When you hear “OG,” what do you think of? Original Grandparents, right? Well, you should, and all because of Harry and Barbara Cooper. This ADORABLE couple has been married for 72 years and since 2008, they have been posting about their relationship and giving advice via their blog “The OGs.” The two have their granddaughter videotape their chats in their retirement home.
When people say that this has been the hottest summer ever, they aren’t exaggerating. The U.S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that this June was the hottest June ever recorded…on Earth. The combined average for global land and ocean temperatures in June was 61.1 degrees Fahrenheit, 1.22 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the 20th century average of 59.9 degrees Fahrenheit. The data also showed that the January-June and April-June periods combined global land and ocean surface temperature were the warmest on record. The records go back as far as 1880
You may want to rethink wearing high heels everyday, a new study explains. The Journal of Experimental Biology published a study last week that said wearing heels that are two inches or higher for five or more days a week shrinks a woman (or man)’s calf muscle by 13 percent and thickens the Achilles tendon by 22 percent. This can make the transition to flats or flip-flops very painful. Experts suggest wearing heels in moderation, and switching it up often to avoid injury.
The Dutch weren’t the only ones whose World Cup experience ended badly. According to Interpol, an international police agency, more than 5,000 people in Asia have been taken into custody in a crackdown on illegal World Cup gambling. More than 800 illegal gambling dens that handled more than $155 million worth of bets were raided.
Most pregnant women have enough to worry about when the due date is approaching: imagine having two! Angie Cromar of Utah discovered at an ultrasound that she was pregnant with two babies at two different stages of development. Cromar was born with didelphys, a rare condition in which a woman has two uteruses. While it had never been a problem in her previous pregnancies, this time she conceived in both. The babies are expected to be due a week apart.
There’s nothing worse than having a job where you have to spend the day dressed up as Porky Pig. No wait, there is. Having a job where you have to spend the day dressed up as Porky Pig, and then getting beaten up by two off duty co-workers. A female employee of a Chicago Six Flags experienced just that, police say. Witnesses say they watched two male employees who had the day off took a picture with Porky, and then decided to start punching the mascot in the head. They were later ejected from the park and were issued local ordinance citations for battery.
Every news outlet has been covering the arrest of “Barefoot Bandit.” Most, however, have failed to mention the “Bad Luck Bandit,” a 47-year-old Washington man who had a getaway car all ready…except he forget to check the gas. Police caught the thief, who had stolen Native American collectibles from a Discount Center, when they found he leaving on foot after his car stalled just 50 feet from its original parking spot. At least we know he isn’t a criminal mastermind, amirite?