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Watch 91-Year-Old Weightlifter Make History With Record-Setting Bench Press

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:39:10 +0000

If this doesn’t motivate you to get to the gym, nothing will. Ninety-one-year-old Sy Perlis, of Surprise, Arizona, recently set a world record in the 90-and-over category by lifting 187.5 pounds at the National Push-Pull Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships The World War Two veteran is relatively late to the lifting game, having first [...]

Fourteen 7-Eleven Stores Shut Down After Worker-Exploitation Scheme Exposed

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:23:49 +0000

Authorities uncovered a wide-ranging scheme in which the owners of more than a dozen 7-Eleven convenience stores in New York and Virginia hired illegal immigrant workers, gave them fake identities, stole their wages and forced them to live in boarding houses, effectively creating a "modern-day plantation system."

Awesome 5-Year-Old Girl Sells Lemonade for Charity Across the Street From Westboro Baptist Church

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:13:05 +0000

The Westboro Baptist Church may have finally met its match. And that match is only five-years-old. Jayden Sink has set up a lemonade stand in front of the Equality House, a rainbow-colored house that is across the street from Westboro’s headquarters in Kansas. Proceeds go to Planting Peace, an organization dedicated to “spreading peace in [...]

Bravest Mom Ever Runs Over Carjacker to Heroically Save Her Kids

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:41:41 +0000

The things we’ll do for our children. A Baytown, Texas woman driving with her two kids looked more like Bruce Willis in ‘Die Hard’ when she outfoxed a carjacker in a violent confrontation after he burst into the vehicle. Dorothy Baker-Flugence jumped into action last week when the suspect, armed with a knife, hopped into [...]

4th Grade Students Shave Their Heads to Support Classmate Battling Cancer

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:11:29 +0000

Travis Selinka has some of the best friends in the world. The 10-year-old from Carlsbad, California recently lost his hair while undergoing seven weeks of radiation to treat his brain cancer, so several classmates at El Camino Creek Elementary School decided to stand by his side by shaving their heads in a show of support. Travis [...]

America's 10 Worst Charities Don't Even Bother Giving Your Money to Those Who Need It Most

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:07:22 +0000

Ever wonder where the money you donate to charity goes? You’re not alone. The Center for Investigative Reporting and the Tampa Bay Times checked out the tax records of 6,000 charities to find the 50 worst at giving donations to the ones who need them. The worst was Kids Wish Network. This group raised nearly [...]

Dog's Anus Looks Like Man Perceived as Savior to Billions of People on Earth

Emerald Catron — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:20:56 +0000

We’re used to Jesus showing up in a cornflake, or a water stain. Maybe a piece of toast. Not so much a dog’s butthole. But there he is, assuming he was real and looked the way he’s been painted by a bunch of European artists. Right in a dog’s backside. It almost makes us want [...]

Willie Nelson Announces 'Farm Aid 2013′ Coming in September in New York

Dave Wheaton — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:52:05 +0000

For the 28th year, country music icon Willie Nelson and rock legends John Mellencamp and Neil Young are teaming together for Farm Aid, a benefit concert for family farmers in America. This year's event will take place in upstate New York on September 21st. Tickets will go on sale June 28th.

Ailing Man Lovingly Sings 'You Are My Sunshine' to His Wife From Hospital Bed

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:33:49 +0000

This may be the most beautiful love song you’ll ever hear. An 86-year-old Utah man in the hospital battling a blood infection wanted to show his wife of 66 years how much he loved her, so he decided to belt out a touching version of ‘You Are My Sunshine.’ James Pinegar has some moments when [...]

Taylor Swift Wins Fragrance Celebrity of the Year Award

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:30:44 +0000

There is nothing that Taylor Swift can't do. The much-decorated, country-pop crossover queen writes hit songs. She acts. She has her own branded line of sneakers. She makes perfumes. She collects awards across all fields. And now, the 'Red' singer was honored with the Fragrance Celebrity of the Year Award at the 41st Annual Fragrance Foundation Awards, which were held in NYC on June 12.

