She had an unexpected cellmate. Amanda Tarver, a Miami, Florida, wife and mother of two, discovered she was pregnant two weeks after being incarcerated following a drug conviction. “I didn’t even know if I was going to make it full term because of my stress and anxiety level,” she said. Amanda Tarver, 34, discovered she…
A clever man was sent over $300 worth of gifts from his favorite brands – after writing them poems. Andrew Cunningham, 29, spotted an online tip suggesting supermarkets would send free gifts if customers sent them a poem. He decided to put it to the test and wrote brand-specific short poems for 50 of his…
Moo Deng is quite cute to eat. The latest development in the saga of the baby hippo from Thailand with a global army of fans? Bakers everywhere are turning the object of their animal affection into cake — and some pygmy princess supporters aren’t too sweet on the edible idea. British pastry artist Ben Cullen,…
More likely to overlap? High school students with higher IQs are significantly more likely to be moderate or heavy drinkers as adults, according to a new study from UT Southwestern Medical Center. “We’re not saying your high school IQ controls your destiny,” said senior study author Dr. E. Sherwood Brown. “But IQ levels may lead…
Tom Cruise can breathe a sigh of relief after his luxury condo in Clearwater, Florida, stood tall against potentially devastating Hurricane Milton. The mega-storm, which meteorologists initially warned could reach a catastrophic Category 5, ended up sparing Cruise’s prized multimillion-dollar property. The hurricane was predicted to wreak havoc on the city, raising fears of a…
Call it the artist’s magnum opus. A sculpture of a giant, wine-soaked phallus has been erected in a town square in Italy, angering the online masses who deemed the colorful monument to manhood “disgusting” and a “piece of shit”. Called “Tu si’ ‘na cosa grande’” (“You are a big thing”), the 39-meter-tall penis tower was…
Where are people buying homes now that mortgage rates have fallen sharply from last October’s peak? Not in the south. Not even outside the West. Over the past year, these large parts of the country have been consistently left off Realtor.com’s rankings of the hottest housing markets, pushed aside by places like Manchester, NH (which…
Has Perrier’s bubble burst? Despite efforts to keep the mineral product clean for consumers, water in one of seven wells in southern France used by the mineral water supplier showed traces of faecal matter after heavy rains earlier this year. The company pours its rich water from the dry highlands near Vergèze, and the alarming…
The Mormon Church is expanding its real estate empire with a massive $289 million deal for 46 farms in eight states, further cementing its place as a major player in the American agricultural industry. The real estate arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Farmland Reserve Inc. Utah-based, is buying the farmland…
Sophie, 35, seems to have an ideal life – two children, a successful husband to whom she has been married for a decade, a job she loves and a beautiful family home. But her mum Sally, 60, says Sophie is living a lie – and Sally is even helping her keep her “secret” under wraps….