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This Cat Beat A Coyote And Then Graduated Six Months Later
Kyle the orange cat had already beaten incredible odds when a passerby spotted him fighting off a coyote four times his size on a California street and rushed him to the San Diego Humane Society for urgent care. He survived the attack with wounds to his neck and chest, but
The Ancient Smiling Fossil That Has The Internet Delighted
When Christine Clark set out for a Boxing Day walk along the beach on Holy Island in northern England, she was simply hunting for the small disc-shaped fossils that locals have been lovingly collecting on that stretch of coast for over a thousand years. But something entirely unexpected stopped her
He Trained Zero Days And Still Made It To The Olympics
The athletes were not the only ones chasing glory at the Winter Olympics this week. During the women’s cross-country team sprint event in Tesero, Italy, a two-year-old Czechoslovakian wolfdog named Nazgul slipped away from his owner during a morning walk and somehow found his way directly onto the Olympic race
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Happy Mindset
Scream 7 Shatters 30-Year Franchise Record On Opening Night
Horror fans showed up in a big way Thursday night. Scream 7, the seventh installment in Paramount and Spyglass’ iconic 30-year-old slasher franchise, shattered franchise preview records with $7.8 million on opening night, surpassing Scream VI’s previous record of $5.7 million. The film is now tracking for a domestic opening
The Woman Who Accidentally Became America’s Favorite Jingle Writer
Romeo Bingham had been quietly building a TikTok following with a mix of comedy, storytelling, and music when a spontaneous idea struck just before the holidays, and they decided to act on it immediately before someone else could. The result was a short, playful video of Romeo singing a jingle
A Six Year Old Just Broke The Girl Scout Cookie Sales Record
When six-year-old Pim Neill first spotted a group of girls selling cookies outside a store at age three, she turned to her family and announced that she wanted to do exactly that someday. This year, she did so much more than that. The Pittsburgh kindergartener has now sold over 120,000
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Happy Health
The Surprising Brain Benefits Of Birdwatching
If you have a birdwatcher in your life, it turns out they might be onto something far more powerful than a relaxing morning hobby. A new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience found that expert birdwatchers actually have measurably different brain structures compared to beginners, with notably denser tissue
The Unexpected Run Club Taking Over America
Running has a new soundtrack, and it goes all night long. Grammy-winning DJ and music producer Diplo has launched his own run club series, taking the well-worn concept of a 5K race and completely transforming it into something that people in cities all across America are calling the most fun
Scientists Just Discovered Grandparents Have A Secret Superpower
Scientists have discovered that being a grandparent who occasionally helps care for grandchildren could actually extend your lifespan and keep your brain sharper as you age, according to research published in Psychology and Aging that could change how we think about healthy aging. The groundbreaking study followed 2,364 adults over