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Giant robotic scorpion could be the ultimate gaming computer rig with motorized tail

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Giant robotic scorpion could be the ultimate gaming computer rig with motorized tail to support three overhead screens, heated recliner seat, keyboard attached to its claws – and a $3,999 price tag A firm unveiled its cutting edge gaming and working station chair  The Scorpion Computer Cockpit that is powered with a push of a button … Read more

Killer whale uses tail to toss seal 40ft into the air in British Columbia

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Breathtaking moment killer whale uses tail to toss seal 40ft into the air in British Columbia captured in extremely rare photo Captain Andrew Lees, 51, snapped a Bigg’s Orca flicking a seal into the air using just the power in its tail Lees had been leading a boat tour near Sidney Island, British Columbia, Canada, when … Read more

Ancient Egyptians whipped a snake to death by its tail broke a cat’s neck to make mummified animals 

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Ancient Egyptians broke a five-month-old kitten’s neck and whipped a snake to death by its tail to create mummified animals, stunning X-ray images have revealed.  Experts from Wales used 3D scans to conduct a digital ‘post-mortem’ on the embalmed remains of a cat, bird and snake more than 2,000 years after their death. The scans — … Read more

Britain will get brief snatch of summer and 77F heat today… before tail of Storm Ellen

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Large parts of Britain will get a a brief snatch of summer with temperatures of up to 77F today before the tail of Storm Ellen lashes the UK with 50 mile per hour gales. The storm, which contains the remnants of Tropical Storm Kyle, moved in from the Atlantic on Tuesday night.  Winds of up … Read more

Lorraine Kelly launches a scathing attack on Donald Trump Jr posing with sawed off elephant’s tail

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‘What a w****r!’: Lorraine Kelly launches scathing attack on Donald Trump Jr posing with sawed off elephant’s tail after trophy hunt The presenter hit out at Donald Trump Jr, 42,  holding a sawed off elephant’s tail  Lorraine, 60, wrote: ‘what a w****r’ on Twitter She commented on a post about a petition to ban lion … Read more

Whale who lost tail fins to propeller spotted off coast of Italy

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A tailless whale that is thought to have had its rear-fins sliced off by a propeller has been spotted swimming up and down the coast of Italy, as fears mount over its chances of survival. The 65-foot fin whale is emaciated with a flopped over dorsal fin, according to researchers in Genoa, suggesting the stricken … Read more

Bizarre ‘asteroid’ with a TAIL of gas spotted orbiting the Sun ‘a simple comet’

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Bizarre ‘asteroid’ with a TAIL of gas spotted orbiting the Sun at the same distance as Jupiter turns out to be a comet ‘in disguise’ The asteroid was first spotted in 2019 and the tail was confirmed in April 2020  2019 LD2 is letting off gas which is trailing behind the space rock like a … Read more

Astronomers spot a new kind of asteroid with a comet-like tail

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Letting off steam: Astronomers spot a new kind of asteroid with a comet-like tail orbiting the sun at the same distance as Jupiter The asteroid was first spotted in 2019 and the tail was confirmed in April 2020  2019 LD2 is letting off gas which is trailing behind the space rock like a comet tail … Read more

Astonishing moment Maldwyn the dog soars over a farm gate with his tail spinning like a propeller 

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Is it a dog, is it a plane? Astonishing moment Maldwyn the lurcher soars over a farm gate with his tail spinning like a propeller Helen Morrey from South Wales owns Maldwyn along with pals Taro and Sky The lurcher easily clears the 1.15m metal gate from a virtual standstill His tail spins out behind … Read more

CRAIG BROWN: From The Beatles to Wordsworth in three shakes of a lamb’s tail for Macca 

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Last week, there were two major cultural anniversaries. Two hundred and fifty years ago, on April 7, 1770, William Wordsworth was born.  Fifty years ago, on April 10, 1970, The Beatles split up. Does anything link these two anniversaries? They seem to belong to different worlds and, in many ways, they do.  Yet bizarre though … Read more