south korea Man dies after choking on "live octopus" delicacy David Pescovitz

YouTuber banned from Six Flags after smuggling McNuggets onto 93 MPH rollercoaster Rob Beschizza

gadgets Europe fines Temu €200m for selling dangerous chargers and baby toys Rob Beschizza

Weird Caracas has a mysterious black highway goo that has killed 1,800 people Ellsworth Toohey

trump Iran has hacked Kash Patel's personal email Séamus Bellamy

law Cops' new weird trick: fake DUI charges for everyone they pull over Rob Beschizza

History The 1990s toy that simulated shaking a baby to death Ellsworth Toohey

Science Vaccinations went down, whooping cough cases went up Rob Beschizza

cute Watch cats hilariously react to thick water for the first time Popkin

help How to rescue yourself from choking when you're all alone (video) Jason Weisberger

Kids 9-year-old saves choking friend at school using Heimlich learned from YouTube Jason Weisberger

Weird Mr Beast rents out Giza's pyramids in possibly the most conspicuous consumption of all time Grant St. Clair

music Leni, of Puppy Songs fame, crosses the Rainbow Bridge Jennifer Sandlin

books In 2004, an author wrote a 233-page novel without using any verbs Ellsworth Toohey

food history Retro food horror: 1963 cookbook photo of bananas wrapped in pickled herring Popkin

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful Creatures Hairy frogfish has a built-in fishing pole Popkin

new hampshire New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu helps save man choking on lobster roll at seafood-eating contest Rob Beschizza

donald trump Cop-killing drug kingpin freed by Trump jailed for choking wife Mark Frauenfelder

Peanutless butter Ohio Supreme Court rules that "boneless" chicken can contain bones Rob Beschizza