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Watch: Boa constrictor captured after 5 days on the loose in Australian suburb

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/10/2025 1:46 PM

A red-tailed boa constrictor on the loose in suburban Sydney was finally captured by a professional reptile wrangler -- thanks in part to the efforts of a TV news reporter. ... Read full Story

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Rescuers use orange fence to corral loose goat in San Diego

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/10/2025 12:23 PM

The San Diego Humane Society said it took a total 12 officers to wrangle a goat found wandering loose in the city. ... Read full Story

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Alaska woman's nearly 3-inch mouth gape breaks world record

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/9/2025 2:29 PM

An Alaska woman had her massive mouth measured by a dentist and broke a Guinness World Record with her 2.98-inch gape. ... Read full Story

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NASA offers $3M in competition to recycle human poop in space

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/9/2025 1:30 PM

NASA is offering $3 million to anyone who proposes technology to solve an unusual problem: recycling feces and other human waste in space. ... Read full Story

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Trash cleared from N.J. beaches includes vampire teeth, bathroom sink

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/9/2025 12:46 PM

A New Jersey group said its 2024 beach clean-up operations resulted in 276,899 pieces of trash being cleaned up, including unusual items like a rubber foot, a full can of ravioli and a set of vampire teeth. ... Read full Story

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Watch: Mystery creature caught on camera in Colorado 'might be a raccoon'

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/9/2025 12:23 PM

Wildlife officials in Colorado said a mysterious creature caught on camera outside a resident's home might be a raccoon with mange -- but they aren't sure. ... Read full Story

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Watch: Kitten rescued from tree outside Ohio animal shelter

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/8/2025 4:37 PM

An animal rescue group in Ohio had to call for help when one of five kittens abandoned outside the facility climbed a nearby tree and became stranded. ... Read full Story

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Missing Utah dog found 1,000 miles from home in Texas

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/8/2025 4:26 PM

A dog who went missing in Utah turned up about two weeks later at an animal shelter in Texas -- over 1,000 miles from home. ... Read full Story

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Man visiting lottery office to claim $50,000 prize wins another $100,000

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/8/2025 4:18 PM

A North Carolina man waiting at a lottery office to claim a $50,000 prize received a Keno ticket as a birthday gift from his daughter -- and won another $100,000. ... Read full Story

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Kentucky restaurant intentionally filled with clean water to keep flood at bay

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/8/2025 1:59 PM

The owners of a Kentucky restaurant in the path of the Ohio river floods shared their unusual strategy for keeping the dirty water out: intentionally flooding the building with clean water. ... Read full Story

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Uber's lost and found items include live turtle, chainsaw

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/8/2025 1:20 PM

Uber released its annual "Lost & Found Index," an accounting of items left behind in ride-share cars including a mannequin head with human hair, a live turtle and a 5-gallon bucket of beans. ... Read full Story

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Watch: Alaska Zoo's bears perform quality control for 'bear-resistant' trash bins

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/7/2025 4:27 PM

Sanitation officials in Anchorage, Alaska, put their bear-resistant trash bins to the test with the help of some product testing experts: the Alaska Zoo's bears. ... Read full Story

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Look: Small goat on the loose wrangled in New Hampshire

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/7/2025 4:13 PM

A New Hampshire police officer called out on a report of a loose animal ended up wrangling a small goat wandering through a neighborhood. ... Read full Story

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Man helping mom move furniture finds long-lost lottery ticket worth $50,000

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/7/2025 4:04 PM

A Maryland man helping his mom move some furniture found a stash of scratch-off lottery tickets that had been intended as Christmas stocking stuffers -- and one turned out to be a $50,000 winner. ... Read full Story

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Boris Johnson Attacked By Ostrich In Hilarious Video Shared By His Wife

By HuffPost.com | | 4/7/2025 3:18 PM

"Cripes! Oh, f***ing hell," the former British prime minister said in a video his wife posted on Instagram. ... Read full Story

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Emu on the loose for nearly a year gets new home at New York zoo

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/7/2025 2:13 PM

An emu on the loose in New York's Broome County for nearly a year was finally captured and has a new permanent home at a zoo. ... Read full Story

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Cruise ship crew breaks world record with 1,391 Lego boats

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/7/2025 1:56 PM

A company celebrated the launch of its newest cruise ship by assembling 1,391 Lego ships and lining them up on the deck. ... Read full Story

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Five sheep found wandering in Washington traffic

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/7/2025 1:38 PM

Authorities in Washington are trying to find the owner of five sheep found wandering loose on a Clallam County road. ... Read full Story

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Philadelphia Zoo announces hatching of its first Galapagos tortoise babies

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/4/2025 4:20 PM

The Philadelphia Zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, the first of their species to hatch at the facility in its history. ... Read full Story

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Maryland woman uses odometer numbers to win $100,000 lottery prize

By United Press International, Inc. | | 4/4/2025 4:08 PM

A Maryland woman bought a pair of identical tickets for the same Pick 5 drawing using numbers from her car's odometer and ended up winning a total $100,000. ... Read full Story

animal

This caterpillar wears the body parts of insect prey

by Science News | Apr 24 2025

beauty

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

connecticut

This week at the Capitol: April 21-25, 2025

by CT Mirror | Apr 25 2025

game

You Won't Find Switch 2 Consoles On Amazon, But You Can Get Games & Gear

by GameSpot | Apr 25 2025

health

FDA Issues Warning on Hair-Loss Product Finasteride, Citing Side Effects

by Healthline.com | Apr 25 2025

long_island

Rain forces cancellation of Oyster Bay’s Spring Festival in Woodbury

by greaterlongisland.com | Apr 26 2025

mental

Audi Crooks on Keeping Eyes on the Prize and Caring for Mental Health

by thehealthy.com | Mar 07 2025

music

Ella Langley Named ACM Awards’ New Female Artist of the Year

by Billboard | Apr 25 2025

real_estate

A $10M NYC penthouse with views of a top landmark just listed — for the first time in six decades: ‘It was a true family home’

by NY Post | Apr 25 2025

religion

What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?

