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Twerking is a type of dance that has long been associated with Southern hip hop, but its popularity has risen in recent years. Now, it’s not uncommon to see twerking in clubs, parties, and music videos from all over. While some consider the dance to be a little more raucous than traditional moves, it seems […]

When social media began to take off a decade (or so) ago, it was only a matter of time before some insightful developer would mix the convenience and addictive nature of socializing online with a dating platform. There is a handful of dating apps on the market today, but arguably, the most famous and widespread […]

What would you do if you were stranded in a South Asian jungle without anything to eat or drink? Well, according to the survival training that U.S. Marines recently received, you should drink cobra blood. As the New York Post reports, the officers were directed to drink the snake’s blood during Cobra Gold, an intense […]

Experts claim they have found a disturbing amount of “anti-witch” marks in a British cave network. The Mirror reports that an unprecedented number of ancient marks said to stop demonic and evil spirits escaping from the underworld have been found in caves in a limestone gorge in the Midlands. The Creswell Crags are located on […]

A man who told a fellow bathroom patron that there was a “bomb in the building” was actually referring to a bowel movement, police say. The incident happened in Wichita, Kansas, where police say a man inside a Home Depot bathroom told an employee who was standing next to him that “somebody told me there’s […]

Fox News host Pete Hegseth said Sunday that he has not washed his hands in a decade because “germs are not a real thing,” Raw Story reports. Hegseth made the statement live on air during a Fox & Friends episode. His co-host, Jedediah Bila, started a conversation about pizza — yesterday was National Pizza Day […]

A trucker in Indonesia barely escaped with his life after pulling up a route from Google Maps to reach a desolate village and following the route — directly off a cliff. The incident was recounted in the Jakarta Post, describing how truck driver Agus Tri Pamungkas used the online directions to hep him reach Singakerta […]

When shopping for a colorful little pillow to add a little sparkle to a room’s decor, the last thing on most people’s wish list is a design featuring a Nazi swastika and the unmistakable face of Adolf Hitler. So just imagine the shock and distress of Fresno priest Ryan Newman when he discovered the pillow […]

After the roses have wilted, the chocolates have been eaten and the flame of eternal love has died out, the holiday Valentine’s Day can be a rough one to endure for the brokenhearted and those who have been scorned. But the El Paso Zoo in Texas has a very interesting way to perk up someone’s […]

On recent flights, Delta Air Lines distributed napkins with a Coca-Cola logo and language encouraging passengers to write down their phone numbers and pass them to other passengers to whom they were attracted. After passengers complained that the napkins were “creepy,” the airline apologized, Newsweek reported. On one side, the napkins said, “because you’re on […]

A “circle of power” has just been formed in Russia to protect Vladimir Putin and his country from their enemies both at home and abroad. If that sounds a little bit weird, it’s because it is. Let’s journey a little further down this particular rabbit hole shall we? The Express reports that the power circle […]

A USB stick somehow managed to be eaten by a leopard seal where it miraculously survived the creature’s digestive system, only to be pooped out and frozen in the pooh where it remained solid as a rock for a year. The scientists who uncovered the USB stick hope to reunite the technological tool with its […]

As Super Bowl party hosts began food prepping in time for the big game, Google tracked exactly what they were searching for to fill their treat-laden table with. Guests wanting to bring a snack along to a friend’s house likely added to these search results, some of which were awfully surprising. Google Trends pieced together […]

January 24 was the 30th anniversary of serial killer Ted Bundy’s execution by the electric chair at the Florida State Prison. The day was commemorated by the release of new films and documentaries detailing the life of the famous killer. He is known as one of the most notorious criminals of all time, callously raping […]

If love isn’t in the air for you this Valentine’s Day because you’re still pining or an ex that has wronged you or you’re simply fueled by rage and looking for a way to get back at your ex, the Hemsley Conservation Center in England has you covered, according to a report from WTRF 7. […]

The opioid epidemic causes thousands of deaths in the U.S. every year. Many people who end up addicted to these drugs start out on legal prescriptions for pain killers due to conditions that cause chronic pain. The connection has resulted in many doctors becoming hesitant to prescribe pain killers to patients. Fortunately, every now and […]

It is so cold in the U.S. Midwest that local police departments have implored criminals to refrain from committing crimes until the weather warms up at least a bit. According to a Fox 4 KC report, the Warrensburg Police Department in Missouri took to its Facebook page to make the request and lighten the mood […]

