Sarah Biren
Freelance Writer
The crash of Aeroflot Flight 593 is chilling. It resulted in the deaths of all of the passengers and crew members on board — and it was so preventable. This 1994 flight from Moscow to Hong Kong spun off course and crashed into the Kuznetsk Alatau mountain range, and for some time, no one understood […]
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AI can make art now. Tools like Dall-E Mini, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion allow users to write a prompt for the artificial intelligence program to interpret into an image. Within a few minutes, an idea for a picture can appear on a computer screen. The AI uses an algorithm to generate images based on real […]
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A man in the English countryside achieved every metal detectorist’s dream. He discovered a medieval diamond wedding ring. The valuable artifact is expected to fetch £30,000 and £40,000 ($35,500 and $47,300) when it goes on auction. David Board, 69, used to be a metal detectorist in the 1970s but found nothing of consequence. But during […]
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Gabriela Peralta and Victor Hugo Peralta have won the Guinness World Record for “couple with most body modifications”. The married couple has a total of 84 tattoos and body modifications, as verified in 2014 on the set of the Show Dei Record in Milan, Italy. At that point, they had 50 piercings, 14 body implants, […]
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For centuries, clay was used to cool and store water. This tradition continues today, and it’s especially popular in areas with limited access to electric refrigeration. Clay is naturally porous, and in a cool and dry climate, a clay pot can keep its contents cold for extended periods of time. But it can do more […]
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According to the CDC’s 2022 National Diabetes Statistics Report, over 11% of the U.S. population has diabetes. (That’s about 37.3 million people.) Plus, 96 million people aged 18 or older (38% of the the U.S. population) have prediabetes. [1] These numbers are alarming next to a new press release from Prevent Blindness: Diabetes is the […]
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In 1963, a man in the Nevşehir Province of Turkey knocked down a wall in his basement and accidentally stumbled into an ancient underground city. The man, who was not named in reports, was renovating his home when his chickens started disappearing into a small crevasse. He investigated the wall with a sledgehammer — only […]
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A dog is truly a human’s best friend, and Donald Dickerson is willing to sacrifice to keep his canine companion. The two became closer over the past several months when they faced homelessness together. “Every day he looks at me — I know I am loved. I named him Duude because that’s my dude. We […]
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 in 6 adults aged 60 or older endured some kind of abuse in a nursing home or community facility between 2017 and 2018. To make matters worse, elder abuse is often not reported, according to the Office of the Inspector General. [1] This abuse can range from […]
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Aaron Fletcher has created his own one-of-a-kind lifestyle. He’s a nomadic shepherd who lives out of a cart drawn by his sheep. On his website, he explains that his eco-activism has led to this way of life. His sheep guerilla-graze on public grass or in yards with the owner’s permission. They provide Fletcher with most […]
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A diner at KFC is horrified to find a fried chicken head among her hot wings. The diner, who identified herself as Gabrielle from the UK, shared a picture on Instagram of the head, including a beak and closed eyes. She gave KFC a two-star review after the experience, writing, “I found a fried chicken […]
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The scene looked like something out of an apocalyptic movie. In Belgium, there were rows of dented and rusted cars with forest greenery growing around them. It’s like a cemetery for old cars, which was why the place was called the Chatillon Car Graveyard. One urban legend said these cars were owned by US soldiers […]
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