If you’ve ever wanted to live like Barbie in a life-size Barbie world, Airbnb is now giving you a chance — and for a surprisingly …
Read moreYou can now rent Barbie’s Malibu dreamhouse on Airbnb and it’s surprisingly affordable
The lovable pug definitely isn’t a dog breed known for agility and speed, but one European country is determined to change that. Clubs across Germany …
Read morePug races are super popular in Germany and they’re adorable
We’re all used to seeing photographs of brides on their wedding day with their makeup and hair done — but what about the “before” pics? …
Read moreThis makeup artist shows striking before-and-after pictures of brides on their wedding day
Just when you needed more nightmare fuel: Tarantulas are running around the San Francisco area! Drier, warmer-than-usual weather in Northern California is causing a strange …
Read moreThousands of tarantulas are emerging from underground in the San Francisco Bay Area
If you work for a big corporation, you may be accustomed to getting a template birthday greeting signed by the company’s head honcho. Sheldon Yellen …
Read moreThis CEO writes 9,200 employee birthday cards by hand every year
In the ’90s, nothing was cooler than a backpack full of Lisa Frank school supplies. The brand is known for its colorful designs and fun …
Read moreYou can stay in a decked-out Lisa Frank hotel room that’s like a blast from the past
If you have not yet bought your stash of Halloween candy, you might want to read this first. Nobody wants to become known as the …
Read moreHere are the best and worst Halloween candies based on a poll of 30,000 people
When autumn hits, it’s fun to participate in all kinds of festive fall activities — from hitting the pumpkin patch to picking apples to winding …
Read moreThis Virginia farm has a corn maze shaped like the U.S.
The October full moon will occur at 5:08 p.m. Eastern on Oct. 13 this year — an appropriate date for a bright full moon during …
Read moreGet ready for a big, bright ‘hunter’s moon’ on Oct. 13
Smarties, the iconic tubes of candies that you’ve probably enjoyed your whole life, are celebrating two milestones this month, just in time for the biggest …
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Read moreSamuel L. Jackson’s voice will soon be one of the options on Amazon’s Alexa
Strangely, this does make a bit of sense: While attending a wedding, a woman in Israel accidentally ate a glob of wasabi — thinking it …
Ever eat a particularly delicious piece of fried chicken and think to yourself, “I would marry this!”? Well, KFC isn’t offering up marriage licenses for …
Read moreKFC is giving away chicken-themed weddings to 6 couples and up to 200 of their guests
Our ’90s nostalgia isn’t over yet. From “normcore” to scrunchies to fanny packs, ’90s fashion has been on trend lately, and it’s only gaining popularity …
Read moreIf you miss ’90s fashion, you’ll love the new ‘VSCO Girls’ trend
The debate has raged on for what feels like forever. It has divided households. Marriages. Extended families. It has caused irreparable rifts between previously close …
Read moreHere’s where most people stand on the toilet paper ‘over or under’ debate
It’s 2019 and there’s license to shake up your holiday traditions — and that extends to the flavor of your candy canes. Archie McPhee, a …
Read morePizza-flavored candy canes are here to help you celebrate the holidays
With its rustic accoutrements, natural surroundings and the occasional hippogriff, Hagrid’s house is one of Harry Potter’s favorite retreats from the drama at Hogwarts. Since April, …
Read moreHarry Potter fans: You can stay in a real-life version of Hagrid’s hut for just $1
A bunch of majestic horses that spend their days frolicking on the beach in North Carolina’s Outer Banks were not evacuated as Hurricane Dorian approached. …
Read moreHow North Carolina’s wild horses have survived hurricanes for over 500 years
September’s full moon, also known as the Harvest Moon, and Friday the 13th, a notoriously unlucky day in Western superstition, are quickly approaching. This year, …
Read moreA rare ‘micromoon’ will make for an extra-spooky Friday the 13th
Watching a few courtroom dramas doesn’t make you an expert on the law (and those TV judges might even give you the wrong impression of …
Read more6 things lawyers wish everyone knew about the legal system
Over the past five or so years, true crime as a podcast genre has exploded in popularity. Some shows meticulously dissect a single crime over …
Read moreThe 10 podcasts you should be listening to if you’re a true crime fan
Florida may have been spared the worst of Hurricane Dorian, but the monster storm still made itself known after passing northward Wednesday. Folks in some …
Read moreThe sky in Florida turned purple after Hurricane Dorian
There’s nothing quite as “awww”-inducing as an interspecies animal friendship. The newest odd couple that’s giving us cute overload is mini-horse and his best friend, …
It’s been said that a punishment should fit the crime. And in one recent case, the parole conditions one judge set for two defendants seems …
Read moreThis judge set some unique parole conditions for 2 men who lied about military service
