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Dusten is a freelance and new media writer with delusions of grandeur. He has been writing for IQ for over a year, and works on graphic novels in his spare time. You can like Dusten on Facebook or follow him on: Google+:+Dusten Carlson and Twitter or contact him at [Dusten@inquisitr.com]

‘Marijuana Moms’ Say Toking Up Makes Them Better Parents [Video]

marijuana use

Beverly Hills, CA – “Marijuana Moms” refers to a huge subculture that has popped up on the West Coast lately. A group of adults have banded together to openly reveal that they smoke weed regularly and that it makes them better parents. Though there are many instances where it might be argued that smoking weed actually… Read more »

World’s Last Telegram To Be Sent Next Month In India

world's last telegram

The world’s last telegram ever will be sent next month on July 14 by India’s state-run telecommunications company. For our younger readers, a “telegram” is like your grandpa’s text message. It’s on paper and comes to your mail box. No, not your email inbox. Forget it. Anyway, the world’s last telegram will be sent next… Read more »

Goalkeeper With Bullet In Skull Plays Full Game, Wonders Why Head Hurts

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A bullet in the skull wasn’t enough to deter one goalkeeper from finishing his match. Bosnian goalkeeper Duško Krtalica competed in a tournament in the Sarajevo suburb Boljakov Potok, when his head started to hurt. The 51-year-old shrugged it off and kept playing anyway, believing that his headache was caused by knocking his head into a goal… Read more »

Hoffa Remains Not Found, Tipster Insists He Wasn’t Wrong [Video]

Jimmy Hoffa body found

The latest search for Jimmy Hoffa’s remains has officially been called off, but the man who sparked the renewed interest in the labor union figurehead’s death insists he isn’t wrong. “I know he’s there,” Tony Zerilli, who claims he was told that Hoffa was killed and buried beneath a barn, told NBC News before the… Read more »

Pregnancy Discrimination At Wal-Mart Revealed In Damning Report

pregnancy

So much for empowering women, Tom Cruise. Pregnancy discrimination at Wal-Mart has apparently been revealed in a Tuesday report about the illegal treatment that pregnant workers receive at the superstore chain. The report focuses on an 18-year-old Wal-Mart employee who was fired in 2007 allegedly for drinking from a water bottle. In her worker orientation… Read more »

Judi Dench Embroiders NSFW Gifts For Co-Stars

Dame Judi Dench funny

Dame Judi Dench is your new favorite celebrity, and it has nothing to do with her Oscar and Tony-winning performances. It has everything to do with her quirky hobby of carefully handcrafting embroidered gifts for her co-stars with NSFW sayings. According to Jezebel, Dame Judi Dench practices the somewhat-stereotypical hobby of needlework and often embroiders… Read more »

Random London Pavement Explosions Prompt Official Warning [Video]

london pavement explosions

London, UK – London has a pavement explosion problem, which is apparently so severe and dangerous that officials have stepped up and finally warned the public about the unstable walking spaces. Londoners are actually at risk of death from a strange outbreak of pavement explosions, some of which have been captured on video and shared… Read more »

Daycare Workers Fired For Using Masking Tape To Restrain Toddlers

fired masking tape

Ottawa, Canada – Two daycare workers have been fired for using masking tape to restrain toddlers during nap time. Officials at the Bayview Public School investigated a complaint and found that masking tape was being used to confine toddlers to their cots when they wouldn’t settle down. Investigators said that three or four children were… Read more »

Beyonce Sends Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Congratulations

Congratulations beyonce

Beyonce proved yet again what a classy lady she can be with a congratulations note on Tumblr for new parents Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. Kim and Kanye welcomed a baby girl over the weekend, and Beyonce put rumors of an ongoing feud with the couple to rest with a simple, warm post to her… Read more »

David Oliver, Police Chief, Develops Facebook Following For Shaming Criminals

David Oliver

Brimfield Township, OH – Police Chief David Oliver has developed quite a significant social following on Facebook for posting entertaining updates about the Ohio beat. Criminals seem to be the biggest butt of Oliver’s online behavior too. The department enjoys some 51,000 Facebook fans, all tuning in for amusing stories about the “mopes” (the term… Read more »

Confession App Lets Catholics Check The Holy Father’s Availability

Catholic confession

Want to make sure the priest is in the confessional before you jog down to the church to ask forgiveness for your sins? There’s an app for that. Reverend Richard Heilman, a Roman Catholic prelate, has designed a smartphone app called “My Confessor” that would allow forgiveness-seekers to check when their priest is available at… Read more »

‘Chicago Stronger’ Shirt Makers Don’t Understand Why Boston Is So Upset

Chicago Stronger shirts controversy

Sports can get contentious, and sometimes competition and dedication to one’s team can cross the line of appropriateness. That seems to have been the case with a bunch of “Chicago Stronger” shirts made for the Chicago Blackhawks v. Boston Bruins Stanley Cup finals. A Chicago apparel company created a “Chicago Stronger” shirt to support the… Read more »