It’s seemed like we might never win the war against opioid abuse, but a new report found fentanyl overdose deaths fell 10% over the past year. That’s based on initial numbers, but experts think it might be an even bigger drop than that once all the stats are in……… A fire department in Washington state…… read more »
Around a year ago, a woman near Toronto was devastated when a painting went missing from her wall. Her son threw a party, and one of his friends, who was probably drunk, walked off with it. Then they got tired of carrying it, left it on the street, and it vanished. It’s not worth much,…… read more »
Planet Fitness announced its annual High School Summer Pass program was a huge success again. For June, July, and August, all high-schoolers could show up and work out for free. They say almost three million kids took advantage of it this summer, logging more than 12 million workout sessions……… For 30 years, three people in…… read more »
A family in Colorado found their missing cat almost two months after he went missing. His name is Drifter. It turned out he’d been stuck in a sewer the whole time. He lost more than half his body weight, but he’ll be fine………. A dog was seen wandering Vermont for a week with a bucket-like…… read more »
An EDM show in Santa Barbara, California called the Lucidity festival cancelled its 2024 event late last month and did NOT offer refunds. Organizers claim they just don’t have the money. But how cool is this? A totally different EDM festival with no connection announced THEY’RE honoring the tickets. The Same Same But Different festival…… read more »
According to research, “Dungeons & Dragons” and other tabletop role-playing games can help autistic players in social interactions. Among other things, “D&D” helped boost autistic players’ confidence, “giving them a strong sense of kinship or belonging.”……………… A cop in Oregon adopted a 15-week-old kitten after two search-and-rescue team members found it hiding in the wheel…… read more »
A dad in the U.K. is going viral after he got a tattoo for his son, who’s autistic and non-verbal. His son is just learning how to spell, and he got the alphabet tattooed on his forearm. So now he can point to letters to spell out the things he can’t say…………… Seven years ago,…… read more »
A bowling team in Kentucky set a new world record and raised money for a cancer charity at the same time. Four bowlers rolled 2,032 strikes in 24 hours……….. Chicago has a “Tool Library“, with thousands of tools for residents to borrow. Over 90% of the tools have been donated by locals. And people can…… read more »
Competition on Sunday . . . and when one of the contestants started choking, he jumped in and started performing the Heimlich. He gave the guy four or five compressions before first responders took over and helped free the stuck piece of lobster. The victim wasn’t fazed . . . as soon as his windpipe…… read more »
A guy in Virginia can finally move out of his parents’ basement after a lottery ticket from his dad won him $1,000 a week for life. He ended up taking the lump sum of $1 million. The guy and his wife had been living with his parents since their wedding in April. The dad joked…… read more »