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New Yorkers are going absolutely CRAZY… for a DUCK!

It took just days for the brightly colored Mandarin duck that appeared suddenly in a Central Park pond to turn both New Yorkers and visitors into a new gaggle: the quackarazzi. A horde of photographers has been gathering daily in the park off Fifth Avenue for well over a month,… Read More

SHOCKING VIDEO: Pregnant woman choked in NFL stands

Sunday night’s NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Chargers was a battle on the field — and in the stands. Video has emerged of a shocking incident that has many of the last remaining NFL fans saying, “Enough is enough.” URGENT: Get this memory-booster before Big… Read More

Weird! Mystery of Brazilian dirt mounds finally solved?

Roy Funch, an American botanist who has lived and worked in Brazil’s hardscrabble northeast for decades, long looked at huge cone-shaped mounds of mud in the distance and wondered. What built them? How many were there? How long had they been there? After years of failing to generate interest in… Read More

Naughty list! Teacher canned after spilling the beans on Santa

School officials say a substitute teacher who told first-grade students in New Jersey that Santa Claus isn’t real will not be returning to the school. NJ.com reports Montville Schools Superintendent Rene Rovtar confirmed Tuesday the teacher will no longer work in the district after the incident Thursday at Cedar Hill School. Officials… Read More

Hog wild! State parks have a MASSIVE pig problem

Hawaii officials are trying to come up with solutions for feral pig problems at some Big Island state parks. Officials have been working with surrounding land owners and other agencies on finding solutions, said Dean Takabayashi, the Hawaii island superintendent for the state Department of Land and Natural Resources Division… Read More

Feds finally confirm how country star died

Pilot error following engine maintenance problems caused the helicopter crash that killed Montgomery Gentry singer Troy Gentry and the pilot at a small airport where he was to perform that night, federal investigators said. The pilot cut the engine too soon as he tried an emergency landing, leading to an… Read More

Check your freezer! Massive new food recall announced

An Arizona company is expanding the scope of its recall of raw beef that could be contaminated with salmonella, federal officials said Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a news release that a unit of Brazil’s JBS is now recalling a total of more than 12 million pounds… Read More

Kid fights for right to pelt little brother with snowballs

A 9-year-old boy has convinced the leaders of a small northern Colorado town to overturn a nearly century-old ban on snowball fights, and he already knows who his first target will be — his little brother. Dane Best, who lives in the often snow-swept town of Severance, presented his arguments… Read More

Driver falls asleep at wheel… what happens next is INCREDIBLE

An amazing automobile innovation may have just prevented a tragedy. The California Highway Patrol says it may have used the Autopilot system of a Tesla to stop the car after its driver fell asleep. The CHP says officers attempted to stop the Tesla Model S, which was doing about 70… Read More