Noah Tingle is headed off to college next year, and before he leaves home, the high school senior in Central, Louisana wants to make plenty …
Read moreThis teenager greets his younger brother in a costume every day when he gets off the bus
If the thought of heading to the beach or to Walt Disney World leaves you feeling underwhelmed, how about a trip to Mars? Well, kind …
When Debbie Geddes went fishing on Lake Champlain at the New York-Vermont border earlier this month, she made quite the unexpected catch. She was shocked …
Vantablack, the world’s “blackest black,” has had a controversial start to life, and now it’s coming to a special edition BMW X6. The one-off X6 …
If you’re looking for a list of weird laws in the U.S., we’ve got you covered! But before we unveil it, you may want to stop …
After 107 years at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, the wreck of the mighty Titanic is falling apart. That’s not too surprising, but the …
As much as I love a good Keurig coffee, I have to say I was pretty shocked to find out that a coffee pod can …
Read moreThis new bike is made from 300 recycled coffee pods
When it comes to squirrels, you’re probably used to seeing those furry gray ones. Still, you may have noticed a recent uptick in squirrels with …
Alcatraz is known first and foremost as a prison. Hollywood has helped drag out this narrative with flicks about what might have been the only …
Read moreArchaeologists found hidden tunnels under Alcatraz prison—and they’re not from escapees
If you fear tarantulas, stay far away from southeast Colorado right now — they’re everywhere! It’s their mating season, and thousands of the all-male Texas …
Read moreThousands of tarantulas are crawling around Colorado right now looking for mates
Last week, you could see the gigantic head of Darth Vader floating over Bristol, England. That’s because there’s a hot-air balloon of the iconic “Star …
Read moreThis Darth Vader hot air balloon took a special flight and it was totally awesome
Have you ever dreamed of having a private island all to yourself? Three private islands off the coast of Southern Belize are currently on the …
Read more3 private islands are for sale in Belize — and they cost less than some houses
Seeing a rainbow after a storm passes is already a rare experience. Seeing a double rainbow is even rarer. One lucky photographer in western Kentucky’s …
Read moreThis photographer captured a double rainbow and lightning in the same photo
Every year late in the summer, the Earth passes through the orbital path of the Comet Swift-Tuttle, allowing skywatchers to see the Perseid meteor shower. …
Jupiter will be the brightest planet in the sky during the month of August — and beginning Friday, it will be lined up with Saturn …
Read moreJupiter, Saturn and the moon will line up in the night sky this week
Reaching the summit of one peak, at any age, is truly impressive. When one climber knocks off every mountain in the range, that’s cause for …
Read moreThis 4-year-old girl summited all 46 peaks in the Adirondacks
They say a photo is worth a thousand words, but sometimes a photo isn’t quite enough to properly capture a place or memory. (It is …
Read moreYou can buy a miniature replica of your home made from Legos
An adorable photo of bees nestled inside a flower is making the rounds on the internet — and putting a spotlight on these tiny pollinators. …
Move over, mint chocolate chip and rocky road. Wacky ice cream flavors are here, and they just may convince you to eschew the classics in …
Read moreFrench’s is now making mustard-flavored ice cream, complete with a pretzel cookie
If you’ve always wanted to own a piece of movie history, or if you’re just into classic cars, now may be the time to make …
Read moreElizabeth Taylor’s ‘Green Goddess’ Rolls-Royce is being sold at auction
I grew up wanting to be a marine biologist. So to me, news that a super-rare piglet squid was photographed off the coast of remote …
Read moreScientists spotted a translucent piglet squid and it’s actually adorable
Fortnite has wrapped its first-ever massive sporting event in New York’s Arthur Ashe tennis stadium. It was anyone’s game: It didn’t matter how famous a …
New Orleans drivers had a strange encounter of the breakfast kind on Monday when a truck accidentally dumped 1,000 gallons of syrup on a city …
Read moreA truck spilled 1,000 gallons of syrup on a road in New Orleans
While it’s still quite difficult to say whether or not aliens are real, UFO Abduction Insurance certainly is. An insurance company in Florida offers a …
Read moreA company offering ‘Alien abduction insurance’ has sold nearly 6,000 policies
A college student made the discovery of a lifetime on a recent paleontology dig when he unearthed a partial Triceratops skull. Harrison Duran, a fifth-year …
Read moreThis college student found a 65-million-year-old Triceratops skull
It all started with a simple question. “I wonder if there’s a world record for that,” said Jim Kahlman, a new world record holder. And …
Read moreThis man is a Guinness World Record holder for platelet donations
Spilling red wine on a white outfit would ordinarily be considered a fashion emergency of the highest order. However, when one woman ended up in …
Read moreThis woman had the most genius trick for saving her all-white outfit from a red wine stain