It was the Fantastic Mr. Faux. A UK antique collector was shocked after realizing a taxidermied “fox head” was actually the supremely rare bust of an extinct predator called a Tasmanian Tiger. “I will never find anything better,” the curious cranium’s owner James Cranfield, a natural history relics dealer, told the BBC of the once-in-a-lifetime … Read more
“Just let it out.” It’s a line I’ve heard from my father more times than I can count, usually as I scrunch up my face, squeeze my eyes shut and clamp my nose, producing little more than a pathetic squeak as I desperately try to stifle a sneeze. Easy for him to say. When my … Read more
It was a sex scandal for the ages. An X-rated artwork depicting a momentous event in England’s past could rewrite our understanding of UK history — thanks to the portrayal of an alleged sordid royal affair. The Bayeux Tapestry, which recently returned to the UK from Normandy, France for the first time since its creation … Read more
A Nevada woman was left bloodied after being mauled by an otter while swimming in Lake Tahoe – and she has since recounted how the weasel-like creature was “ruthless” in its vicious attack. Reno-based swimming instructor Lynnette Bellin needed 38 stitches after being savagely attacked during her open water swim on Sunday morning. Lynnette Bellin … Read more
More than 14 million older adults fall every year in the US, perhaps none so often as 91-year-old Dale Sanders. By his count, Sanders fell 71 times while reclaiming his record as the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail. Six were what he calls hard falls, including one that led to a brief hospitalization … Read more
This was one piss-poor DIY. A 41-year-old man had been having incontinence, or trouble controlling his bladder, for a month. When he took matters into his own hands, he caused a much more serious medical emergency. By the time he got to doctors, he couldn’t urinate — which causes excruciating pain. Doctors were shocked to … Read more
Dr. Krista Edelman was having a strange dream about a small mouse trying to get into her mouth. When she woke up, she was met with the horrifying realization that there was, in fact, a furry animal “burrowing” between her lips. “I reach up to my mouth … and then I touch something that is … Read more
When it comes to detecting psychos, you just gotta go with their gut. Scientists have found a surprising link between certain microbes and darker personality characteristics, according to a shocking study in Nature. “We hypothesized that the composition of the gut and oral microbiota may be associated with subclinical psychopathic personality traits,” wrote the team, … Read more
It’s a medical domino effect no one could have seen coming. A 60-year-old man in Australia was suffering from stage four melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, and it had spread to several other places including his liver and thigh bone. While he was in treatment, he had to undergo unrelated heart surgery — … Read more
It keeps him on his toes. A Long Island ballroom-dance instructor doesn’t know the meaning of de-feet — running six marathons barefoot, including four in New York City. “I do get, periodically, a little shard of glass or something in my foot, and what I say is that that’s what the bib pins are for,” … Read more
A popular state park in Maryland is now partially closed after two recent attacks by rabid beavers. The first beaver attack at Cunningham Falls State Park in Frederick County, Maryland, by the town of Thurmont, involved a 13-year-old swimmer on July 26. The teenage boy, who had injuries to his hands and chest, was airlifted to Johns … Read more
They’re in deep ship. A farm in the UK has been ripped as “distasteful” by parents after rolling out a children’s ride modeled after the Titanic. The unsettling attraction is located at the Graveley Fruit Farm in Hitchin, which opened in 1981 and features berry picking, a playground and other family-friendly pursuits. Graveley Fruit Farm … Read more
They turned crap into gold. A routine renovation job in Belgium took an unexpected turn on Tuesday after builders happened upon a gold hoard worth over $10 million while installing a sewer system. “Our first reaction was actually disbelief,” an 18-year-old student worker named Kobe told local media outlet VRT while recalling the unexpected haul. … Read more
Let sleeping bears lie — or pay up! A boat operator near Norway was hit with a fine of over $5,000 for blowing a foghorn to wake a sleeping polar bear, officials said Thursday. The vessel was sailing off the coast of the Svalbard archipelago, around 620 miles from the North Pole, earlier this month … Read more
It was “armed” and dangerous! Wild footage shows the moment an octopus latched onto a fisherman’s face with an eight-armed death grip — forcing him to club the critter to avoid suffocating. Jesser Cervantes was on wooden dinghy near the Philippines last month when he reeled in the spunky sea creature and it suddenly latched … Read more
Trump’s Cabinet may be having a very different experience on the porcelain throne than the rest of America. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Vice President JD Vance are among the senior officials embracing a diet that promises weight loss, glowing skin — and, perhaps most eyebrow-raising of all, “nearly orgasmic” poops. Yes, really. … Read more
Memorabilia collectors can put the city’s junk in their trunks. Like the legendary Pizza Rat, dancing performers seeking spare change and pesky turnstile fare-jumpers stealing free rides, MetroCard machines are indelible fixtures of the New York City subway system. Now, those clunky contraptions, some weighing over 1,000 pounds, can be an indelible fixture in your … Read more
Forget love letters. Bryan Johnson is saving something a little more personal from Kate Tolo. The tech entrepreneur turned biohacker has built a following by turning his quest to cheat death into a social media spectacle, documenting everything from his bodily functions to bedroom habits in pursuit of longevity. His girlfriend is increasingly becoming part … Read more
Urine in the club. Some Lollapalooza attendees are facing the music online after they seen “crowdsurfing” an alleged pee bag across the crowd in a leaked video. “Passing a bag of pee through the crowd is not ok,” Instagram user @edmtrain captioned a clip of the revolting incident, which currently boasts 177,000 views. Lollapalooza fans … Read more
Not even “spidey sense” could have prevented this odiferous attack. A “Spider-Man” screening in Cartagena, Colombia was evacuated after one of the audience members suffered from an extreme fart attack. The gas leak occurred on August 2 on “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” at the Cine Colombia multiplex inside the Plaza Bocagrande shopping center, Jam Press … Read more