One Colorado lodge had to bear with one particularly rowdy guest with a strong craving for sweets. That’s meant in the most literal sense, as the unexpected visitor was an actual bear, and police say it helped itself to some M&Ms before leaving. The encounter happened at Grand Timber Lodge in Breckenridge, Colorado, early Tuesday,…
Construction workers digging a new sewer system in Belgium expected to find dirt, old building materials, and probably some worms. Instead, they uncovered a hidden stash of gold estimated to be worth more than $10 million. The Guardian reports that workers discovered the gold on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at a construction site in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde, Belgium,…
A routine flight turned into a medical scare. Four Frontier Airlines flight attendants experienced headaches and nausea during a flight to Florida, prompting the pilots to request medical help before the plane reached its destination. According to PEOPLE, Frontier Flight 1046 departed Cleveland Hopkins International Airport shortly before 8 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, bound…
Disney World’s new trashcan design has divided the Internet. A change in receptacles meant to streamline waste disposal has some parkgoers dismayed and missing key features of the old bins. Will the transformation be worth it? On July 30, the Walt Disney World Cast and Community Facebook page posted an announcement debuting a new “smart”…
An 8-year-old boy went fishing in a Pennsylvania lake expecting to reel in a typical haul of local aquatic life. Instead, what emerged from the water had a mouth full of teeth and belonged thousands of miles from the quaint watering hole. Seamus Coffey was fishing with his father, Michael Coffey, at Ridley Park Lake…
A popular toy may be great for keeping kids occupied during a long flight, but some versions might not make it through airport security. TSA is reminding parents that gel-filled toys are subject to the same limits as other liquids and gels. On Aug. 11, the Transportation Security Administration shared a warning on its official…
For decades, scientists have compiled a comprehensive annual report that tracks changes across one of the fastest-warming regions on Earth: the Arctic. Now, federal support for that report is coming to an end. The Trump administration has withdrawn National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) support for the Arctic Report Card, which NOAA has helped produce…
A trail camera captured a peculiar sight that snowballed into something much more: a man was spotted searching through a protected section of a Connecticut forest, all while carrying a snake hook. Nearly a year later, authorities searched a warehouse connected to an investigation involving the same man and seized 46 venomous snakes. 26-year-old Tyler…
A 20-year-old man has died after falling from a waterfall on Monday, Aug. 10. Burlington, Kentucky, resident Zachary Nicholas Mertens had been taking photos at the top of South Falls waterfall in Silver Falls State Park in Oregon when he slipped and fell about 177 feet. According to KATU, Oregon State Police determined through witness…