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Same-Sex Marriage May Boost the Wedding Industry
U.S. marriage rates have fallen to what is almost an all-time low, and the fault likely lies with millennials. “Millennials — people roughly ages 18 to 34 — continue to delay marriage because of economics, education and preference,” the Dallas Morning News reported. “In 1960, fewer than 8 percent of women and 13 percent of…
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You Won’t Believe Why This Veteran Started His Lawn Care Business
Patrick Outlaw performed three tours of duty with the U.S. Army, traveling to Kuwait, Bosnia, and Afghanistan during his time with the military. But after he got done, he was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, and he found it difficult to work indoors and be around other people. Yet that didn’t stop the…
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Bayville Dinosaur to be Covered in Shrink Wrap
The resident of Berkeley Township, New Jersey are taking great pains to preserve a large blue brontosaurus endearingly known as the Bayville dinosaur. The Berkeley Times reports that the Bayville dinosaur on Route 9 will soon be entirely covered in shrink wrap as the township decides how to best preserve the beloved landmark. The townspeople…
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Outlawz Rapper Hussein Fatal Dies in Car Crash at Age 38
A rapper who rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of Tupac Shakur’s group The Outlawz has died in a car crash. Hussein Fatal, born Bruce Washington, Jr., died in a car crash on Saturday, July 11. He was 38 years old. His death was confirmed on social media by others in The…
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Coke Removes Its Name From Cans in the Middle East
Coca-Cola is one of the few quintessential American brands on the market today: it began as a mistake but then turned into a national sensation. It began with some very questionable ingredients and still uses some questionable ingredients (can you think of any other reason why it’s the only soft drink used in BBQ sauces,…
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Ute Tribe Says Federal Fracking Barriers Infringe on Native Rights
The Ute tribe of southwest Colorado wants to join a federal lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s newest regulations on hydraulic fracturing, calling them “contrary to tribal interests.” The tribe’s reservation covers 1,059 square miles in the state, and substantial portions of that land have been leased to oil and gas companies. The BLM…
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Authorities Suggest That Cigarette Butt May Have Caused a Fire in a Taiwanese Water Park
If there’s one place you’d expect to be safe from a fire, you’d probably a water park to be that place. But in Taiwan last week, this wasn’t the case. A fire broke out on the last weekend of June during a water park party, and it ended up burning 498 people and killing one…
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Olive Garden to Reduce Carpet Cleaning Services
In an effort to save money, the board of directors overseeing Olive Garden has decided to stop using carpet cleaning services — or at least not as often. Consumerist.com reports that the heads of Darden Restaurants, Inc., the parent company that owns Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, and other chain restaurants, are squeezing every penny to…
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OPM Denies Liability in Government Data Breach Despite Obvious Neglect
In early June, U.S. government officials admitted that there had been a data breach into federal computers, whereby employees’ personal information was possibly leaked — but officials conveniently neglected to admit that security-clearance information had been stolen as well, making it one of the largest thefts of government records. It was clear right from the…