A Washington state resident is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials said Friday the risk to the public is low. The person, an older adult with underlying health conditions, was being treated for a bird flu called H5N5 after becoming seemingly the first … Read more
Where’s the beef? The better question may be what’s in the beef. What’s believed to be the world’s oldest McDonald’s Quarter Pounder is about to celebrate a milestone birthday. Casey Dean and Eduards Nits purchased the Quarter Pounder — since dubbed the “Senior Burger” by its keepers — from a Golden Arches location in Australia … Read more
A Belgian man who drove nearly 500 miles to meet his future wife was stunned to find out the French model, and her husband, had no idea who he was. After driving 472 miles to meet Sophie Vouzelaud at her home, the man, who identified himself as Michel, was met by the 38-year-old’s husband, Fabien Boutamine. “I have to … Read more
British physicists claim they’ve created the “world’s smallest violin” — and, by the looks of it, they could take a bow for their masterpiece invention. The brainy bunch at Loughborough University used nanotechnology to build the teeny instrument, which is no bigger than a speck of dust and can only be seen with a microscope. Made of … Read more
Here be monsters. A Colorado woman was scared out of her wits after she was visited by a creepy critter that came in the night. A Facebook clip of the animal is baffling commenters — including wildlife officials — with guesses ranging from a rabid wolverine to the blood-sucking “chupacabra” from Latin-American folklore. “I told … Read more
One small man broke one big record. Marcelino “Mashico” Abad Tolentino — who is just 4’3″ tall — is believed to be the world’s oldest person after he turned 125 on Saturday, April 5. Born in the remote Chaglla District in Peru, Tolentino’s government-issued photo ID lists his year of birth as 1900. Marcelino Abad … Read more
Salem’s Tot? Archaeologists in Poland were flabbergasted after discovering the remains of alleged “vampire children,” one of which was decapitated to allegedly prevent them from rising from the grave. “The burial clearly shows signs of anti-vampire practices,” Dr. Stanisław Gołub, an archaeologist with the Lublin Voivodeship Conservator of Monuments who led the excavation, said in … Read more
You’ve gotta be kitten! A bereaved cat owner who thought the ‘beloved’ family pet had drowned was flabbergasted to see the little furball stroll through the door — four days after he’d been supposedly cremated. Nicci Knight of North Yorkshire, England was vacationing in Turkey when neighbors initially called to say that her poor puss named … Read more
E.T.? More like U-Haul. A mysterious signal that for a decade was widely believed to be a sign of alien life most likely came from a noisy truck, researchers from Johns Hopkins University have revealed. Initially believed to be from a meteor fireball that shot out just north of Papua New Guinea in the southern … Read more
Louisa May Alcott, the author of “Little Women,” may have written more works than readers were aware of, thanks to a scholar who made an interesting discovery. Max Chapnick, a postdoctoral teaching associate at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, believes he found roughly 20 stories and poems written by Louisa May Alcott under her own … Read more
Archaeologists working in the northern highlands of Peru at a site called Pacopampa unearthed a tomb estimated to be 3,000 years old and believed to have honored an elite religious leader. Reuters reported that the archeologists called the discovery, “Priest of Pacopampa,” named after the archeological zone where the tomb was uncovered. The tomb was covered with six … Read more
A clam believed to be more than 200 years old was released last week by the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab in Florida. According to the GSML, the geriatric mollusk may have been born in the same year as Abraham Lincoln. The clam was discovered by one of the lab’s AmeriCorps members, Blaine Parker, over Presidents’ Day weekend … Read more
Forget the Hard Rock Cafe, this hard rock is the latest tourist attraction. Men from near and far are visiting this bizarre penis-shaped landform with hopes some of its mythical sexual magic will rub off — or help them find a soulmate. Locals and tourists in Indonesia are floating along the rocky inlets in Sukabumi … Read more
Hanif Kureishi, a British novelist and screenwriter, says he remains in the hospital, unable to move his arms or legs, after suffering a near-death experience last month. The 68-year-old “My Beautiful Laundrette” writer updated fans in a lengthy Twitter thread Friday, detailing a scary fall he said occurred at his Rome apartment on Dec. 26. … Read more
A Melbourne musician has described the terrifying moment he thought he would die after eating a toxic batch of poppy seeds. Andy Jordan is one of 32 Australian adults who have been hospitalized in the last month. He has been mixing poppy seeds into a drink – similar to brewed tea – to help with … Read more
Scientists exploring an underwater region off the coast of Alaska discovered an ancient stone fish trap that may be the oldest ever found. University academics working with the Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) made the find earlier this year in Shakan Bay on the west side of Prince of Wales Island while using artificial intelligence to explore submerged … Read more
Paris Fashion Week is going down right now, and when it comes to big moments, Bella Hadid might have just stolen the whole damn thing. OK, so, take a look at this dress that Bella wore at the closing of the Coperni SS23 show. Looks normal enough, right? Well, it’s actually made entirely of spray … Read more