The World’s Cutest Drone: No Bombs on Board

Drones have often been used in war theaters, but that doesn’t stop this little military drone from being pretty cute. It was deployed by the British Army in Afghanistan and it measures only four inches by two inches.

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Hate Mail: When You Care Enough to Send the Very Worst

I bet that almost everyone wants to send hate mail at some point in their life, but only a few of us actually go ahead and do it. One day, London-based illustrator Mr. Bingo sent a stranger, Jonathan Hopkins, an offensive postcard. It was passed around and enjoyed by quite a few people, so he opened a service where people could request that an abusive message be sent on their behalf.

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UK to Sequence Genome of 100,000 Patients

The UK has planned to fully sequence the genome of 100,000 Britons with cancer and rare diseases in an effort to decode their DNA, and hopefully find a cure for diseases. The project is unusual because it will decode the entire genome, not just parts of it.

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UK’s 90 Million Ash Trees Are Likely to be Wiped Out

The UK’s new plan that will deal with ash disease might not come in time, as most of the country’s 90 million ash trees are likely to be wiped out. Ash dieback is caused by the fungus Chalara fraxinea and it will probably kill 99% of the ash trees in the UK.

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Hermit Crab Decides LEGO Shell Good Enough for Home

I know that you can use LEGOs to build almost anything, but I didn’t think that other species on Earth thought the same as us humans. Check out Harry, the hermit crab, who decided that a shell made out of LEGOs was perfectly fine to serve as his home.

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Hundreds of Lost Fossils from the Darwin Collection Rediscovered by the British Geological Survey

The fossils, which had been ‘lost’ for 165 years, were rediscovered by chance by the British Geological Survey. Some of these were collected by Charles Darwin himself. They form a remarkable discovery, since they were simply in a drawer marked “unregistered fossil plants.”

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British Prime Minister Runs Country with iPad: There’s an App for That

British Prime Minister David Cameron will soon take care at least some of his daily business for the UK thanks to a personalized iPad app. It will primarily be used to provide him with real time data on England’s various key statistics. The only problem I see is what might happen if it were to get hacked. Chaos! Though to be honest, security services have probably vetted it thoroughly.

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Big Brother UK Final S12E71 (Channel 5)

Alex says something about Tom being evicted, but I can’t understand her. Tom’s eviction is being played to M83′s Midnight City off their new album *Hurry Up We’re Dreaming*. We see Alex ludicrous cries at not being with Tom for the final. Aaron has trouble understanding the boos that he got. Why is he being booed so much and why is he still in the house? That’s what he’s wondering about.

Big Brother UK S12E70 (Channel 5)

Now, who’s going to get the boot tonight? It’s a live eviction show before the finale tomorrow. Who will go? Either Tom or Louise.

Alex is cuddling with Tom in the bathroom. He tells her that she needs some deo. Jay is in the diary room talking about Aaron again.

Big Brother UK S12E69 (Channel 5)

There are 3 days left. Aaron and Jay haven’t spoken, even if they were in the bathroom together and smoking together. It’s getting to Jay. They start talking. Jay says that he did it because he wanted to get something.

Aaron is just digging a hole for himself. Jay comes to talk to the HM. Aaron walks in. Jay says that they are talking about him. He should join in. Lou says that Aaron is being rude.