Authorities in Afghanistan are investigating a bizarre incident involving a wild bird outfitted with explosives and surveillance equipment* found walking along a road, NBC News reports.

About one in five Britons recently said they would consider having sex with a specific genus of robot. This seems low. I think a lot of people are lying.

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