The United States General Services Administration is giving away lighthouses to non-profits, educational organizations, and other groups who will care for them. GPS technology has made the beacons mostly obsolete… Read the rest of the article: US giving away free lighthouses to groups who will take care of them

Austin Kleon, author of the wonderful Steal Like An Artist, was once asked to deliver a message for recent graduates. This week, he re-shared the inspiring—and very true—words of wisdom… Read the rest of the article: "Steal Like An Artist" author Austin Kleon's excellent message for graduates

Gainesville, Florida police charged Omar Gutierrez, 32, with first-degree attempted murder for stabbing his roommate. Curiously, Gutierrez was wearing a cat costume at the time. When the roommate asked Gutierrez why… Read the rest of the article: Florida man in cat costume stabbed roommate who allegedly hurt his cat

A massive boom rattled residents of South Carolina on Tuesday. The rumble was reported by residents of Greenville, Columnioa, and Charleston but authorities have been unable to identify the source.… Read the rest of the article: What was this mystery boom that shook South Carolina on Tuesday? (video)

In the early 1990s, the TV show Bill Nye the Science Guy featured music videos that transformed pop hits into science-themed parodies. The songs included "Crust" by Magmadonna (a play… Read the rest of the article: Watch Bill Nye's parody of Nirvana: "Smells Like Air Pressure" (video)

Callie Elizabeth Thweatt, 22, allegedly broke into the Harvest Moon Cafe in Rome, Georgia over the weekend and fixed herself a salad valued at $500. Not clear how police valued… Read the rest of the article: Woman arrested for breaking into restaurant and making a $500 salad

This creepy character mysteriously showed up on the doorstep of the Wayne County Historical Museum in Indiana this week. The museum is seeking information about who may have bequeathed this… Read the rest of the article: Mysterious rat humanoid figure anonymously donated to museum

Around 72km southwest of Mexico City, a volcano is rumbling and spewing ash and smoke, leading authorities to prepare for evacuations should it erupt in earnest. The volcano is named… Read the rest of the article: As Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano belches, the world's newscasters struggle to pronounce it (video)

Sarah Valentine is a professional acting coach who specializes in world accents. Specifically, she helps actors speak English as it might sound sound with different accents, from Cockney to Jamaican,… Read the rest of the article: Acting coach says"You're grounded!" in 20+ very different accents and it's hypnotic (video)

Here's a story… of a house in Studio City, California that was used for the exterior shots of a beloved TV sitcom series that ran from 1969 to 1974, was… Read the rest of the article: The Brady Bunch house is for sale

Duluth, Minnesota landlord Travis Carlson, 37, was arrested and charged with first-degree arson for setting his apartment building on fire. As he torched the place, he was apparently blaring Billy Joel's… Read the rest of the article: Landlord torched his apartment building while blaring "We Didn't Start the Fire"

Kenneth Anger, the groundbreaking experimental filmmaker and occultist, has died. He was 96. Anger's visionary approach and integration of magick into his life and work is best embodied by Invocation… Read the rest of the article: Kenneth Anger, experimental filmmaker and occultist, RIP

NASA's Juno space probe orbiting Jupiter captured this breathtaking image of the swirly storms on the largest planet in our solar system. Jupiter's radius is 69,911 kilometers, 11 times wider… Read the rest of the article: Breathtaking image of Jupiter's swirly storms

Ocala, Florida police arrested Daniel Dinkins for throwing a brick through the window of a Marion County home. According to police, Dinkins (not his mugshot, above) helpfully explained that he… Read the rest of the article: Florida man says he traveled back in time to throw a brick through a window and save a baby

Purdue University has offered an online course to become certified in rat tickling. "Tickling is increasingly recognised as an effective means of improving laboratory rat welfare through mimicking natural play… Read the rest of the article: You too can become a certified rat tickler

A sweet orangutan at the Louisville Zoo wanted a better look at a human primate visiting its habitat. Too bad they couldn't cuddle for a moment. "Awww," said the onlookers…… Read the rest of the article: Sweet orangutan wants to see human baby up close (video)

In the astonishing video above, freerunner Max Webb successfully launches himself off one building and lands on the narrow ledge across the way. The move is called a "cork pre,"… Read the rest of the article: Man flips between buildings and lands on ledge (video)

Last night, Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, crashed a rental box truck into security barriers at Lafayette Square next to the White House. Apparently investigators found a Nazi swastika flag with… Read the rest of the article: Driver who smashed into White House security barriers was carrying a Nazi flag (video)

A surgeon at the University Medical Center Mainz in Germany was fired after he enlisted a janitor to assist him with a toe amputation. Fortunately, the operation apparently went smoothly… Read the rest of the article: Surgeon fired for having hospital janitor assist with amputation

Seagulls in the UK have apparently been swooping down to snatch public drug users' stashes of "spice"—synthetic cannabinoids that mimic the effects of marijuana. From Leeds to Liverpool, London, Manchester,… Read the rest of the article: Seagulls snatching drug stashes become "zombie" birds