McDonald’s started out selling hot dogs and potato chips — and other surprising fast food facts

McDonald’s started out selling hot dogs and potato chips — and other surprising fast food facts

Ray Kroc cut the ribbon on the first McDonald’s franchise, opened in Des Plaines, Ill., back in 1955 — and the rest is fast food history. But the McDonald’s story begins years before that — and halfway across the continent in Southern California, to boot. And did you know that the Big Mac wasn’t invented until 1967, … Read more

Tom Brady ‘gets summer started’ with his kids in new Memorial Day video

Tom Brady ‘gets summer started’ with his kids in new Memorial Day video

The summer has officially started for Tom Brady. Taking to Instagram on Monday, the legendary NFL quarterback posted a video of himself enjoying the holiday weekend with his kids, son Benjamin and daughter Vivian, as they did water sports and took in the sunshine. “You guys okay if we get summer started? Hope everyone is … Read more

A creep hacked into my son’s beloved toy while he slept and started speaking to him — don’t make my mistake

A creep hacked into my son’s beloved toy while he slept and started speaking to him — don’t make my mistake

This mom isn’t playin’ around.  Kelly Medina Enos, a mom of two and UK media personality, is sharing a “really scary” cautionary tale about a toy she bought for her 4-year-old son, George. Enos claims that somehow a “fully-grown man” hijacked the walkie-talkie she ordered on Amazon. “Basically they aren’t a safe childs toy IMO. … Read more

‘The View’ hosts flee studio after grease fire at ‘Tamron Hall Show’ next door: ‘We do not know who started it’

‘The View’ hosts flee studio after grease fire at ‘Tamron Hall Show’ next door: ‘We do not know who started it’

They didn’t start the fire — or, the tale of a real Hot Topic. “The View” co-hosts and show staff were forced to flee their studio before Wednesday morning’s show after a grease fire broke out at “The Tamron Hall Show,” which shoots in the studio next door. No one was injured in the blaze, … Read more

I lost over 50 pounds in 8 months — it all started with this one good habit

I lost over 50 pounds in 8 months — it all started with this one good habit

An Australian woman has shared her stunning weight loss transformation that saw her lose 53 pounds and get her life back. Back in July 2023, Dils Lee felt like she had hit rock bottom after reaching her heaviest weight of 192 pounds, while she was also donning size 16 clothes. While the 28-year-old says there … Read more

I have the world’s largest collection of empty potato chip bags — it started as a way to cope while my wife was dying of breast cancer

I have the world’s largest collection of empty potato chip bags — it started as a way to cope while my wife was dying of breast cancer

He’s cashing in his chips. A retired man who built the world’s largest-ever collection of empty potato chip wrappers says he’s finally reached the proverbial bottom of the bag — after pulling in an astonishing 24,000. Gary Key, of East Yorkshire, England, first embarked upon the thoroughly unusual pastime back in 2012 as a diversion after … Read more

Cam Newton ‘money’ talk started youth 7-on-7 tournament brawl: TopShelf coaches

Cam Newton ‘money’ talk started youth 7-on-7 tournament brawl: TopShelf coaches

The trash talk got a little too personal between Cam Newton and two TopShelf Performance (TSP) coaches before a brawl broke out at a youth 7-on-7 football game in Atlanta on Sunday. Newton, a former NFL MVP quarterback, made headlines when social media videos showed him involved in a physical altercation at the tournament with brothers TJ … Read more

Wedding is wrecked when guest misidentifies the bride: ‘Got upset and started crying’

Wedding is wrecked when guest misidentifies the bride: ‘Got upset and started crying’

A viral wedding drama shared on social media might be giving some future brides the chills. “A few days ago I went with my boyfriend” to the wedding of one of his distant cousins, a woman wrote on the Reddit page known as AITA (“Am I the a–hole”), a popular site for sharing personal conflicts and other issues … Read more

Kumail Nanjiani ‘started counseling’ after brutal Marvel ‘Eternals’ reviews

Kumail Nanjiani ‘started counseling’ after brutal Marvel ‘Eternals’ reviews

He was eternally scarred. Actor and comedian Kumail Nanjiani had to seek professional help after reading all the negative reviews of his Marvel film “Eternals.” “The reviews were bad, and I was too aware of it,” Nanjiani, 45, said on an appearance on the “Inside of You With Michael Rosenbaum” podcast. “I was reading every review … Read more

Christian McCaffrey’s mom, Lisa, ‘started bawling’ in bathroom during 49ers’ NFC Championship low point

Christian McCaffrey’s mom, Lisa, ‘started bawling’ in bathroom during 49ers’ NFC Championship low point

