Travel
Flight Leaves Customers Upset After Taking Off… Early?
The empty plane left three hours early, just to make sure no one could possibly complain of a flight delay.
Travel
The empty plane left three hours early, just to make sure no one could possibly complain of a flight delay.
Animals
Aaron Phoenix, a 36-year-old from England, has turned his home into a sanctuary for over 700 tarantulas, finding therapeutic healing in caring for these creatures. He now envisions turning it into a profession, planning to educate and sell spiders to, fellow enthusiasts.
Animals
Next time you need to return an online purchase, make sure you’re only returning what you intended. One cat, mistakenly closed into an Amazon box, was shipped for return and ended up far from home and far from happy.
Travel
A man was caught smuggling more than 100 live snakes into mainland China by stuffing them in his pants. Classic!
Travel
What’s mutated, drug-resistant, from space, and perhaps headed our way? No one’s quite sure yet, but it’s growing on the International Space Station, and there’s a possibility it could make its way back to Earth.
Curiosities
Break-ups are a real drag. Especially when your ex is a major hunk… of metal.
Animals
When the nearly 8-foot reptile appeared in the house in Sarasota County, Florida, locals called it everything from “pretty normal” to “business as usual.” One neighbor told a reporter, “Frankly, I’m surprised you’re here at all.”
Animals
In the Midwest this spring, it’s about to get loud—with a double dose of visiting cicada broods.
Animals
The DNA testing company is having a ruff time after identifying a woman as 40% Malamute - and this is the second time it’s happened
Animals
An unhappy black bear was spotted along a Florida highway last week, and authorities are warning tourists to stop taking selfies with it. As for the subject of these paparazzi, the photographic attention is simply unbearable.
Culture
The dating app seemingly encouraged women to lower their standards in a ham-fisted ad campaign. Mmm… ham.
Curiosities
Seekers, shamans, and alien-human hybrids flocked to Los Angeles for the 22nd annual Conscious Life Expo. The 4-day LIVE event featured over 250 exhibits offering everything from dolphin telepathy sessions to ectoplasm facials.
Food
While you’re busy sweatin’, beachin’, and/or avoiding family trips this August, take a moment for catfish, among the many celebrants who hold a claim to fame this month. But it doesn’t come without controversy.
Sports
If you were on a soccer field for almost three minutes and didn’t score, defend, or even touch the ball, a coach would lecture you about effort. Raquinho the Raccoon, on the other hand, is being hailed as a hero for some reason.
Food
A Japanese business will age your alcohol in the world’s most spacious cellar (and bathroom!)—the ocean.
Curiosities
Do you love escape rooms, but hate being alive? Are you a Vampire trying to spice up date night? Are you just really, really bored? If so, “Catalepsy,” the world’s smallest escape room, might be the place for you.
News
What do you get when you mix a nudist, a spiked club, and a day at the beach? A real-life episode of “Naked and Afraid: Venice Beach Edition.”
Animals
After a year-long disappearance, Baby Boo, the beloved foster cat of Curtis Orchard, has mysteriously returned back to her foster house. Now grown up, covered in piercings and going by the name Riptide, she’s set to be adopted by a new loving family.
Animals
An unexpected call led Texarkana police to a friendly pet kangaroo, Rocky, at Spring Lake Park. The incident, shared on social media, brought a touch of joy and laughter to the community. Rocky is being held without bail and faces 12 years in prison.
Sports
Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic medals will feature a piece of the Eiffel Tower, symbolizing the fusion of athletic achievement with French heritage. This innovative design aims to provide a historic prize for athletes, and to weaken the Eiffel Tower until it collapses.
Travel
Each year, Oscar Mayer seeks 11 adventurous individuals (and 1 recluse) for their “Wienermobile Spokesperson” role. The lucky dozen will drive the iconic 27-foot-long hotdog on cross-country journeys. To put that size in perspective, it is the length of 27 foot-long hot dogs end-to-end.
Curiosities
Choosing to start their union where 50% of marriages end, the toilet, newlyweds Logen Abney and Tiana Ailstock recently got hitched in what some would consider a crappy venue: a Kentucky gas station’s viral “disco bathroom.”
World Records
The world’s largest balloon dragon sculpture, 137.04 feet and crafted from 38,000 balloons, took flight in Hong Kong mall for Chinese New Year. The Guinness record-setting display symbolizes good luck and aims to inspire youth to pursue their passions.
Travel
Tom Sukanen, a Finnish-Canadian immigrant, built a ship in the middle of a Saskatchewan prairie with dreams of returning home. Despite hardships and ridicule, his legacy lives on in the Sontiainen Ship and Pioneer Village Museum.
Sports
The “Never Miss a Super Bowl Club,” down to three members, faced a threat to their streak due to high ticket prices for Super Bowl 58. Verizon’s intervention with free tickets ensured their reunion, continuing a tradition of witnessing every Super Bowl since 1967.