One look at this circular contraption, and your first thought might be, “What is this wacky wheel?” Your next question could be, “Who came up with this crazy concept?” Well, it’s called a monowheel, and Make It Extreme is behind the massive circular thingamajig with a rider perched inside like some futuristic hamster. These folks...
A new Gallup survey explored how young Americans cope with stress, anxiety and other big emotions – and the results were mostly positive. The research was done in partnership with the Walton Family Foundation and Dr. Lisa Damour, a bestselling author and clinical adolescent psychologist who served as a consultant on Pixar’s movie “Inside Out...
A woman in Dallas County, Texas, has died after being diagnosed with West Nile virus. The patient, whose name and age were not released, contracted a severe neuroinvasive form of the disease, according to a Tuesday press release from the Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS). The female patient had “underlying health issues,” officials...
A man in Wayne County, West Virginia, caughta state record channel catfish in the pond on his father’s farm in South Charleston using an unexpected rod. John Tyler Rutherford reeled in a 43.51-inch-long, 46.70-pound channel catfish, according to a press release from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR). Rutherford reportedly reeled in the...
An 18-year-old fisherman from Pennsylvania has caught a species that’s not often seen in Lake Erie — an Atlantic salmon. Colton Alex was participating in a walleye and steelhead tournament when he hooked into the large catch, GoErie.com reported. The Atlantic salmon that Alex reeled in weighed 10.4 pounds and measured 30 inches in length....
Harley-Davidson is facing biker backlash over fears that the American motorcycle manufacturer born with the renegade image is now identifying as woke. “@harleydavidson has been one of the most beloved brands in America but recently on CEO Jochen Zeitz’s watch, they’ve gone totally woke,” filmmaker Robby Starbuck shared with his more than 528,000 followers on...
Social media users appear to be divided as educators are revealing online how they are altering the way in which they teach young students the “ABCs.” Different from the classic “Alphabet Song,” the latest version is switched up by separating the letters into different groups and changing the ending to, “Now I will never forget,...
Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his crew arrived in Polynesia after 101 days at sea aboard the Kon-Tiki raft on this day in history, August 7, 1947. Hyderdahl, along with five crewmen (and one parrot), left Callao, Peru, aboard the Kon-Tiki, a balsawood raft, on April 28, 1947. Heyerdahl was attempting to prove that it...
U.S. safety officials and police have launched an investigation in response to a tragedy that occurred in Waldorf, Maryland, on Aug. 2, which left a 5-year-old boy dead and another injured after a bounce house went airborne during a baseball game. Powerful wind gusts had lifted the bounce house approximately 15 to 20 feet in...
A recently found jawbone, arm bone fragment and teeth collected from an archaeological site in Indonesia revealed a diminutive ancestor of humans dubbed a “hobbit” who lived around 700,000 years ago. The “hobbit,” named after J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, is believed to be even smaller than a previously discovered human “hobbit” descendant...
