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Ryan Reynolds jokes about selling one of his four children to fund Wrexham Football Club's stadium renovations
Ryan Reynolds jokes about selling one of his four children to fund Wrexham Football Club's stadium renovations
When it comes to Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's Welsh football club, Wrexham AFC, anything is on the table -- including, apparently, the potential sale of one of Reynold's own children.
2023-09-15 05:15
Get a year of Sam's Club shopping for just $20
Get a year of Sam's Club shopping for just $20
TL;DR: Don't miss the chance to get a one-year Sam's Club membership for just $20
2023-11-01 17:00
US Defense Tech CEOs Urge Speedier Procurement to Counter China
US Defense Tech CEOs Urge Speedier Procurement to Counter China
Almost 20 defense technology executives plan meetings Monday with Biden administration officials, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other
2023-09-15 22:00
Female frogs fake their own deaths to avoid sex with overzealous males
Female frogs fake their own deaths to avoid sex with overzealous males
Some female frogs will go to the extent of faking their own deaths to avoid sex with their male counterparts, a new study has revealed. Researchers in Berlin and Finland focused on the European common frog for their investigation owing to the often alarming nature of the species' mating process. The short breeding season means that several males often cling to a single female – in a pile-on that can cause the female to drown. (So, pretty understandable that they might want to avoid this.) For the research published in the Royal Society Open Science, European common frogs were collected and divided into tanks where there were two females and one male in each. Before this research, it was thought that the females couldn't defend themselves against the aggressive amorous act. However, a number of the wily participants displayed the three avoidance behaviours. A rotation technique to escape mating was a popular option – carried out by 83 per cent of the females. While nearly half of them (48 per cent) mimicked how male frogs sound to trick them into letting them go. In 33 per cent of the females, the researchers recorded a stiffening of arms and legs for two minutes, in a convincing bid to play dead. Out of the females who got mounted by a lustful male, almost half were able to escape thanks to at least one of these avoidance behaviours. “The smaller females also showed the full repertoire of behaviours more often than the larger females," the researchers noted, and younger females were more likely to pretend they were dead. However, question marks remain on whether the frogs fake their death as a conscious choice or whether it is a stress response or even a means to test the male’s strength and endurance. “I think even if we call this species a common frog and think we know it well, there are still aspects we don’t know and perhaps haven’t thought about," Dittrich explained to The Guardian. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-10-12 21:12
Mauricio Pochettino does not want to keep Joao Felix – Atletico Madrid president
Mauricio Pochettino does not want to keep Joao Felix – Atletico Madrid president
Joao Felix is heading back to Atletico Madrid with Chelsea choosing not to retain the Portugal winger following his loan deal, according to the Spanish club’s president Enrique Cerezo. Felix, 23, joined Chelsea on loan in January for the remainder of the 2022-23 campaign and went on to score four goals in 20 appearances for the Blues. On Monday, after a difficult campaign in which they finished a lowly 12th in the Premier League, Chelsea announced the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach. And, as reported by Marca, Cerezo said of Felix: “The truth is that I can’t tell you the plan with Joao. “It’s the news we had yesterday, that the new coach doesn’t have him for Chelsea. We don’t have anything planned yet, Joao is an Atletico player now.” Atletico paid £113million to sign Felix, who is under contract with them until 2027, from Benfica in 2019. He has made 131 appearances for Diego Simeone’s side, scoring 34 goals, and helped them win the 2020-21 LaLiga title. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live
2023-05-30 21:49
Kardashians and Jenners snub Kanye West on birthday despite wishing other exes including Tristan Thompson
Kardashians and Jenners snub Kanye West on birthday despite wishing other exes including Tristan Thompson
No one from the Kardashian-Jenner family posted anything on social media to celebrate Ye's birthday
2023-06-09 19:28
Orioles hit 3 HRs, ride Bradish gem to 12-1 win over A's
Orioles hit 3 HRs, ride Bradish gem to 12-1 win over A's
Kyle Bradish had eight strikeouts in six dominant innings, Jorge Mateo hit an inside-the-park home run and the Baltimore Orioles beat the last-place Oakland Athletics 12-1 to complete a three-game sweep
2023-08-21 07:05
Dave Chappelle divides Internet after selfie with Reps Lauren Boebert and Anna Luna goes viral
Dave Chappelle divides Internet after selfie with Reps Lauren Boebert and Anna Luna goes viral
Dave Chappelle's representative clarified that he was in town for the upcoming Kennedy Center Honors and an 'Art is Activism' workshop
2023-12-01 17:38
New Zealand give Williamson two weeks to prove World Cup fitness
New Zealand give Williamson two weeks to prove World Cup fitness
New Zealand have given captain Kane Williamson a two-week deadline to prove his fitness for the one-day World Cup starting in October, head...
