If you happened to walk by Chicago’s riverfront on Thursday, you may have been shocked to see it turning yellow. Over 90,000 rubber ducks poured into the water as part of the 21st annual Chicago Ducky Derby. The Aug. 6 race raised money for Special Olympics Illinois. Crowds watched from both sides of the downtown …
A 12-foot Sinclair dinosaur disappeared from Gardiner Sinclair & Yellowstone Dino Lube and Repair near Yellowstone National Park and later turned up in an unexpected location. The heavy fiberglass mascot, nicknamed Dino, was found the following day about 10 miles away in Yankee Jim Canyon. Whoever took it had bolted it to a cliff above …
A Colorado wildlife rescue began with an unusual rescue vehicle. Firefighters and a police animal protection officer boarded a bright-pink flamingo pedal boat to reach a turtle in trouble. The July 29 response happened at Waneka Lake in Lafayette when a common snapping turtle had been reported tangled in discarded fishing line. The crew acted …
A 97-year-old woman just achieved a goal that most of us will never even attempt. Betty Bromage has become the oldest female wing walker, meaning that she is a daredevil who stands on a plane’s wings while it is in flight. Guinness World Records has confirmed the British woman as the oldest female wing walker. …
Castle hunters have a new way to plan a fun and history-filled trip. CastleMap brings together thousands of fortified landmarks on one free, interactive map. The CastleMap homepage listed 6,903 sites across 141 countries as of Aug. 7. That is 250 more landmarks than Time Out reported on Aug. 5. Each entry includes a photograph, …
A small Georgia convenience store chain is fighting back after Buc-ee’s sued over its cartoon mascot. Teddy’s Market now wants a federal judge to cancel the company’s disputed trademark registrations. Buc-ee’s filed its complaint May 1 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. It argues Teddy’s branding could confuse customers and …
A California wildlife employee gained a tiny passenger during a field visit in the Sierra backcountry. The encounter turned into a close-up wildlife moment filmed from just inches away, giving viewers an amazing view of a bumblebee. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife shared the nine-second video on Aug. 5. The agency identified the …
Readers who are interested in physical books, especially travel guides, are probably not interested in anything AI-generated. A post in Reddit’s Mildly Infuriating subreddit complained after noticing an AI-generated message in an Italian travel guide. The book is titled Pitigliano: The City of Stone and Sunlight 2026, credited to Gerald Baker. Its Amazon listing says …
A luxury hotel reviewer expected to spend the night at one of Mexico’s newest resorts. Instead, Ryan Walker said he was turned away and that the police were called on him at the entrance after he had made a two-hour drive there. Walker had booked a stay at Amanvari, an 18-room property on the East …
If you have ever wanted to hike the best views across Europe, there is a long-distance hiking route that now connects Europe’s Baltic and Adriatic coasts. The Wolf Trail stretches approximately 2,170 miles from Hel, Poland, to Trieste, Italy. The route passes through Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and Italy. Along the way, hikers encounter …