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Chase Warns Against Check Fraud Trend

Chase Bank warns users that a new TikTok trend goes by another name: fraud. Monday's warning comes after some social media users claimed to have found a "glitch" that lets them withdraw money they don't have. However, this so-called glitch…

Florida Family Paid For Fake Warhols

A Florida family is suing a Miami art gallery after paying more than $6 million for fake Andy Warhol pieces. The Perlman family is alleging that Les Roberts, the director of Miami Fine Art Gallery, convinced them that the pieces…

Joey Chestnut Sets New Hot Dog World Record

Joey Chestnut set a new hot dog eating record during Netflix's Labor Day special titled Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef. Chestnut ate 83 hot dogs in 10 minutes, and challenger Takeru Kobayashi wolfed down 67. Chestnut beat his own world…

$66 Million Dollar Parking Lot Has No Entrance

An English parking lot built for about $66 million dollars cannot be used because there's no road connecting it to the street. Motorists are unable to use the vast space, which would fit about 850 cars. Construction was finished in…

Bear Steals Chips From Car In New Hampshire

New Hampshire man Geoffrey Starr posted a video of a bear climbing into a parked car to snag a bag of chips. The car window was apparently taped shut, but the adhesive was no match for a mother's paws. The…

Florida Shrink Wraps Self At Miami Airport

On August 27th, video of a man covered in luggage wrap popped up on the Instagram account @onlyindade. The unidentified Florida man was apparently trying to check himself in as luggage at the LATAM counter at Miami International. The man,…

Would You Sample Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Treats For A Living?

FinanceBuzz is hiring a "Pumpkin Spice Pundit" to taste test and review Trader Joe's fall treats. The chosen candidate will review pumpkin waffles, cinnamon rolls, and other pumpkin-flavored fall snacks. The position will pay the pundit $1000 dollars along with…

89-year-old Woman Survives Ordeal By Befriending Fox

A grandmother survived four nights trapped in the Alps and made a fox friend. 89-year-old Giuseppina Bardelli was foraging for mushrooms when she went missing. Her son contacted authorities, and she was found four days later. She had apparently fallen…

Humanoid Robots Go Viral At Conference

A short clip featuring sexualized "humanoid robots" showcased at Beijing's World Robot Conference has sparked debate online. Some viewers weren't sure if the characters were actually robots, or just women in costume. Ex-Robot unveiled the impressive creations at the event,…

Cruise Passengers Have Been Stuck For Three Months

The cruise that was supposed to never stop has been trapped in Belfast for three months. The Villa Vie Odyssey was supposed to set out in May to begin its journey to 150 countries, but has been stuck in Northern…

Parasite Scan Shows Dangers Of Undercooked Pork

An ER doctor shared a horrifying scan of a patient's legs after they ate undercooked pork. Dr. Sam Ghali posted "one of the craziest CT scans" he had ever seen on X. The image shows the extremities are filled with…

Burger Joint Loses King Status

X user @ilovesubnautica reported that his local burger joint lost its crown. "The burger king in my town was SO BAD they were cut off from the chain and are now just called burger," he posted along with photos. The…

World’s Oldest Crocodile Has 10,000 Kids

An enormous 16-foot crocodile has fathered 10,000 babies, his zoo reports. Henry the Nile Crocodile is about 123 years old and currently lives at the Crocworld Conservation Centre in South Africa. The massive reptile is about the length of a…

Baseball Team Keeps Bat Dog Despite Incident

A Florida Minor League Baseball team is keeping its newest "bat dog" on the roster...even though she did her business on the field during her first game. Lucy May, a 10-month old Lab, was introduced by the Clearwater Threshers after…

4-year-old Knocks Over 3,500-year Old Jar

A four-year-old boy knocked over a Bronze Age jar that was at least 3,500 years old. The priceless artifact was being kept near the entrance of the Hecht Museum in Israel. According to the boy's father, the child "pulled the…

Mongoose And Cobra Fight On Tarmac

A flight was delayed at the Jay Prakash Narayan Airport in India due to a fight between a mongoose and a cobra. The two animals were duking it out on the runway, and footage taken from the plane shows the…

Bald Eagle Declared Too Fat To Fly

A bald eagle thought to be injured was actually just well-fed! The bird, which was found in Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, "was found to be healthy but engorged with raccoon -- in other words, too fat to fly," according to…

Wedding Cameraman Accused Of Photographing Changing Bride

Minnesota wedding photographer Mitchell Ringness has been accused of hiding a camera in a bridal suite. The inappropriate footage was apparently provided to the police by the photographer's own wife. Investigators say footage was taken from a low angle and…

Delta Passenger Claims A Secret Smoker Was On Her Flight

Delta passenger and TikToker @janelleonajet recorded evidence implying another traveler smoked three times on her recent six-hour flight. Her video features the pilot's voice announcing several warnings to the secret smoker, who apparently was using the bathroom to vape or…