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Daily Archives: February 16, 2014

Of Giraffes and Hot Coffee Cases

Posted on February 16, 2014 by admin
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Last week, a little news item seemed to cause quite some stir. As it was one of the leading articles on the BBC web site, I couldn’t fail to notice it too. There was a warning of watching the accompanying video, as the images could be disturbing:

Warning: The following video contains graphic scene which may cause distress

 

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