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For many McDonald's customers, one of the biggest highlights of the year is the annual McDonald's Monopoly game, which gives the general public loads of opportunities to win massive cash prizes. It's safe to say that, judging from social media users' reactions, this year is no exception. For those of…
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On Monday, passengers boarded the 7:47am flight from London to Düsseldorf in Germany, and were surprised to land in an entirely different country. Instead of heading east, the pilot 'got lost' and flew north, making an unscheduled arrival at 9am in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Hey, those cities are only 741 miles…
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Anthony Pellicano was a private investigator hired by a number of celebrities, to the point he was known as a "fixer" to help solve sensitive situations. Pellicano, who referred to himself as the "sin eater", has just finished serving a 15-year sentence in prison for a number of charges -…
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A man in Ireland reportedly took a bag of marijuana to a police station in order to complain about its quality. Arthur Liwembe, who is 33 years old, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of cannabis and other charges following the bizarre occurrence, which took place in July last year. According…
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The 2018 Valentine's Day massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School was the deadliest school shooting in history, claiming the lives of 17 students and staff and leaving another 17 injured. This prompted mass calls for America's gun laws to be reformed. At the forefront of which were the surviving students…
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Since the 'Leaving Neverland' documentary appeared at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, there has been responses from all corners of the world. When the four-hour production, which features the testimony of James Safechuck and Wade Robson, aired on television - everyone had an opinion to express on the…
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Sydney Aiello, a 19-year-old graduate from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, took her own life last weekend. Her mother, Cara Aiello, told CBS Miami that she "struggled with survivor's guilt and was recently diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder," following the mass shooting on February 14, 2018. She…
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Following the 'Leaving Neverland' documentary, in which two men go into great detail about the alleged abuse they experienced at the hands of the late Michael Jackson, many have come out to comment on the issue at hand. The Jackson estate has been very clear about their stance, calling the…
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A senior citizen from the UK is speaking out about her passion for burlesque dancing and claims she could be Britain's oldest performer. Marilyn Bersey, 71, who performs under the stage name Foxy La Mer, became entranced by the seductive artform shortly after her 70th birthday last year. Take at…
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Ever since Leaving Neverland first aired back in January, the documentary - and its subject, Michael Jackson - has been the subject of much discussion. Some people have come out against the film, which claims the so-called King of Pop was a child abuser; meanwhile, others have doubled down on…
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A tattoo artist and body modification surgeon has been jailed for 40 months. Brendan McCarthy, also known by the moniker 'Dr Evil', had performed a number of controversial and extreme procedures on clients, with their consent, from his studio in the town of Wolverhampton, England; this including tongue-splitting, ear removal,…
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The director of the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland has slammed people who don't think that Michael Jackson was guilty of abusing children as 'truthers'. Dan Reed directed the controversial doc, which focuses on the stories of Wade Robson and James Safechuck as friends of the so-called King of Pop, details…
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Dex Frier, a 17-year-old student at Johnson High School in Gainsville, Georgia, was shocked and excited to discover his classmates nominated him for prom king. "It wasn’t even a thing that had crossed my mind," Frier, who identifies as male, told The Gainsville Times. "The moment I got home, I…
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Florida is famous for being the home of Walt Disney World, the Kennedy Space Center and the most bizarre news headlines in the world. To name just a few: 'Florida man caught on camera repeatedly licking doorbell,' 'Florida man thrown in jail for attacking man in ‘Minions’ costume,' and 'Florida…
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Macaulay Culkin has reportedly joked about the allegations of abuse levelled at his friend Michael Jackson in a comedy gig. Over the last few weeks, Michael Jackson - who died in 2009 at the age of 50 - has been put back under the media spotlight in the aftermath of…
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A polar vortex brought chaos to the United States earlier this year, with parts of the country dropping to below-freezing temperatures. Temperatures dropped as low as -40C in some areas, with some states even becoming colder than Antarctica. In Chicago, the temperature reached -30C during the peak of the cold…
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Over the years, we've seen all kinds of ridiculous challenges pop up on social media. Some have been fun and ultimately harmless, such as the Mannequin Challenge. Others have actually been somewhat altruistic, such as the Ice Bucket Challenge, which was supposed to raise awareness of motor neuron disease -…
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Following the horrific white supremacist attack on two mosques in the city of Christchurch, in which 50 people were killed and 50 were injured, New Zealanders are rallying together to support their Muslim neighbors. Biker gangs such as The Mongrel Mob, King Cobra and The Black Power have reached out…
