The Distort Report

23/02/2024

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29/06/2023

Police say a suspected burglar attacked a homeowner with a pitchfork in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood, but the man fought back with a samurai sword.

29/06/2023

"Interestingly, the study also found that humidity and precipitation levels impact brain size." - Tech Times reports

The study reveals a surprising correlation between climate change and human brain size, raising concerns about cognitive capacities in ongoing global warming.

29/06/2023

""Annoying" alarm sound led to a switch being flipped, cutting power to super-cold freezer." - Times Union reports

A super-cold freezer was turned off in a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute lab in 2020 by...

29/06/2023

"While the Kalispel Tribe has preserved the tradition of baking camas bread by passing it down from generation to generation, not much is known about the oven technology they used before 3,000 years ago." - Heritage Daily reports

A joint project involving the Kalispel Tribe and archaeologists from Washington State University (WSU) has led to the discovery of 5,000‑year‑old earth ovens near Newport in Washington State, United States.

29/06/2023

A man from Staffordshire died while on a family holiday after trying to drink all 21 cocktails on a bar menu as part of a challenge. | ITV News Central

29/06/2023

A California woman yelled “I’m going to blow this bitch up” before throwing a Molotov cocktail into the bank.

25/06/2023

A bus driver has been arrested on a charge of driving under the influence while transporting the Pittsburgh Pirates from Chicago to Milwaukee for their weekend series with the Brewers

25/06/2023

"Despite the excitement surrounding the study’s promising results, some experts are advising people to not get their hopes up quite yet, as clinical trials are still necessary." - Greek Reporter reports

Research suggests Pfizer's erectile dysfunction drug, Vi**ra, can decrease your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by up to 69 percent.

25/06/2023

The otter caught some waves and made some friends in the water off of Cowell Beach

25/06/2023

MOLINE, Ill. (WTVO) — A wanted 31-year-old man seen going on a vandalism rampage through a Moline neighborhood was arrested last Friday after he was ran over by a golf cart and pinned until police …

25/06/2023

"Two teenagers told them Debra Thomes, 55, followed them around Ivey Park and asked inappropriate questions. The pair called 911 after Thomes pulled down her shorts to give the teens a quote “sneak peek.”" - WCJB TV20 reports

Woman arrested in Ivey Park for indecent exposure, as well as lewd and lascivious behavior.

25/06/2023

"But when he was asked for his bank details, he felt uncomfortable and voiced out his concerns to the seller. He was then instructed to add the order to his shopping cart and fill in his home address and contact number." - AsiaOne reports

With the Dragon Boat Festival just around the corner, rice dumplings, also known as bak zhang, are flying off the shelves. One man surnamed Lin thought that he got his at a good deal at $2 per dumpling, considering that the average...

25/06/2023

Low-level laser therapy and associated photobiomodulation is the most effective of the known treatments for tinnitus, according to a study comparing the main therapies in current use, conducted by Brazilian scientists affiliated with the Optics and Photonics Research Center (CEPOF). The study is rep...

25/06/2023

"Over the next two years, the guest stayed on the premises for more than 600 days before checking out in January 2021. The amount he paid to the hotel: zero." - Indian Express Limited reports

The FIR alleges that Prem Prakash, head of Front Office Department of the hotel, who was authorised to decide room rates and had access to the hotel computer system to track dues of all guests, allowed Dutta's long stay violating the hotel norms.

25/06/2023

A shopper claims he bought three timepieces made by an elite watchmaker in a stymied bid to get another.

25/06/2023

Headline: Massive Kidney Stone Sets New Record— Surgeons in Sri Lanka removed the record-setting stone earlier this month

18/05/2023

"Deputy Gunn said somehow the turtle scurried along to the other side of the street and into safety." - WALA-TV Fox 10 News reports

He told deputies he stopped to save a massive snapping turtle trying to cross the road, but what he did was cause a dangerous chain reaction.

17/05/2023

Staff writer at the Federalist Evita Duffy-Alfonso reacts to the findings as 2024 GOP hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy proposing raising the voting age to 25.

17/05/2023

Police arrested a 35-year-old woman, who identifies as a 15-year-old boy, for harboring a teen runaway.

17/05/2023

The Codex Sassoon, believed to date from the late 9th or early 10th century, was bought at Sotheby’s by the American Friends of the ANU — Museum of the Jewish People.

17/05/2023

More than 1500 grams of co***ne were found inside a rubber pregnancy belly during a traffic stop in Anderson County, South Carolina, deputies say.

16/05/2023

Police in Florida responded to a beach to round up what appeared to be a large alligator but was soon discovered to be a realistic sand sculpture.

16/05/2023

Staff and passengers were "upset" by the incident, for which two people have been charged.

16/05/2023

It appears a man suspected of DUI in Colorado was trying to get out of the charges by putting his dog behind the wheel of the car he was driving.

14/05/2023

Massive ocean discovered beneath the Earth's crust containing more water than on the surface

14/05/2023

STORY: This solar farm 'mows' the lawn with some wooly workersThe farm says they got tired of wasting their own energy keeping grass trimAnd that they turned to sheep as a greener and more powerful method[Rexhep Rrudhani, Shepherd]“They realised that mowing the lawn was very hard and they asked me...

14/05/2023

"The California woman suing Subway for claiming its tuna products contain ingredients other than tuna wants to end her lawsuit because she is pregnant..." - AsiaOne reports

CALIFORNIA - The California woman suing Subway for claiming its tuna products contain ingredients other than tuna wants to end her lawsuit because she is pregnant, prompting Subway to demand her lawyers be sanctioned for bringing a frivolous case....

14/05/2023

A Kansas driver was arrested south of Kansas City on suspicion of driving under the influence while wearing a Bud Light beer can costume.

14/05/2023

The week started with a bang for a homeowner in New Jersey after a likely meteorite blasted a hole through a house.