California's new Wildlife Traffic Safety Act will establish three yet-undetermined pilot regions where drivers can "salvage" meat from any animal accidentally killed by a vehicle. This "roadkill bill" will allow thousands of pounds of deer, elk, pronghorn antelope and wild pig meat to be put to use.
Read MoreHedgehogs: They're cute as a button. They're tribbles with attitude. They're notoriously difficult to get right when you paint them blue and put shoes on them, apparently. Here then, for the curious reader, is the unfortunate truth of owning a hedgehog as a pet.
Read MoreOriginally founded as the American Messenger, UPS wasn't wedded to the color brown at the beginning. But as kings of efficiency, their color choices were dictated by cost saving. Brown didn't show dirt. Another way the company cuts costs is using translucent roofs for the trucks.
Read MoreThe Bangles made everybody want to walk like an Egyptian, unless that Egyptian was King Tut, who likely "died from a broken leg." Good thing he was rich enough to afford all to be carried for life. But who was the richest Egyptian pharaoh ever?
Read MoreWhich Star Trek captain is the best? Here, we'll take a deep, objective look at six decades of Star Trek history to decide, categorically, which Starfleet captains did and did not suck real hard.
Read MoreAs lead singer for The Smiths, Morrissey was the guy who provided the background for a thousand coming of age tales. Since then, the idol you remember has started spraying a steady stream of manure every time he opens his mouth. Here are some messed up details about Morrissey.
Read MoreCorn maze is a funny phrase, because it's a maze made out of maize. But if your sense of direction is less than that of carrier pigeon, the experience might end up being less than amazing. Here are a few kernels of wisdom to help find your way out of a corn maze.
Read MoreMark Zuckerberg​ is definitely not a Facebook friend in need. CNBC reports that on the CEO's 34th birthday he was earning an average of $6 million a day for each day of his life. If you break it down further, the social media mogul earned $1,712,328 per hour.
Read MoreWhich cat breeds are most dangerous to own Obviously, deadly exotic pets like lions and tigers take first prize for the most dangerous cat breeds. According to Big Cat Rescue, a four-year study found that captive tigers are 500 times deadlier than dogs.
Read MoreWhile death sucks for everyone, at least you can be sure that your body will be treated respectfully and laid to rest according to your wishes. Actually, let's just crush that fantasy a little with these stories of posthumous adventure. Here are crazy things that happened to people after death.
Read MoreEven the smallest of women has an innate strength. According to the Indy Star, the current title goes to Jessica Fithen. Having just won the heavyweight division of the Palmer, Alaska-based Strongest Woman in the World contest, we can only assume she puts the "fit" in "Fithen."
Read MoreThere are two people in the world whose combined wealth is greater than many of the world's countries combined. If Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos were to combine their wealth, amounting to $220 billion, their worth would rank them as the 52nd richest "country" in the world.
Read MoreWhat may have once been a college fantasy has turned into an adult nightmare for a man diagnosed with a condition that causes him to produce a beer-like substance in his gut after consuming carbohydrates, making him drunk. The condition is now known as "auto-brewery syndrome."
Read MoreIt might not be surprising that the oldest references to specific dog breeds come from some of the oldest civilizations we're aware of. According to Guinness World Records, the oldest official dog breed in the world is the saluki, with roots that can be traced all the way back to 329 BC.
Read MoreMythbusters long reigned as the king of PG, science-themed television, succeeding Bill Nye and Carl Sagan, and followed by Neil Degrasse Tyson. The cast, including the duo of Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman and all-star support squad of Grant Imahara, Kari Byron and Tory Belleci, was happy to deliver.
Read MoreIn many ways, nuclear capacity represents the pinnacle of human scientific achievement, which makes it a little weird that up until 2019, the U.S. has been relying on 8-inch floppy disks to control the world's most substantial nuclear arsenal.
Read MoreRecreational use of cannabis is now legal in 11 U.S. states and Canada, and Mexico isn't very far behind. What was once the cultural territory of stoners and outlaws is now common. The times are changin', and those changes have paved the way for an influx of CBD-related products across the country.
Read MoreDennis Rodman has lived a wild life, checkered with more lows and highs than the contrast of his dyed hair. He's made millions, hobnobbed and caroused with top celebrities of the day, won championships and lost those millions, but if there's one thing Rodman knows how to do, it's rebound.
Read MoreWhen UFOs come up in conversation, a distinct phenomenon occurs where human beings lose voluntary control over their eyeballs and they either roll uncontrollably or bulge out of their sockets. In other words, the topic of extraterrestrials and anything related is more polarized than your Ray Bans.
Read MoreSome Star Trek episodes (and even some of the films) have been based on real life, taking actual events and reworking them into the storylines of the Enterprise, Voyager, and Defiant. So let's boldly go where no fan has gone before and look at some of the true events that inspired Star Trek.
Read MoreOn The X-Files, FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) investigated strange stuff that the rest of the FBI wouldn't touch, the show's titular X-Files. On top of the weirdness on-screen, there were bizarre things that happened on the set of The X-Files.
Read MoreRunning a successful pawn shop is all about being able to spot a phony. So, if you think Pawn Stars is totally live and unscripted... well, you probably shouldn't consider owning a pawn shop, because none of the cast has truly worked in-store for years.
Read MoreAnyone known to the world as "The King of Instagram" probably isn't going to be a paragon of morality, and one could argue that's the case with Dan Bilzerian, known for his dazzling displays of fame and fortune. But just how did Bilzerian acquire his fame and fortune?
Read MoreThere's nothing more relaxing than awakening to the melodic trill of birdsong at daybreak... unless that bird is a male white bellbird. Not only are male white bellbirds the loudest birds in the world, but they're also Emmy award-winners, playing the role of "supersonic claxon" in "Alien Spaceship."
Read MoreMan's best friend is like pizza. There are seemingly infinite varieties and they're all awesome. Some are thin, some doughy and others are rather simple but wholesome. At heart, they really can't go wrong, but some stand head and shoulders above others. Such is the case with the Pointer dog breed.
Read MoreMichael Jordan is roundly considered The GOAT, but based on his "nothing-but-net" worth, he could live a million years without ever eating a tin can or its contents. He is a straight up billionaire. That's right, the dude from Space Jam has a net worth of $1.9 billion.
Read MoreAs ThoughtCo observes, "Seven appears to be a universally lucky or holy number." So perhaps it shouldn't come as a surprise that people would see multiple sevens in a row as special. But why is 777 especially special?
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