When Queen Elsa became angry in Disney’s hit movie Frozen, she blanketed Arendell in a frigid sheet of ice. So when police officers with the McLean Police Department found Queen Elsa in town in her signature blue gown, they arrested her and accused her of causing Polar Vortex Jayden. The police department shared photos of […]

While the children’s toy market in recent years has been filled with gimmicks that perform simulated bodily functions, a new toy is instead focused on something else: butts. Buttheads, a toy from Wowwee, has hit the toy market in a big way in recent weeks. According to toy industry website Toybook, Buttheads are described as […]

There’s nothing quite like sinking your teeth into a big juicy burger, especially one with a popular buttered bun like what’s offered on the menu at Culver’s. But an Arizona man enjoying his seared sandwich had a sickening surprise lurking inside his burger. Najib Anek told ABC 13 that he was sitting there, savoring each […]

When Tara Williams, 46, and her family popped into an Ann Arbor, Michigan, Subway to grab a bite to eat, they couldn’t believe what they saw happening in the food prep area. The family had been at Williams’ niece’s basketball tournament and finally caught a break in the games, so they zipped out to enjoy […]

Anyone who regularly watched The Office probably has fond memories of the NBC sitcom. The adaptation of the original BBC series of the same name lasted for nine seasons, and aside from providing plenty of laughs, it provided viewers a glimpse of how interoffice friendships and relationships work. Some fans might remember how one episode […]

A Detroit family was kicked off a flight home from a vacation in Miami after several passengers complained about their horrible body odor, in a case that has sparked nationwide interest. The incident happened this week at the Miami International Airport, where Yossi Adler said that he and his family were asked to leave a […]

Canada is known to be a friendly nation, filled with people who have perfect manners and are always polite. However, there are a few things they don’t take lightly. “There are some things that you just don’t do to Canadians: You don’t water down our beer, you don’t tell us we can’t put maple syrup […]

As many will know, it’s never a good idea to underestimate the power of sleep. Whether you’re an overworked college student or an exhausted parent, logging a few solid hours of sleep can do wonders, especially if you’ve been deprived of sleep as of late. Unfortunately, for some, falling asleep naturally is not always an […]

To paraphrase the iconic Snickers commercial, it seems like some aren’t really themselves when they’re hungry. As reported by Fox News, a mother of three in the United Kingdom made a call to the police after a local Domino’s Pizza failed to deliver the pizza that she had ordered. In her call to law enforcement, […]

A Texas woman was banned for life from a local Walmart. Her crime? Police said she was riding around the store’s parking lot in a motorized cart for hours while drinking wine out of a Pringles can. The bizarre incident took place this week in the town of Wichita Falls, where police got a call […]

Seventeen-year-old cousins Jake and Kyle Bumstead were presented with a rotary phone and then were playfully challenged to figure out how to use it in less than four minutes. Jake’s dad, Kevin Bumstead, of Chicago, Illinois, decided he would record the kids and the video has since gone viral. The video has been viewed on […]

A former LSU football player lost his leg last month after a dog shot him while they were hunting, The Clarion Ledger reported. The accident took place in late December, near Eagle Lake in Mississippi. Matt Branch, who played on LSU’s football team from 2009 to 2011, suffered the injury while on a hunting outing […]

Wesley Dasher Scott is making national headline news today after claiming that three syringes found hidden in his rectum were not his. Scott was arrested on a warrant stemming from a drug charge in Clearwater, Florida. While his arrest is just one of many throughout the day across the nation, it was the excuse he […]

No five second rule, here. Fox 59 shares that, this past Sunday, a massive 18-wheeler truck crashed on Alabama 35 near the Georgia line. It just so happens that the truck in question was carrying chicken tenders, tenders which subsequently spilled onto the highway. Some motorists decided to stop their vehicles to pick up some […]

While popular streaming platform Twitch is most commonly associated with video games — and by extension, Fortnite— there are a handful of streamers who provide other reasons to watch, such as those who showcase their extremely over-the-top personalities, or streamers who opt to wear revealing clothing in order to titillate their fanbase. Last week, a […]

Every now and again, a wacky news story will pop up — and folks will clamor to check to see if it somehow involves the famed “Florida Man.” The moniker, one which is used to describe a resident of the Sunshine State who participates in some sort of tomfoolery, mostly illegal, has dedicated social media […]

