It’s not the heavy metal you want to rock. A new investigation by The Sunday Times found that several pieces of “silver” jewelry sold on Amazon and TikTok Shop contained large quantities of cadmium, a silvery-white toxic metal known to cause cancer. Often used in rechargeable batteries and metal coatings, certain kinds of exposure to … Read more
More than one million grill brushes have been recalled after frightening reports emerged of people accidentally swallowing the tool’s loose metal bristles. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the massive recall – which impacts nearly 1.75 million Cuisinart metal wire-bristle grill brushes sold since 2009 – after Conair received at least 54 reports of … Read more
Into the fire. Don Dokken, frontman of the ‘80s metal band Dokken, has opened up about the band’s “disaster” reunion tour. On the Dec. 25 episode of The SDR Show, Dokken, 72, talked about how the band reunited in 2016. Guitarist and songwriter George Lynch, bassist Jeff Pilson, drummer Mick Brown and singer Don Dokken, … Read more
The Department of Agriculture announced Friday a recall of nearly one ton of holiday kielbasa after a consumer reportedly found metal in the product. Approximately 1,930 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage produced by Olympia Provisions may be “contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal,” the agency’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said. FSIS told Fox News … Read more
Hormel Foods is recalling nearly 5 million pounds of foodservice ready-to-eat frozen chicken products that may be “contaminated with pieces of metal,” according to a Saturday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The Austin, Minnesota–based company traced the contamination to metal fragments from a conveyor belt used during … Read more
Brent Hinds, who co-founded the heavy metal band Mastodon before leaving the group earlier this year, has died. He was 51. The former lead guitarist and co-vocalist was involved in a motorcycle crash in Atlanta Wednesday night, per Atlanta News First. Hinds was reportedly riding his Harley-Davidson around 11:35 p.m. when a BMW SUV failed … Read more
Heavy metal is the musical genre most prone to hyperbole — “This one goes to 11,” as Spinal Tap said — but it’s no exaggeration to say metal would never have existed without Black Sabbath, and rock in general would have had much less roll without its singer, co-founder and indelible character Ozzy Osbourne. Ozzy … Read more
Afraid of getting rusty? New research suggests increasing your dietary intake of a certain metal could give your brain a serious boost and might even help fend off cognitive decline as you age. But beware — too much can turn toxic. Luckily, Hebei Medical University think they’ve found the sweet spot. Cognitive function is one … Read more
They’re a cut above. Some scissors feature grooved metal parts on their handles that are often overlooked — but a curious Redditor recently inquired about their function and was stunned to learn the multitude of ways they can be used around the house. “Does anyone know what this part of the scissors are for?” the … Read more
An Idaho company is recalling over 14 tons of ready-to-eat beef sticks after complaints about pieces of metal found in the food product. Idaho Smokehouse Partners LLC issued the recall of 29,541 pounds of Chomps beef sticks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Thursday. “The problem was discovered after the … Read more
British historians recently announced the remarkable discovery of a 1,000-year-old Viking “wallet,” thanks to two curious metal detectorists. Manx National Heritage, an organization based on the Isle of Man, announced the discovery in a Sept. 30 press release. In a statement, the organization explained that the coins were actually uncovered in May. Two metal detectorists, John Crowe and David … Read more
Den-mark’s the spot. A young archeology student in the Scandinavian nation discovered seven “spectacular” silver artifacts significant to the Viking rule of centuries past, The Associated Press reported. The Danish Moesgaard Museum announced Monday that 22-year-old researcher Gustav Bruunsgaard found seven silver arm rings — a material significant to Viking currency circa 800 Common Era … Read more
Perdue Foods has issued a recall for hundreds of thousands of pounds of frozen chicken nuggets ami fears of metal fragment contamination. The Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall in a press release Friday, stating that over 167,000 pounds of frozen nuggets could possibly contain “foreign materials, specifically metal.” After customers complained of … Read more
Glam rocker Jack Russell, who fronted 1980s metal group Great White, died Thursday surrounded by family and friends at the age of 63. The singer succumbed after battling multiple system atrophy and Lewy body dementia, Rolling Stone reported. Great White had its heyday in the mid-1980s, with Top 40 singles including “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” … Read more
It was a sacrilegious scrubbing. Last week, actor Matthew Modine made a horrifying discovery on Amazon Prime. The platform seemingly had altered the iconic poster for Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 war movie, “Full Metal Jacket,” starring Modine and Vincent D’Onofrio. The phrase “Born to Kill,” scribbled on a camo Marine helmet, was suddenly gone. The digital … Read more
What’s that supposed to be, some kind of sick joke? Matthew Modine, who starred in the 1987 Stanley Kubrick war comedy “Full Metal Jacket,” is outraged that Amazon changed the artwork on the platform’s landing page to rent the film. Modine, 65, took to X, formerly Twitter, to slam the streamer for tweaking the poster … Read more
A highly popular dog food blend has been voluntarily recalled for a risk of containing loose metal. The product in question is the 44-pound-sized bags of Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food that were sold at Walmart, according to the Food and Drug Administration. There were 315 bags impacted … Read more
He stumbled upon a gold mine. A 12-year-old UK boy is sharing how he discovered a rare gold Roman bracelet while walking his dog in a field in the Pagham area of England. Rowan Brannan was with his mom, Amanda, 44, two years ago when he spotted a band that dates back 2,000 years. “Rowan … Read more
They’re arrest-rooms. UK parents were outraged after a potty pooper secondary school installed cages around the bathrooms so that students couldn’t heed nature’s call during class. “To put metal doors on them is just going too far,” incensed grandparent Ian Ward, 54, told Coventry Live of the “disgusting,” facility imprisonment, which was implemented at Foxford … Read more
A metal detectorist in southeastern Poland recently unearthed a Christian pilgrim badge from the Middle Ages, state officials say. The badge was found in the village of Wólka Nieliska, less than 50 miles southeast of Lublin, according to the Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments (WKZ). The pendant, made from lead and alloy, has a diameter of around … Read more