I was waiting for my grandchildren at the park — everyone thought I was a pedophile

I was waiting for my grandchildren at the park — everyone thought I was a pedophile

An anonymous mom has posted a disturbing account on a local moms’ Facebook group, detailing an incident in an Australian park yesterday where she and other moms harassed an elderly man simply because he was sitting in on the park bench. The post, made as a warning to other local mums, outlines how the man was … Read more

I thought my headaches were from parenting 2 kids — it was a brain tumor

I thought my headaches were from parenting 2 kids — it was a brain tumor

A UK father attributed his headaches to raising young children — turns out he had a brain tumor. Gary Mackay, 38, believed his headaches and waning energy were brought on by the stress of working 40 hours a week, caring for his children and maintaining a social life. He brushed off the aches and pains … Read more

Super-hearing mole thought to be extinct is found on South Africa beach

Super-hearing mole thought to be extinct is found on South Africa beach

Conservationists and geneticists in South Africa have rediscovered a blind mole species lost to science nearly 90 years ago. The De Winton’s golden mole, known for its iridescent coat and sand-swimming ability, was last seen in 1936. Thought to be extinct, it was recently found by the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and the University of Pretoria. The South African mammal is … Read more

I thought I had a hot date — but I got catfished by an NYC restaurant instead

I thought I had a hot date — but I got catfished by an NYC restaurant instead

This greasy spoon did her dirty. In the concrete jungle — where taking a dip in the murky shallows of the dating pool often leaves wannabe lovebirds high and dry — an online dater claims she was catfished by an East Village eatery that posed as a potential suitor on an app in an effort … Read more

‘Golden Bachelor’ Gerry Turner thought STD test would involve checking iris of his eye

‘Golden Bachelor’ Gerry Turner thought STD test would involve checking iris of his eye

It was the golden swab. “The Golden Bachelor” lead Gerry Turner revealed that he had no idea how an STD test worked before ABC told him he was going to star in the “Bachelor” spin-off. “I was actually traveling with an old girlfriend — we were just friends — and I got a call from … Read more

‘Stamped From the Beginning’ Review: Examining Racist Thought

‘Stamped From the Beginning’ Review: Examining Racist Thought

The documentary “Stamped From the Beginning,” based on the 2016 book by Ibram X. Kendi, begins with a trick question and ends with a sage retort. “What’s wrong with Black people?” asks the director Roger Ross Williams of the film’s heady roster of Black female scholars as they consider the ways in which the slave … Read more

Princess Anne thought Meghan Markle would have a ‘short shelf-life’ as a royal, expert says

Princess Anne thought Meghan Markle would have a ‘short shelf-life’ as a royal, expert says

Princess Anne had her suspicions about Meghan Markle when the American tied the knot with Prince Harry, back in 2018. The only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth, 73, is said to have believed that the “Suits” actress, 42, would have a “short shelf-life” as a member of the royal family. Her prescience was soon … Read more

I thought Alaska was an island but I’m not ‘stupid’— I blame my teachers

I thought Alaska was an island but I’m not ‘stupid’— I blame my teachers

She’s schooling teachers over her bad education. A geographically confused content creator is calling for an overhaul of the American education system, saying she lacks general knowledge, despite earning As and Bs in her high school classes. Sabriena Abrre, 25, grew up in Utah but now lives with her husband and two young children in … Read more

Matthew Perry thought Courteney Cox was ‘cripplingly beautiful’ — did they ever date?

Matthew Perry thought Courteney Cox was ‘cripplingly beautiful’ — did they ever date?

Courteney Cox caught the eye of her future TV husband Matthew Perry early on. The late actor, who died at age 54 on Oct. 28, opened up about his first impression of the “Scream actress” in his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.” “Courteney Cox was wearing a yellow dress and was … Read more

Princeton professor sparks outrage by calling journal article about sex with animals ‘thought provoking’: ‘Someone check his hard drive’

Princeton professor sparks outrage by calling journal article about sex with animals ‘thought provoking’: ‘Someone check his hard drive’

A Princeton professor accused of “arguing for decades that we need to rethink bestiality” is again under fire for urging his social media followers to “read and ponder” a “thought provoking” journal article entitled “Zoophilia is Morally Permissible.” Dr Peter Singer, a teacher of bioethics at the Ivy League school’s Center for Human Values since … Read more

‘Succession’ alum Brian Cox accidentally signed on for a reality show: ‘I thought it was the new James Bond’

