Deez-Nuts Kroll, 42, pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor charges in Wisconsin and was released on an $11,000 bond. Kroll, whose first name is listed in court records as "Deez-Nuts," was accused of disorderly conduct or something. The Wisconsin Circuit Court Access docket shows that he was in court May 2, after an arrest warrant was issued over some kind of a disturbance he was allegedly involved in. — Read the rest
How have I never heard of a blue duiker before? This tiny "cat-sized antelope" is absolutely adorable! A tiny male blue duiker was recently born to mom Kadidi at the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Sanford, Florida. — Read the rest
As you probably know, the cicadas are coming, and they're almost here! PBS explains all of the buzz: These insects spend the majority of their lives underground, feeding off of tree roots. But every 13 or 17 years, different broods – groups of cicadas that debut at the same time – leave their underground lairs to mate. — Read the rest
Director Stanley Kubrick was famously perfectionist and infamously unpleasant to work with, and this extended to an early biography of him written by Neil Hornick, now published as The Magic Eye: The Cinema of Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick originally worked with Hornick but ultimately threatened legal action in 1970, and it was cancelled. — Read the rest
"Qantas Airways has agreed to pay 120 million Australian dollars ($79 million) to settle a lawsuit over the sale of thousands of tickets on already canceled flights," reports CNN We have obtained exclusive recordings between the Qantas CEO and executives who orchestrated the fraud: Qantas executive number one: Gee, I wish there was a way to make more money without buying more planes or offering better quality of service! — Read the rest
An adorable but fed-up Shit-Tzu pup was in no mood when her human pretended to play Rock Paper Scissors with her for food. Sitting in front of a plate of turkey, lettuce, and Cheerios, the man is seen pounding a fist into his hand, saying, "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot! — Read the rest
Republican former Lieutenant Governor of Georgia Geoff Duncan has endorsed Joe Biden for President. In a scathing op-ed piece in the Atlanta Journal, Georgia's former Lt. Gov. made it clear and in no uncertain terms that he would not be voting for Donald Trump. — Read the rest
TL;DR: Carry your music anywhere with a TREBLAB HD77 Outdoor Speaker that's designed to be waterproof, shockproof, and on sale for $59.99. You've got your driving playlist, your workout tunes, your lofi beats to relax and study to, but what do you listen to when the party is outside? — Read the rest
As graduating students began to file in for their commencement ceremony at Ohio State University yesterday, an attendant fell from the stadium stands to their death. But, as horrified as some of the attendants and graduating students who witnessed it were, the graduation bizarrely continued without interruption, and without a mention of the emergency situation going on right below their noses. — Read the rest
During a live home shopping segment in Brazil, a host touted a pressure cooker that clearly lacked some vital safety features. He cracked it open mid-cook and scalding liquid erupted everywhere, instead of shouting or at least admitting that the pressure cooker was a dangerous piece of junk, the desperate pitchman just carried on like nothing happened. — Read the rest
Tesla's layoffs expanded over the weekend with staff involved in software, service and engineering all reporting that they'd gotten their pink slips. The 10 percent workforce reduction announced earlier by CEO Elon Musk is, Electrek's Fred Lambert writes, closing in on 20 percent. — Read the rest
South Dakota's Trump-worshipping governor, Kristi Noem, has angered folks of all political persuasions with her grisly tales of murdering her own pets. And now, the GOP is paying the price — literally. As reported in Salon, a recent fundraiser hosted by the Jefferson County Republican Party in Colorado had to be scrapped after Noem's admission of killing her 14-month-old puppy Cricket sparked a torrent of angry backlash and threats. — Read the rest