Brazilian Man’s Plan to Bury His Bentley Proves To Be An Ingenious Publicity Stunt
A wealthy Brazilian businessman stirred a wave of negative reactions when he announced on his Facebook page that he plans to bury his beloved Bentley Continental Flying Spur. Chiquinho Scarpa, 62, said he would
Kids’ Sugar Cravings Might Be Biological
Ask a child if they like sweets and the answer is almost universally a resounding “Yes!” It’s no surprise to most parents that kids love candy, cookies, sweetened drinks, and some kids have even
How Much Money Did Harrison Ford Make for Star Wars?
Harrison Ford made $20 million for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Ford earned $500,000 for Return of the Jedi, $100,000 for Empire and only $10,000 for the original Star Wars in 1977. Ford also
Found: An Intricate 17th-Century Map, Stuffed Into a Chimney
Conservators were able to save parts of the map. Towards the end of the 1600s, when the map was made, it would have been a prized possession. Seven feet by five feet, backed by
Man Hospitalized After Shooting 3 Men Who Broke Into His Home, Wanted To Rape His Granddaughter
A grandfather from Lumberton, North Carolina, proved himself a force to be reckoned with after he found himself face to face with three armed men who broke into his home Monday night and allegedly
Africa ‘witnessing birth of a new ocean’
A 60km crack opened in Ethiopia in 2005 and has been expanding ever since Africa is witnessing the birth of a new ocean, according to scientists at the Royal Society. Geologists working in the
Borat parody mistakenly played for Kazakh gold medalist
Kazakhstan sharpshooter Mariya Dmitrienko stood with her hand on her heart and a gold medal around her neck expecting to hear her country’s national anthem at an international shooting championship in Kuwait Friday. Instead,
Meet the tireless entrepreneur who squatted at AOL
For two months last fall, Eric Simons secretly took up residence inside the Internet giant’s Palo Alto, Calif., campus, eating free food, enjoying gym access, and building a startup in the process. It was
Man posing as security guard steals $75,000 from Oklahoma Wal-Mart
A man dressed as a security guard walked out of an Oklahoma Wal-Mart with $75,000 in cash, a crime that went undetected until the real security guards showed up later to transport the money,
Assault with a deadly weapon: Florida man charged with throwing alligator into Wendy’s
Authorities in Florida have arrested a man accused of throwing a live alligator through a restaurant’s drive-through window. Investigators identified Joshua James, of Jupiter, Fla., as the man who tossed the 3½-foot reptile into