History In 1896 a railroad crashed two trains head-on for fun and killed two spectators Ellsworth Toohey

silly 'Thor' cast surprise fans with a low-budget live-action version of the film Rusty Blazenhoff

lying liars JD Vance and the art of unintentional irony Jason Weisberger

stunts The man who survived Niagara Falls in a barrel was killed by an orange peel Ellsworth Toohey

robots Tesla robot repeats human operator removing headset, then falls over Rob Beschizza

Fear and chaos as Federal police disrupt a Los Angeles park (video) Jason Weisberger

Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for $787M over Trump call claims Ellsworth Toohey

documentary New documentary revisits infamous 'Balloon Boy' hoax after 15 years Ellsworth Toohey

competition New sport of sperm racing is (ahem) coming to Los Angeles Allan Rose Hill

stunts that backfire Ronald McDonald Trump blasted with 1-star reviews, forcing Yelp to shut down McDonald's comments Carla Sinclair

politics The Late Show plays with JD Vance and vas deferens Jason Weisberger

JD Vance JD Vance mocked for cringeworthy "Big Buck World" publicity stunt Mark Frauenfelder

politics Pro-Trump Mesa County clerk convicted of tampering with voting machines Rob Beschizza

trump Supreme Court declines to halt Trump sentencing Rob Beschizza

History Bad ideas: Remembering Cleveland's 1986 "Balloonfest" Jason Weisberger

doggo Meet Fuzai, China's first police corgi Gail Sherman

expensive publicity stunts Supreme Court shuns Marjorie Taylor Greene when she tries to appeal $100K mask fines Carla Sinclair

world records Guinness World Records refuses to recognize youngster's record-breaking gymnastic hang Rob Beschizza

paris Monumental Yayoi Kusama installations at Louis Vuitton stores in Paris Jennifer Sandlin

tattoos Heinz ketchup now making red tattoo ink David Pescovitz