There may be some truth to the myth of Merlin. On Tuesday, archeologists in Scotland revealed evidence of the legendary wizard’s death in Drumelzier between the 6th and 7th centuries — and the findings could change the way we tell Merlin’s tale. Merlin was said to have been a loyal advisor to King Arthur amid … Read more
A giant, fully functioning iPhone created by popular YouTubers broke a world record. Arun Maini and Matthew Perks constructed an 6.74-foot tall version of an iPhone 15 Pro Max, which set the Guinness World Record for the largest smartphone replica. In order to take home the title, the phone had to actually work, so theirs — … Read more
Don’t tell Mulder and Scully. An academic in England says Earthlings are having too close of an encounter with UFO conspiracies and that it “is no longer a quirk, but a widespread societal problem.” “This belief is slightly paradoxical as we have zero evidence that aliens even exist,” Tony Milligan, a research fellow in the … Read more
She’s doing the breast she can. Kelly Cunningham has always wanted to be a mother — but without a baby of her own, the New York native is breastfeeding her dolls. The Ronkonkoma resident bought a Reborn Doll for her 27th birthday and says she quickly felt her maternal instincts kick in. “I just couldn’t … Read more
People are putting a North Carolina eatery in check after they posted a strict dress code. Kim’s Kafe, a soul food restaurant in Greensboro, posted its rules regarding what people are not allowed to wear when visiting, saying that it “has been in place all summer.” Their dress code, according to their Facebook post, includes: … Read more
We’ve reached a Sat-urning point. Catch Saturn’s rings while you can: The majestic gas planet’s heavenly hula hoops will vanish within six months — but thankfully it’s just an orbital illusion. Come March 2025, these celestial circles — which extend from 43,500 to 87,000 miles, or the equivalent of 30 Earths — will be rendered invisible … Read more
A pregnant 7-foot porbeagle shark appeared to have been eaten by an even larger shark in what researchers believe is the first such evidence of the ocean hunter becoming the hunted. Researchers captured the porbeagle shark near Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in late October 2020 and attached two tracker tags – one mounted on the shark’s … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Only Shoto knows the true story of his incredible journey from Texas to Massachusetts. The skinny stray cat’s experiences and the encounters he made along the way are mysteries that will forever fascinate. Yet one thing is certain: The pet’s owners are sleeping better tonight, reunited with their first family cat after a two-year search. Nearly 2,000 miles separated … Read more
Archaeologists have discovered an “extremely rare and unusual” ancient stone amulet in Jerusalem that could change our understanding of reading and writing in antiquity. “The seal, made of black stone, is one of the most beautiful ever discovered in excavations in ancient Jerusalem,” Yuval Baruch and Navot Rom, directors of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), said in … Read more
She said “I do” to a motherless marriage. A bride walked down the wedding aisle without her mom in attendance because she ran late on the big day. Taking to Reddit, the newlywed stated that “the day of the wedding started out as they normally do,” before things took an unexpected turn. “After I was … Read more
That’s not the way to get more iron in your diet. Doctors in India were taken aback after removing keys, nail clippers, and even a knife from the stomach of a young man, reported to be in his early twenties. Graphic footage of the team extracting a tool chest’s worth of implements is going viral. … Read more
Her life got rear-ended. An influencer is warning women to steer clear of a popular butt filler, saying it left her infertile and in ongoing pain. Self-proclaimed “surgery-addict” Jennifer Pamplona — who spent a whopping $1M to look like Kim Kardashian — wants others to avoid the commonly-used cosmetic material polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) like it … Read more
More than 260 dinosaur footprints discovered in Brazil and Cameroon provide further evidence that South America and Africa were once connected as part of a giant continent millions of years ago, according to a recent study. Scientists estimated that the footprints were originally made 120 million years ago about 600 miles apart, or roughly the distance between Dallas and … Read more
He paid the ultimate p-rice. Doctors in Lebanon say they treated a 38-year-old man who got an unusual bacterial infection in his penis after eating rice and having “vigorous intercourse” with his wife. The incident — “the first case in literature describing such an entity” — was detailed this month in the Annals of Medicine … Read more
They went from oui oui to wee-wee. A gorgeous coastal city in France is baring all with a museum exhibit on nudity — which guests can view in the buff themselves, according to The Guardian. A museum in Marseille, France has opened a nudity exhibit that can be viewed naked. AFP via Getty Images The … Read more
Fight or flight? A cobra and a mongoose treated an airplane runway like a boxing ring, viciously attacking one another and causing havoc in India. The airplane’s takeoff was delayed after the pilot spotted the creatures scrapping on the tarmac in Patna, Bihar, as seen in a viral video. The interspecies grudge match reportedly transpired … Read more
This bald eagle is grounded. An overweight eagle was recently grounded by its plump physique after having a little bit too much to eat. The Missouri Department of Conservation was first given reports that a bald eagle at the Civil War location of Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield had been hurt, but the truth was much … Read more
The a-pacu-lypse is upon us. As if US waterways weren’t teeming with enough invasive fish of late, a Texas angler caught a South American piranha relative with “human teeth” at a local lake on Sunday. The fish, dubbed a pacu, was bagged at Lake Meredith in Sanford and is currently housed at the Lake Meredith … Read more
A UK mom traveling with her 11-year-old son was petrified to discover a hotel worker sneaking into their room and sniffing and stealing her underwear. The horror began for Rara Armstrong, a self-employed model and content creator from Gloucester, Gloucestershire, when she was on a family vacation in May at Hotel Ambassador Playa II in … Read more
They’ll go anywhere for love. Arachnophobes beware: thousands of horny tarantulas are emerging from their subterranean dwellings and scouring America’s southwest for a soulmate. “This event does happen every year, usually around the same time,” Lauren Davidson, Associate Curator of Entomology at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, told BBC Science Focus of the frisky … Read more