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A year ago, the Titan submersible imploded while making an expedition down to the Titanic. Investigating authorities are still unsure of what exactly happened to cause this tragedy. The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation said the investigation “remains…

An Oregon nurse has been accused of replacing patients’ fentanyl with water, which could have resulted in life-threatening infections. Dani Marie Schofield is being accused of taking the drug for her own use. The nurse has pled not guilty to…

Last year, Tiffany Gomas became an infamous meme when she claimed a passenger on her airplane was “not real.” Recently, Gomas posted a video of herself actually flying an aircraft. “Went from freaking out on a plane to flying one,”…

A shiny monolith has been discovered 20 miles north of Las Vegas near Gass Peak. Similar structures were discovered around the world in 2020 in a number of locations including Utah, California, Las Vegas, Texas, and Florida. Police are unsure…

A former Neuralink employee is now suing the startup, claiming that a herpes-infected monkey scratched her while she was pregnant. The woman also alleges that she was fired for being with child. Lindsay Short claimed in a California state court…

A French woman is suing telecom company Orange for allegedly paying her for 20 years without giving her any work. Laurence Van Wassenhove suffers from partial paralysis of her face and limbs. In 2002, when she was transferred to another…

A wife posted on Mumsnet looking for advice after her husband came home from a “guys only” trip with chlamydia. The anonymous poster insisted that her spouse is not the “cheater type”, and her husband claimed he caught the disease…

A commuter train was evacuated in Hong Kong during the Monday morning rush when a snake over a foot long was seen on board. Police say the train was evacuated at Admiralty station at 7:37 a.m. after passengers spotted a…

While most companies are looking to speed up the checkout process, one Japanese supermarket is testing a slower process. The store, located in the Fukuoka Prefecture, was testing a lane specifically for the elderly and disabled. However, the line has…

A woman claims in a viral TikTok that she had to bring her Avis rental car to get an oil change. Courtney, known on TikTok as @theirishsparkle, took a video of herself holding Avis paperwork while getting the vehicle serviced.…

A rare white buffalo has been spotted in Yellowstone National Park. The calf was first seen last week by photographer Erin Braaten. “I just knew it was something special and one of the coolest things I’ve ever photographed,” Braaten said.…

Wells Fargo fired over a dozen employees for allegedly faking work. More specifically, the employees were suspected of simulating keyboard activity to make it seem like they were being more productive than they were. It’s unclear if these workers were…

The annual Italian Market Festival in Philadelphia ended a month ago, but some meats and cheeses from this year’s event are still dangling from a pole. Organizers say they are working to remove the unclaimed food, which was left there…

For six years, the Finnish city of Espoo blasts classical music to prevent “youths” from partying on the beach. At the end of the school year, the beach was a hotspot for parties, but police swear the classical music tactic…

A local motel in Omaha, Nebraska, has been causing problems for locals and officials alike. The Motel 6 near 84th and Grover Streets has been the center of unusual complaints...like accepting food as payment. “Three years ago, the night clerk…

Qatar Airways Flight 204 experienced delays and a lack of air conditioning as the plane struggled to depart Athens on Monday. A group of athletes coming home from a Muay Thai competition were among those on board. The inside of…

A 10-story building in Japan will be torn down weeks before the first resident was set to move in...because it’s blocking the scenery. The almost-completed condominiums are blocking views of Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan. “We were aware…

Pittsburgh has not yet turned on its 200 public water fountains for the summer, and only one person is qualified to do the job. Although the Department of Public Works has hired 100 new employees, only a plumber is allowed…