New human species discovered in Philippines cave

By: Freefaller  •  Op/Ed  •  26 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  5 years ago

Fossil bones and teeth found in the Philippines have revealed a long-lost cousin of modern people, which evidently lived around the time our own species was spreading from Africa to occupy the rest of the world.  It’s yet another reminder that, although Homo sapiens is now the only surviving...

Watch: Groom's ex crashes wedding in bridal gown

Via: Freefaller  •  Mental Health and Wellness  •  6 Comments  •  5 years ago

A wedding in China didn't quite go to plan after the groom's spurned ex-girlfriend crashed the ceremony in a bridal gown, begging him to take her back. According to Chinese news site Sina, the distressed ex-lover burst in just as the groom was moving in to kiss his new bride. In the 30-second...

Utah legislature passes bill legalizing sex outside of marriage

Via: Freefaller  •  News & Politics  •  7 Comments  •  5 years ago

The Utah state legislature on Tuesday decriminalized fornication, making it legal to have sex outside of marriage. The Utah House passed legislation on a 41-32 vote, repealing the 1973 misdemeanor crime of fornication, or sex between people who are not married, Fox 13 reported. The bill,...

Man plans to live out 'golden' age at Holiday Inn instead of retirement home

Via: Freefaller  •  News & Politics  •  61 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  5 years ago

A man on the brink of retirement found an alternative way to live out his "golden" years: by spending them in a Holiday Inn rather than a retirement home.  Spring, Texas, resident Terry Robison, 64, worked out a detailed comparison between the two options, and the mid-priced hotel chain appeared...

“It's stupid and I've had countless arguments." Teen with anti-vax mum gets vaccinated at 18.

Via: Freefaller  •  News & Politics  •  54 Comments  •  1 Like  •  5 years ago

The son of a staunch anti-vaxxer in the US took his 18th birthday as a chance to catch up on the vaccinations he’d missed out on in his youth, defying his mother’s wishes and taking a stand against the anti-vax movement. Ethan Lindenberger from Ohio never received his vaccinations at school...

Change.Org Petition Asks U.S. To Sell Montana To Canada To Get Rid Of National Debt

Via: Freefaller  •  News & Politics  •  16 Comments  •  5 years ago

It looks like some Americans are starting to take their national debt into their own hands. A rather hilarious change.org petition is asking the U.S. government to sell the state of Montana to Canada for $1 trillion to "eliminate the national debt." The petition has accumulated over 3,000...

The human feet that routinely wash ashore in the Pacific Northwest, explained

Via: Freefaller  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  5 years ago

The 15th human foot in a decade washed up in Washington State. Don't be alarmed. 2019 began with the 15th human foot in a decade to wash ashore on the shores of the Salish Sea in the Pacific Northwest. Beachgoers found the foot ensconced in a boot at the south end of Jetty Island in Everett,...

Trail runner who choked Colorado cougar to death 'used hands, feet,' wildlife official tells TV station

Via: Freefaller  •  News & Politics  •  8 Comments  •  5 years ago

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Horsetooth Mountain Park will remain closed through Friday following an attack on a trail runner by a mountain lion, wildlife officials say. The runner, who has been released from a local hospital, choked the cougar to death. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said...

Canadian air traffic controllers send pizzas to U.S. counterparts working without pay

Via: Freefaller  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

Air traffic controllers from Atlantic Canada directed a fleet of special arrivals into the New York Air Traffic Control Centre on Friday night, as a gesture of solidarity and respect. And each was covered in a layer of gooey melted cheese. The Canadian Air Traffic Controller Association units...

A very brave new Canadian’: Woman who fled Saudi Arabia arrives in Toronto

Via: Freefaller  •  World News  •  8 Comments  •  5 years ago

A young Saudi woman who fled her allegedly abusive family, drawing renewed attention to the plight of women in the conservative kingdom, has arrived in Toronto.  Rahaf Al-Qunun, 18, arrived at Pearson International Airport on Saturday morning on a flight from the South Korean capital Seoul,...