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This guy's fitness tracker saved his life, and not because it got him to start exercising.

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You don't need to keep track of your daily steps for a fitness tracker to improve your health. According to Gizmodo, one New Jersey man's FitBit saved his life after he had a seizure and E.R. doctors used the device's information to "reset his heart rate with an electrical cardioversion." Don't worry if that medical jargon flew over your head. All you need to need to know is "FitBit good, FitBit make man not die."

"Yup, still not dead."

The medical team at Camden's Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center saw that the patient was experiencing an "atrial fibrillation (an irregular and fast heart beat)." Unsure if it was a chronic condition or a result of the seizure, they took a peek at the FitBit's data, and reported the results in their report for the Annals of Emergency Medicine:

During the patient’s examination, it was noted that he was wearing a wrist activity tracker (Fitbit Charge HR, Fitbit, San Francisco, CA), which was synchronized with an application on the patient’s smartphone, recording his pulse rate as part of a fitness program. The application was accessed on the patient’s smartphone and revealed a baseline pulse rate between 70 and 80 beats/min, with an immediate persistent increase to a range of 140 to 160 bpm at the approximate time of the patient’s seizure. The pulse rate remained elevated until administration of the diltiazem in the field.

This was essential to know, because the electrical cardioversion (also knowns as an electrocardioversion) could've caused a stroke if the arrhythmia was a chronic condition.

Ultimately, the FitBit data proved the atrial fibrillation was a result of the seizure and the electrocardioversion procedure was safe to perform, marking the "first time in medical history that the information in an activity tracker-smartphone system was used to assist in specific medical decision-making."

If this doesn't inspire you to get your steps in, nothing will.


'American Idol' prodigal star William Hung returned to sing his hit 'She Bangs' for the finale.

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Bad singer William Hung returned to American Idol for its finale last night, and like everything the "She Bangs" singer has done since his disastrous, viral first audition for the reality show, it was kind of uncomfortable. His whole thing still maintains that weird condescending vibe, down to Ryan Seacrest condescendingly joining Hung in dancing. Are we laughing with him or laughing at him? It still is not clear!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWjnS31C_hY

By the way, in case you forgot who Hung is, here are the saddest introductory paragraphs on Wikipedia:

William James Hung (born January 13, 1983), also known as Hung Hing Cheong, is a Hong Kong-born American former singer who gained fame in early 2004 as a result of his off-key audition performance of Ricky Martin's hit song "She Bangs" on the third season of the television series American Idol.

At the time of his audition, Hung was a civil engineering student at UC Berkeley. After his spirited audition to be the next American Idol, he inadvertently won the support of many fans. Hung voluntarily left university to pursue a music career. His recording career was marked by constant negative critical reaction, and his fame became the subject of much controversy as both he and his fans were accused of promoting and endorsing racial stereotypes against Asians, as he was perceived to lack musical talent and be celebrated only for embodying these stereotypes. In spite of the criticism and the implications of his success, he only showed signs of thoroughly enjoying his celebrity, believing he was living his dream.

"He only showed signs of thoroughly enjoying his celebrity, believing he was living his dream." And you thought Inside Out destroyed you emotionally.

Is Leonardo DiCaprio banging model Chelsey Weimar or saving the world?

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Leonardo DiCaprio, full-time actor and part-time seducer of models, is now being linked to another young lady after calling things off with Kelly Rohrbach or whatever professionally-attractive person he was supposedly exclusive with previously.

The only thing Leo is better at than acting is dating pretty people.

Page Six reported that the Academy Award-winner (it still feels a little strange to say that) is hooking up with Chelsey Weimar. According to Page Six, the two were seen exiting notorious hotspot Nobu Malibu together, and Weimar has shared Instagram photos taken in DiCaprio's LA house, which totally sounds like bragging.

Who, you may ask, is Chelsey Weimar? Weimar is a model (duh) and works for Victoria's Secret PINK.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BDFd_6aOfpz/https://www.instagram.com/p/BC50-kAuftO/https://www.instagram.com/p/BBpFTsoOfm-/

She's 19, so she's a bit younger than DiCaprio's usual ladies are, but you know what they say.

Some are claiming, however, that Leo isn't even dating this chick. "It’s not true," a source told Page Six. "He isn’t spending time with anyone. Most of his time lately has been in places like Indonesia, trying to help save the ecosystem." Can't Leo do both?

