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DoorDash Driver Accused Of Dousing Delivery Said She Was Trying To Pepper Spray A Spider
Kourtney Stevenson faces four felonies after allegedly spraying a substance on a customer's food delivery in Evansville, Indiana on December 7th. Doorbell camera footage captured Stevenson using the spray during the delivery. When questioned by Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office detectives,…
Spanish Worker Fired For Repeatedly Arriving 40 Minutes Early Despite Warnings
A 22-year-old employee in Spain lost her job after consistently arriving early for work against company orders. The woman showed up between 6:45am and 7am for two years, despite her 7:30am start time. Her employer told the Social Court of…
Former DoorDash Driver Pleads Not Guilty To Filming Unconscious Customer
Former DoorDash driver Olivia Rose Henderson, 23, entered a not guilty plea after allegedly recording and sharing video of an unconscious, partially nude customer. Henderson was delivering food in New York's Oswego City when she found the customer's front door…
Australian Skydiver Dangles From Plane After Parachute Snags At 15,000 Feet
An Australian skydiver dangled from a plane's tail after their reserve parachute snagged during a jump on September 20th near Tully Airport in Far North Queensland. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau reported the incident occurred when the parachutist's reserve handle…
Florida Man Arrested For Eating Raw Hog On Palm Beach Sidewalk
Jonathan Houston was arrested Monday on criminal mischief charges after filming himself eating raw hog meat on a public sidewalk near Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach. A witness called 911, mistakenly reporting someone cutting up a German Shepherd. Police say Houston…
Swedish YouTuber Spends Six Months Teaching Octopus To Play Piano
Swedish musician Mattias Krantz successfully trained his pet octopus named Takoyaki to play piano after six months of work. Krantz, a YouTuber who creates content about modified musical instruments, purchased Tako from a Portuguese fishery in March. He designed a…
Woman Gives Birth In Waymo Self-Driving Taxi On Way To San Francisco Hospital
A woman delivered her baby in the back seat of a Waymo autonomous taxi while traveling to University of California San Francisco hospital. The driverless vehicle's Rider Support Team detected unusual activity inside the car and contacted emergency services. By…
Michigan Man Dies Of Rabies After Receiving Infected Kidney Transplant
A Michigan man died from rabies in January 2024 after receiving a kidney from an infected donor, according to a new CDC report. The donor contracted rabies in November 2024 when a skunk scratched his shin while he held a…
Florida Man Claims Aliens Teleported Him Into Stolen BMW After High-Speed Crash
Calvin Johnson, 36, faces grand theft auto charges after crashing a stolen 2018 BMW convertible while driving over 100 mph in Florida. Johnson allegedly took the vehicle from Ormond Beach's Centennial Park after finding keys in the cupholder while the…
Pittsburgh Group Attempts World Record With 83,427 Cookie Exchange
A Pittsburgh Facebook group organized a massive cookie exchange involving 83,427 baked treats in a bid for a Guinness World Record. The Wedding Cookie Table Community brought together 583 bakers forming 67 teams from 14 states and New Zealand at…
Drone Helps Rescue Hiker Trapped In Utah Quicksand
A 33-year-old hiker was rescued after spending hours trapped knee-deep in quicksand at Utah's Arches National Park on December 7th. Austin Dirks of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, became stuck near Courthouse Wash during a 20-mile backpacking trip. "I'm no stranger to…
Australian Politician’s Dogs Let Horse And Steer Into Home While He Was at Dinner
Northern Territory lawmaker Andrew Mackay discovered his dogs had allowed farm animals into his Darwin home after checking his pet camera during dinner. Security footage shows his two dogs, led by Thunder, pushing open a sliding door to exit outside.…
Swiss Charity Event Creates Record-Breaking Lego Mural From 300,000 Bricks
A charity fundraiser in Switzerland constructed what may become the world's largest Lego mural -- using 300,000 individual bricks. The massive artwork spans nearly 79 feet in length and exceeds 6 feet in height, created during the Swiss Telethon to…
Dallas Woman Charged After Setting House Fire, Stabbing Firefighters’ Hose
Jermecia Denise Murphy faces multiple charges after allegedly starting a house fire Friday morning then cutting firefighters' hose with a knife to stop their efforts. Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to the blaze at 12:58 a.m. following several 911 calls. Crews found…
Drone Delivers Steak, Crab Legs And Marijuana To South Carolina Prison
Authorities seized a drone Sunday morning after it dropped an unusual contraband package into Lee Correctional Institution's yard in Bishopville. The South Carolina Department of Corrections discovered raw steak, crab legs, Old Bay seasoning, marijuana, and cigarettes intended for inmates.…
Student’s Arm Tattoo Ends Up On Tongue After Cancer Surgery
Harriet Trewhitt discovered the semicolon tattoo on her arm had transferred to her tongue following cancer treatment. The 21-year-old acting student from the UK underwent a six-hour operation in August after being diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in May. Surgeons…
2,397 Golden Retrievers Set New World Record At Buenos Aires Park
A total of 2,397 golden retrievers gathered at Buenos Aires' Bosques de Palermo park on Monday, breaking the unofficial world record for the largest gathering of the breed in one place. Argentine influencer Fausto Duperré, 28, organized the event and…
3-Year-Old Indian Boy Sets Record As Youngest Rated Chess Player
Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha from India has made chess history by becoming the youngest player ever to receive an official International Chess Federation rating. At 3 years, 7 months, and 20 days old, he defeated five of eight rated opponents to…
Florida Woman Faces Felony Charge After Throwing Chicken During Fight
A Florida woman named Jameisha Tashay Wallace was arrested Thursday night after allegedly throwing chicken at another woman's face during an argument. Broward Sheriff's deputies responded just after 10 p.m. to reports of a fight between two women that escalated…
Father-Son Duo Sets New Hungry Hungry Hippos World Record
Idaho's David Rush and his son Peter have claimed the Guinness World Record for fastest time to clear Hungry Hungry Hippos by a team of two, completing the task in just 5.8 seconds. Rush, who holds the most concurrent Guinness…
Two Exotic Serval Cats Captured After Roaming Baltimore Neighborhood
Baltimore's Office of Animal Control captured one of two serval cats spotted roaming the Reservoir Hill neighborhood on December 5. Officials received 311 calls around 9 a.m. reporting the exotic felines. Resident videos showed the large cats on rooftops and…
Mars Rover Finds Rock Evidence Of Ancient Tropical Climate
NASA's Perseverance rover discovered unusual bleached rocks in Mars' Jezero Crater that indicate the planet once had a warm, wet climate. Purdue University researchers analyzed the rock fragments and found they contain kaolinite, a mineral that forms on Earth after…
Detroit Finally Gets RoboCop Statue After 14-Year Journey
Detroit unveiled an 11-foot bronze RoboCop statue Wednesday after nearly 15 years of development. The 2.5-ton sculpture depicts Peter Weller's character from the 1987 film and now stands outside Free Age Production Studio in Eastern Market. "I love it," studio…
UC Berkeley Student Gets 90 Days For Taking Chickens from Slaughterhouse
UC Berkeley student Zoe Rosenberg, 23, received a 90-day jail sentence for taking four chickens from a Petaluma slaughterhouse in 2023. The animal activist was convicted of felony conspiracy and three misdemeanors for the coordinated action at the Perdue-owned Petaluma…