• Gibraltar Set to Evict Some Monkeys Who Have Grown Too Mischievous

    Gibraltar, at the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea, is one of the most densely populated areas of the world and includes a couple hundred very special residents that make up the only group of wild monkeys in Europe.

  • Koala Brought Back From Brink of Death With Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation, CPR

    Man, it was a rough night for this koala bear. It got hit by a car. Then fell from a tree. And then had to get CPR. Emergency crews in Melbourne, Australia, received a call on Thursday night about an injured marsupial. The koala had been hit by a vehicle while crossing a road and then scurried up a tree and passed out.

  • Family Turns 'Baby Got Back' Into Back-to-School Anthem

    "I like big busses I cannot lie!" Neither can the Holderness family as they rewrite the lyrics to Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back" and make it about going back to school: buying supplies, filling up backpacks "round and big," and "making that healthy lunch." Former news anchor and TV host Penn Holderness, who has started his own production company, last went viral with his family back in December with their hit video "#Xmas Jammies."

  • Man's Subway Stunt Lands Job Interviews, Internet Fame

    It can be challenging to get an interview for a new job, especially straight out of college. After applying for 300 jobs and not getting a single favorable response, one young man decided to take a different approach. Alfred Ajani, 22, stood in a London subway station during rush hour with a sign that said he recently graduated with a 2.1 bachelor of honours degree in marketing and offered up his résumé. (embedding subway pic) He posted a picture of himself holding the sign onto his Twitter page, which quickly gained hundreds of retweets, got him trending in London, and also brought in some promising prospects.

  • High School Student Gets In-School Suspension for Saying 'Bless You'

    Though it might be a common response, one Tennessee high school student claims that her "Bless you" got her sent to in-school suspension. Kendra Turner, 17, took to her Facebook page to describe the scenario at Dyer County High School, posting:

  • Oakland Reverses 80-Year Ban on Pinball Machines, Celebrates With Monthlong Tournament

    Not since the fictional town of Bomont in the movie "Footloose" lifted its ban on dancing have more people rejoiced in in their freedom of entertainment than in Oakland, California, where just last month an 80-year ban on the public use of pinball machines was removed. Yes, pinball machines. Back in the 1930s, the Bay Area city laid down the law prohibiting the machines because they were being used for illegal gambling.

  • Grouper Eats Shark in One Bite in Viral Video

    With Shark Week on the Discovery Channel just ending, it's understandable that you may have the carnivorous fish on the mind and think that such a dangerous predator should be avoided at all costs. A certain grouper clearly didn't think so. In this video, which was featured on the front page of Reddit, we see the two fish circling each other right before the 4-foot shark gets caught on a fisherman's line.

  • Motorcyclist Pulls Off Miraculous Recovery After Collision With Car

    Usually a collision on the highway would means injuries are sure to follow, but what happens in this video ends in a completely unexpected manner. The incredible nature of the chain of events will most likely cause you to watch the footage a couple of times. At first, it just looks like a normal drive on a bridge, when suddenly, a motorcycle comes into view and goes full speed into another vehicle in front of it. What's astonishing is that the rider doesn't go down. Instead, the motorcyclist goes full-on Spider-Man and appears to land on the roof of the car he or she collided with.

  • Man Fakes Own Death to Avoid Upcoming Wedding

    Wedding season is upon us. It's understandable that some people get cold feet, but this guy went to extremes to avoid getting married — by faking his own death. Tucker Blandford, 23, met his bride-to-be, Alex Lanchester, in August 2012 at a college in Connecticut. They hit it off and quickly fell in love.

  • Projected Makeup Dramatically Changes Model's Face from Moment-To-Moment

    Everyone loves a good makeover, especially with stunning results. Take a look at a new digital technique that allows for dramatic real-time facial redesigns.

  • Little League Coach Gives Inspirational Speech After Tough Loss

    Tom Hanks famously yelled, "There's no crying in baseball!" in the 1992 film "A League of Their Own." Fast-forward to the Little League World Series Monday night. Coach and manager Dave Belisle of Rhode Island's Cumberland American All-Stars stopped the waterworks by giving an inspiring speech to his little guys after they were eliminated after a close game with Jackie Robinson West, 8-7.

