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Have you ever felt really, really old? This author just recently changed the first number of his age to three, and I can certainly say that on some mornings I really feel like a geezer. Of course, age is relative. For example, the oldest known living person – thought at the time of writing to …
In happened in Florida, (not to hate, but of course it did.) A woman thought her food was taking to long and had a man go to the restaurant and shoot one of the employees. The shooting happened on Saturday around 7:30 p.m. according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. When police arrived to the …
Continue reading “Burger King Worker is Shot and Killed Over Fast Food Order Taking Too Long”
Try as you might, coming up with something good to say about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is pretty much impossible. The disease has closed businesses, wrecked economics, and killed scores upon scores of people. Really, there’s nothing nice about it. It’s horrible and it’s doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon. With that …
Continue reading “Thanks, COVID: Coronavirus Brings Long Lost Sisters Together After 50 Years”
You would think that someone smuggling drugs from one place to another, one country to another to be more specific, would check and make sure that the weight of the shipment works with the mode of transportation. But no? In this case, they didn’t do that, and they paid the price for it. A smaller …
Continue reading “Plane Overloaded with Coke Crashes Before it Even Takes Off”
Ah, the miracles of modern medicine. What would the world be without them? Thanks to medicinal science, we’re able to not die at the ripe age of 30 as was the tradition for thousands of years. We’ve eradicated entire diseases. We can repair limbs that have been mangled beyond recognition, and successfully treat conditions that …
Continue reading “Man Loses Penis To Infection, Has New One Grown On His Arm”
They say that in space, no one can hear you scream. There’s some truth to that as space travel can be incredibly dangerous at best, and downright lethal without a heaping pile of precautions. But astronauts might soon be getting help from an unexpected source. Namely, a radiation-slurping fungus harvested off the blown-up reactor in …
Continue reading “Chernobyl Fungus Could Save Astronauts From Cosmic Radiation”
Language can be funny sometimes, especially when it comes to slang. Completely innocuous words can take on wholly new meanings and using them without knowing the new context can cause… Interesting results. The U.S. pizza chain Domino’s learned this lesson the hard way after its ad campaign in Australia and New Zealand backfired. Trying to …
Continue reading “Domino’s Pulls New Zealand ‘Karen’ Pizza Promotion After Online Backlash”
Bars and pubs are generally places for people to have a good time. It’s where you go to have a few drinks, meet up with your buddies, chat, and enjoy each other’s company. With that said, sometimes the good times get rowdy and bars have to throw people out for misbehaving. That’s what bouncers are …
Continue reading “Australian Pub Bans ‘Smelly’ And Misbehaving Emu Couple”
The founding of the U.S. Space Horse… Excuse us, the U.S. Space Force last year took the world by surprise and slight amusement. Granted, it was a logical step in the global arms race to see who will end up dominating the last frontier. After all, it’s not like the U.S. is alone in shooting …
As a journalist, it’s good to hear from your audience. They can provide you with important feedback and news tips, and there’s probably something to learn even from the vitriol people tend to throw your way. But in this case, a Florida TV news reporter can thank an eagle-eyed viewer for quite possibly saving her …
Continue reading “Email From ‘Guardian Angel’ Viewer Saves TV Reporter From Thyroid Cancer”