ex-CEO
Steve Jobs has never met his biological father. But in an interview, Jobs’ dad Abdulfattah John Jandali says he would like to get acquainted with his son, even if it were just over a cup of coffee.
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Kanye West Set To Perform At Call Of Duty XP
When thinking about things you associate with Call of Duty, a flood of thoughts come to mind: tense multiplayer matches, addicting FPS gameplay, whining men-children who can’t stand losing, and fowled-mouthed kids who will almost definitely grow into these whining men-children. But what about Kanye West?
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Notch Challenges Bethesda To A Game Of Quake 3 To Settle Their Lawsuit
For those of you who don’t know, Minecraft creator Notch and his company Mojang are currently engaged in a legal battle with Bethesda over the trademark for Mojang’s next game, Scrolls. Bethesda says that it infringes on their trademark for The Elder Scrolls, and unfortunately the convoluted trademark laws someone [...]
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Email Address For The Wealthy Sets One Back $7,500 Just To Sign Up
Here’s one for the books – an email service marketing itself as “The World’s Most Exclusive E-Mail Address” would set you back a whopping $7,500 just to sign up. But it doesn’t end there – you’d also have to pay a monthly membership fee of $750. Yes, you’d have to [...]
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Man Claims 84% Ownership of Facebook
Paul Ceglia claims he owns more than half of Facebook, after having invested $1,000 on the site in April 2003. If he succeeds with his claim, he would be $25 billion richer, given Facebook’s present valuation.
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Sued for $1 Billion for Failure to Take Down Anti Semitic Site on Time
Facebook is being sued yet again, and this time it’s for one of the many billions it already owns. According to a lawyer famous for suing Bill Clinton and his own mother, Facebook is liable for negligence.
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