Minnesota Considers A Ban On 'The Bachelor'
After the star of The Bachelor broke up with the season's winner, who is a native of Minnesota, a Minnesota lawmaker wrote a bill banning him from the state.
Strange News
Toddler Locks iPhone For 47 Years
A 2-year-old in China repeatedly entered the wrong passcode into his mother's iPhone while trying to watch videos. Now it's locked for 25 million minutes, or about 47 years.
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Alexa, Please Stop Laughing: Amazon Says It's Fixing Device's Unprompted Cackles
After social media lit up with tales of creepy laughter, we now know why: The Echo's virtual assistant has been spontaneously laughing at its users. Now, the company says it is working on the issue.
What's So Funny, Alexa?
Over the past few days, Amazon has received complaints saying Alexa devices are laughing without being prompted. Amazon says it will fix the bug by making the laughing command more specific.
A Swan's Swan Song
Police in Cheshire, England received a disturbing call. Someone had beheaded a swan. They discovered it was a plastic swan.
Oldest-Known Message In A Bottle Found In Australia
In 1866, sailors on a German barque called Paula tossed a gin bottle with a message into waters hundreds of miles off the Australia. It's just been uncovered on Australia's Wedge Island.
A Phrase For Our Time: Merriam-Webster Adds 'Dumpster Fire' To Dictionary
Editor Peter Sokolowski predicts the phrase is here to stay. "It's been used so broadly in the last two to three years ... that people in the future will have to know what it meant."
Story In 'The Onion' Is Kind Of True
The parody website The Onion had a story about "open-air" sewers in Cleveland. But it was partially true. City officials noted that the city has two elevated sewers.
Toilet Paper Price Rise Triggers Shortage In Taiwan
Stores in Taiwan announced the price of toilet paper would be going up, triggering a massive run on stores and people hoarding toilet paper.
A Vermont High School Has Just 3 Students
A tiny high school in a rural Vermont will close at the end of the school year. Scott Simon asks freshmen Nicholas Steeventon and Hap Ingramthere what it's like attending a school with three students.