A 60-pound African spurred tortoise that went missing from its owner’s place in Florida in 2020 just turned up over the weekend. Someone spotted her trying to cross a highway. In three-and-a-half years, she made it about five miles.……………. A woman in Canada is in the news because most of her body is 39 years…… read more »
Have you ever ordered something small from Amazon like ChapStick, and it came in a box that was WAY bigger than necessary? They’re finally doing something about that. They’ve got a new system that makes custom paper bags and boxes for smaller products. A fulfillment center near Cleveland just became the first to switch over…… read more »
A woman in Rhode Island hit the lottery for $87,000 by using the last four digits in the lottery headquarters’ phone number . . . 6-5-0-0. She says whenever she gets a feeling about a set of numbers, she plays them, and it’s worked before. She also won $20,000 about a month ago……. A man…… read more »
Keith Richards tells a story in his memoir about Charlie Watts punching out Mick Jagger . . . but Mick says it never happened. (Full Story) There’s a rumor that AC/DC may perform at next year’s Rock in Rio festival. And fan filmed video of the band’s set at the Power Trip Festival is floating…… read more »
A guy named Chuck Feeney passed away recently at 92. He made billions co-founding a company that owns a lot of the “duty free” stores you see at airports. But he lived the last 30 years of his life on a strict budget after giving away his ENTIRE FORTUNE. He was a big fan of…… read more »
A 50-year-old U.K. man, Michael Lock, celebrated his 20th anniversary living with inoperable brain cancer. Turns out, working on his day off saved his life. He worked at a hospital in 2003 and woke up with a headache. It was supposed to be his day off, but someone called in sick, so he went in…… read more »
Researchers at three universities are testing a new vaccine to prevent cancer in dogs. Cancer is the #1 cause of death in senior dogs, and this is the largest clinical trial of its kind. They say the vaccine is showing positive results so far…………… The Vincent van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam added a bunch of Pokémon-themed…… read more »
A 32-year-old in West Virginia named Chelsea Rohrbough has gotten over 375 tattoos since the start of the pandemic. But she didn’t really choose any of them. People on TikTok tell her about traumas in their life, and she tattoos them on herself to carry them with her, so they can let them go. She…… read more »
A 104-year-old woman in Chicago named Dorothy Hoffner just broke a world record. She’s the oldest person to ever go skydiving. The previous record was a 103-year-old Swedish woman who went skydiving last year. (Here’s the video.)………………… Eight orphaned manatees recently caught a flight from Ohio to Florida to be released back into the wild. …… read more »
Judas Priest will release their 19th studio album next year. It’s called “Invincible Shield”. The first single is “Panic Attack” Klaus Meine says the Scorpions will be on tour for 2024 and 2025 for their 60th anniversary. On November 10, Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. in partnership with Legacy Recordings will be releasing Jimi Hendrix Experience: Hollywood…… read more »