This seemed like it would be the perfect case for Encyclopedia Brown. You know how there are those park benches with plaques that pay tribute to someone with a little inscription? Well, someone in the Canadian town of Caledon found one that was honoring someone who HASN’T DIED YET. It said, “Cathy in the forest. …
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More Than Half of Americans Believe Aliens Probably Exist
A lot has changed over the past 25 years, including Americans’ belief in extraterrestrials. In a new poll, 57% of Americans say that aliens definitely or probably exist, compared to just 25% who don’t believe in aliens. The other 19% aren’t sure. Back in 1996, a similar poll on UFOs found that just 20% of…
Good News: Birthday Cakes, Photogenic Cats, and National Be Nice Day
Here are a few more good news stories making the rounds. 1. It’s National Be Nice Day. So if anyone’s a jerk to you today, shame on them. 2. A mom in Fort Myers, Florida tried to buy a birthday cake for her three-year-old daughter on Friday. But the grocery store hadn’t gotten any in because of Hurricane…
Goodwill Has Launched GoodwillFinds, a Website for Online Thrifting
Have you ever been at Goodwill, and thought, “I’ve looked down all three aisles of mugs with witty sayings on them, and I still haven’t found the perfect one.” Well, THIS news is going to rock your world. Goodwill has just launched a new website for online thrifting called GoodwillFinds.com. (Apparently GoodwillHunting.com was taken.) Until…
New Dating Trends Include “Eco-Dumping,” “Heat Doming,” and “OnlyPlans”
The dating site Plenty of Fish just put out a goofy list of new dating trends they expect to see in 2023, and they came up with names for all of them. (The whole thing might be enough to convince you to stay single.) They polled 8,000 singles, and these are the emerging dating trends. 1. Main…
Five Random Facts for Wednesday
Here are some random facts for you. 1. Taco Bell had a “Seafood Salad” back in 1986. It contained shrimp, crab, and white fish in a tortilla bowl. (Here’s an old commercial.) 2. Only one woman has ever been picked in the NBA draft. Her name is Lusia Harris and the New Orleans Jazz took her in the seventh…
Rage Against the Machine Canceled Their 2023 Tour
Rage Against the Machine announced yesterday that their 2023 tour is canceled. Singer Zack de la Rocha needs more time to heal and recuperate from an injury that happened in July. Zack said in a statement, “I have a severe tear in my left Achilles tendon and only 8% of my tendon was left intact. And even that was severely…
Depeche Mode Announces New Album and World Tour
Depeche Mode will release a new album next spring called Memento Mori. They’ll also launch a global tour, their first live performances in five years and first since the death of founding member Andy Fletcher last year. A specific release date for Memento Mori has not been revealed, but according to band members, work on the album began early in the pandemic.…
Gisele Bündchen Has Hired a Divorce Lawyer, Tom Brady ‘Trying to Figure Out What to Do’
“People” magazine says that Gisele Bundchen has hired a divorce lawyer, and Tom Brady is, “trying to figure out what to do,” while also looking for his own attorney. There’s still no official word if their troubles have anything to do with Tom returning to the NFL after a 40-day retirement. But one source says, “They decided together that [Brady]…
Take a Look at the New Trailer for the Sequel Film ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Marvel Studios has shared a new trailer for the sequel film ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ featuring Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira and Tenoch Huerta. ‘Wakanda Forever’ is a sequel to 2018’s ‘Black Panther’. The sequel was filmed following the death of Chadwick Boseman, who played T’Challa, aka Black Panther, in the first film. Boseman…