2023-08-28 12:59
Trump adviser brands VP-hopeful Kari Lake a ‘shameless, ruthless demagogue’
Trump adviser brands VP-hopeful Kari Lake a ‘shameless, ruthless demagogue’
Just days after failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake said she was considering a Senate run, Donald Trump’s advisers revealed that the former president has become disenchanted with her in recent months. Ms Lake announced on Saturday that she was weighing a Senate run, despite repeatedly losing legal challenges to her election loss. “Politics is gross. It’s a slimy business, but I think we need real people to be in it. And so I am contemplating running for office again,” she told Breitbart. According to The Daily Beast, the former president specifically found Ms Lake’s attempts to get attention distasteful. “She’s a shameless, ruthless demagogue who wants power and will do whatever she has to do to get it,” a Trump adviser told the publication. Ms Lake has tried to position herself as a potential contender to become Mr Trump’s pick for vice president—a tactic the former president also apparently did not appreciate. The former president doesn’t like how Ms Lake is “running around saying she should be VP,” an adviser told the outlet. “Tells you all you need to know that he did not make her his national spokeswoman,” they added. “She was an obvious choice.” Another adviser told The Daily Beast that the former president “sees through her gambit for the vice presidency.” An operative close to the Trump campaign also chimed in, telling the outlet: “I think she is an effective surrogate, but I’m not sure she will be a VP pick,” also suggesting that the Arizona Republican could serve as the former president’s press secretary if elected again. Despite the criticisms coming from Mr Trump’s orbit, a spokesperson for Ms Lake told the publication that the rumors were “pathetic attempts from Team DeSantis.” “MAGA world is more United [sic] than ever and ready to win big in 2024,” the spokesperson said. In June, reports emerged that the Arizona Republican was “couch-surfing” at Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. “Kari Lake is there all the time,” a source told PEOPLE Magazine. “There’s a suite there that she practically lives in.” Ms Lake’s adviser responded to the news, telling The Independent: “This is a ridiculous story from a gossip tabloid that frankly we thought went out of business in the early 2000’s. Kari Lake often speaks at events all over the country in support of America First candidates and organizations; and when she does have the honor of being invited to speak at the beautiful Mar-a-Lago, she overnights at Hilton properties in Palm Beach with her loving husband of 25 years.” Read More Arizona election denier Kari Lake ‘couch-surfing like a bum’ at Mar-a-Lago, ex-Trump lawyer says Arizona Republican election official sues Kari Lake for defamation ‘This will escalate’: Kari Lake called out over incendiary threat to Biden admin after Trump indictment
2023-07-06 23:39
Guardians trade pitcher Cal Quantrill to the Rockies for minor league catcher Kody Huff
Guardians trade pitcher Cal Quantrill to the Rockies for minor league catcher Kody Huff
The Cleveland Guardians traded starter Cal Quantrill to the Colorado Rockies for minor league catcher Kody Huff
2023-11-18 01:27
Itachi, Hinata Fortnite Skins Apparently Confirmed in Leak
Itachi, Hinata Fortnite Skins Apparently Confirmed in Leak
It appears Itachi and Hinata skins will soon be arriving in Fortnite with the next Naruto crossover.
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