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As part of a road safety campaign in the Australian state of Victoria, Melbourne, sculptor Patricia Piccinini created a model of what a human body built to survive bad car accidents would look like. The model named Graham features a huge chest, inflated head, extra nipples and absence of a neck. Piccinini drew from the knowledge of trauma surgeon Christian Kenfield and road safety engineer David Logan to build a body that could withstand a high-speed crash.                                                                               Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

This report found on  Daily Mail  claims that Turkey's president, Tayyip Erdogan, spent £500million on a lavish presidential palace. According to the online news outlet, more than £26million was spent on doors for the opulent edifice while carpets cost over £7million. They also claim his wife, Emine goes on extravagant shopping sprees and once shut down a shopping mall in Brussels in order to shop for designer bags. On another occasion, she blew £37000 on antique shopping while accompanying her husband on an official trip to Poland. Read the full report after the cut.                                                                                                                 ...

Traders were left stunned  on Thursday  as the Nigerian naira traded weaker on the black market to 375 against the dollar. The Naira crossed 300 to the dollar for the first time on the inter-bank market after the Central Bank last month lifted its peg on the currency to allow it trade freely. The inter-bank market traded a total of $7.27 million and after the market closed, a total of $7.10 million trades were done as low as 330.50 naira to the dollar.                                                                                                                                           Read more » Follow @cool...

Jay Jay Okocha is pictured right with his son at a football field in Turkey. Okocha and his son were in Turkey for the Samuel Eto'o charity football match which was later postponed due to a failed military coup in Turkey.                                                            Read more »

Barely 24 hours after President Buhari disclosed that his government is in talks with the Niger Delta militants to stem the tide of attacks on oil installations in the region, notable militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, released a statement on their website saying they are not aware of such talks. Read their statement below ...                                                                                                                                                   Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

Eric Ubisi, a safari ranger at Manyeleti Game Reserve in Tintswalo, South Africa was seated on his jeep relaxing the afternoon sun when he got an almighty fright. A lion taking a stroll happened upon him as he sat unarmed and exposed. For the briefest of moments, man and beast locked eyes and Eric sat perfectly still, one wrong move and he may have been lunch.                                                                           Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

In a speech termed offensive to Americans, Donald Trump on Thursday implied that Hillary Clinton was responsible for ISIS' growth claiming that pre-2009 before she became Secretary of State and head of America's Foreign policy, feared terrorist group ISIS wasn't 'even on the map'. Trump also implied that Clinton helped spawn the different crises happening in the Middle East.                                                                             Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

Kim Kardashian West was paid $700,000 for an appearance at a party in the Hamptons over the weekend and the only thing she had to do was take selfies with guests. According to the New York Post's Page Six, the organizers confirmed that the reality TV star was paid for the Revolve Hamptons House party in Water Mill, LI,  on Saturday .                                                                                     Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

Model Kendall Jenner stars in the Fall 2016 campaign for Fendi. She posed in 15 different outfits for the shoot which was shot by Fashion Legend/brand designer Karl Lagerfeld. More photos after the cut.                                                           Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

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Photos: Check out the Emir of Katsina's  Automobile The official car of the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Dr. Abdulmumin Kabir Usman CFR.                                                                                      Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

A member of the Kogi state civil service, Sali Ndarusa who worked with the state's Ministry of Education in Lokoja the state capital, died on Tuesday July 19th after he fell during a protest with his colleagues over their six months unpaid salaries. According to Rariya, Ndarusa who was rushed home after the fall, died when his family members could not raise money for him to buy food and medicine. He has been buried according to Islamic rites. Another photo after the cut.                                                                                                                                   Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

The Lagos state command has arrest Kennedy Michael for raping and impregnating his 13 year old daughter. Investigation revealed that Kennedy started having sexual intercourse with his daughter since 2013, until she got pregnant. At the discovery of the pregnancy, the suspect and his wife who happens to be the step mother of the victim quickly took her for abortion.                                                                       Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

Joanna Birriel has been identified as the stunning 24 year old model who was killed in a Guatemala prison, Mexico while she visited Bryon Lima - one of the country's most powerful inmates. Joanna was caught up in the gang violence which also involved the beheading of four inmates.                                                                                                                                 Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

Two pilots were arrested and dragged out of the cockpit by police just minutes before take off in Glasgow after passengers on an AirTransat flight reported that the pair exhibited abnormal behavior. The flight was due to take off on Monday from Glasgow to Toronto and contained 250 people on board when it was aborted...                                                                Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

Steve Hirsch, the man behind the multi-million dollar fetching Kim Kardashian and Ray J sex tape and owner of Vivid says he's willing to pay $25million for a Kim K and Kanye West sex tape. Steve said a video featuring the reality star and rapper - and any of Kim's sisters - would instantly be a blockbuster. According to Steve, a decade on from the release of Kim and Ray J’s film, the movie is still making huge profits for his company.                                                                                                Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

Steve Hirsch, the man behind the multi-million dollar fetching Kim Kardashian and Ray J sex tape and owner of Vivid says he's willing to pay $25million for a Kim K and Kanye West sex tape. Steve said a video featuring the reality star and rapper - and any of Kim's sisters - would instantly be a blockbuster. According to Steve, a decade on from the release of Kim and Ray J’s film, the movie is still making huge profits for his company.                                                                                                Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

An elderly couple died after the woman, who weighed 128kg, slipped from the staircase and fell on her husband, killing them both in a tragic freak accident in Ramdham Society in Rajkot, on Monday July 4.                                                                                     Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

A school boy named Bailey Davila, 15, (left) from Texas has revealed he constantly gets stopped in the street due to his uncanny resemblance to Harry Styles, (right) the lead singer of boy band, One direction.. Bailey says he is often mistaken for Harry with many telling him he's a spitting image of the star. Do you see the resemblance?                                                         More photos » Follow @cool_jist  

Last week Friday, the Super Eagles of Nigeria were paired against Algeria, Cameroon and Zambia in the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifiers with only the best team qualifying to the showpiece event in Russia. Current Super Eagles players and Interim coach Salisu Yusuf have voiced their opinions as regards 'the group of death'                                                                               Read more »