Nearly 300,000 Redditors are in the r/HermanCainAward subreddit, and it's still growing rapidly. In it, Redditors posts story after story of Covid deaths, and the subreddit serves as a grim… Read the rest of the article: A subreddit gives the "Herman Cain Award" to anti-vaxxers who die of Covid

There are so, so many odd "sexy" Halloween costumes for sale on the internet— sexy American flag, booty short Bob Ross, tater tot minidress, sexy Russian vodka, and even sexy… Read the rest of the article: Brace yourself for these "sexy Bernie" Halloween costumes

Schools across the nation struggle with a bus driver shortage, and Massachusetts has been hit especially hard. This month, the state called in the National Guard to transport kids to… Read the rest of the article: Amid bus driver shortage, high school uses charter bus with stripper poles

"I graduated college with a degree in design and I redesigned some popular logos I think we can all agree are ugly," says Emily Zugay on her TikTok account. She… Read the rest of the article: A TikTok-er's hideously humorous redesigns are being used by major brands

Almost one hundred years ago, in 1925, Sears moved beyond its catalog business and opened its first department store in Chicago. Now, the chain's last Illinois department store is shutting… Read the rest of the article: Sears closes its last department in Illinois, its home state

#VanLife couple Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito left in July for what was supposed to be a four-month trip. However, Brian Laundrie came home to Florida early, on September 1st,… Read the rest of the article: Body matching description of Gabby Petito found near Grand Teton National Park

The National Toy Hall of Fame has named twelve finalists, and one is the prehistoric substance sand, which the National Toy Hall of Fame says "may be the most universal… Read the rest of the article: "Sand" among finalists for National Toy Hall of Fame

Attention tacoholics! Capitalism's invisible hand has provided yet another subscription service, but this time it's… for tacos. Whether anyone ever asked for this is unclear. Taco Bell is testing its… Read the rest of the article: Yet another subscription service emerges… this time, from Taco Bell

In Japan, Google is promoting the Pixel 6 with potato chips. Bags come in five color palates to match the phones, but each shares a "Googley Salty Flavor"— which I'm… Read the rest of the article: Google Japan makes potato chips with a "Googley Salty Flavor"

101-year-old Virginia Oliver has faithfully trapped lobsters since the Great Depression. She still maintains her traps off the coast of Maine on a boat called the "Virginia", now working with… Read the rest of the article: This charming 101-year-old lobsterwoman has no plans to stop

Rioters at the January 6 insurrection committed over 1,000 assaults on police officers. As many members of the deadly mob now face justice, Trump says they are being "persecuted so… Read the rest of the article: Trump says Jan 6 rioters are being "persecuted so unfairly," voices support for Saturday's far-right Capitol rally

A Virginia mother of three named Lori Ann Talens worked from a desktop computer in her Virginia home, attracting little attention. Few people knew that she was running one of… Read the rest of the article: Law enforcement busts $31 million counterfeit coupon scheme

Two people left on a trip but only one came home. Over the past few days, I've been absolutely captivated by this #VanLife-gone-wrong saga. Pleasant photos of hikes, scenery, and… Read the rest of the article: #VanLife influencer disappears and boyfriend refuses to talk to police

Microsoft users might be able to throw away the sticky note taped to their laptop: the company introduced a new option to delete password authentication. Microsoft uses its authenticator app,… Read the rest of the article: Microsoft doesn't require passwords anymore

Bizarre teen social media challenges are nothing new (recall the cinnamon challenge, Beezin', the Kylie Jenner lip challenge, the condom challenge, Tide Pod challenge, and more). A new one, "beaning,"… Read the rest of the article: Beware of "beaning," a trend where teens pour baked beans on doorsteps

In one of 2021's many odd plot twists, container ship Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week in March, creating a traffic jam of hundreds of vessels—… Read the rest of the article: Cross your fingers: the world's largest container ship heads for the Suez Canal

The makers of Hulu's Fyre documentary expose a new scammy subject: multi-level marketing. LuLaRoe sells stretchy patterned clothing, but their main business is selling a dream of financial freedom to… Read the rest of the article: Docuseries LuLaRich exposes the predatory, pyramid scheme-like practices of a multi-level marketing company

Matt Amodio is a Yale Computer Science PhD student and when he's not working, he gets lost in Wikipedia. Amodio's episodes are airing now, and he's currently ranked third for… Read the rest of the article: Here's how Jeopardy wizard Matt Amodio got so good at trivia

Gotta catch 'em all! On September 10th, a group of thieves crashed a white van into a Dutch toy store and made off with an unknown quantity of goods. Pokémon… Read the rest of the article: Amid soaring Pokémon and Lego prices, thieves pull off a toy heist

Nicki Minaj came to Twitter to share a questionable story about "her cousin's friend" who became impotent after receiving the Covid vaccine. Some of her 22 million followers, including experts,… Read the rest of the article: Academics rush to correct rapper Nicki Minaj's claims that a vaccine caused her "cousin's friend" to become impotent