Most people know A&W for their root beer and Mama Burgers, but the restaurant chain is also serving up satire. After M&M’s announced they would be pausing the use of the brand’s iconic spokescandies because of vocal right-wing opposition about the characters’ designs, A&W shared an announcement of their own on Tuesday. Read more: Japan
Guinness World Records have crowned a 23-year-old chihuahua mix from rural Ohio as the oldest living dog, according to a Thursday press release — pretty extraordinary considering that chihuahuas typically live around 15-17 years. The small-but-mighty Spike is 22 centimetres tall and weighs in at 5.85 kilograms, according to Guinness measurements, and his favourite hobbies
If you’re a tourist who dreams of unwinding with a cigarette on a vacation to Mexico, that fantasy is about to go up in smoke. On Sunday, Mexico enacted one of the world’s strictest anti-tobacco laws, completely banning smoking in all public places, including hotels, parks and beaches.The total ban, which is part of Mexico’s
In 2010, Anju Khatiwada joined Nepal‘s Yeti Airlines, following in the footsteps of her husband, a pilot who had died in a crash four years earlier when a small passenger plane he was flying went down minutes before landing. On Sunday, Khatiwada, 44, was the co-pilot on a Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu that crashed
On Open Access Day, the National Archives in the Netherlands declassifies thousands of government documents that have been cleared for public access. In 2022, files from 1947 turned 75, and reached the maximum number of years a document can be hidden from public view. On Jan. 3, they were officially made public — and one
A viral video posted by Ellen DeGeneres is drawing attention to the extraordinary flooding hitting California amid a storm-related state of emergency. The former talk show host posted a clip of herself standing on the bank of a raging stream on her property in Montecito, where other celebrities like Oprah and Prince Harry also reside.“It’s
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is awake. Hamlin’s agent Rob Butler said Thursday the NFL player is conscious and “holding hands with family in hospital,” according to CNN.The announcement came shortly after the Bills shared an update from Hamlin’s physicians, who said he has made “remarkable improvement” over the past 24 hours. Read more: Buffalo
2023 is the year Tesla’s Cybertruck will hit mass production and people have plenty of thoughts on the oddly shaped vehicle. The pickup truck looks like something plucked straight from a science-fiction movie with its minimalist and angular design. If you didn’t know any better, you might assume it was a prop created for a
A Ring doorbell camera in Alaska has captured the exact moment a moose shed its antlers, gifting the homeowners a rare and special holiday surprise. Tyra Bogert shared the “one-in-a-million” footage to TikTok last week, giving a glimpse into the rarely seen phenomenon.In the video, the moose can be seen walking into frame before stopping
For the third time in recent weeks, kind-hearted and generous social media users have helped a senior Walmart employee get closer to retirement by donating their hard-earned dollars. Rory McCarty, a TikTok creator in the U.S., is the latest person on the platform that’s been able to tap into the generosity of the social media