In Matua, New Zeland, the coast guard and an emergency services helicopter were dispatched to rescue swimmers in distress. Apparently police had received reports that two people were struggling in… Read the rest of the article: Coast guard launches helicopter and boat rescue of two drowning people—who turned out to be neither
Long Island police arrested Yolany Mejia Carranza, 55, for allegedly running a home dental practice. The problem wasn't that the practice was at her home but rather that Carranza apparently… Read the rest of the article: After eight years drilling and pulling teeth, dentist arrested for not actually being one
The Dublin City Council is exploring whether to raise the town's statue of Molly Malone on to a taller plinth to keep people from groping her breasts. Legend has it… Read the rest of the article: City council: Please keep your hands off these monumental breasts
A researcher at South Africa's Sanae IV base in remote Antarctica emailed their government that one of the team had become physically violent and made death threats. The 10-person team… Read the rest of the article: Team stuck at remote Antarctica base emailed that one of them is violent and threatened murder
Hasan Uzun (aka @reis10line) brings his masterful driving to the parking garage in the video below. Uzun is sometimes referred to as the "Drift King" but he's clearly also the… Read the rest of the article: This driver is the par-KING! (video)
Pro football player Jordan Poyer has enjoyed a successful 12-year career on the field, playing as a safety most recently for the Miami Dolphins. Poyer is also an alcoholic who… Read the rest of the article: For NFL player Jordan Poyer, tripping on ayahuasca is a family affair
Musical mashup maker William Maracni created this curious remix of Hootie & the Blowfish singing their two hits—"I Only Wanna Be With You" and "Hold my Hand"—to the music of… Read the rest of the article: Oddly catchy remix of Hootie & the Blowfish singing to The Smiths' music (video)
When the Earth passed by the Sun earlier today, the Blue Ghost lunar lander had a beautiful view from the moon's surface. Image above, video below. Built by Firefly Aerospace,… Read the rest of the article: Blue Ghost lunar lander delivers spectacular photo of solar eclipse from the moon
This unusual home is for sale in Bowling Green, Ohio. Spanning 22,000 square feet, it features seven bedrooms, seven baths, and sits on eleven acres in the middle of nowhere.… Read the rest of the article: Cult leader? This bizarre bunker-like home is move-in ready!
China's huge hotpot chain Haidilao is offering to compensate a staggering 4,000 diners who dined at one of their Beijing locations. Why? Because of a video that went viral depicting… Read the rest of the article: Restaurant offers to compensate 4,000 diners after teenagers caught peeing in the hotpot broth
Before the End is a new documentary by director Jeff Finn exploring the persistent conspiracy theory that The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison faked his own death at age 27… Read the rest of the article: New evidence that The Doors' Jim Morrison may be alive (video)
The European Space Agency's probe Hera snapped this image of the tiny and mysterious Martian moon of Deimos. The probe zipped by at 20,000 mph when it used a suite… Read the rest of the article: New photo of tiny and mysterious Mars moon
If you have sticky fingers and a gentle step, you could be a winner of an unusual contest taking place in Tokyo. 盗-TOH- ("steal" in Japanese) is a pop-up experience… Read the rest of the article: Strange shoplifting contest rewards the quietest thief
On Monday, Jerald Kirkwood was sound asleep before he was awoken around 4 am by a loud noise and excruciating pain in his leg. He had been shot. The, um,… Read the rest of the article: Dog shoots sleeping man
According to the University of Colorado Health (UCHealth) system, a concerning number of individuals are confusing nail glue or eyelash glue for eye drops and, well, you can imagine the… Read the rest of the article: People are increasingly mistaking glue for eye drops. Try not to do that.
For two decades, a big boulder sat in the corner of the main office at Bileola state high school in Queensland, Australia. Now, scientists discovered that the boulder boasts more… Read the rest of the article: Dozens of dinosaur footprints discovered in high school's main office
You've seen it countless times: A person in a movie holds binoculars up to their eyes and the scene shifts to show what they're supposedly seeing. But it isn't quite… Read the rest of the article: Curious collection of movie clips that misrepresent looking through binoculars
Scientists have finally solved the mystery of the physics behind the sound you hear when you clap your hands! The mechanism at work is a Helmholtz resonator—the same effect you… Read the rest of the article: A round of applause for scientists who solved the mystery of clapping
Since October 2024, US customs officials at the Canadian and Mexican borders have intercepted 3,768 shipments of poultry products, including eggs. That's compared to 352 seizures of fentanyl. Compared to… Read the rest of the article: US border patrol seizing more eggs than fentanyl
In 1978, San Francisco band Little Roger & The Goosebumps released this bizarre single "Stairway to Gilligan's Island." It's essentially the music of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" with the… Read the rest of the article: Listen to bizarre 1978 version of "Stairway to Heaven" with "Gilligan's Island" theme lyrics
