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The Fake NFL Star Who Allegedly Used Google’s AI to Help Pull Off a $1.3 Million Romance Scam
Federal prosecutors say an alleged romance scammer flooded the web with fake claims that Google’s AI later repeated as fact.
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A North Carolina Petting Zoo Had Rabies. Now Officials Are Tracking Possible Exposures.
Health officials say anyone who handled or fed the goats between July 28 and August 27 should contact their local health department.
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Someone Stole Pittsburgh’s Famous ‘Star Wars’ Pepsi Machine and Replaced It With a Fake
A TikToker says he removed the beloved 1999 vending machine to repair it, but locals are furious over the bizarre social-media stunt.
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Man Hit a Deer With His Car, Then Developed a Rare Bacterial Infection
Doctors eventually traced his facial abscesses and fever to tularemia, a rare infection likely spread through wounds contaminated in the crash.
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The Troubling Injury History Behind Six Flags’ Infamous X2 Roller Coaster
X2 is now closed as officials investigate after two riders suffered severe brain injuries just six days apart in July.
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World War-Era Shipwrecks Are Leaking Toxic Explosives Into the North Sea
Researchers found TNT leaking from century-old wrecks, causing measurable cellular stress in mussels living around the sites.
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Man Faces 8 Years in Prison After Allegedly Ordering 300 Pizzas to Strangers in Massive Prank
Police say the 23-year-old used fake food orders to harass strangers, including one order for roughly 300 pizzas worth thousands.
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Runaway Donkey Attacks 3 People After Jumping Into Their Van, Hospitalizes One
Freddy the donkey escaped in Germany, jumped into a van and kicked and bit three people before his owner finally brought him under control.
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A Man Built a Fake Ancient Theater in Italy and Charged Tourists to See It
The attraction was built with modern materials, but visitors were told it dated to antiquity and had ties to Caesar, Cleopatra and Juliet.
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Japan Recruited 1,800 People to Pull a 396-Ton Castle Back into Place, and the Video Is Wild
Volunteers used ropes and a traditional building-moving technique to shift Hirosaki Castle after years of restoration work.
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Photo: wombatzaa / Getty Images A ‘Lust-Free’ Gym Is Sparking a Debate About Men, Women, and Self-Control
One commenter summarized the entire concept as “incels finally getting safe spaces, too.”
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Photo: BrianAJackson; zhuyufang / Getty Images People Are So Sick of Technology They’re Paying to Go Back to Carrier Pigeons
Modern tech is being used to add a bit more friction to a world that became way too slick.
