Extreme weather has caused a crawfish crisis in Louisiana, prompting Governor Jeff Landry to issue a disaster declaration. A brutal and ongoing drought dried out the ground to the point that crawfish can't burrow to lay eggs. The resulting crawfish shortage has decimated the state's $300 million crawfish industry by more than half for the year. — Read the rest

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Loreen Bea Feralo, 55, and Karen Casbohm, 63, lived in Ashtabula, Ohio with a fellow named Douglas Layman. When Layman died at home last week, Feralo and Casbohm didn't see a tragedy but rather an opportunity. What happened next could be called "Payday at Bernie's." — Read the rest

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The Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)—the US defense department's group that investigates unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs)—is developing a portable UFO detection kit. The device is apparently called a Gremlin.

"We're working with some of the government labs, such as the Department of Energy labs, and we have a great partner with Georgia Tech," AARO acting director Tim Phillips said. — Read the rest

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Cousins Alissa Barton, 32, and Lara Norbury, 24, were pleased to move into their Cheshire, UK flat with a monthly rent of $1,650. But soon after, the fun gals were shocked by the fungi that had sprouted behind their TV set. — Read the rest

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Tomorrow is the great Lou Reed's birthday and in celebration, Keith Richards posted his smoking cover of The Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting for the Man," one of Reed's most memorable tunes. Video below.

I'm told that Keith's manager played it at a party hosted by Reed's widow Laurie Anderson on the anniversary of his passing. — Read the rest

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A fellow was reportedly kayaking somewhere in the Amazon River when a mysterious creature rose from the water to torment him. The details are scarce but something large does appear to be causing quite a splash around the vessel. Video below. — Read the rest

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In Saint Lazare, Quebec, junior high school art teacher Mario Perron in is under investigation for allegedly selling his students' paintings and drawings online without their permission and pocketing the money. Apparently, one of Perron's students at Westwood Junior High School searched his name online and found websites offering his work for sale. — Read the rest

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In celebration of the Lunar New Year, Starbucks is offering a new beverage, the Abundant Year Savory Latte. Available at some China locations, the concoction contains espresso, steamed milk, and Dongpo Braised Pork Flavor Sauce. It's garnished with a cube of pork breast meat on a skewer. — Read the rest

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Watch as this determined dung beetle steamrolls a large ball of poop right across a gathering of tiny frogs. The dung beetle does not give a (ahem) shit about anything in its path.

Dung beetles use the herbivore droppings as a food source and also dig out a chamber inside to deposit their eggs. — Read the rest

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Below is astonishing new video from inside an Amazon van when an Amtrak train smashed into it, slicing the vehicle clean in half. Incredibly, the driver was unscathed. The incident occurred in November 2021 in Ixonia, Wisconsin.

"Yeah, it just, boom," driver Alexander Evans said at the time. — Read the rest

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Above is a fantastic fossil of a 280 million-year-old reptile with the scientific name Tridentinosaurus antiquus. The oldest fossil reptile ever discovered in the Alps, the beautifully-preserved animals was unearthed in 1931 and considered a key discovery in research on reptile evolution. — Read the rest

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On Sunday, Ashwath Kaushik of Singapore beat Polish chess grandmaster Jacek Stopa, 37, in the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open competition in Switzerland. Kaushik is 8 years old. He's now the youngest person ever to beat a grandmaster in a classical tournament game. — Read the rest

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A horrible odor swept across Cape Town, South Africa yesterday. Suspecting a leak or other failure at local sewage facilities, city official sent in inspectors and called up an environmental health team. They followed their noses to the Port of Cape Town, ultimately identifying a ship in the harbor as the source of the stink. — Read the rest

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Driving around San Francisco, you may pass a house with its garage door open and be surprised by a toilet right in the middle of the garage. What gives?

One theory is that they are examples of "Pittsburgh toilet," which originated in the Pennsylvania city in the early 20th century. — Read the rest

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