A paraglider's GoPro recorded his terrifying experience of getting entangled in a parasail. He tried to deploy the reserve chute, which also got tangled in the cords. With seconds to… Read the rest of the article: Watch paraglider scramble as chute fails, then reserve chute fails, and saved at last second by 2nd reserve

A largely unvaccinated county in New York has seen its first case of Polio in a decade. Rockland County has a miserable 60.5% vaccination rate among 2-year-olds, and it is… Read the rest of the article: NY sees its first case of Polio in almost a decade, officials fear it has spread

I can't remember the last time I drank a Busch Light — though I'm not sure if that's because it's been a while, or because I was so drunk I… Read the rest of the article: How to build a DIY guitar out of empty beer cans

At the Shoppers Value market in Kenbridge, Virginia, Kimberly Slaughter was hankering for some popcorn. But when she picked up a bag off a shelf, she saw what she thought… Read the rest of the article: Popcorn snack includes free snake

Brad Tucker, an astrophysicist at the Australian National University, enjoys investigating reports of possible space junk that's fallen from the sky. Last week though, two shepherds in Dalgety, Australia got… Read the rest of the article: "Alien obelisk" found on Australian farmland likely SpaceX space junk that fell from the sky

Following the example of Lizzo several weeks ago, Beyoncé Knowles is to replace the word "spaz" from her album Renaissance. The word is a commonplace slur in the UK, reflecting… Read the rest of the article: Beyoncé to revise lyric used as ableist slur in UK

NuScale's small modular reactor (SMR) design will be the 7th design certified since the inception of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) on January 19, 1975. With the expiration… Read the rest of the article: Small nuclear reactor design to be approved

Marketers have long used Sonic IDs to associate brands with a desired behavioral response that resonates on an emotional and subconscious level. Sonic IDs can be transient, leaving a vague… Read the rest of the article: The evolution of HBO's Sonic IDs

I stumbled across this Twitter thread the other day, of some web3 profiteer pitching ideas for how to extract value from existing brands, using blockchain tokens. Most of them are… Read the rest of the article: This NFT of a destroyed diamond is the perfect microcosm for all NFTs

I love the duality of North and South Korea. The two countries almost feel like the real-life version of the Animaniacs' "good idea, bad idea" segments. However, instead of silly gags,… Read the rest of the article: South Korea is about to go to the moon

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance garbs sheep in animal costumes, to help illustrate the irreplaceable nature of wildlife once it's gone. Here's AdAge.com's description of this advertising campaign: Created by… Read the rest of the article: Watch sheep "cosplaying" as other animals to highlight wildlife preservation

As manufacturing trends have progressed from offshoring to nearshoring to onshoring, California seeks to go a step further with manufacturing low-cost biosimilar insulin with the launch of the in state… Read the rest of the article: State of California to brand its own low-cost insulin

In a Reddit video titled "The most dangerous place is the safest place," a house cat is stalking a mouse when the little critter just plumb disappears. The befuddled cat… Read the rest of the article: Watch: Mouse finds best place to hide from a very confused cat

Capybaras are such cool animals. So chill, so patient, so generous—so much so that they let all kinds of animals just walk around on them, sit on them, and nap… Read the rest of the article: Just a group of capybaras waiting patiently to cross the street

We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views.  There's something mesmerizing about drawing. You're… Read the rest of the article: Get hours and hours of art instruction for less than $30

Meta's mascot should be the "NOT ME" imp that appears in Family Circus comics when none of the kids are willing to take responsibility for spilled grape juice, broken furniture,… Read the rest of the article: Facebook blames those pesky algorithms for approving pro-genocide ads in Kenya

A Brazilian man wanted to change his nose, so he performed rhinoplasty on himself after firing up a DIY YouTube video. Disinfecting himself with rubbing alcohol, using superglue to help… Read the rest of the article: Man gives himself a nose job after watching a DIY YouTube video. Naturally, he ends up in the ER

I hope someone compiles the hundreds of responses to this LA-based Reddit user's request for a bad expensive restaurant in Los Angeles. The most upvoted pick so far is Nusr-Et… Read the rest of the article: Los Angeles redditor's request: "Looking for a poor quality yet expensive restaurant to suggest to an enemy"

Having warned us of Jewish Space Lasers, Georgia's 'Gazpacho Police' fearing, super screamy, and in-your-face US congressperson Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks the horrible events at Uvalde, Texas' Robb Elementary School… Read the rest of the article: Marjorie Taylor Greene identifies exactly which assault rifle she wants elementary students to carry

The curse of winning the lottery includes family feuds, lawsuits, crooked money managers, bad investments, drug addiction, gambling debt, extortion, people begging for handouts, loss of privacy, public harassment, and… Read the rest of the article: "I wish I'd torn that ticket up." Tales of lottery winners' regret