Archive for May 2026
Manhattanhenge, NYC’s Sunset Spectacle, Lights Up Big Apple Skies
During the twice-a-year phenomenon, the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and sinks below the horizon framed in a canyon of skyscrapers.
Read MoreS.C. man stops for bread, wins $500,000 lottery prize
A South Carolina man went to the store for a loaf of bread and came home with a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $500,000.
Read MoreWatch: Wandering black bear visits two Massachusetts schools
A young black bear visited two Massachusetts schools as it wandered through Worcester with police in pursuit.
Read MoreLook: Kitten rescued from Connecticut sewer system
Firefighters in Connecticut entered a local sewer system at three different locations to pinpoint the position of a kitten trapped in a pipe.
Read MoreWatch: Mysterious sonic boom rattles South Carolina counties
Experts said a suspected earthquake that rattled portions of South Carolina was actually a sonic boom of unknown origins.
Read MoreAustralian Designer Sparks Controversy with Real Taxidermied Rats Sewn onto Underwear
You’d think the last thing most people would want anywhere near their genitalia is a rat, even a long-dead, taxidermied one, but if that is true, how can anyone explain the viral success of Rat Oddity Gizzard’s line of women’s lingerie? Rat Oddity Gizzard has been using taxidermied rats to create their unique oddities for…
Read MoreMan Who Practiced Iron Sand Palm Kung-Fu Technique for 20 Years Has 3-Inch-Thick Palms
53-year-old Zhang Longxiang has been obsessed with kung-fu ever since he was a young boy, but it was in 1998, after meeting a master of Iron Sand Palm, that he realized that was the technique he wanted to dedicate his life to. After more than 20 years of hard work, he became a master of…
Read MoreWatch: Man balances running chainsaw on his chin for over 4 minutes
An Idaho man broke a potentially deadly Guinness World Record: the longest duration balancing a running chainsaw on the chin.
Read MoreLook: Trapped raccoon family rescued from Maryland tree
Firefighters in Maryland came to the rescue of a mother raccoon stuck in a tree and her babies trapped deeper within the plant.
Read MoreSupermileage, an Extremely Efficient Experimental Car That Gets 2,145 Miles per Gallon of Fuel
At a time when most of the world is focusing on electric vehicles, a team of Utah University students has built an extremely efficient fossil fuel vehicle capable of covering hundreds of kilometers on a single liter of ethanol, thanks to an ultralight, compact, and aerodynamic design. Aptly named Supermileage, the innovative vehicle weighs only…
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