  • Teen Siblings Create App to Monitor Police Activity

    Three teenage siblings from Georgia came up with a high-tech way to report any interactions with police — good or bad. It is a smartphone app called Five-O. Across the nation, people who buy the app can use it to document every step of an encounter with police.

  • Couple Returns Home From Honeymoon to Find Home Covered in Post-It Notes

    Meet Jamie and Emily Pharro, newlyweds from Lincolnshire, England. After their nuptials on Aug. 1, the pair handed their keys over to friends to look after their cats while they were on their honeymoon. Upon their return from a glorious holiday in Italy, the Pharros found that their prankster pals had arranged a noteworthy welcome — in the way of 14,000 Post-it notes covering the first floor of their house. The sticky pieces of paper covered the entryway, the living room, and the kitchen.

  • Video Captures First-Ever Footage of Jellyfish Sting Through Microscope

    You've heard of a jellyfish sting, maybe you've even experienced one. But have you ever seen one? When a jellyfish actually stings someone or something, the action is often too small and too fast to see with the naked eye. This video, however, captures a real-life sting in slow motion! Destin from SmarterEveryDay visited toxinologist Dr. Jamie Seymour, one of the team members present when Steve Irwin, "The Crocodile Hunter," was fatally stung by a stingray in 2006.

  • Gov. Chris Christie Gets Into Twitter Argument With Constituent

    New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is no stranger to commuter controversy following Bridgegate earlier this year, has been taken to task on Twitter while on vacation with his family in California.

  • Harvard Creates a Thousand Robots That Can Self-Assemble Into Shapes

    No matter how you feel about the Michael Bay "Transformers" movies, most kids — and kids at heart — agree it would be awesome to see one of these giant Autobots in real life. Thanks to robotics researchers at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., the idea of multiple automated machines congregating to achieve a common goal is one step closer to reality. Meet the kilobots. Yes, like "kill-o-bot," but don't let the name scare you. These little guys are harmless and are made for about $14 each.

  • Tipsy Wedding Singer Goes Viral Thanks to Actress Michelle Rodriguez

    Has this ever happened to you? You go to a wedding reception to celebrate. You have a few drinks. Maybe you take to the stage and do a little performance. Somebody videos it and puts it on Instagram. Cute. Except whenthat somebody is a celebrity, and now, like it or not, you're Internet famous. That's what happened to Sarah Lane. The 26-year-old council worker from Bridgend, Wales, in the United Kingdom, was the maid of honor at her best friend's wedding Saturday. Actress Michelle Rodriguez from "Avatar" and "Fast & Furious" movie series, also a friend of the bride, was in attendance.

  • Atlanta Highway Sign Misspells City's Famous Aquarium

    Take a look at the brand-new exit sign on Atlanta's most well-known road, the Downtown Connector. It looks normal at first, marked exits for Williams Street, World Congress Center, the Georgia Dome, and … hmmm … that's not how you spell aquarium.

  • Mark Zuckerberg, Other Tech Heavyweights Take the #IceBucketChallenge

    We first told you about the #icebucketchallenge last week. In efforts to raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, you dump a bucket of ice water on yourself and then nominate three others to do the challenge. If they don’t, they have to donate at least $100 to the ALS Association. You’ve seen your friends doing it all over social media. Well, now the people at the head of those social media platforms are getting in on the action.

  • Left-Handers Day Celebrates Southpaws the World Over

    It’s Aug. 13, and it’s Left-handers Day. Going all the way back to 1976, it’s a day for 7 to 10 percent of the world’s population to celebrate their left-handedness and highlight some of the challenges faced by those who adapt to use right-handed tools and objects such as scissors, spiral-bound notebooks, and can openers. Even high-fiving and shaking hands with a right-handed person can be a little tricky for a lefty. The website lefthandersday.com has a list of ways to celebrate, including creating "Lefty Zones" in the kitchen, playroom, or study or even while you’re away on a holiday.