You won't believe what airport security found in this passenger's luggage

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="lead-text" itemprop="alternativeHeadline description" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: 'PT Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.006799697876px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <h2 class="" style="border: 0px; color: #5a6466; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; font-weight: 100; line-height: 1.41176471em; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The offender is now facing five years in prison after two sports bags were seized by officers at Moscow Domodedovo Airport.</h2> </div> <div class="styleGroup span-15-5" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; float: left; font-family: 'PT Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.006799697876px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 620px;"> </div> <figure class="inline-image clearfix " style="background-color: white; 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outline-style: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Endangered birds</a> worth more than £80,000 were seized by airport security when a man tried to pass them off as hand luggage.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/rare-animals" style="border: 0px; color: #e90e0e; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The five rare Russian saker falcon chicks</a> were found in the <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/smuggling" style="border: 0px; color: #e90e0e; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">smuggler’s</a> two sports bags as he went through customs at Domodedovo Airport in the Russian capital Moscow.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> A customs spokeswoman said: "The man was headed for Armenia and officers became suspicious when they saw something move inside the bag.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> "When he was stopped and asked about it, he seemed confused.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> "When we opened the bag we found the three birds with hoods on their heads and their beaks tied up to stop them making a noise. Two birds were in a second bag."</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Saker falcons which can have a wing span of over four feet are found in a wide arc from eastern Europe to western China.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <figure class="inline-image clearfix " style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"><div class="image-credit-wrapper" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="image-credit" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: #cccccc; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 5px; position: absolute; right: 5px; vertical-align: baseline;">CEN</span><img alt="Smuggled falcons" class="captify" height="409" src="http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article4533806.ece/alternates/s615/PAY-Smuggled-falcons.jpg" style="border: none; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Rare: Falconry is a popular sport in Arab countries" width="615" /></div> <figcaption style="color: #444444; float: left; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; padding: 0.5em 0px 0px;">Rare: Falconry is a popular sport in Arab countries</figcaption></figure><div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The chicks rescued at Moscow airport are believed to be from the Siberian region of Khakassia.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Numbers have been in decline because of a loss of habitat and poaching.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The birds are frequently the target of smugglers who sell them to Arab countries where falconry is a popular sport and favourite pastime.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; 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color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The customs spokesman said: "They are often smuggled out with little or no regard for their well-being.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> "Smugglers do not really care about the state of them. They sometimes die of thirst or suffocation.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> "Fortunately, these ones were in an okay condition. Although the man was flying to Armenia we believe the birds’ ultimate destination was an Arab state."</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The birds were taken to a local nursery and the man now faces five years for smuggling.</div> </div> </div>

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Alan Pardew Ebola announcement: Listen to bizarre moment Newcastle manager is interrupted by odd safety message

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="lead-text" itemprop="alternativeHeadline description" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: 'PT Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.006799697876px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <h2 class="" style="border: 0px; color: #5a6466; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; font-weight: 100; line-height: 1.41176471em; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The under-pressure boss was speaking to the media after his side's 2-0 victory over Manchester City in the Capital One Cup</h2> </div> <div class="styleGroup " style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="sharewrap" data-context="share-bar-2230675" data-friendly-name="Share Bar Link Click" data-max-times-to-track-links="5" data-share-url="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/alan-pardew-ebola-announcement-listen-4534968" data-tweet-via="mirrorfootball" data-widget="tm.share.shareBar tm.omniture.omniLinkTracking" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div> <span style="background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em;">This is the bizarre moment Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew was interrupted by an Ebola safety message during a post-match press conference.</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="body " itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: 'PT Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.006799697876px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.76923077em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The under-pressure boss was speaking to the media after his side's 2-0 victory over Manchester City in the Capital One Cup.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> But while Pardew was talking about his side's important win, an automated message suddenly began, much to the bemusement of the manager and reporters.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The message begins: "Ebola causes the following symptoms - sudden high fever, extreme tiredness..."</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> A confused-looking Pardew smiles as one reporter shouts: "You are not even moving your lips when you saying that."</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <figure class="inline-image clearfix " style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"><img alt="Alan Pardew's Ebola Statement" class="captify" height="409" src="http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article4535029.ece/alternates/s615/MAIN-Alan-Pardew.jpg" style="border: none; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Alan Pardew's Ebola Statement" width="615" /><figcaption style="color: #444444; float: left; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; padding: 0.5em 0px 0px;">Alan Pardew's Ebola Statement</figcaption></figure> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The </div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">      </div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Newcastle manager then patiently waits for it to finish, saying at one point "Is it over?"</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> But as the journalists begin quizzing him again, the safety message suddenly starts.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> It even advises people how to handle the body of somebody who has died from the disease.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> More than 10,000 people have now been infected with Ebola worldwide and around half have died, global health chiefs said over the weekend.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Screening started at Heathrow a fortnight ago. And it is also being brought in at Gatwick.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/jeremy-hunt" style="border: 0px; color: #e90e0e; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Health Secretary</a> Jeremy Hunt sparked confusion when he suggested that travelers would have to volunteer to be tested. But Downing Street said the checks were compulsory.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Experts said tests are unlikely to detect infected travelers but they do provide an opportunity to tell anyone who might develop symptoms the importance of seeking medical help.</div> </div> </div>

Alan Pardew Ebola announcement: Listen to bizarre moment Newcastle manager is interrupted by odd safety message

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Weird News:Japanese Sex Dolls That Look Disturbingly Realistic

