Archive for August 2024

A New Hampshire man captured video of a bear climbing into a parked car through a damaged window and stealing a bag of chips.

A Los Angeles highway was backed up for miles during the morning commute after a crashed semi-truck covered the roadway in boxes of French fries.

A North Carolina man who announced his intention to win that evening’s Cash 5 lottery jackpot made good on his prediction with a $160,756 prize.

A financial advice website is seeking a “Pumpkin Spice Pundit” to make $1,000 by taste testing and reviewing the autumn treats at Trader Joe’s.

The Toronto Zoo confirmed an orangutan named Kembali briefly escaped from his new outdoor enclosure.

A steer on the loose in the Boston area for two months was finally captured and is now seeking a new home, animal rescuers said.

Three remote villages in India’s Madhya Pradesh state have become famous for their ‘thief schools’ where children as young as 12 are trained in pickpocketing, theft, and robbery by seasoned criminals. The three nondescript villages – Kadia, Gulkhedi, and Hulkhedi – located about 120 km from the state capital of Bhopal are reportedly nurseries for…

Lee Hyo Jong, the 52-year-old owner of a bakery and cafe in Seoul, South Korea, recently went viral for her incredibly youthful appearance and nonconformist dress style. The London Bagel Museum cafe in Gangnam, Seoul, was already famous for its delicious pastries and welcoming atmosphere, but it recently got even more attention because of its…

María Carolina Herrera, an elderly soap maker from Peru, won a legal battle against iconic fashion designer Carolina Herrera over the right to use her surname as a brand. María Carolina Herrera lives in Ate-Vitarte, a residential area in Lima, Peru, where she operates her small artisanal soap business. She has always lived a discreet, quiet life,…

Furniture company Ikea gathered 2,052 employees at its first store in Sweden to hold the world’s largest pajama party.