One whale’s vomit is another man’s treasure. A fisherman in Scotland was walking his dog along the beach in Ayrshire when his dog found a “disgusting” blob on the beach — which might be a highly valuable chunk of whale vomit. “I work on a fishing boat, so I knew what ambergris was. I’ve never … Read more
“The Pat McAfee Show” has become the place the sports world turns for some of the most important interviews. McAfee has an engaging personality and, as an ex-All-Pro punter, a certain cachet that makes it easier for him to connect with the biggest names in sports. “Aaron Rodgers Tuesdays” and “Nick Saban Thursdays” have become … Read more
These carnivores were classic — well before Jurassic. A new archeological study has uncovered further evidence of the apex predators said to have “dominated” the Earth 40 million years ahead of the dinosaurs, “as the biggest and most bloodthirsty meat eater” of that era. A nearly complete skull of the Pampaphoneus biccai, estimated to be … Read more
Many people are willing to go to great lengths for the causes they care about so passionately. One of those people is Lance Kawaguchi, CEO of Australia’s Cure Brain Cancer Foundation. He’s gearing up to trek across Antarctica to the center of the South Pole to raise money for cancer charities. Kawaguchi, who grew up in … Read more
A losing lottery ticket can still get you some dough. As the Mega Millions jackpot reached over $1 billion, Krispy Kreme is giving out a free doughnut to customers who show their lottery ticket. All you need to do is go to any Krispy Kreme shop nationwide and bring your Mega Millions ticket from Tuesday … Read more
Is this the real-life Twilight Zone? An unidentified woman appeared to be frozen in time on a busy street, a TikToker has claimed in a now-viral video posted this week. “She was like that for a minute before,” reads the text on the freaky footage, which has racked up 4 million views in only four … Read more
A man in Kentucky hit the jackpot after he discovered over 700 coins from the American Civil War era on his rural farm. The findings have been nicknamed the “Great Kentucky Hoard” and include a group of 1863 Double Eagles and hundreds of U.S. gold dollars dated from 1850 to 1862, as well as a … Read more
In 2017, a year before before HBO’s “Succession” — which aired its series finale on Sunday — became a smash hit, the developers of 200 Amsterdam, a new and controversial 51-floor condo tower near Lincoln Center, registered its offering plan, including pricing for its sponsor units, with the Attorney General’s office. The asking price for … Read more
Beat the meat sweats by taking your steak into the shower. A man who calls himself Gazpacho Machine — or Gaz, for short — on Twitter has revealed how he gets paid to eat food inside his shower. “There’s something very funny and absurd about a man reviewing food in the shower while his life … Read more
What a marvel-ous home. Vintage comic books and figurines fill an “abandoned” house discovered by urban explorer Devin Dark, who suspects the ’80s and ’90s merchandise is worth “millions.” “You walk in and immediately you can see everything stockpiled right in front,” Dark, who hails from Chicago, told SWNS. “It’s just overwhelming. You just stand … Read more
Gunther III was the stuff of legend. The German Shepherd reportedly inherited somewhere between $400 and $500 million from a wealthy German countess named Karlotta Liebenstein in the early 1990s. The story went that Liebenstein had lost her 26-year-old son to suicide, and having no other human in the world, left her vast fortune to … Read more
The first day of February 2017 was a day like any other for Paris executive Sophie Grenier. Then, a mysterious call lit up her phone. On the line was a man, whose voice she didn’t recognize, telling her that the Minister of Defense urgently needed to schedule a video call. The bewildered Grenier, who at … Read more
Non-stick pots could be releasing millions of tiny plastic particles as users are cooking or washing. In a new study, Australian researchers said that just one surface crack on a Teflon-coated pan could release around 9,100 plastic particles. At a micro-scale, Raman imaging and algorithmic modeling have identified that broken coating may lead to the release … Read more
Check your pockets and behind the couch cushions — you could be sitting on millions! A century-old nickel — minted in 1913 — recently sold for a cool $4.2 million. It is one of only five known five-cent-denomination coins that are 1913-dated and have the Liberty Head design. Two of these extremely rare coins are … Read more
It was Mother’s Day in May 2020, and an elderly woman lay dying in a Rhode Island nursing home. Her children couldn’t visit because of Covid, and as much as Adelina Ramos, her certified nursing assistant, longed to provide comfort from her bedside, she had to leave, even though she could see the woman was … Read more
Nearly 10 percent of all Americans will experience symptoms of depression every year. One of the common forms of treatment includes a combination of therapy and antidepressants. According to the CDC, around 13 percent of Americans over the age of 18 were taking antidepressants between 2015 and 2018. The most commonly prescribed form of these … Read more
The world’s inability to have more Mosquirix shots frustrates many in Africa.