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A 64-year old woman in Chiba was stabbed to death after warning her neighbor, 70-year old Kiichi Hayashi, against feeding stray cats. Hayashi is being held for murder; this is the humble defense he offered the police:
I got angry when I was warned about the cats.
If you haven't seen the series of adorable subtitled mameshiba ads on YouTube, you should check them out now. Or when you're in need of a little cuteness.
What a great idea &mdash an ashtray made out of coffee grinds, created by Ryohei Yoshiyuki. So you don't have to have that stinky stale smell sitting in your living room all day.
via Moco Loco
Why is there so much traffic coming this way and so little traffic going that way?
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