Leo deserves a pat on the head for all his planet-saving stuff, and for landing this chick.

Gilbert Gottfried responded to his lady lookalike, who is hopefully not a soundalike.

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There's something awesome about celebrity doppelgangers, because they suggest either that there's a glitch in the Matrix, or enough good genes to go around. But some resemblances can only be summoned with the help of a prop. 

Redditor u/klo_384 posted a pic of his friend, who has a secret identity. When going about her everyday life, she looks like this: 

She looks more like Jasmine than Iago.

But with a simple stocking cap, she transforms into the comedian you know and maybe love, Gilbert Gottfried.

A treasure from the Cave of Wonders.

When word got out, Gottfried excitedly reacted to his perfect match on Twitter (proving that they are not actually the same person).

https://twitter.com/RealGilbert/status/718095518765883392

The next day, Gottfried conclusively confirmed that they exist in two different bodies, and even proved it with a side-by-side shot. 

https://twitter.com/RealGilbert/status/718481471154057216

Doesn't this face just make your inner goddess do the tango?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkLqAlIETkA

Related: Taylor Swift had to go to the other side of the world to meet her doppelganger. 

Nic Cage and Vince Neil got into a brawl in Las Vegas, where fights between those two belong.

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In today's weird news, actor Nic Cage and Mötley Crüe member Vince Neil threw down in public. It's a sight to be seen. According to TMZ, the brawl happened on Thursday evening outside a Las Vegas hotel. Thankfully, the last few seconds of this weird car wreck of a fight were caught on video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woMOoJPOPW4

The longtime friends both seem a little worse for wear.

"Stop this shit now," Cage can be heard yelling to Neil. (Of course Cage is yelling. What other volume does Nic Cage speak at?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S73swRzxs8Y

The tussle between the two stemmed from an earlier incident in the hotel, when a woman asked Cage for his autograph. Neil was not cool with this occurrence (even though it must happen all the time), so he grabbed her hair and tossed her to the ground.

Cage tried to get Neil to chill the hell out, and took him outside. There, Neil eventually gave up and rested his face upon Cage's shoulder. "I love you," it sounds like Neil says at the end of the video. BFFs.

The NY Daily News stated that Neil received a citation for misdemeanor battery, and could either get hit with a fine of up to $1,000 or a six-month stint in jail.

It's hard to imagine things going calmly when these two guys hang out.

The woman may not have gotten her autograph, but she got a batshit story. Better? Worse?

This is why politicians shouldn't speak to the news media in front of a pigsty.

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Willie Rennie, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, spoke to BBC reporters at an Edinburgh farm earlier today, and he promptly had the spotlight stolen from him by the pig enclosure in the background.

https://twitter.com/BBCPhilipSim/status/718400480548941825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

The timing of the hogs' decision to get their pork on is incredibly serendipitous given what Rennie was saying just as it happened. If you couldn't understand the Scottish brogue, here's the transcription:

We like to organize our visits to send a message in pictorial terms exactly what we’re asking for, and I think this does it very well today, I don’t quite know how but it certainly does it.

It certainly does. Whatever they were asking for, they got it.

Some reporters just happen to be in the right place at the right time, like this guy who went live just as the robber he was reporting on happened to stroll by.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8WxluUtQaI

Or this reporter, who met her number one fan while on the job.

https://twitter.com/schmitzstain/status/708822111356198912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Or this cameraman, who a plane hit with flame retardant.

https://twitter.com/EricJensenTV/status/632327964219195392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

And this reporter, maybe the luckiest of them all, who didn't die.

https://twitter.com/KTVU/status/707233775344705537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

We did it.

Real-life couple that cosplays as Rey and Finn comes complete with a Baby-8.

