Casey Taylor

  • Knife-wielding “drunk” monkey terrorizes bar patrons in Brazil

    Emergency responders were forced to capture an unusual assailant after being called to a disturbance at a bar in Brazil this week. Firefighters were called to deal with a Capuchin monkey that had been drinking rum from patrons’ glasses before grabbing a foot-long knife and chasing people around the bar, according to the Mirror. Capuchins are known for being aggressive, but in this case it appears the monkey only threatened the men while leaving the women to drink in relative peace.

  • Italy’s “coffee king” finds appropriate final resting place, in pot he made famous

    Renato Bialetti died this week, and his children have chosen to honour him in a way they’ll never forget. Bialetti, famous for popularizing the octagonal Moka coffee pot, has had his ashes laid to rest in one of those same pots to symbolize his family’s legacy, according to United Press International. The container is the brainchild of his father, Alfonso, whose company the younger Bialetti took control of in 1947.

  • "The Revenant” meets Bob Ross’ "The Joy of Painting” in funny, frightening spoof

    If you grew up in the ‘80s and ‘90s, you might remember the name Bob Ross, or at least his show, “The Joy of Painting.” In it, Ross would frequently walk his audience through some breathtaking oil-painted landscapes. The Above Average YouTube channel has created a parody of the trailer for “The Revenant” that includes Ross. "And that’s why ‘The Joy of Painting’ was filmed inside a safe little studio,” the official account chirped in the clip’s YouTube comments.

  • Instagram account turns break-up lines into pastries to help get you through the heartbreak

    [Breakups. We’ve all gone through them… /Instagram]

  • Pet alpaca’s Instagram account raises the bar for cute animals

    What is the internet for if not looking at pictures and videos of adorable animals?

  • Marco Rubio campaign ad about America opens with shot of Canada

    A new television ad released by Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio’s campaign staff claims “It’s morning again in America” but appears to open with a shot of Vancouver, British Columbia. While some Republicans, specifically Donald Trump, wage a war of words on fellow White House candidate Ted Cruz for having been born in Canada, Rubio’s campaign told Buzzfeed the opening shot was not meant as a subtle jab.

  • Employee dressed as zebra goes on rampage for emergency drill at Tokyo zoo

    It’s always good to keep any drill situation as close to a real emergency as possible. The black-and-white creature was then ‘sedated’ by a zoo employee firing a fake tranquilizer and net-carrying staff moved in.

  • Dad scares daughter with a shadow puppet

    ‘Pupaphobia’ is the fear of puppets and thanks to a YouTube user called ‘Dad Oftheyear’, his toddler may now suffer from it.

  • Heroes are real: ‘Superman’ saves woman being mugged at ATM

    Superman is often considered to be America’s hero but a woman in the United Kingdom has found out no crime is too small or too far for the Man of Steel. Antonio Cortes, 32, had already donned his red cape for a nearby fundraiser when he heard the commotion and sprang into action, chasing the would-be mugger down and pinning him on the ground until police arrived.

  • ‘The Chickening’ could be the most absurd parody film of 2016

    Parody film-followers, rejoice: ‘The Chickening’, a short parody of the cult classic film ‘The Shining’, will soon be coming to a screen near you. The parody is the work of Toronto-based filmmakers Nick DenBoer and Davy Force. DenBoer said it’s actually a pitch for a series where every episode would reprise a classic film in an absurd way.

  • Rapper reveals astonishing bank balance while making $500K donation

    Rapper and actor The Game is one of the latest to pitch in with a $500,000 donation which he announced on Instagram while goading other celebrities and companies to be more generous. As to why he’s donating the cash, the Game laid out two main reasons.

  • Photo of potato sells for $1.5 million

    “I see commonalities between humans and potatoes that speak to our relationship as individuals within a collective species,“ Abosch said. "Generally, the life of a harvested potato is violent and taken for granted.

  • NYC restaurant makes big splash with over-the-top milkshakes

    Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer, located in Manhattan’s SOHO and Meatpacking District neighbourhoods, first revamped the cool classic in November but it’s taken buzz on social media a few months to hit full stride. The restaurant’s owner and head chef, Joe Isidori told ABC his wife was the one who inspired the change-up. “One day my wife wanted me to make her a cotton candy milkshake, so I whipped something up, put it on Instagram and the rest is history,” Isidori said.

  • No, Judge Judy is not a member of the U.S. Supreme Court

    Judge Judy might have the persona of a hard-nosed judge on television, but she is not a member of the U.S. Supreme Court, despite what a striking number of American college graduates believe. A new report found, for example, that one in every ten college grads thinks Judge Judith Sheindlin holds a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. The survey also finds nearly 40 per cent of American college graduates don’t know the power to declare war rests with Congress, not the President.

  • Four years spent the trail of ‘bigfoot’

    Many were not extraordinary encounters, just quick visuals of a large hairy thing walking around where it shouldn’t have been,” conservancy member Brian Brown told ABC News. Another member, Daryl Colyer, served with the United States Air Force and considered Bigfoot a myth until saw one for himself.

  • Portland’s new Poopmaster 6000 hits the streets

    Portland, Ore. has a new weapon in its fight to keep the city’s sidewalks clean - the Poopmaster 6000. Portland Mall Management Inc. is renting the sidewalk cleaning machine for a six month trial period as tackles the problem of keeping public spaces and sidewalks clear bird droppings around the city’s downtown, according to NBC News. “Our crews have given us a nice, clean sidewalk,” Jerry Jenkins, with Portland Mall Management told KATU Portland.

  • Man and his Kodiak pals are un-bear-ably cute

    The Orphaned Wildlife Centre in Otisville, New York recently uploaded a video of the pair to their Facebook page along with the caption, “Someone asked for a video of Jim and Jimbo playing. The Orphaned Wildlife Centre posted another video recently of Jim and Jimbo playing in the snow where Jim gets a face full of bear tongue.

  • Principal throws out teachers' desks to stop them from sitting down during class

    Getting rid of the chairs wasn’t good enough for one principal’s crusade against teachers sitting down on the job. Their desks went next.