Five months after Cecil the lion was killed by an American hunter in Zimbabwe, the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit said it has observed the lion’s son, nicknamed Xanda, mating with lionesses. Pregnancy in lions lasts about 110 days, so scientists expect to see the grand offspring of Cecil born in March. Cecil was a major tourist…
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So You Want To Send Some Amazon Packages To Croatia? That Will Be $1 Million
David Beslic just wanted to send a few items back to family in his native Croatia from his home in Toronto.
So he went to Amazon, purchased what he wanted (A blender, one laptop case and two keyboard covers) and listed an Croatian address as the place of delivery.
Sounds simple enough in this ever connected globalized economy. Nothing that Amazon can’t handle.
Yeah, not so much.
Yep. The shipping and handling was 1,000,000 for the four items that only cost $59.96.
Beslic took his surprise and frustration to Facebook where a friend of his who works for Amazon became aware of the situation. The friend is apparently bringing it to the attention of higher ups at the company.
Beslic, a regular Amazon customer is taking it all in stride however.“It would be more I guess if [I were] not a regular customer,” Beslic said. “A billion or so.”Like this piece? Rise News just launched a few weeks ago and is only getting started. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date with global news. Have a news tip? Send it to us- [email protected]
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The Facebook Privacy Hoax Just Won’t Die
It’s the hoax that just won’t die. Over the past few weeks, Facebook users may have seen a post or two in their newsfeed warning that the social media giant will institute a fee for users to keep their profiles private.
Facebook officially identified the post as a hoax on Monday.
“While there may be water on Mars, don’t believe everything you read on the internet today. Facebook is free and it always will be. And the thing about copying and pasting a legal notice is just a hoax. Stay safe out there Earthlings!” officials posted as a Facebook status.
The hoax has been in circulation in one variation or another since 2009, and still attracts unsuspecting users who fear that their private posts may soon be made public. The last major circulation of the hoax was in January of this year. Before that the fake post received major circulation in 2012, to which Facebook again denied the fake posts as a hoax.
The privacy of posts on Facebook is guaranteed in the Facebook Terms of Service, which state: “You own all of the content and information you post on Facebook and you can control how it is shared through your privacy and application settings.”
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You Are Now More Likely To Die Of Selfies Than Shark Attacks
More people have died taking selfies than in shark attacks in the past year, according to The Telegraph and Mashable.
A record number of twelve people have died from various selfie related activities this year, such as posing with dangerous animals or loaded guns, compared to the eight people who died by shark attacks.
It has gotten so bad in places such as Russia, that the government has taken to issuing warnings to not take selfies on ledges or near moving vehicles.
In the United States, park rangers at Yellowstone National Park have started warning tourists to not pose with animals after five people have been gored by buffalo.
Most of the people that met a gory end via selfie were between the ages of 18 to 22. These tragic deaths have included taking selfies with wild animals, taking selfies from a great height, taking selfies with weapons, or taking selfies near moving machinery.
Be safe while you selfie.
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