SaltyTaco was taking their new quadcopter drone for a backyard spin when an owl swooped down and snatched it. "I made every effort to try to recover the quad but… Read the rest of the article: Owl snatches drone mid-flight (video)

If you have two functioning testes, by the time you finish reading this sentence, you'll have produced around 50,000 sperm cells. That's around 300 million per day. So if you… Read the rest of the article: If you have testes, should you ejaculate more often to stay healthier? Yes, you certainly should.

Columbus, Ohio police easily arrested Richard Hampton after he robbed a bank. It wasn't hard to identify Hampton as the culprit as he didn't bother to wear a disguise. However,… Read the rest of the article: Bank robber forgot most important word on demand note he gave teller

Electroporation is a technique in which scientists use a pulse of electricity to briefly open the pores of cells in order to insert other DNA, medicine, or other chemicals. Apparently,… Read the rest of the article: Zaps from electric eels modify the genes of nearby fish

"Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream," The Beatles sang. Turns out, experienced meditators can do just that according to a new scientific study. Researchers used EEG to measure… Read the rest of the article: Meditators can switch off their consciousness on demand, new study reveals

Billie Eilsh was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live and performed a beautiful rendition of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas." Her brother and musical partner Finneas accompanied on… Read the rest of the article: Billie Eilish plays stunning rendition of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (video)

In Senatobia, Mississippi, Latonya Eason left her 10-year-old son inside her car in a law office parking lot while she went in to speak with someone about legal aid. While… Read the rest of the article: Ten-year-old boy given probation for urinating behind his mom's car in a parking lot

A family of tourists was riding in a van on a Sri Lankan road when an elephant emerged from the brush, strolled up to their car, and smashed the window… Read the rest of the article: Elephant smashes car window with people inside and rummages for snacks (video)

Earlier this month, more than 1,300 tons of dead sardines and mackerel were spotted floating just near the fishing port of Hakodate. Nobody knows what killed them and now they're… Read the rest of the article: Japan beach mysteriously covered in countless dead sardines (video)

And the winner of the 2023 Worst Slogan for brands in the Netherlands goes to the bicycle rental company Tuut-Tuut for this stroke of brilliance: "Put the fun between your… Read the rest of the article: Punny and suggestive winners of the worst (aka best) brand slogans in the Netherlands

Curb Your Enthusiasm's 12th season premiered February 4 and it will apparently be the show's last after 24 intermittent years on TV. Larry David delivered the perfect Larry David-style announcement… Read the rest of the article: Larry David's perfect Larry David announcement that Curb Your Enthusiasm is ending

A client/volunteer at a Portland homeless shelter was organizing donations in a bin when he spotted a curious pair of shiny gold Nike Air Jordan sneakers. Turns out, the sneakers… Read the rest of the article: Spike Lee's Nike Air Jordans, worth more than $15k, found in homeless shelter donation bin

NASA's Voyager I space probe—currently 15 billion miles from Earth—is suffering a communication breakdown making it unable to send scientific data or even information about its own health and status… Read the rest of the article: NASA's Voyager I is having a communication breakdown

Researchers from the SETI Institute report what may have been the first conversation with whales in the humpbacks' own language. The SETI scientists have been exploring interspecies communication to learn… Read the rest of the article: Scientists report groundbreaking first conversation between humans and whales

Weird Universe introduces us to gardening enthusiast and toy designer Richard Tweddell III of Cincinnati, Ohio who, in 1987, patented a method to grow squash, cucumbers, and other fruit in… Read the rest of the article: Grow freaky fruit in the shape of people's faces

During a recent high school basketball game in Montgomery County, Texas, Willis High School coach Jeremy Clark became frustrated with the behavior of one of his players, Javin Allen, age… Read the rest of the article: High school basketball player benched for poor sportsmanship beats up coach

This super-cute and rare all-white alligator with baby blue eyes was just hatched at Gatorland in Orlando, Florida. It may be one of just seven in the world today. This… Read the rest of the article: Exceedingly rare and incredibly cute all-white alligator born in Florida

Researchers from the Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute have spotted a strange dolphin with "thumbs" on its flippers. According to Alexandros Frantzis, president and scientific coordinator of the institute, the animal… Read the rest of the article: Incredible dolphin with thumbs spotted in the Ionian Sea (video)

Turkish lawmaker Hasan Bitmez, 53, gave a passionate speech against Israel to the Turkish National Assembly on Tuesday, declaring that the country will "suffer the wrath of Allah." Just as… Read the rest of the article: Israel "will suffer the wrath of Allah," says lawmaker on Parliament floor before dropping from heart attack (video)

What's the journey like for your luggage as it travels from check-in to the airplane cargo hold? Below is a suitcase's eye-view through the bowels of the Dallas Fort Worth… Read the rest of the article: POV: You're a checked bag on your way to the airplane (video)