Furious Man Stupidly Calls Police to Complain About Ugly Prostitute He Hired

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:24:39 +0000

Buyer, beware. A man in Britain was so upset about what the prostitute he paid for looked like when they met up at a hotel, he decided to call the police to complain in the funniest bit of dialogue to come out of the country since Ricky Gervais created ‘The Office.’ The john contacted authorities [...]

The Three Stooges Are Three Adorable Labs Looking for Loving Homes – KEAN Critter

Rudy Fernandez — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:22:22 +0000

This weeks KEAN Critters, I affectionately call them the "Three Stooges." As for their names, let's say they are Moe, Larry, and Curly. They're a 9-month old Chocolate Lab, a two-year-old Yellow Lab and finally a two-year-old Black Lab. Each one has it's own unique personality. The Chocolate Lab was turned in because he chases chickens. To which I said "of course he chases chickens, that's because he's a bird dogs and that's what bird dogs do." The fact still remains these three are extremely lovable. All three can be found at the Abilene Animal Control Shelter.

Husband Mistakenly Sells Wife's $23,000 Diamond Wedding Ring for $10

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:26:25 +0000

If he likes it, he’s going to have to put a ring on it. Again. A Laguna Niguel, California man made the ultimate blunder when he accidentally sold his wife’s $23,000 diamond wedding ring at a garage sale for a measly 10 bucks. Racquel Cloutier was in the hospital earlier this month after having delivered [...]

Amazing Dog Pushes Wheelchair-Bound Owner Through Flooded Street

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:11:02 +0000

We all know dogs can be loyal, but sometimes they go above and beyond what we expect. In this video, a dog in Russia pushes its owner in a wheelchair through a flooded street while a passenger in a passing car captures the moment. It’s unclear how far the pooch pushed or if the animal [...]

Wendy's Employee Photographed Scarfing Frosty Right From the Machine

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:05:59 +0000

What is going on with fast food employees lately? On the heels of the internet firestorm that developed when a Taco Bell employee took a picture licking a bunch of tacos comes this new photo that’s sure to cause controversy. A Wendy’s worker decided to help himself to a Frosty by drinking it straight from [...]

Dating in the Summer Will Destroy Men's Bank Accounts. Women, Not So Much.

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:09:08 +0000

The weather heats up during the summer, but that doesn’t mean it needs to burn a hole in your wallet while you look for that special someone. A new survey of 1,339 singles by dating site Zoosk.com revealed that men will spend more on dating in the summer than any other season. Sixty-four percent drop [...]

Teacher in Hot Water After Showing Middler Schoolers Gruesome Horror Flick

Donald Deane — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:40:56 +0000

Kids love when teachers show movies in class. But a group of 11-year-olds in Colombes, France, got much more than they bargained for when their math teacher gave them a screening of the gruesome torture porn flick 'Saw.' Hey, kids are never too young to learn about existential dread, right?

New Miss Iowa Winner Doesn't Let Handicap Stop Her From Pageant Glory

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:31:13 +0000

Miss Iowa is definitely the whole package. Nicole Kelly, who was born without a left forearm, was crowned Miss Iowa last weekend. She will now go on to compete in the Miss America pageant in September. Kelly, 23, hopes to use her new position as a vehicle to help other people who may not appear [...]

Elementary School Teacher Shows 'Saw' to His Class, Says "This Will Be Your First Horror Movie"

Jacob Hall — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:02:52 +0000

We've all had that teacher at least once in our lives. You know the one. The oddball. The eccentric. The one whose bizarre worldview and teaching methods have a lasting (and not always positive) impact on his or her students. However, the award for the year's strangest teacher undoubtedly has to go to Jean-Baptiste Clément, a sixth grade math teacher who subjected his students to James Wan's horror film 'Saw.'

Eye-Opening Survey Reveals Americans Are Clueless About Washing Their Hands

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:56:01 +0000

If you think people are really washing their hands after using the bathroom, well, the soap is on you. A new study of more than 3,700 people about the methods used at the sink will most likely have you in a lather. A (non) soapy situation A total of one-third of people didn’t use soap [...]