‘Succession’ alum Brian Cox accidentally signed on for a reality show: ‘I thought it was the new James Bond’

Logan Roy made a mistake.  Brian Cox, best known for playing the hard-nosed patriarch of the Roy dynasty on HBO’s “Succession,” admitted that he agreed to do the upcoming reality competition series “007: Road to a Million” because  “I thought it was the new James Bond film,” he told Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday’s episode of … Read more

Snake hunters catch 17-foot python they thought was an alligator: ‘It was crazy’

Snake hunters catch 17-foot python they thought was an alligator: ‘It was crazy’

They’re gonna need a bigger rope. Another day, another behemoth serpent rearing its head amid Florida’s Burmese python invasion. This time, Panhandle python hunters made hiss-tory after corralling a nearly 200-pound snake — the second largest ever bagged in the state. “Her head was the size of a football,” conservationist Mike Elfenbein told Fox 35 News … Read more

Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr still stunned by Beatles’ success: ‘None of us thought it would last a week’

Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr still stunned by Beatles’ success: ‘None of us thought it would last a week’

With the release of their first song in decades, The Beatles have proven their music remains as relevant as ever — but the band’s two surviving members say they never imagined they’d have such longevity from its humble beginnings in Liverpool. “None of us thought it would last a week!” drummer Ringo Starr, 83, told … Read more

You thought your commute was bad? Kids have to walk on rope over alligator-infested river to school

You thought your commute was bad? Kids have to walk on rope over alligator-infested river to school

This is one way of roping kids in to go to school. Going to school may feel treacherous enough for students as it is, but over 70 pupils from Villa Leidy, near the coastal city of Santa Marta, Colombia risk their lives daily to get to the classroom. To get to school, the children must … Read more

Jennifer Aniston cried over thought of ‘losing’ Matthew Perry in 2004

Jennifer Aniston cried over thought of ‘losing’ Matthew Perry in 2004

Nearly 20 years before Matthew Perry’s death, his close “Friends” co-star Jennifer Aniston broke down in tears over him during a 2004 Diane Sawyer interview. The sit-down has now resurfaced following Perry’s tragedy. The late star died of an apparent drowning in his hot tub at his California home on Saturday. He was 54. Aniston, … Read more

My parents thought I’d been stabbed to death — 6 months later I decided to call them

My parents thought I’d been stabbed to death — 6 months later I decided to call them

A New Zealand man has stunned listeners of a local radio show after revealing his parents thought he had been stabbed to death — only for him to call them six months later. The Kiwi, known only as Callum, shared his wild story on ZM Radio earlier this month, with footage of the call going … Read more

Lunar crystals reveal moon is 40M years older than we thought: study

Lunar crystals reveal moon is 40M years older than we thought: study

That’s one giant leap into the past. A recent analysis of lunar dirt brought back by the final Apollo mission in 1972 has confirmed that Earth’s satellite is 4.46 billion years old — some 40 million years more than originally thought. It’s now thought that our moon began as the giant shard of a Mars-sized … Read more

Man’s broken tooth leads to open-heart surgery, 7-month ordeal after docs thought he just had the flu

Man’s broken tooth leads to open-heart surgery, 7-month ordeal after docs thought he just had the flu

A man who had his broken tooth pulled was told by doctors he was suffering from a bad strain of the flu — only to reveal to TikTok that he actually had a full-body, blood infection that led to a 7-month medical odyssey. Ohio native Brandon Baker, reportedly in his 20s, was driving to work … Read more

Martin Short thought Selena Gomez would be a ‘nightmare’ on ‘Only Murders in the Building’

Martin Short thought Selena Gomez would be a ‘nightmare’ on ‘Only Murders in the Building’

Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” has been a hit comedy for the past three seasons. While stars Martin Short, Steve Martin and Selena Gomez surely have undeniable chemistry, the Canadian comedian wondered what his first interaction with the former Disney Channel star would be like. Short, 73, initially believed that Gomez, 31, would be … Read more

I thought I was making my man’s ugly gaming console look nice — I should never have touched it

I thought I was making my man’s ugly gaming console look nice — I should never have touched it

Talk about game over. TikToker Isabella Veronica Hardy couldn’t wait to show her followers the stylish makeover she’d given her husband’s gaming system — but wound up angering gamers everywhere when it was revealed she’d defaced a limited-edition PS4 console worth hundreds of dollars used. “Wrapping my husband’s ugly PS4 in white to match my … Read more