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If you want your plants to thrive — whether they’re daisies, roses, or weed — they’ll probably need fertilizer. However, you should be careful of what you fertilize them with. In the worst case, using the wrong stuff could kill you. These two men from New York found that out the hardest possible way. Both …
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They say you can always rely on the kindness of strangers. However, although you can usually find at least one kind soul to come to your aid, getting help from strangers is not a given. For instance, they might mistake your pained screams for the wailing of a horrible ghost and stay far away. That’s …
Continue reading “Man Gets Stuck in Well for 3 Days — Because People Thought His Cries Were a Ghost”
For fans of the Northern Lights, 2024 was a fantastic yes. Aurora borealis lit up the sky across the northern hemisphere in spring and fall, showing up as far south as Mexico. Many American farmers, however, had some split opinions about the aurora. On one hand, they were certainly pretty to look at. On the …
Continue reading “‘Like Demon-Possessed’: Solar Storm Drives Farmers’ Tractors Insane”
Flat Earthers in their modern form have existed since the 19th century, and we doubt they’ll disappear any time soon. Some people are just that convinced that the Earth is a disc. Even though, you know, we can fly up there and see that it’s a globe. Over the years, flat Earthers have staged various …
They’re big, they’re mean, they’re potentially fatal to bees and humans alike. That’s a murder hornet for you. These giant Asian hornets arrived on U.S. soil in 2019, when they were first detected in Washington state. Since then, state and federal officials have waged a battle to prevent the invaders from advancing farther. That battle …
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Marriage can be a turbulent thing. Sometimes, feelings and life situations can change to the point that the union ends in divorce. Fortunately, if you realize that you truly do love each other in the end, you can always remarry. And then divorce, and remarry, and divorce, and remarry… That’s the story of this Austrian …
Continue reading “Couple Charged with Fraud After Divorcing and Remarrying 12 Times Over 40 Years”
One of the most common dreams people have is casting off the shackles of everyday life and traveling around the world. And while that would be nice, the sad truth is that globetrotting requires a lot of money. Unless, of course, you carry a handy stash of cockroaches and used condoms. A 21-year-old Chinese man …
Continue reading “Con Artist Uses Dead Roaches and Used Condoms to Extort Free Hotel Stays”
We know more about the natural world than ever before in human history — which is to say, still not very much. For instance, biologists estimate that we have discovered less than 15% of all animal species living on Earth. We’re making good progress, though. Every year, researchers define new animal species and 2024 was …
If popular media has shown us anything, it’s that everybody loves a rebel who roams wherever the road might take him. Recent events in New Orleans, however, have shown that the heartthrob rebel doesn’t need to be a human. A dog can fill the role too — a dog like Scrim. This mutt of unknown …
Continue reading “Runaway Dog That Refuses to Be Caught Charms New Orleans”
We’ve all seen the awesome opening battle scene in Gladiator. There must’ve been few things as terrifying to a Roman legionary than a barbarian warrior charging out of the deep woods. Well, except maybe a barbarian charging out of the deep woods while high out of his skull. A new study suggests that the warriors …
Continue reading “Tiny Spoons Suggest Barbarian Warriors Snorted Dope Before Battling Romans”