May 13 : Visitors to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge were met with a rare sight on Thursday as a group of humpback whales were seen swimming in the nearby San Francisco Bay. As many as four whales were seen in the bay according to KGO, as marine biologists suspect the sea mammals were attracted […]
April 15 : The Australian wing of fast food giant KFC apologized for promoting its new spicy chicken with an “NSFW” photo many derided as a bit too spicy. The Friday morning tweet from the official KFC Australia account featured a photo of a woman and a man sitting on the couch, with the woman […]
April 15 : A Canadian library looked to handle complaints about patrons’ foul body odor by drafting a letter that directed them to local public showers and laundry facilities. Newmarket Public Library wrote the letter to gently inform patrons of complaints about a “noticeable odor.” “We respectfully request that you take steps to control this […]
April 15 : A hotel in New Zealand implemented a new dress code that prohibits customers from wearing Lycra bicycle shorts. Mike Saunders, owner of the Plough Hotel in Rangiora, North Canterbury, told Stuff that the hotel expected more bikers after making the decision to open for breakfast and wanted to set a certain standard […]
April 15 : A minor-league baseball game in Florida was put on hold after the stadium’s resident cat wandered onto the field. The cat, known as Henley the Eighth, stepped onto the field at a Lakeland Flying Tigers game on Thursday night and caused the game to briefly come to a halt in the seventh […]
April 08: A small town in Texas has constructed a record-breaking monument — the world’s largest Bowie Knife. The town of Bowie, Texas, which — like the knife — was named after Alamo defender Jim Bowie, unveiled the 20-foot-long, 3,000-pound, stainless steel knife on Thursday. “For Bowie, we are hoping to get people off of […]
April 08: A stuffed toy dog in England has gone missing after being launched into the edge of space as part of a school science experiment. Students at Morecambe Bay Community Primary School launched a plush toy named “Sam the dog” into space along with a GoPro and GPS tracking devices using helium balloons on […]
April 08: Authorities in Iowa said a woman wanted for a probation violation was found inside her home — hiding in a modified oven. The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office said deputies executed a search warrant March 31 at the Guthrie Center home of Gabrielle Looper, 25, who was wanted on an arrest warrant for a […]
April 08: A Florida paddleboarder with a camera mounted to the front of his board captured his collision with a spinner shark that jumped out of the water. Maximo Trinidad posted a video to YouTube showing the footage from his Thursday paddleboard outing with a “spinner encounter” near Corners Beach, off Carlin Park in Jupiter. […]
March 18: A teen girl in Australia acted quickly by asking train station staff to stop a train after her pet bird flew onto the tracks. Security footage posted to Facebook by Queensland Rail shows the group of girls walking along a platform at the Chelmer station when the budgerigar parakeet flew away from the […]