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Chanty Beluga Has Taken Over the Internet — and She Was Invented by Accident at 4 A.M.
Comedian Courtney O'Donnell created her deadpan, joke-free alter ego to keep a film crew awake during an overnight shoot in Brooklyn. A month later, millions of people know her name and nothing else about her.
Meet Jimothy: the Short, Round Seattle Raccoon the Whole Internet Has Adopted
A single video of an unusually shaped raccoon in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood has racked up millions of views, spawned merchandise, and turned "Jimothy" into an unlikely pop-culture icon.
A Fired News Anchor's Old Newsroom Meltdown Just Went Viral, and the Timing Isn't a Coincidence
A 2022 clip of former Fox 2 Detroit anchor Taryn Asher cursing out a coworker resurfaced this month with tens of millions of views, just as the station cited her behavior to defend firing her amid her ongoing discrimination lawsuit.
A Rescue Kitten Decided a Family's French Bulldog Is Her Mom, and the Video Is Going Viral
A tiny rescued kitten adopted by a New York family has taken to suckling, kneading and purring against their French Bulldog exactly like a nursing kitten with its mother, and the dog is letting her.
A Mystery Instagram Account Teased a 'Big Reveal' for Weeks. It Was a Generic AI Video Behind a Paywall
An anonymous account with hundreds of thousands of followers spent weeks hyping a secret announcement. When the day came, the reveal behind a ₹500 paywall was an AI-generated pep talk — and accusations of a scam followed.
Escaped Bull Calf "Moodini" Leads Officers Through a Walmart Parking Lot and Into a Drainage Tunnel
The young Angus calf spent about 90 minutes evading San Antonio Animal Care Services before officers coaxed him out of an underground tunnel and reunited him with his owner.
150 Corgis From Nine Countries Descend on Vilnius for the Biggest Corgi Race Yet
American corgi GG defended her title in the 25-meter sprint final, while Amigo swept the costume contest in a knight outfit at the fifth annual Corgi Race Vilnius.
The "Squidpocalypse of '26": Over 20 Tons of Squid Spill Across a Rhode Island Road
A tractor-trailer's load of calamari overturned in Narragansett, shutting down an intersection for nearly eight hours in the summer heat.