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Top 10 Cat Viral Videos Explain Quirky Behaviour of Bob, the Programmer

Last week, reports of an American software developer who outsourced his job to China went viral. While outsourcing is a long accepted business practice, what interested the public about Bob's case was that he did it surreptitiously until tech experts investigated and found log-ins in the company's computer system from Shenyang, and Bob whiling away the eight hours he was in office supposed to be working but actually watching mostly cat videos.

UFO Sightings: High School Student Photographed UFO in Thailand

Eighth grade student Thidarat Boonlee created internet buzz with her photograph of an unidentified flying object (UFO) hovering over Sawang Dindaeng School in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. The photograph was taken during the outdoor activities of the school in celebration of their Sports Day last December 25.
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South Australia Could Face Severe Fire Danger on Thursday

The Country Fire Service as well as other emergency services have warned residents in South Australia to prepare for what could be a fire disaster on Thursday after authorities said extreme and severe fire dangers loom across the state.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Unveils ‘Graph Search’ New Search Engine Tool!

Facebook revealed a new exciting feature for the social networking site’s millions of users on Tuesday. CEO Mark Zuckerberg together with engineer Lars Rasmussen and Tom Stocky, director of product management, introduced the new search engine tool called “Graph Search” at a conference in Menlo Park, California.

NASA to Host Media Conference for Mars Curiosity Rover Update on January 15

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will host a media teleconference on January 15 at 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST) to give an update on the Mars Curiosity rover mission at the planet’s Gale crater. The Mars Science Laboratory Project and its Curiosity rover are conducting an important two-year mission to examine whether Mars conditions will allow microbial life on the planet.

Washington D.C. Cop Richmond Phillips Left His Child in a Hot Car to Die

Richmond Phillips, a District of Columbia police officer already entangled in a weapons and paternity lawsuit, added the charges of two counts of first-degree murder to his court cases after the bodies of girlfriend Wynetta Wright and daughter Jaylin were found in a Washington D.C. park. The murder trial began on Monday.

9-year-old Dalton Dingus Who Received More Than 700,000 Christmas Cards Died of Cystic Fibrosis

Thousands of people around the world are now mourning with the news of 9-year-old Dalton Dingus’ death on Saturday night circulating on the internet. The young boy from Kentucky, who has been battling with stage four cystic fibrosis disease, not only received international attention but more than 700,000 Christmas cards from well wishers as a campaign to set a Guinness World Record.

Grumpy Cat Meme: Grouchy on Manic Monday? Angry Feline Says, 'You're not alone' [PHOTOS]

Feeling grouchy on a Monday? Grumpy Cat is with you. A lot of cats on Reddit, Instagram and Facebook look adorable, cute and friendly. Grumpy Cat hates them all. But then this perennially cranky cat hates everything. Grumpy Cat has been on different social networks, whining about life, special occasions and commentaries on trending topics of the day.

UFO Sightings, Moon Footage: Strange Object Moving in Odd Direction [VIDEOS]

UFO sightings are topics frequently discussed online. Some of the reports are easily classified as fake or edited for the purpose of fooling other people. Other UFO reports come in video forms. They are posted by users who seem to be asking, "Do you see what I see?" Take some footage of the moon, for instance.

Reddit Co-Founder Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide, Family Blames the Prosecutors

The New York medical examiner confirmed Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz committed suicide at his Brooklyn apartment on Friday night. Family of the 26-year-old technology genius is now blaming the prosecutors because Swartz’s tragic death happened before his scheduled trial next month with the US fraud charges filed against him.

Odd Couple News: Divorce Granted to 70-year-old in Saudi Arabia Married to a Teen

Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission confirmed to CNN on Wednesday that divorce was finally granted to the controversial marriage between a 70-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl. The man recently became the center of indignation with several human rights groups and activists due to the remarkably huge age difference.

NASA Considers the $2.6 B Keck Asteroid-Moon Mission

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is pondering on a plan that will allow a robotic spacecraft drag a near-Earth asteroid into the moon’s orbit. The Keck Institute for Space Studies in California reports that the asteroid-moon mission worth $2.6 billion could begin on 2025.

NASA Astronomers Prepare for January 9 Asteroid Apophis Flyby near Planet Earth

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronomers are getting ready for asteroids and comets that could flyby near planet Earth this 2013. NASA’s deep-space radars at Goldstone, California and Arecibo, Puerto Rico will reportedly monitor space on January 9 for a particular flyby of an asteroid identified as 99942 Apophis at approximately 14.5 million kilometers away.

UFO Sighting: Flying Low, 'Could have hit it with a rock!' - Witness report [PHOTO]

A couple from Calera, Alabama reported seeing an unidentified flying object up close, and a witness from Cotulla, Texas shared a CCTV image of bright disc-like objects "hovering about a foot or less off the ground." These reported UFO sightings are only two of several witness accounts submitted to a UFO observers' network web site over the weekend.

Tasmania Bushfire: Police Braces for Deaths [PHOTOS]

Tasmania Police Inspector John Arnold confirmed that majority of the 100 names listed on the missing persons list were finally located amidst the horrible Tasmania bushfire. According to ABC Radio reports, Inspector Arnold also declared that there is no death report yet based on the information that the police currently have.

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