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Victor and Julianne (wow, what a great name) are a cute couple from Utah who are getting married later this spring. They're also Star Warscosplayers. When they don their Finn/Rey outfits and add in Julianne's baby Addie, their adorableness goes from regular to "must befriend this couple ASAP."

https://www.facebook.com/RLPhotoArt/photos/pb.504494976381475.-2207520000.1460141821./566689640162008/?type=3&theater

With the help of photographer Robert Lance and his ability to morph Utah into Jakku, the young family has transformed into the greatest cosplayers this side of the galaxy.

https://www.facebook.com/familyfuncosplay/photos/pb.466696903526925.-2207520000.1460141828./471268613069754/?type=3&theater

Addie has been appropriately dubbed Baby-8.

https://www.facebook.com/familyfuncosplay/photos/pb.466696903526925.-2207520000.1460141828./471291583067457/?type=3&theater

Victor and Julianne show that Rey and Finn seriously need to get it on at some point in the next movie.

https://www.facebook.com/RLPhotoArt/photos/pb.504494976381475.-2207520000.1460141821./566689636828675/?type=3&theater

Or at least look good and do cool things next to each other.

https://www.facebook.com/RLPhotoArt/photos/pb.504494976381475.-2207520000.1460141821./566689673495338/?type=3&theater

The couple has also donned their outfits at events, with Baby-8 in tow.

https://www.facebook.com/familyfuncosplay/photos/pb.466696903526925.-2207520000.1460141828./466699710193311/?type=3&theater

Baby-8 is the real hero of this story. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BDyuVn1O_Ik/?taken-by=realfinnandrey

Victor and Julianne seem pretty chill, too.


'Room' star Jacob Tremblay got a puppy that's almost as cute as Jacob Tremblay.

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Room star Jacob Tremblay is the cutest child actor of all time. Now, you should never say that some kids are cuter than others, but some on. Tremblay is really cute. He loved Chris Rock in Madagascar! And—contain yourself—he just got a motherf*cking puppy.

https://twitter.com/JacobTremblay/status/718217254861541376

AHHH.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BD6iOmanqAW/

WHAT?

IS THAT EVEN REAL? It's so adorable! Jacob Tremblay is nine, and he still can fit that dog in his hands These two are so cute, you just want to keep them in a room and never let them leave!

Photographer proves that people look way happier after their third glass of wine.

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Wine drunk is perhaps the giggliest kind of drunk out there. Evidence? Brazilian photographer Marcos Alberti’s latest photo series: 3 Glasses After. The series features photo collages of Alberti’s closest friends showing how they look after drinking one, two, and three glasses of vino

The more the merrier.

He told Someecards:

I wanted to show the good side of drinking. I always saw on [the] Internet bad things about alcohol, I think that every story has 2 sides. With friends, in a good and happy environment, and with moderation, wine could be good stuff. [Wine] brings people together.

By the last snap, many of Alberti's friends can barely contain their amusement. 

Marcus said of the creation process: "I made this in 6 nights, and tried to join different circles of friends from different areas like: Djs, architects, art directors, musicians, etc."

Sometimes, you only need to drink two glasses of wine to be happy—ahem—lightweight

Congrats, you made it to the end! Now, reward yourself with a glass 10 bottles of wine, if you haven't already.

Facebook is hiding some of your messages, and people are not happy about what they're finding.

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Facebook is hiding a few doses of notification-dopamine from you in your message inbox, as pointed out by Deadspin's Adequate Man. No, it's not the secret 'Other' folder you were outraged to find out about a few years ago. This one's even more hidden.

If you go to your messages, select 'Message Requests' on the top bar, and then click 'See filtered requests,' you may find a world of spam, harassment, or nothing at all.

A guide, if you dare to look.

People have taken to Twitter to share their unreceived messages, pretty much all of which were hidden for the better.

https://twitter.com/BenVolin/status/718407463234613248https://twitter.com/blackmagichayes/status/717910075478839297https://twitter.com/maggieserota/status/717732486868938752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfwhttps://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/718418369138044930https://twitter.com/Trav_The_Man/status/718216455062429696https://twitter.com/meowritt/status/717819755403612162

Odds are, you won't find any life-changing messages awaiting your reply. But if you'd like to satisfy your curiosity or just check out Facebook's overly-effective spam filter, do so at your own risk of being disappointed.

There's a park full of 900 dogs in Costa Rica, and it's just as magical as you'd think.

