This 3,156-Pound Pumpkin Broke a World Record That Was Only a Week Old
Ron Wallace grew the first pumpkin to pass 3,000 pounds. The grower whose record he beat had even encouraged him to try a greenhouse.
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Divers Found a Ring Showing One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World—Underwater in Alexandria
A bronze signet ring found beneath Alexandria bears an engraving identified as the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Its owner and exact date remain unknown, but its tiny image opens a striking window onto the lost harbor city.
Crystal Lake Gives Friday the 13th Its Most Unsettling Twist Yet: Jason’s Mother Is the Story
Crystal Lake’s official trailer moves the Friday the 13th legend backward, putting Pam Voorhees’ grief—and the town’s fear—at the center of the nightmare.
The Oldest Fantasy Detours Still Know How to Surprise Us
The fantasy scenes readers remember most are not always the battles. Sometimes they are the eerie detours where a road, forest or burial mound seems to have its own agenda.
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson May Be Half Brothers—and Now Hollywood Is Turning That Mystery Into TV
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson may be half brothers, and a new Apple TV comedy is using that uncanny real-life possibility as its starting point. The stranger story happened before the script.
Florida, vaccinated mother gives birth to a baby girl with Covid-19 antibodies
Scientists have claimed that this is the first recorded case of this kind in the world. A health worker from the US state of Florida, who had the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine during pregnancy, gave birth to a baby who amassed antibodies for Covid-19 at inception. The woman, originally from Palm Beach County,… Read more »
Japanese politician disguises himself as the Joker to campaign [video]
In the govenor elections for the prefecture of Chiba, Japan, a candidate, Yuusuke Kawai, dressed as Joaquin Phoenix’s version of the Joker to a campaign. As reported in Kotaku, Kawai is an entrepreneur who quit his job to enter Japan’s entertainment industry as a comedian. However, since he was not making it on television, he… Read more »
6 Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published due to racist illustrations
The Dr. Seuss books have been loved by children and adults for generations, but 6 of them will no longer be published because they have been found racially offensive, according to the company that maintains the author’s legacy. Dr. Seuss Enterprises says these 6 books, including “And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry… Read more »
United Airlines plane loses an engine mid-flight as passengers look on in terror [video]
Although the airline reported that the flight landed without resulting in any injuries to passengers and crew, pieces of the aircraft fell on a residential area of Broomfield, 25 miles from Denver, Colorado. A United Airlines plane traveling to Honolulu suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff from Denver International Airport on Saturday, and threw… Read more »
Breaking Wind: A Hippo Fart Leaves Three Hospitalized
Breaking wind has always been a natural occurrence for most of us and the animal world. Of course, some individuals, we all know who they are, release powerful blasts that decimate any living organism within the vicinity of the stench. These gas benders have a good idea of the devastation they can cause, unfortunately, the… Read more »