Odd But True

24/02/2024

https://studyfinds.org/men-birth-control-pill/

Men have long been limited to unreliable condoms or invasive vasectomies when it comes to birth control. Now, however, new research may change the game entirely.

23/02/2024

https://www.businessinsider.com/seamount-new-species-schmidt-ocean-institute-expedition-marine-chile-2024-2

Exploring previously unmapped underwater seamounts, the Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition may have found 100 new marine species, including sponges.

23/02/2024

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/22/four-day-working-week-most-firms-in-worlds-biggest-trial-stick-to-it.html

Most companies involved in the world's largest trial of a four-day working week have since made the policy permanent, according to a new report.

22/02/2024

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/brockton-high-school-massachusetts-national-guard-request-school-committee/

Four school committee members asking the Massachusetts National Guard to help​ with security issues at Brockton High School say students are "causing chaos."

20/02/2024

https://www.the-sun.com/news/10439859/sultan-kosen-jyoti-amge-worlds-tallest-shortest-guiness-book/

THE tallest man in the world met up with the shortest living woman and their antics really put their size into perspective. Sultan Kosen, 41, and Jyoti Amge, 30, were photographed together in Calif…

13/02/2024

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cancun-drugs-gang-police-arrests-b2495026.html

The suspects operated a call center in which they offered sports equipment and tour packages

12/02/2024

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/25884962/manmade-private-island-monaco/

A MAN-made private island modelled after Monaco is set to have a racing track, helipad, pools and a mini-submarine. The Streets of Monaco is a grandiose concept design which aims to recreate the fa…

09/02/2024

https://www.businessinsider.com/toothless-walrus-fossil-new-species-extinct-skull-2024-2

A 13-year-old saw a skull protruding from a boulder. The fossil belonged to an ancient toothless walrus, Valenictus sheperdi, now named for him.

08/02/2024

https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-continues-china-expansion-amid-growing-demand-for-fast-food-2024-2

McDonald's will open 1,000 new outlets in China by the end of 2024. The expansion effort is part of its goal to have 10,000 stores in China by 2028.

08/02/2024

https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/calgary-co***ne-038591

FEBRUARY 7--In an apparent bid to drum up customers for his drug business, a Canadian man handed out business cards with a small sample of co***ne attached, police allege. According to cops, Seyyed

07/02/2024

https://news.yahoo.com/monster-caught-suburban-lake-shatters-165805264.html

The “record-breaking goldfish” was caught in Australia.

06/02/2024

The geothermal springs, pools and geysers of Yellowstone average around 93°C (199°F) at the surface, and only get hotter further down.

06/02/2024

https://futurism.com/neoscope/scientists-3d-print-functional-human-brain-tissue

A team of scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison claim to have 3D-printed functional human brain tissue for the first time.

06/02/2024

https://futurism.com/the-byte/washington-missile-police-irritated

A Washington man had a nuclear missile chillin' in his garage, and was mighty peeved when local police came asking questions.

05/02/2024

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13044617/Pablo-Escobars-hippos-ATTACKING-people-Colombia-Drug-kingpins-four-pets-multiplied-200-strong-herd-dominates-nations-largest-river.html

The hippos, which spread from the kingpin's private zoo into nearby rivers where they flourished, have no natural predators in the country.

04/02/2024

https://www.wionews.com/technology/hong-kong-office-employee-loses-more-than-25-million-after-video-call-with-deepfake-chief-financial-officer-686908

The Hong Kong branch of a multinational company has lost $25.6 million (HK$200 million) after scammers using deepfake technology posed as the firm’s chief financial officer (CFO) in a video conference call and ordered money transfers, according to the police, in what is being highlighted as first ...

03/02/2024

https://abc7news.com/san-mateo-declares-loneliness-state-of-emergency-first-in-us-mental-health-depression/14373042/

In addition to declaring loneliness as a county-wide health emergency, San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa is also asking Gov. Newsom to create a new minister of loneliness position for the state.

02/02/2024

https://www.the-sun.com/news/10260051/terrifying-army-marauding-monkeys-invade/

AN ARMY of thousands of monkeys have run a city in central Thailand into the ground. Several stores and businesses have been forced to shutter and relocate, investors have halted their investments,…

31/01/2024

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/regional/wwii-era-gr***de-discovered-at-goodwill-store-in-ashland-wisconsin-true-north/89-9a7adba0-7637-4fe4-8b9c-dc9f6c668b85

An employee found a WWII-era gr***de inside a box of donated items at the True North Goodwill in Ashland.

31/01/2024

https://time.com/6590193/super-bowl-ticket-price/

Ticket prices for the Super Bowl are higher than usual, up 38% from last year’s prices, according to SeatGeek data shared with TIME.

29/01/2024

https://futurism.com/moon-shrinking-quakes

Scientists have found that the Moon is still shrinking, a process that is causing its surface to become dotted with creases and cracks.

29/01/2024

https://www.businessinsider.com/mona-lisa-splattered-soup-louvre-museum-paris-by-food-protestors-2024-1

Protesters in France wearing T-shirts that said "Food Counterattack," threw a can of soup at the world-famous Mona Lisa, which is glass-protected.

29/01/2024

https://www.businessinsider.com/snowboarder-stuck-15-hours-gondola-monica-laso-california-heavenly-2024-1

Monica Laso said she boarded the gondola at Heavenly Ski Resort at 4:58 p.m. and it stopped minutes later. Temperatures fell to 24 degrees that night.

26/01/2024

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13004435/California-homeless-caves-LA-annual-count.html

The groups were removed from the eight caves - along the Tuolumne River in Modesto - over the weekend. Some of the caves were decorated with murals, had broken floor tiles and a fireplace.

26/01/2024

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-gm-and-ford-price-cuts-suggest-that-electric-cars-may-be-at-a-dead-end-1091aa16

EV doubters like Toyota bet on hybrids and now look prescient.

26/01/2024

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna135767

The horse was unharmed, and the family was later reunited with its buggy.

25/01/2024

https://nypost.com/2024/01/24/news/american-airlines-plane-delayed-because-of-farting-flyer/

A “disgruntled” passenger aboard an American Airlines flight from Arizona to Texas reportedly went on a farting spree — forcing the plane to return to the gate.

25/01/2024

https://nypost.com/2024/01/23/lifestyle/sauna-at-bathhouse-flatiron-is-new-yorks-hottest-new-party/

It’s a sweaty good time.

25/01/2024

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12999251/Skyscraper-tallest-building-US.html

The structure would consists of four towers, including three about 345-feet high, residential units, two hotels, condos and over 100,000 feet of commercial and community space.

24/01/2024

https://dnyuz.com/2024/01/23/that-smartphone-in-your-hand-changes-how-you-walk/

Spend time on any crowded sidewalk and you’ll see heads bent over and eyes cast downward. One recent study of