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Nisan is working on having car interiors that feel like human skin!


Creepy or awesome? Nisan is reportedly trying to create a new material for car interiors that would feel like the skin on a human finger. What they've concluded is that the feeling of a hand touching you is one the most pleasant sensory experiences, so they're trying to replicate it.

No word on when it's going to happen, but apparently they're trying to replicate the feel down to warmth, texture and even moistness. How would you feel about sitting in a car that felt like thousands of little fingers touching you?

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51% of US coupled-adults cheat on their partners... on Netflix!


A recent survey found that over half of US adults in committed relationships commit what they're humorously calling 'Netflix adultery' on their significant others. Netflix Adultery is when you secretly watch a video on Netflix that you're supposed to be watching together with your partner.

Netflix itself ran the survey, and they found some interesting stuff. Only 12% of people surveyed admitted to doing so, while 10% reported being cheated on. 22% of those who cheated admitted to watching the 'forbidden' videos in bed while their partner was asleep next to them.

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Nestle tried to sue Ethiopia for $6 million!


Nestlé is a business that makes some of the most recognized chocolate around the world. Kit-Kat's, Smarties, Coffee Crisps, all of the delicious chocolate that is frequently given to kids on Halloween. Well, it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows for this extremely popular company after a lawsuit they had filed against the Ethiopian government was released to the public.

Nestlé claims that the Ethiopian government in the 1970's had withheld assets from them, causing the company to lose around $6 million. However, Nestlé later withdrew from this lawsuit after they received 40,000 letters of people expressing their anger for the company.

Ethiopia, for those of you that don't know, is one of the poorest countries in the world where it's citizens, on average, make $2 a day. The country has also been experiencing a drought for over 20 years as a result of poor levels of rainfall. Yeesh Nestlé, talk about kicking someone while they're down.

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Baked potatoes in foil can be deadly!


If you bake a potato in aluminum foil and you leave it at room temperature, you can create an environment ripe for a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum, which causes the deadly disease known as botulism.

The reason for this is that C. Botulinum can easily contaminate potatoes and other crop that comes in contact with the soil. Usually, cooking kills the spores, but a foil-wrapped potato holds in moisture, and sometimes prevents the temperature from being high enough to kill all of them.

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Google Maps helped a kidnapped boy find his home 23 years later!


Luo Gang was just 5 when he abducted from the Fuijan province in China 23 years ago, and taken almost 1000 miles away. During his absence, he says he forced himself to re-live the life he spent in his old home so he wouldn't forget.

However, being only 5 when he was taken away, he didn't remember much. In fact, the only thing he remembered about his hometown were 2 bridges. He drew a map of what he remembered and posted it to a website called "Bring Lost Babies Home."

People there helped him narrow down his search to a town that looked familiar to him. However, he used Google Maps to confirm his suspicions: That was his old hometown. He was finally reunited with his birth family, 23 years after he was taken from them.

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