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The 'Dark Magic Mushroom' Is Both Psychedelic and Deadly — the First Fungus Known to Make Both
Scientists have found the first mushroom that makes both psilocybin and deadly amatoxins — a tiny Florida fungus, the 'dark magic mushroom'.
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New Jersey Ticket Wins $847 Million Powerball Jackpot — and the Store That Sold It Is Giving Its Bonus Away
A single ticket bought at a Wegmans supermarket in Montvale, New Jersey, won the $847 million Powerball jackpot on 4 November 2026 — the ninth-largest in…
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Martha Stewart Says She Is 'Distressed' After Backlash Over Her Homeless Halloween Costume
Martha Stewart apologised after backlash over dressing as a homeless person for Halloween on 31 October, saying she intended to raise awareness of…
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Rohtang Pass Maggi Seller Reportedly Earns ₹15,000 a Day in the Off-Season — Here's the Maths Behind the Viral Video
A Maggi vendor at Rohtang Pass reportedly sells 60–70 plates and 200 teas a day, adding up to ₹14,000–₹15,000 in daily sales. Turnover, not profit —…
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Arjun Munda Plays the Flute for His Ailing Mother in a Viral Hospital Video
Former Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda was filmed playing the flute beside his mother Saira Munda's hospital bed in Jamshedpur, in a video that has…
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Chinese Orphan Invites Internet Strangers to His Wedding — and Hundreds Show Up
A 24-year-old orphan from Yunnan in China invited internet strangers to his wedding after fearing no relatives would attend, and hundreds reportedly…
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Halloween 2026's Weirdest Costume Chart: A Sinister Unicorn, Squishy Toys — and $13.5 Billion Spent
Google's 2026 Frightgeist list — which tracks the biggest jumps in Halloween costume searches in the US, not the overall most popular costumes — has a…
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The Real Headless Horseman Behind the Viral Football Entrances — It's a Nurse, a Rescued Horse, and a Very Good Costume
Videos of a headless horseman galloping onto the field to lead Sleepy Hollow High School's football team out at home games have racked up millions of…