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It sounds like something out of a dog lover's fantasy, but it is totally real. A private organization called Territorio De Zaguates (which translates to Land of the Strays) is a unique no-kill shelter in Costa Rica that has over nine-hundred adoptable dogs. Instead of locking the dogs in kennels or cages, the shelter allows these lucky dogs to run free in a giant dog park. It is a dream come true for dog lovers, and probably hell on earth for people who are allergic to dogs (sorry, that must really suck). 

https://www.facebook.com/1459982774272974/photos/pb.1459982774272974.-2207520000.1460144602./1711042665833649/?type=3&theater

Although these pups spend most of their time outside enjoying the warm Costa Rican weather and a sprawling landscape, they also have access to an indoor facility, soft doggie beds, washing stations, and fresh food and water; and they have vets to take care of them. It sounds nicer than most vacation packages.

https://www.facebook.com/1459982774272974/photos/pb.1459982774272974.-2207520000.1460143160./1711042752500307/?type=3&theaterhttps://www.facebook.com/1459982774272974/photos/pb.1459982774272974.-2207520000.1460142607./1708738762730706/?type=3&theaterhttps://www.facebook.com/1459982774272974/photos/pcb.1710781992526383/1710781405859775/?type=3&theater

As soon as the dogs come to Territorio de Zaguates, they are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and rid them of any parasites. 

https://www.facebook.com/thisisinsider/videos/vb.1413475698959824/1533664683607591/?type=2&theater

Perhaps the best part of Territorio De Zaguates is that all the of pups are adoptable. However, the shelter says finding homes for these dogs is difficult because they are mixed-breed, and many people are interested in purebred dogs only. Territorio De Zaguates came up with a innovative solution, making up creative breed names and giving them to the dogs. Now instead of calling the mixed dogs "mutts," you have a "unique breed."

https://vimeo.com/68726839

Who wouldn't want to take home a Bunny-Tailed Scottish Shepterrier or a Furrychest Jack Beagle Terrier? What about owning a chubby-tailed German Dobermauzer? The Alaskan Collie Fluffyterrier is a particularly popular breed, according to the organization. By giving these dogs unique breed names, the shelter is hoping that they are seen as valuable and more of them will finding loving homes. That said, Territorio de Zaguates promises to serve as a permanent home for many dogs that do not get adopted.

Those interested in adopting a dog can go to Territorio De Zaguates themselves and spend some time with getting to know the pups. The shelter welcomes volunteers to run and hike with the dogs to socialize and exercise them. 

https://www.facebook.com/1459982774272974/photos/pb.1459982774272974.-2207520000.1460142724./1701770050094244/?type=3&theater

In addition to full-grown dogs, there are also plenty of puppies at the facility as well.

https://www.facebook.com/1459982774272974/photos/pb.1459982774272974.-2207520000.1460142607./1708305919440657/?type=3&theater

 

https://www.facebook.com/1459982774272974/photos/pb.1459982774272974.-2207520000.1460141619./1703908686547047/?type=3&theater

You're probably thinking "how the heck does one shelter deal with the poo of nearly a thousand dogs?" You are not alone. According to their Facebook page, one of the most commonly asked questions. 

People seem to be fascinated with this topic. Yes indeed it's a lot of poo... LOL. We have a very small staff but still we manage to do everything from daily picking up the poo and disposing of it properly, to feeding and medicating the dogs, and everything in between.

If you are not quite ready to hop on a plane and head to Costa Rica right now, you can always follow the Territorio de Zaguates Facebook page or updates and pictures of adoptable cuties. And the shelter is non-profit and runs off of donations, so even if you can't adopt a dog, you can sponsor one or donate directly.

Adam Scott loves 'The Bachelorette' for feminist reasons that will give you cartoon heart eyes.

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Adam Scott, probably best known for being your crush/Leslie Knope's husband on Parks and Recreation, is apparently a big fan of The Bachelorette, but not The Bachelor. Because he enjoys seeing macho men desperate and emasculated. It's cuter than it sounds. He explains:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PPIx7lnFso

He would absolutely win your version of The Bachelorette, admit it. 

Watching the way this freaky clam digs into sand will make you fear the ocean.

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This is an Atlantic Jackknife clam, also known as a razor clam. It's not only delicious in clam strips, but it's also really weird. You may be wondering how a tube-like creature who lives on the floor of the ocean and doesn't have any extremities manages to get around. The answer is much odder than you'd think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWmDeoNGWvU

Yes, it kind of looks like a strange penis. Except that it's socially acceptable to boil a razor clam (heyo!).

Nev Schulman from 'Catfish' apologized for his inappropriate comment after 'Black Girls Rock.'

