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How the Wild Horses on North Carolina’s Outer Banks Have Survived Hurricanes for over 500 Years

If you’ve never been to the Outer Banks, let me first say that you should put them on your bucket list. The chain of barrier islands just off the coast of North Carolina are beautiful, serene, and somewhat otherworldly – and not just because there are herds of wild horses roaming the beaches. https://www.instagram.com/p/BlQiqCdHl8F/ The...

This Woman Swallowed Her Engagement Ring in Her Dream…And in Reality

Getting engaged is can be one of the highlights of a woman’s life. But one woman’s engagement went a bit awry when she accidentally swallowed her engagement ring in her sleep. It all started with a very strange dream. Jenna Evans dreamt that she and her fiancé Bobby were “in a very sketchy situation involving...

How Many of the 42 Movie Adaptations of Stephen King Books Have You Seen?

“The Master of Horror” just turned 72 years old the other day, and he’s showing no signs of slowing down. I think it’s safe to say that Stephen King has had one of the best careers in the history of books. His first novel Carrie was published in 1974, and he’s been on a roll ever since....

The Famous ‘Lovers of Modena’ Skeletons Turned out to Be Men, and Scientists Basically Said ‘No Homo’

The “Lovers of Modena” are a pair of ancient skeletons that were buried holding hands thousands of years ago. Recently, archaeologists discovered that both of the skeletons were actually male, leading them to conclude that they couldn’t possibly be lovers — because homosexuality isn’t a thing, right? Right. Study author Federico Lugli said that the pair...

5 Sharp Facts About Narwhals

Narwhals are the unicorns of the sea, so what’s not to love about them? But even if you agree that they’re adorable, you might not know a ton about the mysterious sea creatures. Let’s fix that, shall we? 5. Their skin is rich in vitamin C. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxu9VgZl2zr/ This is weird, but it’s true. There is...

Please Enjoy These Pictures Of Spiders Wearing Water Droplets As Hats

Bug lover and photographer The Butterfly Babe takes amazing images of all sorts of creepy crawlies. But of all the bugs out there, perhaps the most adorable (it’s an arachnid, technically) are these tiny jumping spiders wearing droplets of water as hats. Yes, I just used the word “adorable” when describing spiders, and once you...

14 Funny Jokes That Have A Funny Ending You Probably Didn’t Expect

There are some jokes that end up where you’re sensing they’re gonna go all along. There are others that are complete surprises and take left turns that can’t be anticipated – and those might be the jokes that get the bigger, if more incredulous, laughs. After all, what makes a joke is subverted expectations –...

A Ghost Town in Utah Is Now Welcoming Artists for a Month-Long Residency

Feeling a little lost in life? Okay, what if you moved to a ghost town in Utah for a month to make art?! Yes, that’s a real possibility. The town of Cisco has been uninhabited for decades except for one resident: Eileen Muza. A visual artist, she’s lived in the town alone since 2015. Now,...

17 Jokes About the New iPhone Announcement

Apple has revealed the new design of their iPhone 11, and iLovers everywhere are ready to fork over (literal) handfuls of cash to get their hands on one. But…there’s still time for some pretty spot-on, pretty valid, pretty funny jokes about the latest offering from America’s fruit-shaped God, no? I think so. Here are 17....

Always Running Late? Here Are 8 Ways to Be on Time.

If you’re someone who is chronically late, then you may only vaguely know how much you’re annoying your friends, family, co-workers and bosses. Sometimes lateness is truly out of your control, but when it starts to be a habit, it’s clear you need some strategies. Scroll through this list of 8 tools that will get...

A Corpse on This Body Farm Was Caught Moving

Filed Under: Nightmare Fuel Apparently, corpses don’t stop moving for up to a year after death, due to the various decomposition processes they go through. Which makes me wonder how many of those bells rang at Victorian gravesides even though the people in the coffins were, in fact, dead. Yikes. https://www.instagram.com/p/BxCqg45FJw1/ The research that brought...

Hurricane Dorian Uncovered Civil War Cannonballs on South Carolina Beaches

There aren’t a lot of upsides when you’re talking about hurricanes. Hurricane Dorian was huge and powerful, leaving death and destruction throughout the Bahamas before moving to brush the southeastern coast of the United States. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1_pLt8hKPO/ There, it brought carnage and left floodwaters and debris, but it also uncovered something pretty special: two Civil War...

Heinz Reveals the Best Angle for Pouring Ketchup

Thick ketchup in a puddle by a hot serving of fries is about as close to heaven as you can get. But why is it so hard to get the stuff to come out of the bottle? This is the question ketchup lovers have been asking for about 150 years. Folks, we may finally have...

Feeding Your Baby the Right Breastmilk Can Help Them Sleep at Night

Circadian rhythms are an internal “clock” that all humans possess to help in our sleeping and feeding patterns. When disrupted, it can lead to untimed sleep cycles and insomnia, especially in newborns. “It is normal and healthy newborn behavior to feed every 2-3 hours and to be up for periods of time in the middle of...