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Oh no! You’re out swimming on a Long Island beach when a leg cramp renders you helpless in the water. Luckily, help is on the way. In slow-motion, clad in a red swimsuit as suspenseful music plays in the background, a savior comes running to your aid. Did we say running? We meant flying, since …
Continue reading “NYC’s Baywatch Drones Are Under Attack by Pissed-Off Birds”
Mountain climbing is a risky business, as only a single misstep can spell horrible disaster. As a morbid silver lining, though, you won’t have to deal with the consequences of your screw-up for very long. After all, there’s no way anyone would survive after plunging hundreds of feet off a mountain. Well, except Chris Zwierzynski. …
Continue reading “Mountain Climber Rescued from Mount Hood After Surviving a 700-foot Fall”
London is a historic city with plenty of world-famous sights to see. The capital of the United Kingdom is home to the London Bridge, the Buckingham Palace, the Big Ben—and the Tube. Officially called the London Underground, the Tube was the first underground train system in the world when it opened in 1863. Since then, …
Continue reading “UK Teens Break Record by Visiting Every London Tube Station in 18 Hours”
Ever since they became a thing, robots have been an employer’s dream. They don’t complain, they don’t ask for pay, and they don’t get tired. Except that they apparently do. A recent incident in South Korea shows that even a robot can be overworked — to the point that it decides to end it all. …
Continue reading “Korean Office Robot Seemingly Commits Suicide Due to Overwork”
Governmental attempts to limit what artists and musicians can express are nothing new. Many totalitarian systems have banned art forms those in power don’t like. That said, it’s not like the U.S. government hasn’t tried to stop some types of art. For instance, remember how Dee Snider of Twister Sister was summoned to a Senate …
Continue reading “Judge: US Government Must Approve All Future Lyrics by Rapper BG”
Beware if you’re outside late at night. Out of the darkness might come charging the Naked Ski Mask Man. That sounds like a tagline for a zero-budget Netflix horror flick. Unfortunately, it’s the reality of living in Alabama. Two small communities in the Yellowhammer State are being plagued by a bizarre creature of the night. …
Continue reading “Ski Mask-Wearing Naked Weirdo Is Chasing People in Alabama”
Life can be a strange and wonderful thing. It always keeps finding new, unexpected ways to surprise us. Recently, it made a male snake give miraculous virgin birth to more than a dozen babies. Well, at least everybody thought the snake was a male. Ronaldo, the birth-giving serpent, was identified as a male when “he” …
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A forceful sneeze can be a painful experience. Your abs might cramp or you may even rupture blood vessels in your eyes or lungs. But that’s nothing compared to what the gentleman in our story went through. A 63-year-old man had just undergone an operation to treat his recurring prostate cancer. He had been recently …
Continue reading “Man Sneezes His Guts Out at a Restaurant — Literally”
Nature can be a cruel place. There’s only so much food, territory, and other resources to go around, so animals often fight tooth and nail for them. But what if a natural disaster cut the availability of resources even further? You’d probably expect the animals to get even more aggressive in their fight for survival. …
Continue reading “Destructive Hurricane Teaches Macaques of Monkey Island to Get Along”
Finding a four-leaf clover is a rare occurrence. As such, it’s no wonder that the mutant plant is traditionally considered to bring good luck to its discoverer. But if a mere four-leaf clover brings you good luck, then Yoshiharu Watanabe is about to become the most fortunate man in the world. Watanabe recently broke the …
Continue reading “Japanese Man Grows Record-Breaking 63-Leaf Clover in His Garden”