Beachgoers may have found themselves in quite a pickle last week trying to identify thousands of gelatinous sea creatures that washed ashore during a strong storm in Northern California. A horde of large, fat worms descended upon a central California beach, spooked out of their burrows by a bomb cyclone in late November. (Credit: David… via …
‘Weirdest Set of Coincidences in My Life.’ Scientists Tracked Down the Owner of a USB Stick Found in Frozen Seal Feces — TIME
The owner of a USB stick found in the feces of a leopard seal in New Zealand has been identified — and in what seems to be an unthinkable coincidence, she’s the person who helped collect the sample in the first place. Last week, the fully-functioning USB stick was found in a sample of seal… via …
Wait, What… who keeps candles & dynamite in the same place???
(BRIDGEPORT, Conn.) — Authorities say a Connecticut woman mistook a stick of dynamite for a candle during a power outage and suffered severe hand injuries. Assistant Bridgeport Fire Chief Michael Caldaroni says the woman was looking to light a candle in her home at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday after the power went out during a… via …
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Man killed by flying tent peg at campsite – SkyNews
A Danish man has died after being hit in the throat by a flying metal tent peg propelled by stormy wind, police have said. Erik Larsen Fjordvald, 61, was packing up his tent in Thy Traef, in the north of Denmark, on Friday when the freak accident happened. Read the full article here.
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