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thedailywhat:

Extra Digits of the Day: Yoandri Hernandez Garrido is something of a celebrity in his native Cuba for the simple fact that the man they call “Twenty-Four” was born with two extra fingers and two extra toes — all fully functional.

Garrido uses his extra digits to collect some extra cash, snapping photos with tourists and picking fruit from the tops of coconut trees.

This amazing anecdote, however, is free of charge: “One day when I was in primary school, a teacher asked me how much was five plus five,” Garrido is quoted as saying. “I was very young, kind of shy, and I didn’t say anything. She told me to count how many fingers I had, so I answered, ‘12! The teacher was a little upset, but it was the truth!”

[ap.]

thedailywhat:

Damn Nature U Scary of the Day: A photo of a lightning bolt striking the Eiffel Tower snapped by amateur photographer Bertrand Kulik was taken during a summer storm last year but is gaining new-found attention today after being chosen to appear in an exhibition at Issy L’eveque in Burgundy.

[bbc.]

thedailywhat:

Nuke It From Orbit of the Day: Dozens of locals and expert hunters were involved in a three-week effort to ensnare a 21-foot, 2,370-pound SyFy-esque ultra-croc in the Philippine town of Bunawan.

“We were nervous but it’s our duty to deal with a threat to the villagers,” Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde told the Associated Press. “When I finally stood before it, I couldn’t believe my eyes.”

The massive saltwater crocodile is set to become the highlight of a ecotourism park set to open in the area.

[ap / ibt.]

thedailywhat:

It’s Stormy Sundog!

[dachshundlove.]

thedailywhat:

All-Purpose Storm Photo of the Day: That photo you’ve seen everywhere, which alleges to be of “Irene hitting to coast of NC”? Yeah, it’s at least 2-1/2 weeks old — and supposedly from Florida. It might actually be even older, and most certainly does not depict a hurricane.

Also, while we’re at it, that shark photo is still fake. As is this crocodile one.

On the other hand, this photo of a Tomb Sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery during Hurricane Irene is very real:

And most of these are real as well.

[yfrog / snopes / reddit / facebook / instagram.]

thedailywhat:

Street Art of the Day: Jason “Jay Shells” Shelowitz continues to fill the urban etiquette void with his ongoing “Metropolitan Etiquette Authority” project.

His latest guerrilla street signage tackles the scourge of ambulatory phone-fiddling. Three similar signs are expected to pop up around NYC shortly.

[animalny.]