Christian McCaffrey’s mom needed an escape when the 49ers trailed the Lions by 17 points in the first half of the NFC Championship game. When reflecting on last month’s NFC title game, McCaffrey’s mom, Lisa, revealed she “started bawling” in a private bathroom before San Francisco rallied for a 34-31 victory over Detroit to punch … Read more

Family road trip goes off the rails after dad makes shocking find in air conditioning vent: ‘Everyone started freaking out’

Family road trip goes off the rails after dad makes shocking find in air conditioning vent: ‘Everyone started freaking out’

An Australian family has had their road trip brought to a screeching halt after spotting something unusual lurking behind the dashboard airconditioning vent. The dad and his family were traveling along this week when he got the fright of his life. The dad “all of a sudden jumped” and quickly pulled over, telling the kids: … Read more

Ed O’Neill wasn’t invited to ‘Married With Children’ Amanda Bearse’s wedding at height of feud: ‘I started laughing’

Ed O’Neill wasn’t invited to ‘Married With Children’ Amanda Bearse’s wedding at height of feud: ‘I started laughing’

Ed O’Neill has new bombshells about his longtime bitter feud with his “Married…With Children” co-star, Amanda Bearse.  The sitcom ran for 11 seasons on Fox, from 1987 to 1997, starring O’Neill, Katey Sagal, and Christina Applegate.  O’Neill, 77 starred as family patriarch Al Bundy, married to Peg (Sagal), while Bearse, 65, played Marcy, their neighbor … Read more

I got a sunburn and started hallucinating — it felt like an alien was on my legs

I got a sunburn and started hallucinating — it felt like an alien was on my legs

It was a hot-llucination. An Australian woman is ringing the alarm after she was sunburned so badly that she hallucinated and broke out in blisters that made her look like an “alien.” “It was the worst pain I’ve ever experienced,” Cas Flynn-Troy, 22, told SWNS of the “horrible” ordeal. The smoldering incident occurred December 31 … Read more

Matthew Stafford’s wife, Kelly, ready for Lions return ahead of NFL playoffs: ‘Back to where it started’

Matthew Stafford’s wife, Kelly, ready for Lions return ahead of NFL playoffs: ‘Back to where it started’

The next postseason chapter of Matthew Stafford’s career will begin at the place “where it all started.” When commemorating the end of the regular season Sunday, wife Kelly Stafford tipped her hat to the Rams quarterback, who will face his former Lions team Sunday in an NFC wild-card matchup. “Another amazing season old man. Year … Read more

I married my step-brother and started a family — people call our marriage a ‘train wreck’ but we’re so in love

I married my step-brother and started a family — people call our marriage a ‘train wreck’ but we’re so in love

Bro, no! A woman who married and had children with her stepbrother has been grabbing attention online for her humorous updates on the couple’s unusual domestic life. Lindsay and Cade Brown have been attracting scores of viewers to their TikTok account due to their less than typical existence, which one commenter called a “train wreck.” … Read more

My hockey boyfriend started a double life in Russia

My hockey boyfriend started a double life in Russia

From Russia with love — for someone else. One woman took the liberty of sharing her best friend’s dating nightmare on TikTok, and the tale involves a bizarre twist. The TikTok user “@emmanoyesmaybe” explained how her best friend discovered that her boyfriend of eight years was dating another woman and living a double life while … Read more

Police officer mistaken for stripper as he breaks up wild party: ‘Everyone started twerking’

Police officer mistaken for stripper as he breaks up wild party: ‘Everyone started twerking’

They were looking to cop a feel — and wound up feeling a cop. A group of excited women were caught on camera mistaking a dashing police officer for a male stripper as he tried to shut down their rowdy party in Sydney, Australia. The sexy incident was filmed by a reveler who later posted the … Read more

I’m in an all-female throuple — we started as friends then fell in love

I’m in an all-female throuple — we started as friends then fell in love

Good things come in threes — and this threesome is living proof.  Triple lucky in love, when girlfriends Kenzie and Legacy opted to open up their relationship to a third partner in January 2022, neither knew exactly what to expect.  And since welcoming girlfriend Amber, who the couple met on a dating app, into their … Read more

I just started as a leader — how long do I wait before firing people?

I just started as a leader — how long do I wait before firing people?

I’m a new leader at my company, and while I’ve only been in the job for three weeks, I’m already seeing what the big problems are, and how to fix them. This includes changing a lot of the talent on the team. My question is, how long should a new leader wait before making changes … Read more

How the Taylor Swift dating rumor with Lakers’ Austin Reaves started

How the Taylor Swift dating rumor with Lakers’ Austin Reaves started

Long before her budding relationship with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, there was Taylor Swift’s “rumored” romance with Lakers guard Austin Reaves. Months after an X user linked Swift, 33, to Reaves, 25, in a now-viral tweet from June, the mastermind behind the fabricated coupling is speaking out — and happens to be a Lakers … Read more