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <header style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 class="title" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">These Japanese Sex Dolls, Known As 'Dutch Wives', Are So Lifelike They're Scary</span></span></h1> <div class="author editor" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="byline vcard group " style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="info" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; float: left; margin: 2px 0px 0px; max-width: 310px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="thirdparty-logo" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Huffington Post UK </span><span class="name fn" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> | By <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/rachel-moss/" rel="author" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rachel Moss</a></span></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="headline group" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(223, 223, 223); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: -8px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div> <div class="headline group" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(223, 223, 223); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: -8px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">When we first heard about a</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/06/20/teddy-bear-sex-toy-vibrator-crowd-funding_n_5514186.html" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_hplink">teddybear that doubles up as a vibrator</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">we thought we'd discovered the most disturbing</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/sex-toy/" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_hplink">sex toy</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ever invented.</span></div> </header><br /> <div class="content" id="mainentrycontent" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 20px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But then we stumbled across a new breed of Japanese <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/sex/" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_hplink">sex</a> dolls that are so disturbingly lifelike, they've given that poor little teddy a run for his money.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The dolls retail under the name 'Dutch Wives', an archaic Japanese term for sex doll, but, priced at $1,500 (£897), they are a far cry from the cheap blow up sex doll of yesteryear.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The dolls are made from high-quality silicon and their eyes and hair look startlingly realistic.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Behold...</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="sex doll kitchen" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1962720/thumbs/o-SEX-DOLL-KITCHEN-570.jpg?8" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The dolls also come with fairly supple moving joints, meaning the dolls can be placed in any *ahem* position their owner may choose.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Consumers can customise their dolls by choosing hair colour and breast size to their own taste. And if that's not enough they even come with their own line of clothing.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Adverts for the dolls even go as far as to claim that customers will never want a real girlfriend again.</span></div> <ul class="listicle" id="listicle" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; min-width: 570px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li class="slide_4077942 image slide" id="slide_4077942" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style: none inside none !important; margin: 68px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><header class="no-number" style="border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 560px;"></header><div class="title" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div class="listicle-content" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 5px 0px 7px !important; min-height: 165px; padding: 0px 0px 5px !important; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="image-image" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/362569/slide_362569_4077942_free.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 0px -6px !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span><span class="credits" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; bottom: -23px; box-sizing: border-box; left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Orient Industry</span></span></div> <div class="caption" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </li> <li class="slide_4077943 image slide" id="slide_4077943" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style: none inside none !important; margin: 68px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><header class="no-number" style="border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 560px;"></header><div class="title" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div class="listicle-content" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 5px 0px 7px !important; min-height: 165px; padding: 0px 0px 5px !important; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="image-image" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/362569/slide_362569_4077943_free.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 0px -6px !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span><span class="credits" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; bottom: -23px; box-sizing: border-box; left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Orient Industry</span></span></div> <div class="caption" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </li> <li class="slide_4077945 image slide" id="slide_4077945" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style: none inside none !important; margin: 68px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><header class="no-number" style="border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 560px;"></header><div class="title" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div class="listicle-content" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 5px 0px 7px !important; min-height: 165px; padding: 0px 0px 5px !important; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="image-image" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/362569/slide_362569_4077945_free.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 0px -6px !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span><span class="credits" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; bottom: -23px; box-sizing: border-box; left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Orient Industry</span></span></div> <div class="caption" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </li> <li class="slide_4077957 image slide" id="slide_4077957" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style: none inside none !important; margin: 68px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><header class="no-number" style="border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 560px;"></header><div class="title" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div class="listicle-content" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 5px 0px 7px !important; min-height: 165px; padding: 0px 0px 5px !important; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="image-image" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/362569/slide_362569_4077957_free.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 0px -6px !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span><span class="credits" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; bottom: -23px; box-sizing: border-box; left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Orient Industry</span></span></div> <div class="caption" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </li> <li class="slide_4077962 image slide" id="slide_4077962" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style: none inside none !important; margin: 68px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><header class="no-number" style="border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 560px;"></header><div class="title" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div class="listicle-content" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 5px 0px 7px !important; min-height: 165px; padding: 0px 0px 5px !important; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="image-image" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/362569/slide_362569_4077962_free.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 0px -6px !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span><span class="credits" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; bottom: -23px; box-sizing: border-box; left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Orient Industry</span></span></div> <div class="caption" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </li> <li class="slide_4077963 image slide last" id="slide_4077963" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style: none inside none !important; margin: 68px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><header class="no-number" style="border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 560px;"></header><div class="title" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div class="listicle-content" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 5px 0px 7px !important; min-height: 165px; padding: 0px 0px 5px !important; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="image-image" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/362569/slide_362569_4077963_free.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 0px -6px !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span><span class="credits" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; bottom: -23px; box-sizing: border-box; left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Orient Industry</span></span></div> <div class="caption" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </li> </ul> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2722779/Japans-sex-doll-industry-reaches-level-creation-perfect-artificial-1-000-Dutch-Wife-comes-realistic-feeling-skin.html" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_hplink">According to the MailOnline</a>, Company spokesman Osami Seto said in a statement: "The two areas we identified as really needing improvement were the skin and the eyes.</span></span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"We feel we have finally got something that is arguably not distinguishable from the real thing.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"The dolls are part of a high-tech industry in Japan, which is constantly looking at ways to make sex toys as realistic as possible."</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What do you think of the dolls? Let us know in the comments below...</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div> </div> </div>

Weird News:Japanese Sex Dolls That Look Disturbingly Realistic

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