Oddities
More like bees-ball
Take me out to the ballgame, as long as the field isn’t buzzing with a swarm of bees. As ABC affiliate KATU reports, a game hosted by Oregon’s Hillsboro Hops minor league team was interrupted by flying, […]
Oddities
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Not for the faint of heart: London play keeps making people faint
A play in England is making headlines for making people faint. As The New Yorker reports, performances of The Years at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London have had to pause on numerous occasions while ushers attend to audience members who’ve […]
Oddities
Contestants haul heavy sacks of coal in unusual Yorkshire tradition
YORKSHIRE, England (AP) — Contestants in Yorkshire competed on Monday in the “World Coal Carrying Championships,” racing with heavy sacks of coal on their back. Women carried 20 kilograms (44 pounds) while men carried 50kg […]
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This is a salmon’s brain. This is a salmon’s brain on anti-anxiety drugs
There’s certainly a lot to be anxious about nowadays, including the possibility of all of our anti-anxiety medications having an effect on wildlife. As reported by The New York Times, a new study explores the impact […]
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An elephant never forgets … to protect its young
Never forgetting isn’t the only skill elephants have. As The Associated Press reports, a herd of African elephants at the San Diego Zoo did a great impression of a football huddle in an effort to protect their […]