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If you engage in a competition, it usually involves doing something. You’re trying to find out who’s the best at running, lifting heavy objects, building a house of cards, or screeching like a seagull. But not at the Tokyo Space-Out Competition. This is a contest to determine who’s the best at doing nothing at all. …
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“With great power comes great responsibility,” is a warning given to Spider-Man, but it applies to everybody. When you have authority over people, you shouldn’t abuse it. One Georgia sheriff, however, is currently embroiled in a dispute about whether he overstepped his professional limits. And it’s all because of a Whopper. Recently released bodycam footage …
Continue reading “Georgia Sheriff Calls Deputies for Backup — Because of Wrong Burger King Order”
For an animal that died off 10,000 years ago, the woolly mammoth sure is an iconic one. These furry elephantine beasts symbolize both the last ice age and early human survival. That’s probably why so many people, both scientists and regular Joes, are fascinated by the cause of mammoths’ extinction. Multiple theories about why mammoths …
Continue reading “Woolly Mammoths May Have Gone Extinct Because of Pollen Allergies, Study Claims”
There are a lot critters out in our woods and fields that look cute and pet-able. We’re talking about rabbits, squirrels, hedgehogs, otters… Perhaps even raccoons. But you shouldn’t forget that as cuddly as they may seem, these are wild animals. They’re not your friends, as one Washington woman recently found out. For more than …
Continue reading “Washington Woman Calls 911 After More Than 100 Raccoons Siege Her Home”
Space is the place to be. That’s what it sure seems like when you look at all the plans to colonize the moon, Mars, and other distant chunks of rock. Once we do manage to leave Earth, however, the brave space colonists will need houses. And building space housing is currently proving to be a …
Continue reading “Study: Potato Starch Is Better for Building Space Housing Than Human Blood”
Cheese is delicious. You can’t beat a nice chunk of brie or gorgonzola on a cracker, and melty mozzarella makes pizza worth eating. Humanity’s love affair with cheese has ancient origins. But it’s unclear how long exactly we’ve been making cheese. That said, a recent discovery has shed some light on our cheesy history. Archeologists …
Continue reading “Archeologists Find World’s Oldest Cheese — On a Chinese Mummy’s Necklace”
New York City has a rat problem. It’s no secret — anyone who has visited the city, let alone living in it, can vouch for that. According to the latest estimates, there are more than three million rats sharing New York’s streets with its human residents. The rodents are so plentiful that they’ve even spawned …
Continue reading “NYC to Use Rodent Birth Control in Attempt to Control Rampaging Rats”
Running a marathon is a true challenge. The 42-kilometer (26-mile) race tests not only the participants’ physical fitness, but also their mental fortitude. With that in mind, does it make the daunting task harder or easier if the runner has four legs? That’s the question that recently faced the organizers of a Canadian half-marathon. Partway …
Continue reading “Runaway Goat Joins Marathon Race, Wins a Medal”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regularly issues recommendations on how to deal with developing health risks. Typically, those recommendations are what you’d expect. They might ask you to throw away contaminated food items, maybe get vaccinated, shake people’s hands instead of licking them… You know, doctor stuff. For an emerging parasitic threat, …
Continue reading “CDC: Burn Raccoon Toilets with Hellfire to Avoid Fatal Worms”
Do you remember The Incredible Journey or its ‘90s remake Homeward Bound? If not, they tell the story of two dogs and a cat that make a dangerous journey through the Sierra Nevada to return home to their owner. A California housecat recently re-enacted the premise of the movies. This cat just did so in …
Continue reading “Lost Housecat Hikes 800 Miles from Yellowstone to Home in California”