Hundreds of people named “Ryan” got together in New York this weekend for an event called Rytoberfest. They didn’t break the record for most people with the same name gathered in one spot, but they did raise a bunch for charity. The Ryan Callahan Foundation supports families of pediatric cancer patients………………… Just a reminder, you…… read more »
The World Athletics Championships in Tokyo had a nice moment Saturday. A steeplechase runner from Colombia fell and hurt himself in one of the qualifiers, and a runner from Belgium stopped to help him over the finish line. He actually turned around and jogged back to go get him. (Here’s the video.) ……………….16-year-old Connor Belanger…… read more »
On September 18, 1970, Black Sabbath released their second studio album, “Paranoid”, in the U.K., and the rock world would never be the same. The album featured eight songs, just under 42 minutes of music, and it is regarded as one of the most influential heavy metal albums of all time. It’s been certified four…… read more »
Meet Zuri! Zuri is a spayed hound mix puppy – the kind that makes your heart do backflips. She’s got just the right touch of shyness to be endearing, but her goofy, playful side steals the show. With her wiggly joy and silly antics, it’s impossible not to smile when she’s around. She’s the kind…… read more »
A 67-year-old guy near Toronto just got his wallet back 51 years after losing it in high school. His old school was being renovated, and they found it behind a bathroom wall. He says it went missing in 1974. It still had his student I.D. and driver’s license in it, along with a 35-cent ticket…… read more »
In 1980, Foreigner — after parting ways with keyboardist Ian McDonald and guitarist and vocalist Al Greenwood — went into Electric Lady Studios in New York City to record their fourth album. The aptly titled 4 was released in July 1981, and thanks to such hits as “Juke Box Hero,” “Waiting on a Girl Like You”…… read more »
A Texas man’s pet pigeon named Kevin is back home after going missing last weekend. The guy owns an auto shop, and brings the pigeon to work with him. A customer didn’t realize that Kevin . . . who’s blind . . . was in the bed of his truck when he picked it up. …… read more »
A Texas family is celebrating its first baby girl in over a century. Firefighter Michael Sherman and his wife Joacquia just found out they’re having a daughter. Michael’s side has only had boys for 108 years. The last Sherman girl was his great-great aunt Orah, born in 1917. So his whole family went nuts at…… read more »
Some hikers in Colorado got a nice reward for reaching the top of a trail near Aspen the other day. Some guy had hiked up with a 60-pound pack of ice cream sandwiches, and was there handing them out to people. No one knew who he was. He was wearing an ice cream costume, with…… read more »