America’s National Parks just got their biggest single donation ever . . . $100 MILLION from the Lilly Endowment, one of the world’s largest private charity foundations. The National Park Foundation plans to announce where the first round of money is going later this year, but called the donation “transformative.” All the money will be…… read more »
A guy in Mebane, NC bought a house, then hit the lottery the next day for $440,000. He says when he closed on the house, someone made a joke that he could lower his monthly payment if he ever won the lottery. He’s using the money to pay off his house and go on a…… read more »
A guy in Massachusetts delivered his wife’s baby on the side of the highway this month after they couldn’t quite make it to the hospital. He called her “an absolutely legend,” and their new daughter Summer is doing great. And bonus: He DIDN’T lose his wedding ring. It came off during the delivery. He was…… read more »
A creep in Michigan tried to kidnap a 15-year-old girl last week, then a seven-year-old girl an hour later. But he failed, thanks to bystanders stepping in to help both times. Cops tracked him down, and he’s now behind bars……….. A woman in Texas named Connie Claxton just retired after working at Whataburger for 54…… read more »
The world’s largest 3-D-printed NEIGHBORHOOD is nearing completion in Texas. 3-D-printing homes is faster, less expensive, requires fewer workers, and minimizes construction material waste. And they are VERY sturdy. The homes actually aren’t “cookie cutter” in the way you’d expect, but you do sacrifice a little charm. One buyer says, “It feels like a fortress…… read more »
Donna Osbourne, a 75-year-old PA woman, was supposed to fly to Florida for a vacation, but her flight got delayed multiple times while she was at the airport, so she decided to skip the trip and went home. And it’s a good thing she did, because she ended up buying a lottery ticket and won…… read more »
A father and his young son won an annual treasure hunt in Utah, finding $25,000 hidden under a rock. It’s been going on since June, and new clues get released each week. The dad says he’ll use the money for back-to-school shopping, and for his kids’ college fund……….. Multiple cops in Orange County, Florida dove…… read more »
A 19-year-old panda named Ying Ying is a new mom after giving birth to twins at a zoo in Hong Kong yesterday . . . a boy and a girl. She’s the oldest panda on record to become a first-time mom……………. It’s never too late to make a change: A woman in England who dropped out…… read more »
An animal rescue place in Tennessee posted photos of a kitten born with four ears. He’s totally healthy. He just happens to have two normal ears with another set of smaller ones inside them. They say he’s “simply ear-resistible” and will go up for adoption soon. They named him “Audio” because he has “built-in surround-sound…… read more »
A woman in the U.K. gave birth in the lobby of a movie theater last Wednesday. And the theater announced they’re giving the kid free tickets for life. She had a healthy baby girl and they’re both doing great…………A woman in Florida was helping clean up after Hurricane Debby and found a message in a…… read more »