No tricks or treats for an anthropologist after he made a frightful discovery inside a Florida thrift store. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit detectives were alerted to a thrift store in North Fort Meyers after a skull was located inside on Saturday. Deputies say the shopper, who …
Read More »New Mexico couple gets engaged, then gets stranded on mountaintop because of high winds
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An ecstatic New Mexico couple who got engaged on top of Sandia Peak had to curtail their celebrations after getting stuck for hours because of high winds. KOB-TV in Albuquerque reports (http://goo.gl/mVqiPA ) that Arthur Edelhoff and Lindsay Duncan of Corrales took the tram up the mountaintop …
Read More »Former US Postal Service worker in Oregon admits he 'just got lazy,' failed to deliver mail
EUGENE, Ore. – A former U.S. Postal Service worker who failed to deliver nearly 1,000 pieces of mail has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor mail obstruction and been sentenced to a year of probation. The Register-Guard reports (http://is.gd/64Lu9d ) that 27-year-old Alex Douma was also ordered Wednesday to pay a $500 …
Read More »Romania's foreign ministry red-faced after guests described as 'undesirable,' and 'ghastly'
BUCHAREST, Romania – The Romanian foreign ministry has summoned a diplomat to Bucharest after its embassy in Paris sent out invitations to a reception containing rude remarks about the guests. The embassy had emailed invitations to a reception to mark Tuesday’s visit by President Klaus Iohannis, but inadvertently attached a …
Read More »Canadians make 2,000-mile father-son road trip for some original Kentucky Fried Chicken
CORBIN, Ky. – Two thousand miles might seem like a long way to go for fried chicken. Two men from Canada who took their sons on a journey to the original home of Kentucky Fried Chicken say it’s a trip they’ll never forget. The Times-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1CKSADI ) this was …
Read More »Members of Massachusetts country club score 10 holes-in-one in first 2 months of season
CONCORD, Mass. – Members of a Massachusetts country club are having a remarkable golf season. In the two months since the Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord opened for the season, 10 different players ranging in age from 11 to 79 have scored a hole-in-one. Chris Carpenter, director of golf at …
Read More »Deputies: Man arrested after Canadian couple watches Florida beach home burglary via web cam
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Canadian couple watched via web cam as a man broke into their Florida vacation home on Fort Myers Beach before turning the video over to authorities. The surveillance tape helped Lee County sheriff’s deputies arrest 45-year-old Thomas Hinton on Sunday, the day after the burglary. …
Read More »Shoppers at popular marketplace walked over 'vile' dungeon as archaeologists cite 'remarkable' finds
Archaeologists in the United Kingdom recently unearthed ancient relics beneath a bustling marketplace — including the remains of a “vile” dungeon. Announcing the discovery in a Sept. 23 press release, officials at the University of Leicester said the dig yielded “extraordinary evidence of 2,000 years of human activity” in Leicester’s …
Read More »Roommate's loud smoothie prep at dawn ignites viral debate over noise etiquette
A man fed up by his roommate’s 5:30 a.m. smoothie habit garnered overwhelming support on the internet from people sympathetic to his dilemma — and his clever way of trying to deal with it. The man, who shared in a Reddit post that he’s 30 years old and from Melbourne, …
Read More »‘Meaningless' 6-7 meme takes internet by storm: Why kids are yelling these two numbers all the time
Liv Cleary, a sports reporter for KEZI covering theOregon State-Lafayette game, went viral after fans interrupted her live shot with a new Generation Alpha meme trend. Bombarded by game watchers during her report, one attendee was several decibels higher than the others as he shouted “6-7” multiple times behind the …
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