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South African Man Survives Helicopter Crash… While Carrying a Penguin in a Cardboard Box

File this under “Sentences You Didn’t Expect to Read Today.” A man in South Africa was recently rescued after a helicopter crash—and when emergency crews got to the scene, they found him carrying a live penguin… inside a cardboard box. And no, that’s not a Mad Libs game. That’s a real news story. The crash According to South African authorities, a helicopter went down near Cape Town on Friday, April […]

todayApril 14, 2025 6

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Before the Stadium Tours and Grammys, Taylor Swift Was Just Another Kid at Hendersonville High

Most people know her as a global superstar, a chart-topping machine, and the reason friendship bracelets are sold out everywhere. But here in Hendersonville, Tennessee, we remember Taylor Swift as something else entirely: just another student at HHS trying to make it big. Back in 2004, the Swift family moved from Pennsylvania to our little corner of Sumner County. When former principal Paul Decker asked why they’d relocated, her mom […]

todayApril 13, 2025 2

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Man Hides from Police in a Storm Drain… Then Has to Be Rescued from It

If you're gonna run from the cops, maybe don’t choose a tunnel with no exit as your getaway route. That was the situation in Columbia, Tennessee, where a man trying to avoid arrest ended up wedged in a storm drain, waving for help like he dropped his car keys down there. Here’s how it all went sideways: Police showed up on Thursday, April 3, to check on Gabrielle Sheffield, an […]

todayApril 8, 2025 4

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Pennsylvania Paints Wavy Road Lines to Slow Down Speeders… and Everyone Thinks It’s an April Fool’s Joke

If you’ve ever thought, “Hey, driving would be way more fun if the road turned into a slalom course,” you might want to head to Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania, where local officials just took a very creative approach to slowing down speeders. Instead of installing speed bumps, speed cameras, or—hear us out—literally anything else, the township decided to paint wavy yellow lines down the middle of a residential street. The result? […]

todayApril 6, 2025 4

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TN May Start Teaching Teens About Social Media—Because Someone Has To

In news that feels about 15 years overdue, Tennessee is about to do something shockingly sensible: teach students how to survive the internet. Under a new bill headed to Governor Bill Lee’s desk, Tennessee middle and high schoolers could soon get classroom instruction on social media, internet safety, and artificial intelligence—you know, the stuff they’re already buried in every day. The legislation is called the Teen Social Media and Internet […]

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Starbucks Hit with Two New Hot Drink Lawsuits, Because Apparently Lids Are Just a Suggestion Now

Well, Starbucks is back in the courtroom—and this time it’s not about the price of oat milk. The coffee giant is facing two fresh lawsuits in California, both involving—you guessed it—scalding hot drinks that allegedly ended up all over customers’ laps. And no, we’re not talking about minor spills here. We’re talking burns, skin grafts, and nerve damage in places you really don’t want to feel nerve damage. This all […]

todayApril 4, 2025 4

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He Did 10,001 Pull-Ups in 24 Hours. We Pulled a Hamstring Just Reading That.

Let’s talk about commitment.Not the “I started a new workout plan” kind of commitment.We mean the “I just did ten thousand and one pull-ups in twenty-four hours” kind.Because that’s exactly what Truett Hanes, a man who clearly doesn’t skip arm day—or any day—just pulled off. Yes, 10,001. That’s not a typo. Hanes, an American fitness machine disguised as a human, officially reclaimed the Guinness World Record for most pull-ups in […]

todayApril 3, 2025 2

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International Fact-Checking Day: Because Not Everything Your Uncle Posts Is True

Today is April second—otherwise known as International Fact-Checking Day. And no, that’s not a joke. We already had April Fools’ Day yesterday, remember? That was your free pass to be gullible. Today, we get serious… sort of. This holiday was created by the folks at the International Fact-Checking Network (yes, that’s a real thing) to remind all of us to slow down, breathe, and maybe—just maybe—check a source or two […]

todayApril 2, 2025 4

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German Police Keep Mistaking Sex Dolls for Murder Victims, and Honestly, Same

In today’s episode of “Wait, what did I just read?”—German authorities are once again apologizing to actual humans after launching multiple full-blown homicide investigations… into discarded, next-generation sex dolls. The Setup: It started like every good true crime podcast:A dog walker. A forest. A suspicious plastic bag. A burnt hand sticking out. So naturally, police in Rostock, Germany, called in homicide detectives, forensic teams, floodlights, drones, and even an undertaker. […]

todayApril 1, 2025 1

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Gen Z Can Now Guess Your Age by Your Email Address—and It Hurts a Little

They’re not looking at your hairline. They’re looking at your Gmail. Forget crow’s feet or classic rock references. The latest way Gen Z determines whether you're old enough to have paid late fees at Blockbuster is by your email handle. Specifically, if you have your full name—first and last—at Gmail.com, with no numbers, symbols, or weird punctuation… you’ve just outed yourself as “ancient.” It started with a Reddit post—and a […]

todayApril 1, 2025 4

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