Science
NASA uses planetary defense systems to monitor house-sized asteroid!
An asteroid the size of a small house just flew 26,000 miles above our planet’s surface, which gave NASA a chance to test its planetary defense systems!
World
Canadian barber goes viral with above and beyond approach to clients
A Canadian barber has gone viral for his ‘above and beyond’ approach to clients, such as lying on the floor to cut the hair of a child with autism.
World
Baltimore school evacuated due to pumpkin air freshener!
A pumpkin spice air freshener caused the evacuation of a Baltimore, Maryland school, and the hospitalisation of 5 people!
World
According to FDA there’s no love in granola
The FDA has banned a bakery from listing ‘love’ as an ingredient on a granola label because love is not a common or usual name of an ingredient.
Funny
Restaurant thief cooks meal, cleans up and leaves tip!
A man who broke into a Long Island, NY restaurant cooked himself a meal like a pro, then cleaned up after himself and even left a tip!
Technology
Study shows smartphones are making us cranky
Studies from Nottingham Trent University show that one third of notifications from our smartphones trigger negative emotions, which is making us cranky!
Funny
Friends unwittingly help man burgle home during moving day ruse
Police say a Montana man got his friends to unwittingly help him steal goods worth $40,000 from another man’s house, by telling them he needed help moving!
World
Italian woman marries herself in her fairytale without the prince
An Italian woman married herself in a ceremony with 70 guests, bridesmaids and a wedding cake.
Science
Study suggests that psychopaths listen to certain songs!
A recent study from New York University suggests that music taste can indicate whether someone is a psychopath!
Science
New study shows that fish have personalities!
According to studies carried out by Exeter University, fish are individuals with unique character traits and complex personalities.
Funny
Clever dog uses stash of stolen money to pay for treats!
Holly, a 5-year-old black Labrador has learned to ‘steal’ money from her owners, then hide the notes so she can exchange them for treats when she’s hungry!
Funny
Mad Pooper still on the run in Colorado!
The Mad Pooper is still on the run in Colorado Springs, with toilet paper maker Charmin offering her a year’s supply of toilet paper if she turns herself in!
World
Clown runs for city council seat in Boston
A clown is running for one of the 4 at-large council seats in the city of Boston, but is he making a circus of the process?
World
Swiss police investigate money flushed down toilets
Swiss police are looking for the source of €100,000 in bank notes, which were found stuffed down several toilets in Geneva!
World
New York widow leaves $300k to her cats!
A wealthy widow from the Bronx, NY left her 2 cats $300,000 of her $3 million estate so that they would be well cared for.
Technology
Google secretly records conversations after ‘OK’ prompt
Google is secretly recording our conversations, with devices switching to ‘listening mode’, even when we just say ‘OK’, as opposed to ‘OK Google’.
Funny
Car thief caught after buying welder’s mask to watch solar eclipse!
Orange County police say they caught a man driving a stolen car because he stopped at a store to buy a welder’s mask to watch the solar eclipse!
Science
NASA responds to boy’s rocket design and request for ‘astronaut licence’
A 4-year-old British boy sent a letter to NASA in which he asked the agency to build a rocket based on his design and even offered to fly it into space!
Australia
Mother finds deadly snake wrapped around kids’ Lego collection
A Gold Coast, Australia mother discovered an Eastern Brown Snake, the world’s 2nd most toxic land animal wrapped around her kids’ Lego collection!
World
German police looking for 20 tons of stolen chocolate
Police in Neustadt Germany are looking for thieves who stole a trailer loaded with 20 tons of chocolate, which included Nutella and Kinder Surprise eggs.
World
Munich man swims to work to avoid traffic
Can’t get around traffic? Why not swim to work? This is exactly what German man Benjamin David does to avoid congestion on the streets of Munich!
Funny
Police department invites pig jokes after catching loose pig
The Woolwich Township Police Department challenged people to submit their best pig/bacon/cop jokes after news spread that it took 3 officers to catch a loose pig.
Funny
Suspected burglar found because of unflushed toilet
Police in Thousand Oaks, California say they identified a burglar using DNA left in an unflushed toilet of the burgled home!
Entertainment
Channing Tatum’s Un-La-La-Leaded dance at a North Carolina gas station
Channing Tatum started his own mini dance party at a North Carolina gas station when he dropped for in for a coffee and candy bar, but ended up dancing with the cashier!
Funny
Frozen pizza blocks interstate 30 in Arkansas
A truck crashed in Little Rock, Arkansas causing frozen pizza to be scattered across the Interstate 30!
World
Family moves into zoo with 300 animals including lions and monkeys
In a story reminiscent of the movie ‘We Bought a Zoo’, a family has moved into a zoo with 300 animals, including lions, jaguars and a monkey!
Funny
Chinese government officials sacked for casting spells and sneaky feng shui
Two Chinese county officials have been sacked for being involved in “superstitious activities”, including casting spells in the hope of being promoted.