Ray writes: "On a random trip to a homeware store we spotted these curiously hirsute cushions. With President Donald Trump's departure from the White House, has he decided to sell off some of his surplus
Sideswipe: December 4: Hairy as cushions
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Has President Trump mislaid something? Photo / supplied
When users download the Kenyan mobile loans app OKash, the terms and conditions quietly give it permission to access their contacts. If they fall behind in repayments, the app starts to message all those contacts — family, colleagues, ex-partners — to shame the user into repaying the debt.
In Warsaw's Gruba Kaśka water plant there are eight clams with sensors attached to their shells. If the clams close because they don't like the taste of the water, the city's supply is automatically shut off.
Ten per cent of Nepal's GDP comes from people climbing Mount Everest.
A micromort is a one-in-a-million chance of death. Just being alive is about 24 micromorts per day, skydiving is 8 micromorts per jump.
Seen in the Syrian cheese deli section
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On the job advice
A reader writes: "No matter how much your workplace pushes "team building" and "family culture" - remember, they're not your friends and it's still a workplace. Unfortunately, I learned this the hard way. I work for a small business who put huge emphasis on everyone being friends and building a strong team, but it just means it hurts more when someone inevitably stabs you in the back. I'm not saying go around and be unpleasant to people for no reason, but it's better to build relationships outside of work or in places where there aren't any politics or power imbalances." (via Reddit)