The U.S. faces a surge in COVID, flu, norovirus, and RSV infections post-holidays, with experts predicting worse as flu season peaks. Norovirus cases hit record highs since 2012, while RSV hospitalizations rose 40% in two weeks. Flu has already infected 3 million, causing 37,000 hospitalizations and 1,500 deaths. Hospitals in states like California and Illinois…
Note: we are republishing this story, which originally made the news in August 2017. The Council on American-Islamic Relations has accused a McDonald’s restaurant of intentionally adding bacon to a Muslim family’s meal (video below). While visiting the area from New York, the family stopped by a Decatur McDonald’s, where they placed an order for 14 sandwiches, AL.com…
Dogs often find themselves in sticky situations, and while their playful mischief can be amusing, sometimes their antics lead to trouble. When this happens, it’s up to us to step in and lend a hand. Because they depend on us for survival, it is our job to ensure they stay safe and avoid further harm….
Once upon a time, there were two extraordinary girls who were conjoined twins. This means they were born with their bodies connected in a special way. They each had their own hearts and upper bodies, but they shared one body from the waist down. This made their lives very different from most people’s, but it…
For 200 long days, he sat unnoticed. In the corner of the shelter, this incredible dog waited patiently, his eyes scanning the unfamiliar faces that came and went. Day after day, he watched others find their forever homes, while he remained behind. It wasn’t that he lacked charm or beauty—he simply blended into the background,…
Millions of people experience some discomforting itchiness in their eyelashes at some point in their lives, especially when waking up from sleep. It’s normally attributed to grogginess and the presence of fluids in the eye, but unfortunately, it may be worse than that. Advertisement One of the possible causes of this discomfort may be the…
Joe Rogan predicted the LA fires with scary accuracy in a podcast episode last year. A clip of the podcast host has since gone viral after the wildfires broke out in California earlier this week. As local firefighters continue to tackle the huge blaze, people were shocked to find a resurfaced clip of Rogan discussing the possibility…
Centipedes are recognizable by their worm-like bodies, many legs, long, sensitive antennae, yellow to dark brown colors, and small mouths that contain venom glands. As a matter of fact, centipedes can have anywhere from fifteen to seventy-seven pairs of legs that they utilize to scurry across the ground and climb vertical surfaces. Image source: Flickr Will…
Archaeologists have uncovered a medieval sword engraved with mysterious runes. The sword is thought to be thousands of years old and was an incredible find by a team of researchers. It was unearthed from inside a man’s grave at an early medieval burial site that dates all the way back to the fifth and sixth centuries CE. Pictured here…
It’s unlikely that anyone will recognize Brenda Fricker 32 years after her appearance in Home Alone 2. Fricker played the notorious ‘Pigeon Lady’ in the 1992 Christmas classic, a homeless lady in New York who liked pigeons and ultimately helped Kevin McCallister (Macauley Culkin) fight the Wet Bandits. Although Fricker gained most recognition for her…