As a longtime fan of the seminal 1970s "lost" and rediscovered Langley School Music Project, I have a soft spot for private press records featuring school bands and choruses reimagining… Read the rest of the article: Enjoy a 1984 junior high school chorus's moody cover of "Total Eclipse of the Heart (Turn Around)"
As Fox2 Detroit newscaster Erica Francis was teasing an upcoming segment, she spotted a UFO cruising across the sky in a live shot of Michigan's Mackinac Bridge. Video below! "What… Read the rest of the article: Newscaster spots UFO while live on air (video)
Decades before Happy Days and his career as a film director, Ron Howard, age 5, was best known as Opie, the son of Andy Griffith, a sheriff in the sleepy… Read the rest of the article: Ron Howard's surprising revelation about his relationship with Andy Griffith Show co-star Don Knotts
Fish in the ocean can tell humans apart by what we're wearing underwater, a new study suggests. While domestic animals like dogs can obviously distinguish between people, it's been less… Read the rest of the article: Fish surprise scientists with ability to recognize humans by our outfits
The below video was purportedly shot by one Paul Eickhof who was working at the Riverside Cemetery in Fargo, North Dakota. The turkeys circle the gravestone, engraved with the name "Harris,"… Read the rest of the article: Creepy video of wild turkeys trotting in circles around a gravestone over and over and over
EastByMike fermented french fries for a week in a jar of salt brine and cabbage leaves. Video below. "The result: french fries that tasted like salt and vinegar chips," he… Read the rest of the article: Fermenting french fries results in powerfully pungent potatoes (video)
This freaky black spot in the middle of the Pacific Ocean was spotted on Google Earth. Located in the South Pacific about 4,000 miles from Australia, it's just .1 square… Read the rest of the article: Bizarre black hole in Pacific Ocean spotted on Google Earth
The Chengdu Snow Village in Sichuan, China is sorry that their snow is fake. And not the artificial snow used at ski resorts to enhance nature's own dumps. Rather, Chengdu… Read the rest of the article: Snow Village theme park apologizes that "snow" is actually cotton and soapy water (video)
United States patent number 6,469 is for "buoying vessels over shoals." Granted on May 22, 1849, the concept involves equipping large boats with "india-rubber cloth, or another suitable waterproof fabric"… Read the rest of the article: This US president is the only one to hold a patent
Police busted two men outside of Grant Parish Detention Center in Colfax, Louisiana for allegedly attempting to deliver contraband to inmates. Their plan was to launch the items over the… Read the rest of the article: Two men busted using cannon to shoot drugs over fence into prison
Abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock's drip paintings may not be entirely abstract. According to new research from UC San Diego psychiatrist Stephen Stahl and colleagues, Pollock likely suffered from bipolar disorder.… Read the rest of the article: Hidden symbols in Jackson Pollock's abstract drip paintings
The startling video below, shot in Guatemala, purportedly shows a flock of baby brontosauri frolicking near an ancient monument. Unfortunately, the truth is more mundane. The critters are actually coatis,… Read the rest of the article: Baby dinosaurs caught on video in Guatemala jungle aren't what they appear
This strange white object is visible on Google Earth, located in west-central New Mexico's remote mountain wilderness region of Sierra Ladrones. Some online, er, analysts have determined that it's a… Read the rest of the article: Mysterious disk spotted on Google Earth is crashed UFO, or maybe not
Last week, a young fellow wearing a loincloth, barefoot, and carrying two logs emerged from the Amazon rainforest along Brazil's Purus River. He was carrying two logs. According to CNN,… Read the rest of the article: Man from uncontacted tribe briefly emerges from the Amazon rainforest and smartly makes hasty return to the jungle
Yesterday, a US Navy fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean just off the coast of San Diego. The two crew members had ejected prior to the crash and were… Read the rest of the article: Incredible video of the fighter jet crashing nose first into the Pacific Ocean yesterday
Mowi is apparently the world's largest producer of farmed salmon. At least they were, until 27,000 of their fish escaped off the coast of Norway. Now they're offering a $45-per-fish… Read the rest of the article: Seafood company offering $45-per-fish bounty for return of 27,000 escaped salmon
Police in San Carlos Park, Florida are searching for a fellow drove his lawnmower into multiple mailboxes on a residential street. His antics were caught on video, below. LIKE BOING… Read the rest of the article: Mystery man smashes his ride-on lawnmower into multiple mailboxes for what looks like no good reason (video)
A new feature film about paranormal radio pioneer Art Bell may be on the horizon. Apparently Paul Giamitti (John Adams, The Holdovers, Sideways) is attached to play Bell who died… Read the rest of the article: New biopic about paranormal radio pioneer Art Bell
Police arrested a woman for allegedly squishing a sweet bun for sale at a Fukuoka, Japan convenience store. "I only pressed it lightly in my hand to check the firmness… Read the rest of the article: Person arrested for squashing a sweet bun in convenience store
Police in Henderson County, Texas busted a man hunting deer on private property without permission from the land's owner. The gentlemen apparently hid inside a port-a-potty that he used as… Read the rest of the article: Man busted for hunting deer while hiding in a port-a-potty
