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Doomsday Fish Washes Up On California Beach

A rare, long fish that is seen as a bad omen has washed up on a California beach...for the second time in three months. A 10-foot-long oarfish, which is rumored to be a sign of upcoming earthquakes, was found on…

Woman Given Contactless Payment Tablet At Hospital

TikToker Bay, who goes by username @labslifethroughalens online, posted a video where she was asked to pay using a contactless payment device in her hospital bed. "POV: you almost died but you live in America," a text overlay on the…

Tourist Accused Of Carving Names Into Tokyo Shrine

A 65-year-old American tourist has been accused of using his fingernails to carve letters into a shrine in Tokyo. Japanese police say Steve Lee Hayes vandalized a pillar at the Shinto shrines on his second day in the country. Hayes…

Stolen 700-pound Dog Mascot Found

A 700-pound stuffed dog that was reportedly stolen from a Las Vegas nonprofit was found in front of an AutoZone across town. The massive pup, named "Mr. Deeds", is a symbol of the Good Deed Project and the subject of…

Some TikTokers Stocking Up Before Trump’s Tariffs

Some social media users are concerned that the price of goods will increase once President-elect Donald Trump takes office in 2025...so what are they stocking up on? Personal finance creator and TikToker @webravelygo says she recommends spending money on home…

Italian Officials Discover 2,100 Fake Pieces Of Art

Italian officials have seized 2,100 forged paintings in one of the biggest busts of counterfeit art in the past 15 years. Pieces created by forgers were made to imitate works by over 30 artists, including Andy Warhol, Banksy, and Pablo…

California Man Allegedly Dressed As Bear To Commit Fraud

California authorities are accusing a man of dressing as a brown bear and damaging cars in order to collect insurance payouts. Him and three co-conspirators were charged after submitting video footage of what appeared to be a brown bear climbing…

Are Your Jeans Worth Thousands?

Some Levi's jeans are selling for thousands, and there's an easy way to tell if you have a vintage pair! Specifically, Levi's that were made between 1956 and 1969 could be worth a small fortune. Between these years, Levi's used…

Elon Musk’s Grok Labels Musk As Spreader Of Misinformation

Elon Musk's own AI model, "Grok", has labeled Musk as a key spreader of misinformation on X, formerly Twitter. User Gary Koepnick asked Grok to identify who spread the most misinformation on the platform. Grok cited Musk's massive reach, his…

Moose Tramples BMWs In Company Garage

A moose wandered into a garage in Sweden and trampled three BMW cars before running away. Viktor Örtegren of Schmiedmann was putting his boat into storage when he heard a commotion and investigated. While nobody was injured, the moose caused…

Chinese Influencer Under Fire For Eating Pig Feed

Social media streamer Kong Yufeng has been criticized for eating pig feed on her channel. On October 30th, Yufeng posted a video on Douyin claiming that she would live off the animal food for at least one week. Yufeng said…

No Voting For Beloved Babydog

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, who was elected as the state's senator last week, has been told he cannot bring his "watermelon" on the Senate floor. Justice's English bulldog Babydog, who goes everywhere with him, has gained popularity for being…

Two Passenger Planes Hit By Gunfire Over Haiti

Two passenger airplanes, one Spirit Airlines jet and a JetBlue aircraft, were struck by gunfire while flying over Haiti on Monday. Both airlines, along with American Airlines, have since canceled flights to and from the nation for the time being.…

Emperor Penguin Learns Sand Is Not Snow

An emperor penguin nicknamed Gus is the first of his kind to swim to Australia, and he sadly discovered that sand is not snow. "He tried to do like, a slide on his belly, thinking it was snow I guess,…

Baby Emu Adopted By Chicken

An abandoned baby emu found an unlikely mother in a British aviary! Shrub the emu was rejected by both parents, and was adopted by Nugget, a Bantam hen. Despite being much larger than her foster mother, Shrub learned how to…

Alleged Cigarette Smuggler Attempted To Disguise Merch As Plants

An alleged cigarette smuggler was caught trying to cross the Paraguay/Argentina border while disguising his merchandise in a floating plant. Officials report that the suspect has been pushing 200 packs of "Rodeo King Size" smokes under a mesh covered in…

Queen Elizabeth II’s Wedding Cake Sells For $2,800

A 77-year-old slice of Queen Elizabeth II's wedding cake recently sold for $2,800. The slice was packaged in a box bearing the then-princess's insignia and included a letter from the bride. This particular piece of cake was given to Marion…

Pesto The Penguin Is Growing Up

The internet's favorite baby penguin is molting and growing up! Pesto, a king penguin chick who went viral for being larger than both of his parents, is molting, which means he is entering adulthood. The chick is losing his brown…

Butter Recalled For Bizarre Reason

Costco had to recall almost 80,000 pounds of butter for a bizarre reason: The label did not include a warning that butter contains milk. The initial recall went out in October for both salted and unsalted Kirkland Signature Sweet Cream…

100,000 Students Rode 30 Miles For Dumplings

Tens of thousands of students in China rented bikes and rode 30 miles for a chance to eat Kaifeng's famous dumplings. Some estimates say between 100,000 and 200,000 people pedaled to eat soup dumplings called guan tang bao on Friday.…

Genius Math Student Revealed To Be A Cheater

17-year-old Jiang Ping became famous for her high marks on an international math contest. Ping finished 12th out of 802 competitors in the Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition in June, and her score created a stir, as Ping did not attend…