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Any port in a storm, goes one famous saying. But the same principle really doesn’t apply to medicine. But tell that to the people who are landing themselves in hospitals with an imaginative cure for COVID-19. They’ve started popping pills that are intended for de-worming livestock. The drug in question is called ivermectin. It’s a …
There’s been a surge in renewed interest in UFOs lately. That’s not in small part thanks to the Pentagon releasing a long-anticipated UFO report in June and the weird appearing and disappearing monoliths at the end of last year. All this just begs the question — how often do people actually spot UFOs? And when’s …
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On the surface, there’s nothing special about Trasmoz. But then again, what would you expect about a tiny, 96-resident town in northern Spain. Sure, there’s the ruined castle of Castillo de Trasmoz, but that can’t explain the crowds of tourists flocking to the village. There are, after all, dozens if not hundreds similar castles in …
Continue reading “The Spanish Witch Town that Turned Church Excommunication into a Tourist Draw”
There’s a whole bunch of fatally venomous animals living somewhere in the wilds. Among the most toxic of them are sea snakes. In case you didn’t know, sea snakes are snakes (oh really?) that breathe air and spend their entire lives in the ocean. And open water really isn’t the kind of place where you …
Continue reading “Sea Snakes Don’t Attack People Because They’re Angry — They’re Just Horny”
We just love to compete. With the Tokyo Olympics having concluded recently, you might be looking for the next big competition to follow. If you are, and want to take a break from sports, we have just the event for you. The 2021 America’s Best Restroom contest is about to finish this week. The 10 …
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Cases of COVID-19 infections are surging again, and the CDC is urging everyone who can do so to get vaccinated. But, of course, there are people pushing back — some say the situation is not so bad that they need a vaccine. But no matter what politicians or self-professed medical experts on YouTube say, it’s …
Continue reading “Serbian Hermit Emerges from His Cave to Get COVID Vaccine”
Every day, innumerable trucks and trailers transport thousands, if not millions of pounds of good over the highways all across the country. With such vast numbers of vehicles, it’s no wonder that sometimes they get in to accidents. When a truck is damaged, there’s a good chance that some of its cargo ends up on …
Continue reading “Weird Truck Spills That Have Blocked Roads This Year”
Remember that guy who’s calling libraries to masturbate to a readout of an old court case? Apparently, he’s not alone in harassing public phone services for his own pleasure. Richard Cove, from the town of Worthing on England’s southern coast, has been charged with a peculiar and strangely impressive crime. Over two years, the 45-year-old …
Continue reading “UK Man with Foot Fetish Makes More Than 1,200 Harassment Calls to Health Hotline”
It’s always a shocking experience when a person shows up at your workplace and demands all the money from your cash register. Unless you have no idea what they actually want. One would-be bank robber from the UK might want to invest in a printer for his future heists. The man’s handwriting was just so …
Continue reading “Bank Robber’s Handwriting Was So Bad, Staff Didn’t Realize They Were Being Robbed”
When you’re studying in college, sometimes your classes can delve into uncomfortable topics. But nobody usually ends up running screaming out of the class. But nothing could’ve prepared Nigerian anatomy student Enya Egbe for what he would face in class one Thursday afternoon. It was supposed to be a regular study of some recently deceased …