by Christian Post | Oct 20 2024

science

How are scientists making running shoes more sustainable, while still maintaining performance?

by LIVE SCIENCE | Apr 26 2025

shopping

12 New Pocket Knives and Multi-Tools You Might Have Missed

by Gear Patrol | Apr 26 2025

soccer

Flick plans to spring a surprise in Barcelona starting XI for cup final vs Real Madrid

by Yahoo Sports | Apr 26 2025

technology

Ultrafast laser reveals how electrical double layers form in trillionths of a second

by Interesting Engineering | Apr 26 2025

travel

Cruise Review: Springtime in the Fjords with Ambassador Cruise Line on board Ambience

by The Travel Magazine | Apr 25 2025

Word of the Day

nonchalant

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 26, 2025 is:

nonchalant • \nahn-shuh-LAHNT\ • adjective

Someone described as nonchalant is relaxed and calm, either because they do not care about something or because they are not worried about something. Nonchalant can also be used to describe something, such as demeanor or behavior, that expresses such relaxed, calm unconcern.

// The team showed a somewhat nonchalant attitude at the beginning of the season, but they became more serious once the championship was within reach.

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Examples:

"He is largely unaffected by the fame and fortune and all the talk of greatness tends to be greeted with a nonchalant shrug." — The Evening Times (Glasgow, Scotland), 19 Mar. 2024

Did you know?

Since nonchalant ultimately comes from words meaning "not" and "be warm," it's no surprise that the word is all about keeping one's cool. Nonchalant’s Old French ancestor is the verb nonchaloir, meaning "to disregard," which combines non-, meaning "not," with chaloir, meaning "to concern." Chaloir in turn traces back to the Latin calēre, meaning "to be warm" (calēre is also the forerunner of the heat-related English word calorie). You might assume that the prefix non- implies the existence of an antonymous chalant, but no such word has developed in English. It’s no big deal though—if you want a word that means the opposite of nonchalant, both concerned and interested can do the job.

Watch: Boa constrictor captured after 5 days on the loose in Australian suburb

Rescuers use orange fence to corral loose goat in San Diego

Alaska woman's nearly 3-inch mouth gape breaks world record

NASA offers $3M in competition to recycle human poop in space

Trash cleared from N.J. beaches includes vampire teeth, bathroom sink

Watch: Mystery creature caught on camera in Colorado 'might be a raccoon'

Watch: Kitten rescued from tree outside Ohio animal shelter

Missing Utah dog found 1,000 miles from home in Texas

Man visiting lottery office to claim $50,000 prize wins another $100,000

Kentucky restaurant intentionally filled with clean water to keep flood at bay

Uber's lost and found items include live turtle, chainsaw

Watch: Alaska Zoo's bears perform quality control for 'bear-resistant' trash bins

Look: Small goat on the loose wrangled in New Hampshire

Man helping mom move furniture finds long-lost lottery ticket worth $50,000

Boris Johnson Attacked By Ostrich In Hilarious Video Shared By His Wife

Emu on the loose for nearly a year gets new home at New York zoo

Cruise ship crew breaks world record with 1,391 Lego boats

Five sheep found wandering in Washington traffic

Philadelphia Zoo announces hatching of its first Galapagos tortoise babies

Maryland woman uses odometer numbers to win $100,000 lottery prize

This caterpillar wears the body parts of insect prey

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

This week at the Capitol: April 21-25, 2025

You Won't Find Switch 2 Consoles On Amazon, But You Can Get Games & Gear

FDA Issues Warning on Hair-Loss Product Finasteride, Citing Side Effects

Rain forces cancellation of Oyster Bay’s Spring Festival in Woodbury

Audi Crooks on Keeping Eyes on the Prize and Caring for Mental Health

Ella Langley Named ACM Awards’ New Female Artist of the Year

A $10M NYC penthouse with views of a top landmark just listed — for the first time in six decades: ‘It was a true family home’

What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?

How are scientists making running shoes more sustainable, while still maintaining performance?

12 New Pocket Knives and Multi-Tools You Might Have Missed

Flick plans to spring a surprise in Barcelona starting XI for cup final vs Real Madrid

Ultrafast laser reveals how electrical double layers form in trillionths of a second

Cruise Review: Springtime in the Fjords with Ambassador Cruise Line on board Ambience

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.British man unknowingly buys back his own stolen car

2.Tourist wins lottery prize of over $3M while visiting Chicago

3.Watch: Pawesome pooches shred the waves at Florida dog surfing festival

4.'Ferocious' woodpecker damages 25 vehicles in Massachusetts town

5.Baby screech owl rescued from busy Florida parking lot

6.Watch: Cypriot busts a move with 468 wine glasses balanced on his head

7.Dog rescued from commuter train tracks in Massachusetts

8.The art of misdirection: How one woman beat the Magic Circle's ban on female members

9.Loose goat evades pursuing police in Georgia

10.Maryland woman has won three big lottery prizes, always in mid-April