Coco the orange tabby, a resident of (ahem) Dildo, Newfoundland got freaked about by a dog in her yard so she quickly escaped to the top of a utility pole.… Read the rest of the article: Coco the cat lands a death-defying leap off a utility pole (video)
Sumter, South Carolina resident Spike was having a delightful dog day when his curiosity had an unintended consequence. Spike poked his head through a dryer vent hole at his home… Read the rest of the article: Dog rescued from dryer vent
More than 75 police officers were roaming a Walmart in Livingston County, Michigan on Saturday for the annual "Shop With A Cop" event. Taking place nationwide, these events pairs police… Read the rest of the article: Person busted for shoplifting during "Shop With A Cop" event
An attorney in Erie, Pennsylvania may be suspended from practicing law for being high on cocaine during a client's court hearing. The lawyer, Nathaniel Strasser, admitted to be on blow… Read the rest of the article: Lawyer in trouble for being high on cocaine in court and insisting it "enhances his performance"
The Great Sand Sea is a 72,000 km desert between western Egypt and eastern Lybia in the Sahara. If you visit, you may be lucky enough to find a piece of… Read the rest of the article: Mysterious glass found in desert may be from space
Imagine you're arguing with someone and you can't remove yourself from the situation, don't have a good response, or are afraid to push back. In the video below, Eliza Vancort,… Read the rest of the article: How to take back power in an argument without saying a word (video)
Since July, residents of the Italian village Vastogirardi have been the victim of a serial tire-slasher. In some cases, the culprit cut the tires of the same vehicle more than… Read the rest of the article: Serial tire slasher tormenting village turned out to be a good boy after all
Last week, a pair of kangaroos were on their way in a truck to a zoo in Quebec, Canada when they stopped at the Oshawa Zoo and Fun Farm for… Read the rest of the article: Fugitive kangaroo punches cop in the face
Visual Capitalist created the US life expectancy chart below based on data from the US Government's Office of Social Security. Of course, the average life expectancy is going up across… Read the rest of the article: This is how long you have left to live
Over the weekend, the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) crew stampeded into St. Louis, Missouri for the Unleash The Beast tour and competition. Fortunately nobody, and no bulls, suffered major injuries… Read the rest of the article: Bizarre and brutal bull-riding collision somehow didn't result in injuries (video)
Chinstrap penguins stay alert by punctuating their day with naps. Thing is, these naps last just four seconds each and they take as many as 10,000 of them every day.… Read the rest of the article: This animal takes four second naps, thousands of times each day
In Sian and Jeffrey Edwards's Pembrokeshire, England back yard, a lawn ornament held an explosive secret. They knew that the phallic object was an old naval shell that a prior… Read the rest of the article: A boring looking lawn ornament's explosive secret
Amarillo, Texas parents weren't thrilled this week with one David Grisham who donned a Grinch costume and stood outside an elementary school holding a sign stating: "Santa is fake. Jesus… Read the rest of the article: Street preacher in Grinch costume holds "Santa is fake" sign outside elementary school (video)
A 35-year-old gentleman showed up at Dong Hoi, Vietnam's Cuba Friendship Hospital complaining of terrible headaches. An MRI scan revealed that the fellow was suffering from pneumocephalus, the presence of… Read the rest of the article: Man suffering from headaches surprised when doctors find chopsticks in his skull
Today, the United States Postal Service announced four new stamp themes for 2024 including a group of ten designs celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons. I wonder what… Read the rest of the article: US Postal Service issues Dungeons & Dragons stamps
Russia's naval-defense dolphins may have escaped their enclosures following a brutal storm in the Black Sea during the last few days. According to intelligence analyst HI Sutton, satellite imagery reveals… Read the rest of the article: Russia's naval-defense dolphins may have gone AWOL
In 1963, Bui Thi Loi was on a mountain in Vietnam's Quang Binh Province where she was helping injured soldiers when she was struck by lightning. She survived but lost… Read the rest of the article: Following lightning strike, woman has lived for 50+ years solely on water and soft drinks
Ingenious maker Mark Rober, best known for his backyard squirrel obstacle course and porch pirate glitterbombs, has now built an underwater maze to entertain his brilliant octopus. "This is my… Read the rest of the article: Ingenious maker builds underwater maze to entertain his brilliant pet octopus (video)
On Sunday evening, three men wielding crowbars attempted to rob a precious metals shop in Tokyo's Ueno district. They weren't prepared for the employee's expertise with a "man catcher," an… Read the rest of the article: Shopkeeper uses "man catcher" Samurai weapon to fend off three robbers (video)
Above left is the "Isleworth Mona Lisa," an oil painting of Lisa del Giocondo who was, of course, the subject of the iconic Mona Lisa portrait by Leonardo da Vinci.… Read the rest of the article: Is this Leonardo's painting of a younger Mona Lisa?
