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It’s December, so the holiday season has officially kicked off. And it seems not everybody is particularly happy about that. In the last few days, we’ve seen a couple of Christmas haters resort to extreme measures to make the season a little less jolly for others. One included a firearm while the other was just …
Cougars — or mountain lions or pumas — are majestic but potentially dangerous creatures. Although they mostly avoid humans, a cornered cougar can do some damage if it decides to defend itself. The Pacific Northwest is one of the few remaining strongholds these big cats have in America. We recently got two reminders that cougars …
Continue reading “House Cats Mistaken for Cougars Cause Havoc in Oregon and Washington”
If there’s one thing everybody knows about Australia, it’s the fact that the continent is sentient and just wants you dead. It seems almost every single living Australian creature is venomous to some degree. Ants, spiders, snakes, octopi, reptiles, and even the weirdly cute platypus are all venomous. We suspect even the Australians themselves might …
It’s always cool when modern medical science makes another breakthrough. Unless, of course, it’s because you’re suffering from the novel condition. Case in point, earlier this year we reported on a man who almost lost his arms to a previously unknown bacterium. Now, five Michigan women are kind of in the same boat. Granted, their …
Continue reading “One Man Ends Up Giving Five Women Syphilis — In Their Eyes”
Whenever they arrive at a crime scene, cops should usually prepare for some unexpected circumstances. After all, panicked people calling 911 rarely manage to give a detailed account of what’s happening. But even then, we doubt anything could’ve prepared the cops attending an incident at a Pennsylvania motel for the absolute clusterf*** that awaited them. …
You know the drill around the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend. First, you pig out on turkey, pumpkin pie, and all the other delicious Thanksgiving treats to build up your strength to go shopping on the following Black Friday. Plumbers across the U.S. are also busy preparing for an annual Thanksgiving tradition. This one, however, is noticeably …
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It’s unusual enough to live for decades in a single hotel room. But it’s even more unusual that not a single person on the planet seems to know a thing about you. Yet, that is the story of Hisako Hasegawa. Hasegawa, a Japanese woman, moved to the Belvedere Hotel in New York City in the …
Jessy Kurczewski killed her friend by spiking her water bottle with eye drops. On Tuesday, she was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide. After deliberating for two days, the jury found her guilty on all counts, including intentional homicide and theft. She cried as the verdict was read in Waukesha County. Lynn Hernan died at …
Continue reading “Woman Killed Her Friend With Eye Drops For The Money”
Bodies of water can come in many colors. Clean seas, lakes, and rivers are generally blue or a greenish hue, while more muddied waters can range from brown to orange and yellow. Despite the variability, though, we can all agree that lakes aren’t supposed to be a garish bright pink. Somebody should tell that to …
Continue reading “Hawaiian Lake Turns Pepto Bismol Pink Due to Drought Conditions”
The Abominable Snowman, the Yeti, the Migoi… Whatever you want to call it, the strange half-man, half-ape resident of the Himalayas has been part of the region’s folklore for thousands of years. The creature became famous even in the Western world at the beginning of the 20th century. Since then, multiple expeditions have headed to …
Continue reading “‘Yeti Hair’ Recovered from the Himalayas Turns Out to Be Horse Hair”