Man’s whistle-register cover of Mariah Carey’s 1998 hit “My All” spreads on Reddit
A man's whistle-register cover of Mariah Carey's 1998 ballad "My All" is spreading on Reddit, hitting the notes Carey made famous.
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Woman and her missing dog dance with matching joy in a reunion clip spreading on Reddit
The clip appears to date from a 2018 shelter reunion in Mississippi, after a dog named Daisy spent two weeks lost. Animal-welfare groups say a current microchip and in-person shelter checks matter most.
Outboard motor keeps running as a Tesla truck hauls a boat up a ramp in a clip spreading on Reddit
Viewers say the propeller was still spinning and clattering on concrete as the boat left the water. An outboard depends on the water it sits in for cooling, and skipping two routine steps at the ramp can get expensive.
Three Italian tourists stayed more than an hour at a Shanghai barbecue stall and ate 70 skewers
The trio opened with 10 beef skewers in the water town of Zhujiajiao, kept signaling for more with their hands, and left with a bag of the stall's chili powder.
Steeplejacks shifting scaffolding high on a brick chimney leave viewers with sweaty palms in viral clip
The trade dates to at least the 11th century and still runs on ladders, anchors and rope; the clip's crew and location are unidentified, and viewers keep invoking Fred Dibnah.
Ray Chen’s E string snapped at the Royal Albert Hall and a violinist re-strung it in his seat mid-concerto
Tamás András of the Royal Philharmonic took a new string from Chen and fitted it in his chair during Korngold's concerto, a May moment now circulating online again.
Baby elephant banana heist clip shared by Indian police is AI-generated, creator’s profile says
The 12-second fake CCTV clip drew about 2.4 million TikTok views, and the bananas in the calf's mouth change shape and number as it plays.
Seniors dancing to Michael Jackson in Rome’s Piazza Testaccio, with no tip jar, draw 491,000 likes
Retired dance teacher Pasquale Iannotta, 70, and his former pupil Elisa Fava, 79, turned down the video, won praise from Rome's mayor and now urge retirees off the sofa.
Ariana Grande writes a note for a stranger at the NYC Marathon and the runner’s reaction tops 624,000 likes
Creator Ella Schweiger asked the singer and Ricky Alvarez to write a message for a runner they had never met; finisher Ellie opened it after 26.2 miles and the Instagram clip has 624,800 likes in 13 hours.
Frigatebirds sleep 42 minutes a day on ten-day ocean flights; a viral Short revives the half-brain sleep study
A YouTube Short on animals that sleep with one eye open points back to a Galápagos EEG study of 15 great frigatebirds; dolphins, mallards and fur seals share the trick, sea otters do not.
Sociable weavers in the Kalahari build one nest for 100 pairs that can stay occupied for a century
A YouTube Short by @UniqueFactOfficial0.2M on the world's weirdest bird nests has viral feeds buzzing. The species records say the biggest nests top 20 feet wide and weigh tons.
Florida has eradicated the giant African land snail three times and is still fighting it in two counties
A Telugu YouTube Short with 128,000 likes asks how an 8-inch snail can scare a state; Florida's agriculture agency says the species eats 500 plants, lays 200 eggs a clutch and is under quarantine in Broward and Pasco.
Grazers get horizontal pupils and ambush hunters vertical slits; a viral Short revives a 214-species eye study
A Hindi-language Short with 3.86 million views asks why animal eyes differ. The Berkeley study behind it found 36 of 42 grazers have horizontal pupils and most slit-eyed hunters stand under 42 cm tall.
Grecia, the Costa Rican toucan who lost half her beak to an attack, got a 3D-printed replacement in 2016
A YouTube Short by @xarashorts has revived the story of the first toucan to wear a printed beak. She lived with it at a rescue center near Alajuela until early 2022.
Arapaima scales survive piranha bites; UC San Diego tests show why the Amazon giant’s armor does not crack
A Tamil YouTube Short calling the 3-meter Amazon fish "bulletproof" has 4.67 million views. The 2019 study behind it tested piranha-grade cracking, not bullets, on scales as thick as a grain of rice.
Rescuer pulls a treble fishing hook from a cygnet’s neck before a crowd at St Ives; 1.8 million likes
The Waterfowl Sanctuary's three-minute YouTube Short shows swallowed line being lifted from a young mute swan's throat on a riverbank; the charity says it x-rays any bird in doubt.
Coyote bites the leg of young grizzly bear 1109 in Yellowstone, and the bear lets out a roar and walks on
Wildlife photographer Andrea Baratte filmed two coyotes trailing the five-year-old grizzly at dawn; one nipped his back leg and darted away before he could turn.
Red Baron pizza stocker hit by a fake Apple Pay prank gets more than $250,000 from strangers online
The Michigan father of four told the prankster he could not pay his mortgage. Red Baron's parent says the clip dates from August and he remains on its team.
A 2018 Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwich ad is TikTok’s newest meme, powered by an old harmonica riff
The looped opening of a 2018 frozen sandwich commercial, scored with Jimmy Dean's own song The Cajun Queen, has drawn millions of TikTok views since October 22.
Millions watch as a pastor’s first Waymo ride in Atlanta leaves the robotaxi stuck sideways in the road
Lou Pizzichillo's clip shows a support agent sending the car "suggestions" it would not take, and it has topped 5 million views on Instagram and TikTok.
Cape Town office workers caught on the Newlands big screen watching the South Africa vs Australia Test
The pair swung back to their keyboards the moment they saw themselves on the stadium screen during day one of the series decider on October 27, as Mitchell Starc took 6 for 72.
Jaw-dropping moment biker rides a motorcycle 25 MILES on a river, 17 years after sinking at 20 meters!
ZXMOTO founder Zhang Xue covered 40.74 km on the Chen River in Hunan on October 25, beating the old 31.8 km mark under Guinness adjudicators' GPS checks.
Steak SWAP row: Texas Roadhouse regular claims he was served sirloin for filet three times!
Kenneth Card's TikTok has topped 31,000 views. The chain confirmed one mix-up at its Forsyth, Illinois, restaurant, fixed on the spot, but says it cannot confirm three.
Internet erupts as airport self-checkout asks traveler for 18% tip on a $6.49 water with NOBODY there!
Physician Clay Moss's Instagram reel from a Newark Terminal C shop has been watched millions of times, and the Port Authority says the tip button must be removed.
Shock as a MOOSE gallops down a city street in Hungary, where the species vanished centuries ago!
Police got a call at 7 a.m. Sunday about a moose on Veres Péter Street in Debrecen. By Tuesday, one was filmed near Konyár, about 30 km away.