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Bruce Campbell was always fascinated by planes, so when he had the opportunity to buy a retired Boeing 727 200-passenger jetliner for $100,000 in 1999, he jumped at the chance. The 1,066 square feet plane weighed around 70,000 pounds, but Campbell saw it as the ultimate home. As an electrical engineer, Campbell had the skills … Read more
Chinese scientists have apparently shocked the globe by successfully creating the first human-monkey hybrid in a lab. This terrifying event took place in China in 2021 after a group of researchers from the United States and Spain journeyed there to circumvent laws prohibiting such study in their own countries. They said that developing the hybrid … Read more
Sometimes a mother-in-law can be a little overbearing towards her daughter-in-law, by going out of her way to be the center of attention, even when boundaries have been set to try and avoid conflict, according to a write-up on the Choosing Therapy website. One woman took to a Reddit post to explain her situation involving her mother-in-law The mother-to-be … Read more
Students and parents in New Brunswick, N.J., want to know how an adult woman got into the local high school and went to classes for almost a week. A press release from the New Brunswick Police Department says that 29-year-old Hyejeong Shin was arrested on Tuesday and charged with giving a false government document … Read more
In the 1950s, when my mother was in junior high school, her teacher told the class that the school nurse would be checking to see if they were clean. My mother was afraid of being “inspected” because she knew her underwear was dirty. Her mother didn’t let her or her three brothers and sisters take … Read more
A couple from North Carolina have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of their adopted toddler son who died after an alleged series of “exorcisms,” according to multiple news outlets. Joseph Wilson, 41, and Jodi Wilson, 38, both of Mount Airy, were taken into custody on Jan. 13 and are … Read more
Two Louisville police officers were shot Wednesday night during a protest over the Kentucky grand jury’s decision earlier in the day that none of the officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor will be held accountable. As many took to the streets to express their anger, the two officers were shot after being called … Read more
Several news outlets report that a married Texas man who was accused of kidnapping his missing girlfriend and setting fire to her abandoned car has now been charged with murder in relation to her passing. According to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, Kayla Kelley’s body was found on January 18 in a field in Grand … Read more
I’ve always enjoyed experimenting with my hair. Although I’ve never had the nerve to dye it pink, green, or blue, I’ve definitely spent time as a blonde, a brunette, a redhead, and a black-haired goth girl, even as an adult. Growing up, I had a close friend whose parents were even stricter than mine. Her … Read more
Praying doesn’t always work. My grandmother fully believed in the power of prayer; that’s how my mother lost her molars at an early age. When my mother began having pain in her mouth as a teen, my grandmother begged all the saints in heaven to repair her teeth instead of taking her to the dentist’s office. … Read more