May 22, 2023 Hospital's alleged pay-per-microwave usage sign for employees goes viral A Reddit user shared a photo of an alleged sign posted in a hospital behavioral health unit that says employees need to pay a daily or monthly fee in order to use the microwave.
May 22, 2023 Robots can help people be more 'creative' as long as they do this: study A Danish research team found that robots with a voice programmed to be more "engaging" and "inspiring" — instead of flat and matter-of-fact — helped students perform more creatively on tasks.
May 22, 2023 Nearly 100 koi fish go missing in Maryland community, residents suspect theft: police Three police reports have been filed about suspected koi fish thefts in Howard County, Maryland. Nearly 100 fish have gone missing since February.
May 21, 2023 Man on Reddit upset he can't sleep in the nude with new neighbors nearby: 'Only so much I can do' A 28-year-old man on Reddit insists on sleeping in the nude in his home and can't understand how he's in the wrong now that new neighbors (including children) can see him through his window.
May 21, 2023 Killer whales ram boat off the coast of Morocco: 'We were sitting ducks,' says 'petrified' couple A British couple, Janet Morris and Stephen Bidwell of Cambridge, said they were taking a sailing course in early May 2023 off the coast of Morocco when a pod of orcas attacked their boat.
May 20, 2023 'Rude' traveler took up two bus seats, never budged for others as Reddit writers explode on her A Reddit thread about a woman riding a bus who took up two seats and never budged for other people featured blunt advice to the traveler: "Get over yourself," someone instructed her.
May 19, 2023 Florida wildlife authorities reveal native songbirds are being trapped and stolen: 'Possible jail time' The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission found 10 illegal bird traps from a suspect's home in Rockland Key, as the suspect may have had intent to sell the winged animals.
May 18, 2023 Woman who butters her bread with spoon, not knife, causes furor online: 'Gone crazy' A woman in the United Kingdom has divided people online for buttering her bread with a spoon, not a knife — with some expressing confusion and others saying her meal prep hack is a "game changer."
May 18, 2023 Facebook 'glitch' sent unintended friend requests to profiles visited by users: 'Spooky' and 'uncool' A recent Facebook glitch reportedly sent out unintended Facebook friends requests – to the bemusement and annoyance of social media users. Meta says the bug causing the problem has been corrected.
May 17, 2023 Florida driver stops for turtle crossing busy highway, causes multi-vehicle crash: video A multi-vehicle crash occurred in Florida on U.S. 331 after a driver stopped for a turtle in the middle of the road on Tuesday morning.