Author: Cassy Fiano

Are hurricanes with female names more deadly than those with male names? One study says yes — and researchers blame it on sexism. From the Washington Post: People don’t take hurricanes as seriously if they have a feminine name and the consequences are deadly, finds a new groundbreaking study. Female-named storms have historically killed more […]

The convenience of premade salad is something that a lot of people enjoy. But one man was shocked when he saw a locust crawling around in his Costco salad. From the Daily Mail: A pensioner was horrified to discover a live locust crawling and defecating in his pre-mixed salad from Costco. Ian Lovejoy, 78, bought […]

Did you know that airlines have dress codes? It may seem hard to believe, considering how people dress when they’re flying these days, but one woman says that JetBlue staff wouldn’t allow her to board her flight because her shorts were inappropriate. From Metro: Maggie McMuffin had been trying to board a flight from Boston […]

Having a baby should be one of the happiest times of a woman’s life. But for one woman, it turned into hell when her ex-boyfriend showed up. From Rare: The Sun Sentinel reported that Trayevon Braye, 21, went into the hospital delivery room at 10:30 p.m. Sunday in Hollywood, Florida. Her current boyfriend asked her […]

Going to the bathroom may not seem like a scary experience, but there are still all of those urban legends about alligators and snakes crawling up and out — which people have always said is just a myth. Tell that to the guy who just had his penis bitten by a python that slithered out […]

What do you hope your child will do after graduating high school? For most people, the answer will be to go to college, join the military, maybe travel and experience life. So parents were understandably angry when a strip club put up a sign announcing that they were recruiting high school graduates. From the Independent […]

No one likes it when other drivers get aggressive — but should you get aggressive in retaliation? One woman did, after a biker kicked her car. From the Daily Mail: A motorbike rider was run over after he violently kicked a driver’s car during traffic congestion. The rider turns round to the Fiat crossover vehicle […]