‘Peeper Creeper’ decoration pulled out of Canada stores
Home Depot stores in Canada will no longer sell a Halloween decoration depicting a “peeping Tom” following a complaint.
The $30 “Scary Peeper Creeper” decoration depicts a foot-long image of a hooded man’s life-like face appearing to peer into a window.
According to the product overview, the hanging window prop is “perfect for scaring friends and family” and can be placed facing outward to scare trick-or-treaters or inward to scare party guests.
Canadian teacher Breanne Hunt-Wells complained to CBC news after seeing the decoration in a Home Depot store saying it is “inappropriate and makes light of a real-life, sinister issue that women face in our society.”
“I fail to see the humor in it,” she said. “It makes light of a very serious crime. Voyeurism is a crime in Canada.”
Home Depot agreed to remove the product from its stores after the CBC relayed Hunt-Wells’ objection.
“We agree that this is not in line with our core values, and when we heard, took immediate action and are currently in the process of removing this product from our assortment,” Home Depot spokeswoman Emily DiCarlo said. “We’ve reached out to advise the customer of our actions and apologise. We’re sorry for any offense that was caused.”
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Man will wear trash he produces for 30 days
A man has promised to wear a clear plastic suit containing every piece of garbage he produces for 30 days. A film crew will follow Rob Greenfield throughout New York City as he plans to create the American average of 4.5 pounds of trash per day, which will ultimately amount to 135 pounds.
“Most people never think twice about the trash they make. Once it’s in the garbage can, it’s out of sight out of mind and although the 4.5 pounds of trash per day statistic is widely known, very few visuals exist to help people truly understand it,” a post on Greenfield’s website stated.
Greenfield’s trash journey will also be documented across various forms of media including videos, live streams and blogs.“Rob will be a walking billboard of environmental awareness to educate and inspire people to make positive changes in their life to reduce their waste,” the website stated.
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Two-headed snake found in Texas backyard
A two-headed snake was taken into a Texas zoo after a local woman discovered it slithering through her backyard. The Cameron Park Zoo shared photos of the rare snake as zoo workers began the process of preparing it to be placed in an exhibit.
Zoo amphibian and reptile care supervisor Brian Henley told the Waco Tribune that the two-headed snake can be compared to conjoined twins and said staff would only feed one head.
“In speaking with people who have raised two-headed snakes, typically one head eats while the other head drinks,” he said. “This snake is still young, so we will monitor it every feeding time.”
According to Henley, a Mclennan County resident found the 8-inch-long rat snake while walking her dog. “Her dog found it, and it was probably just recently hatched. It’s probably only about 6 to 8 weeks old now,” he said. “She brought it in, and we were really surprised by it, because as long as I’ve been here, we’ve never had a two-headed animal at this zoo. This is pretty exciting for us.”
The zoo plans to determine the sex of the snake in the coming days and will hold a contest to name each of the heads.
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Boxing kangaroos interrupt photographer’s tranquility
An Australian photographer taking in the scenery at a suburban Sydney glade captured video of two kangaroos ruining the tranquility with a fistfight. Karen Jack posted a video to Instagram showing the majestic landscape of Orchard Hills, New South Wales, having its peacefulness interrupted by the boxing kangaroos.
The kangaroos, which were possibly competing for the attention of a female, exchanged several punches and kicks while Jack filmed. “Somebody’s not happy!” Jack wrote.
Karen Jack posted a video to Instagram showing the majestic landscape of Orchard Hills, New South Wales, having its peacefulness interrupted by the boxing kangaroos.
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Semi-transparent bathrooms open at China tourist spot
A Chinese tourist location has opened semi-transparent glass bathrooms for guests not overly concerned with their privacy. Photos shared by CCTV News show the restroom facilities featuring slightly fogged glass doors which opened to the public at the Shiyan lake Resort in Changsha city on Thursday. “This ‘au naturel’ toilet was surely created as a challenge to those who claim they aren’t shy!” CCTV News wrote.
The see-through bathrooms provide a view of the surrounding scenic wooded area and contain several rows of stalls and multiple urinals.
China is also home to the world’s longest glass bottom bridge, an attraction so popular it was briefly shut down due to “overwhelming demand” after being open for just two weeks.
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