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The host of MTV's show Catfish, Nev Schulman, makes a living off people using social media to do dumb things, but it would seem that even he is not immune to doing something questionable on his own Twitter account. Schulman decided to tweet a pretty racist generalization that pissed a bunch of people off during BET'sBlack Girls Rock, a night to celebrate young women of color and their contribution to the arts.

"Just sayin'" doesn't make it better, Nev. 

He has since deleted the tweet, but as Schulman of all people should know, once something is on the Internet, it exists forever through screenshots. 

To accuse someone of "catfishing" is definitely is not a compliment. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary (yes, this word is in the dictionary) a catfish is "a person who sets up a false personal profile on a social networking site for fraudulent or deceptive purposes." Basically, to suggest someone is a "catfish" is to suggest that they are dishonest and manipulative. 

https://twitter.com/melaninbarbie/status/717597148808806400https://twitter.com/_MissLeandra/status/717576736813236224

One user, @melaninporn, decided to take the opportunity to slam educate Schulman on why what he tweeted was offending so many people.

https://twitter.com/NevSchulman/status/717600433263411200

He said that he had learned his lesson, and he seemed genuinely sorry about the whole debacle. 

https://twitter.com/NevSchulman/status/717604519144652800

This isn't the first time Nev Schulman has gotten the Internet up in arms over something he has done or said. Remember when he responded to the news of Ray Rice punching his wife in an elevator by posting this self-righteous "abuse-free" selfie, but then people found out that he was expelled from Sarah Lawrence College for punching a woman in the face? He, of course, has since deleted the image.

Maybe he should take some of his own advice from the show and think a little harder before he posts. 


Weekend

Bradley Cooper's girlfriend Irina Shayk posted her first Instagram of the two them. Something's missing.

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Bad news if you've been saving yourself for Bradley Cooper: his relationship to girlfriend Irina Shayk is now Instagram real (the realest of all reals). On Friday, Shayk, who has been dating Cooper for about a year, posted a photo of the two of them together. It is, literally, the tits:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BD81iKwN-Yo/

You might be like, "Hey, these are just torsos! The heads are missing, so there's no way to know whether that is Bradley's manly chest!" But a source confirmed to E! that it is, noting "That is Bradley in Irina's Insta photo. They are both on vacation and will be back in New York next week.  They are relaxing and having a great time in the sun." So, yes, there's a chance it might not be Cooper. But why would a source lie about something so important? Source, who hurt you??

While you might be bummed that Cooper is officially Instagram-taken, don't worry. Irina Shayk is, at the very least, cool enough to have taken this picture:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BCbU-zWN-Vy/?taken-by=irinashayk

Hopefully Cooper and Shayk's torsos will be happy together for many 'grams to come. 

Weekend

Surrender and let yourself be captivated by this hypnotizing ice cream cake machine.

This video of a brown bear charging a hiker and being scared off by curses will wake you the eff up.

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Whether he was wearing a GoPro or just wanted his possible death to be made into a sequel to The Revenant, this hiker managed to capture on camera a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a grizzly bear—the kind that was very almost an end-of-a-lifetime encounter. While hiking near the McKinley river in Alaska in Denali National Park, this back country explorer had the misfortune of wandering very close to this huge brown bear while being downwind. Not being able to smell him piqued the bear's curiosity, and making bears interested in you is pretty much the last thing anyone wants to do, especially when you left your bear spray at home. The hiker's full description of the encounter is below, after the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZrT993RZzQ

Here's how YouTuber ttumulo described the event on the video's page:

I consider myself very lucky to have walked away from this one unharmed. 

This is a situation every back country traveller never wants to experience. I was down wind of the bear and looking down hill at Dusty who was still hiking up. The bear was apparently approaching to investigate what I was and not catching any smell due to the wind. When Dusty saw him and began waiving his hands, I turned and slowly started walking backwards facing him but not being threatening, while talking to the bear. This technique has worked in every other bear encounter I have had. When I realized it was not deterring him in the slightest I knew I was in for trouble and realized I had one tactic left to call out his bluff. When he stood up to charge in the beginning of the video I had to try and counter it. Without my gun or spray I had one option and it was to appear a threat or at least a difficult meal. (I know many people will criticize my choice for no firearm or spray and go right ahead, I made an educated decision and for once faced the true consequences of that so spare me the BS) 

Please excuse the language I used.

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