A four-year-old boy in Connecticut was playing in his backyard when a bear showed up on Saturday. But he’s okay after his family’s golden retriever chased the bear away. It’s all on video. (Here’s the video.)…… A couple in Rhode Island were at a seafood restaurant when they found a pearl in a clam, which…… read more »
You see buried treasure in movies a lot, but not in real life: A guy in Kentucky recently found 800 gold coins from the Civil War buried in his cornfield. An appraiser said they’re worth around $2 MILLION………A fire department in Georgia hosted a summer camp just for girls. Over three days, they got to…… read more »
You may have heard about this group before. Early in the pandemic, a guy in New Jersey started a nonprofit called “I Want to Mow Your Lawn“, where you can volunteer to mow lawns for senior citizens and others who need help. Now it’s expanded to 46 states, and recently went international. A handful of…… read more »
Someone in Alaska spotted a month-old baby walrus all alone, about four miles inland, and saved it. A place called the Alaska SeaLife Center is taking care of it. They say the babies are used to having their mom around to keep them warm. So workers are providing it with, quote, “24/7 cuddle care.” (Here’s…… read more »
A farmer in Kansas named Lee Wilson and his wife just celebrated their 50th anniversary, and sunflowers are his wife’s favorite. So he surprised her by planting 1.2 MILLION of them. They’ve been together since high school………..A cop in Florida stopped a runaway boat last weekend by jumping from one speeding boat to another. The sheriff’s department…… read more »
A dad in Missouri bought a lottery ticket on his birthday last month, and won $50,000. Then he won another hundred bucks when his son said, “I’ll bet $100 you’re lying.” We’re guessing he won’t be making his son pay up though………………A dad in Arkansas made good on a big promise he made to his…… read more »
Animal rescuers in England saved a squirrel the other day that was stuck 30 feet up in a tree. It couldn’t get down because it had a toilet paper tube stuck on its head. (Here’s a photo.)….. A woman in Houston named Callie Clemens has been climbing through sewers for the past week, trying to…… read more »
An artist in Toronto was riding his bike this month when his sketchbook fell out of his basket, and he didn’t realize. It had a decade’s worth of art in it, so he was devastated. He put flyers up everywhere, and no one turned it in. But then someone posted about it on a neighborhood…… read more »
Check out some HD video here from Deep Purple’s summer tour in Slovakia. Mick Jagger celebrated his 80th birthday at a club with Leonardo DiCaprio, Lenny Kravitz, Ron Wood, and other celebrities. (Full Story) Metallica is investing in their fifth year of the Metallica Scholars Initiative. Founding Eagles bassist Randy Meisner died this past Wednesday…… read more »
To show how hot it’s been, a news station in Phoenix put a canvas on an easel . . . taped a bunch of crayons to the top . . . and left it in the sun until the crayons melted and dripped down. So it was like the sun painted a work of art.…… read more »