Carl Grove took home a gold medal for a sprint cycling race at the U.S. Masters Track National Championship, but now the 90-year-old will have to return it after testing positive for a performance enhancing-drug. As BBC Sport reported, Grove had previously tested positive for epitrenbolone, an anabolic steroid classified as a performance-enhancing drug. The […]

Anna and Lucy DeCinque look almost exactly alike but they have a bond that goes well beyond shared physical characteristics. The identical twins from Australia also share a boyfriend and their mother wants him to impregnate both of them, the New York Post reports. According to the Post, she wants her daughters to give birth […]

Move over, blue dress (or was it white?), there’s a new social media phenomenon that’s going to irk the heck out of a lot of people. This time, however, it’s not an optical illusion that’s at work, but instead, it seems that a technical glitch is at play. And it’s affecting an image that first […]

A 64-year-old man from Daytona Beach, Florida, was arrested after allegedly setting his own house on fire and then running around the neighborhood with a weapon after screaming about vampires. Cops first visited the Cassin Avenue home of Melvin Weaver and his unnamed wife of eight years on the afternoon of Sunday, December 23, after […]

You may soon be able to watch a day in the life of a woman who turns moose droppings into art, Portland Press Herald is reporting. Mary Winchenbach and her wife Deb Nicholls went viral after a video went around Facebook of Winchenbach advertising her products made of moose poop. The video became so popular […]

Advertisers using a digital billboard on U.S. Route 441 in Florida got a bit more press than expected when hackers hijacked the ads and changed them to include bizarre and provocative messages. Local news outlet WTSP was informed of the changes after an eagle-eyed driver spotted the unusual ads on Christmas Day. One restaurant promoting […]

A man from Fort Worth, Texas, was so annoyed by the loud music his wife was playing on her laptop computer that he allegedly grabbed his handgun and shot her machine. The police reportedly received a call about the incident around 2 a.m. on Saturday, December 22, and dispatched police to the scene on Kingsknowe […]

A woman in the St. Louis area who spent $20,000 and more than two years building a small house for herself had the house stolen from outside a warehouse where she had kept it during construction. But following a nationwide, social media-driven hunt, the house was recovered and returned to its rightful owner. According to […]

If people who venture into one public Chinese bathroom — in the city of Jinan — have a feeling like they’re being watched, there may be a good reason for it. Local officials in the capital of China’s Shandong province have installed a facial recognition technology system onto the bathroom’s toilet paper dispenser, an effort […]

At the beginning of December, boys and girls all over the world (and adults who are still children at heart) excitedly start opening doors on advent calendars for a piece of hidden candy, opening one every day until Christmas. In 2018, there are vast varieties of different advent calendars, including ones that offer toys or […]

In the classic holiday movie National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Chevy Chase’s character of Clark Griswold is bound and determined to have the most impressive and festive seasonal display ever. He tries valiantly, failing every time until the very end. One family in Florida has been giving Clark Griswold a run for his money with their […]

A Montana man who was out target shooting became the victim of a Bigfoot-related incident on Sunday. The victim was on public lands in Helena putting up targets when the shooter unloaded several rounds toward him. The 27-year old said one bullet landed 3 feet from his left foot, and another almost grazed him after […]

The same week that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced steps to decriminalize recreational marijuana in New York State, there’s been another reversal on an item that’s long been illegal in the Empire State. A judge in Brooklyn on Friday struck down the state’s ban on nunchucks, the Washington Post reported. U.S. District Judge Pamela […]

Rick Antosh was just planning to stop for a simple lunch at a Manhattan restaurant but ended up leaving a few thousand dollars richer. The New Jersey man met a friend at the Oyster Bar inside Grand Central Terminal earlier this month and ordered an oyster pan roast. As he was eating the meal, Antosh […]

During the holiday season, a lot of children sent letters to Santa Claus to let St. Nick know what they want for Christmas, and sometimes just to say hi. What happens to all of those letters? The UPS Store provided an answer on social media, and it’s one the kiddies might not like. “If your […]

President Trump has, on numerous occasions, referred to special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe, and other government and journalistic investigations of him, as a “witch hunt.” Even as various former associates of the president have been arrested, convicted, and sentenced, Trump has stuck with the “witch hunt” line. The “witch hunt” talking point has a long […]

A spectacularly serene island on the Falklands full of penguins with its very own four-mile-long beach is up for sale. Pebble Island has been owned by the Dean family for 150 years, but Sam Harris, the great-great-grandson of the original buyer, has decided it’s time to sell, he told the BBC. Wandering about the island […]