Police are investigating claims by a rural Iowa woman named Lucy Studey that her late father Donald Studley murdered "50 to 70" women who were sex workers in Omaha and… Read the rest of the article: Woman claims dead father was secret serial killer behind 50 to 70 murders in Iowa
The Clorox Company is recalling some of its household cleaning products that may be tainted with a bacteria that could cause some people to become seriously ill. As a wise… Read the rest of the article: Clorox recalls cleaning products possibly tainted with bacteria that could make people seriously sick
Esteemed vernacular photography collector Robert Jackson shares a fine selection of creeptastic vintage snapshots from spooky seasons of yore. See more at Flashbak: "Halloween Snapshots To Haunt Your Dreamshots"
Nibi is a beaver who resides at the Newhouse Wildlife Rescue in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. A few weeks ago, another rescue beaver, Ziibi, was assigned to be Nibi's roommate. Eventually they… Read the rest of the article: Rescued beaver builds dam at doorway to keep out new roommate (cute video)
Astrophotographer Philipp Salzgeber was was shooting yesterday's partial solar eclipse when he noticed an airplane crossing the sky. He quickly switched his camera to video mode and captured this beautiful… Read the rest of the article: Breathtaking video of airplane crossing solar eclipse yesterday
Master optical illusionist Akiyoshi Kitaoka tweeted this mindbending motion illusion below: Kitaoka is a professor of psychology at Ritsumeikan University in Osaka, Japan. His research focuses on visual perception and… Read the rest of the article: This optical illusion of spinning rings will mess with your mind
Julie Remple posted this sugary sweet video to TikTok of her brother's tiny kittens emerging from a watering can, one after another after another. (via Laughing Squid) front page illustrative… Read the rest of the article: Absolutely adorable video of a watering can "giving birth" to a litter of kittens
After more than a week, Monroe County, Pennsylvania police captured the creepy clown who robbed a Uni Mart convenience store while brandishing a samurai sword. Ironically, the suspect's unique disguise… Read the rest of the article: Police capture creepy clown who held up convenience store with samurai sword
In Lauderhill, Florida, a bald man wearing a tie and wielding a machete was recorded on surveillance video knocking on a door very early one morning last week. Turns out,… Read the rest of the article: Florida man spotted wearing tie, wielding machete, and creeping around homes at night (video)
On Saturday, white supremacists hung anti-semitic banners from a Los Angeles freeway overpass and posed making nazi salutes. One of the banners stated "Kanye is right about the Jews," referring… Read the rest of the article: As anti-semitism rises, white supremacists hang "Kanye is right about the Jews" banner in Los Angeles
Landscapers working in the yard of a $15 million home in Silicon Valley's fancy Atherton suburb found a car buried five feet deep. Apparently the car is loaded with bags… Read the rest of the article: Landscapers find car buried deep in yard of $15 million Silicon Valley home, cadaver dogs on the scene
Our gastrointestinal system is lined with thick mucus as a barrier to prevent dangerous substances from getting inside. This is why some medicines—insulin, for example—must be injected instead of swallowed.… Read the rest of the article: Robotic pill drills into intestinal lining to deliver medicine
Nikon announced the winners of its 2022 Photomicrography Competition and the selections deliver a glorious view of the small scale weirdness of our world at the small scale. First Prize… Read the rest of the article: This horrific close-up of an ant's face is freaking people out
Lars Andersen shot seven arrows through a keyhole, landing him a Guinness World Record. He uses carbon arrows that, for obvious reasons, lack feathers. "Everyone can try it themselves, it… Read the rest of the article: Archery master shoots numerous arrows straight through a keyhole (video)
Yesterday morning at the Los Angeles International Airport, narcotics officers nabbed someone allegedly attempting to go through TSA screening with thousands of fentanyl pills hidden inside Whoppers, Skittles, and Sweetarts… Read the rest of the article: More than 10,000 Fentanyl pills in candy boxes seized at Los Angeles International Airport
In Mississauga, Ontario, a dump truck driver apparently attempted drive under a pedestrian overpass with the dump box raised. Ooops. According to Ontario Provincial Police, the driver suffered no injuries…… Read the rest of the article: Ooops! Dump truck wedged upright under freeway overpass (video)
"This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?" The TV public service announcement was a classic from the ridiculous 1980s "war on drugs." And while I knew that this and… Read the rest of the article: The story behind the classic 1980s "This is your brain on drugs" TV PSA
Convenience store chain Circle K has teamed up with cannabis firm Green Thumb Industries to bring medical marijuana to the former's gas stations in Florida. The RISE Express stores will… Read the rest of the article: Florida man can soon buy his weed at Circle K gas stations
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Google Trends analyzed the most popular Halloween costume search terms across the United States to create Frightgeist, which also shows the geographic distribution of particular costume searches. The top 19… Read the rest of the article: These are the most popular Halloween costumes in 2022
