Other people don’t share his interest in pet-amorphosis. Toco the “human collie” may have to shutter his bizarre people “zoo” just months after opening because it has received “no bookings.” “If we do not receive any reservations by Saturday, April 19, we will close the store,” the collie cosplayer, who lives in Japan, lamented in … Read more
They’re not lovin’ it. McDonald’s workers are spilling the tea on bad manners from customers that they’re tired of putting up with. The fast-food chain is beloved by people all over the world, but it turns out some employees have beef with the gig. McDonald’s workers are sharing their main beef with customers. Christopher Sadowski … Read more
A British tour guide who shows groups of tourists around North Korea says everyone’s “wrong” about the country — and it’s just a “normal” place to live. Zoe Stephens, 31, has visited North Korea 30 times since March 2016 — taking countless “foreigners” from the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Australia with her. She says there … Read more
Nauti or nice? Cruise passengers are divided over a viral photo that shows how someone chose to tip their cabin steward. John Heald, Carnival Cruise Lines’ Brand Ambassador, took to Facebook to ask his followers how they felt about spelling out “thank you” in money on the bed for the steward to find as a … Read more
The next time you’re due for a medical exam you may get a call from someone like Ana: a friendly voice that can help you prepare for your appointment and answer any pressing questions you might have. With her calm, warm demeanor, Ana has been trained to put patients at ease — like many nurses … Read more
It’s curtain call for Paris Fashion Week — but some looks will haunt us well beyond the last show. From prosthetic breasts and violin suits to lampshade hats and hairy sweaters, the fall/winter 2025 runways in the French capital were riddled with sartorial curiosities. On the catwalk for Matières Fécales — which translates to “fecal matter” … Read more
Lisa Kudrow isn’t happy about Tom Hanks’ latest movie. The “Friends” actress, 61, recently slammed Hanks’ reunion film with Robin Wright, “Here,” claiming the movie — which shows the pair decades younger in certain scenes thanks to de-aging technology — was an “endorsement for AI.” “Here” was released in November and flopped at the box office, bringing in … Read more
Danger to our food supply is lurking at the US-Mexico border. A terrifying parasite that hasn’t beached North America in over a century may have recently crossed over from Mexico, the US Department of Agriculture has warned. Health officials in Mexico alerted the US about a recent infestation of New World screwworm in a cow from … Read more
Nov 15 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed highly pathogenic form of bird flu in a person linked to a commercial poultry operation in Clackamas County in Oregon. “There is no evidence of person-to-person transmission and the risk to the public is low,” the CDC said. Source link #Human #case #bird #flu #confirmed #Oregon … Read more
Canada has detected its first presumptive case of H5 bird flu in a person, a teenager in the western province of British Columbia, health officials said on Saturday. The teenager likely caught the virus from a bird or animal and was receiving care at a children’s hospital, the province said in a statement. The province … Read more
Retirement is not in Harrison Ford’s near future. The 82-year-old “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” actor explained what keeps him working in the business after all these years. “Oh man, I get out of it essential human contact,” he said in an interview with Vanity Fair published on Oct. 10. Harrison Ford and Jason Segel … Read more
Almost everybody dies — violently — in “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.” But, against all odds, the classic horror movie is still alive and kicking, cutting, slicing and bashing 50 years later. The 1974 film, directed by Tobe Hooper, was made on a shoestring budget of $140,000. And critics were not so taken with the … Read more
Two dairy workers in California were infected with bird flu, the 15th and 16th human cases detected this year in an ongoing outbreak affecting the nation’s dairy cows, health officials said Thursday. The latest cases were found in workers who had contact with infected cattle in California’s Central Valley, where more than 50 herds have been … Read more
Jason Sudeikis has begged persistent fans to stop chasing after him, admitting he was left “scared” over their latest attempt at getting his autograph. Over the weekend, the “Ted Lasso” star, 49, was forced to confront a group of die-hard fans trying to get his autograph outside The Dynasty Typewriter comedy club in Los Angeles, … Read more
Greenwich moon time? As NASA strides to return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time since the early 1970s, astronomical experts say that the orbital rock needs its own localized time zone. Why? Simply because Earthly clocks won’t get the job done due to changes in gravity off-world. Experts are calling to create … Read more
A recently found jawbone, arm bone fragment and teeth collected from an archaeological site in Indonesia revealed a diminutive ancestor of humans dubbed a “hobbit” who lived around 700,000 years ago. The “hobbit,” named after J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, is believed to be even smaller than a previously discovered human “hobbit” descendant from 60,000 … Read more
Is it dog-man’s best friend? There really is someone for everyone: A Japanese man who lives his life as a human collie was spotted frolicking with a fellow canine cosplayer in a husky suit, as seen in videos blowing up on his YouTube channel. For the uninitiated, Toco the human Collie, first made headlines and became … Read more
One giant beep for mankind. Scientists have proposed a radical new method for sniffing out potential alien life on other planets — send AI into space and see if any little green men respond. The science fiction-worthy suggestion — recalling the Netflix hit show “3 Body Problem” — was recently put forward in an essay published by Scientific … Read more
Seems more like a recipe for catfish. A “best seller” cookbook author on Amazon appears to be no more than a figment of artificial intelligence, news reports and readers say. At a glance, the authenticity of “The Complete Crock Pot Cookbook for Beginners” looks to be a real crock. Its author is Luisa Florence, and … Read more
Researchers are going bananas. A new scientific paper reports that chimpanzees “are capable of” producing sounds that mimic words they hear from people. It follows recent research revealing that chimpanzees can gesture to one another in conversation like humans. The new research looked at two archived videos of chimps “uttering” words on camera — one … Read more