A UCLA lab that runs one of the world’s longest studies of wild marmots has started an OnlyFans account to help keep the project alive after its funding dried up. The account, called OnlyMarms, posts near-daily photos and videos of chubby yellow-bellied marmots rather than anything the platform is usually known for, according to SFGATE. …
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Can you imagine checking into an Airbnb and finding a photo of yourself among the decor? That’s exactly what happened to one Utah family who traveled to San Diego for a family trip. Aubrey Birrell and her sister had traveled from Utah to San Diego County for their grandfather’s 80th birthday. Shortly after they arrived …
What happens when you’re met with a surprise bill? You start asking questions, just like this western Chicagoland homeowner did. They had a 20-kilowatt solar array on the roof expecting monthly electric bills to fall close to zero, and instead kept getting charged even as the panels poured surplus power back onto the grid. Across …
A tiny home village built by volunteers to give unhoused veterans their own homes is now operating at full capacity in Longmont, Colorado, after community fundraising helped the nonprofit behind it finish construction. The Veterans Community Project of Longmont, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, built the 26-unit village to provide transitional housing and support for veterans experiencing …
A terrifying ordeal unfolded in Tennessee when firefighters were called to a home. Smoke had been billowing out of the garage when officials arrived. The source of the fire? A lithium-ion battery. The fire department shared photos from the incident on the official Spring Hill Fire Department Facebook page, warning people about the dangers these …
A Los Angeles woman calls her time in her garden with her roses her “therapy.” However, after encountering a rattlesnake, that therapy session almost turned fatal. That’s because she was bitten on the toe by the snake when she was checking on her flowers. Her security camera caught the scary incident on video, showing just …
Roller coaster riders usually expect the track to turn them upside down, but a rare, extremely thrilling attraction in China adds another layer by flipping the seats independently as the train races through the course. A video shared by The Coaster Scoop on July 29 captures Dinoconda carrying riders through one disorienting turn after another. …
Firefighters pulled a black cat and a hamster from a burning single-story home in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Florida, on Monday night, and no one was hurt. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue crews were dispatched around 9 p.m. to the 5000 block of Basil Avenue for a reported structure fire, according to WPTV. They arrived …
Roller coaster fans have only a few days left to visit a popular Georgia theme park. Fun Spot America Atlanta will permanently close after nearly four decades of entertaining families. The park’s final operating day will be Sunday, Aug. 2. It will remain open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fun Spot America announced the …
Employees at the York Public Library recently showed up to work and found some unexpected campers. They soon learned that a camping app listed the York Public Library in Maine as an informal campsite even though the library had never agreed to host overnight visitors. Library employees arrived Monday morning to find several overland trucks …