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Did a Woman Breastfeed a Cat on a Plane?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Dec. 3, 2021 We don't have enough information to confirm this incident, but we can say that this udderly ridi ...
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A cop purportedly in Minneapolis Minnesota ran over his own spike strip after it fell out of the police officer's open trunk.

Cop Runs Over His Own Spike Strip After It Falls Out of Trunk

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 11, 2021 A TikTok video that was viewed more than 600,000 times in 24 hours showed various objects fallin ...
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False 'Ballistic Missile Threat' Alarm Startles, Frightens Hawaiians

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Jan. 13, 2018 A terrifying emergency alert falsely notified people of an incoming ballistic missile strike.
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Mobile Phone, Cell Phone, Phone

Why Are So Many People Delighted by Disgusting Things?

Written by:
The Conversation
Oct. 21, 2022 Going out of your way to get grossed out might seem like a contradiction of human nature. But it ...
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Michel Lotito

Meet Michel Lotito, the Man Who Ate an Entire Airplane ... or So He Claimed

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
March 7, 2022 Gastroenterologists supposedly confirmed Lotito was able to consume 2 pounds of metal per day, t ...
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penis snake, Atretochoana eiselti

Here's Some Weird, Snopesian Trivia for National Trivia Day

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jan. 4, 2022 Let's just say that bathroom-related topics tend to capture the internet's imagination ... and ours.
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A missing drunk Turkish man spent hours helping a search party look for himself

Did a Drunk Man Spend Hours Helping a Search Party Search for Himself?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct. 10, 2021 The story was somewhat sensationalized in some retellings.
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Galactic Federation? NASA Releases Statement Following Alien Rumors

Written by:
Dan Evon
Dec. 8, 2020 The truth is out there, but this probably isn't it.
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Police line.

Boston Man Arrested in Fatal Hit-and-Run After Oddly Candid Television Interview

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
June 8, 2018 Phocian Fitts, 23, was arrested in a fatal hit-and-run after telling a local news station that " ...
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Hands adding a topping to a pizza.

North Carolina Restaurant Employee Arrested for Reportedly Tainting Cheese with Rat Poison

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
June 7, 2018 Ricky Lee Adami was charged with distributing food containing noxious or deleterious material.
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Minnesota Woman's Family Runs Caustic Obituary

Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 5, 2018 One relative said the facts in the searing death notice are true, but "there is a lot of stuff t ...
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Stack of newspapers.

Police Investigate Mummified Body Found in a Hoarder's Home

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
June 1, 2018 In May 2018, police in Australia found a corpse in the home of a hoarder who died the year before.
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"Levitating" street performer.

The Levitating Street Performer, Explained

Written by:
Dan Evon
March 28, 2018 A viral video purportedly showing a street performer levitating left many people scratching thei ...
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A slug.

Australian Government Reduces Benefits for Man Paralyzed by Rare Infection

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
March 9, 2018 Sam Ballard contracted "rat lungworm" after eating a slug when he was 19 years old.
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College Sues Former Student Who Won't Leave Her Dorm Room

Written by:
David Mikkelson
March 3, 2018 A New York City college is trying to evict a former student who it says is illegally squatting i ...
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Twitter post of Jeff Denham, ".@maryaliceparks Front of the train heading to the Greenbrier" with photo of Amtrak train damage

Train Carrying Republican Lawmakers Collides With Garbage Truck

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Jan. 31, 2018 Injuries and at least one fatality are reported, but no passengers on the West Virginia-bound tr ...
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French Fitness Blogger Killed After Whipped Cream Canister Explosion

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
June 22, 2017 Rebecca Burger died of a heart attack 18 June 2017 after part of a whipped cream canister struck ...
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Illinois Lawmaker's 'COVFEFE Act' Would Ban Trump from Deleting Tweets

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
June 12, 2017 The bill would expand the Presidential Records Act to include the president's use of his persona ...
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Still from video showing goat born with one eye

'Cyclops Goat' Born in India?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 19, 2017 A goat suffering from cyclopia, with just one eye in the middle of its forehead, was born in May ...
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Body of dead veteran draped with American flag

Was a Veteran's Body Displayed Without a Coffin?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
May 15, 2017 A Georgia funeral home said that was true, but that they were following the deceased's wishes an ...
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