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Illinois museum's 'Knight Rider' car gets speeding ticket from NYC

An Illinois museum received a speeding ticket from New York alleging its replica Knight Rider car was caught on a traffic camera — but the car hasn't moved in over a decade.

The Volo Museum revealed on social media that it received notice in the mail that its 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, a replica of the talking car KITT from 1982-1986 TV series Knight Rider, was caught on camera going 36 mph in a 25 mph zone on Ocean Parkway in New York City.

The car in the traffic camera photo bears a California novelty plate reading "KNIGHT," which matches the plate on the museum's car.

"Their official system ties the novelty plate to Volo Museum and we got a bill for $50," the post said.

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Police probing 'BBQ goods' theft find fox with mouth full of hot dogs

May 15 (UPI) — Police in Alberta responded to "a report of a theft involving BBQ goods" and arrived to find a red fox with a mouth full of hot dogs.

The Alberta RCMP said on social media that officers responded to the location in Crowsnest Pass on Monday "in search of a suspect described as having red hair, being short in stature, and wearing a thick coat."

"After a brief investigation, the suspect was located attempting to conceal the evidence nearby," the post said.

The RCMP shared a photo of the thieving fox with its mouth filled with hot dogs.

"The suspect was released without conditions — and a full belly," officials wrote.

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Empty Waymo taxis flood into Atlanta neighborhood

Residents of an Atlanta neighborhood said empty, self-driving Waymo cars have been flooding into their cul-de-sacs by the dozens.

Neighbors in the Battleview Drive area said they first started noticing robotaxis circling their dead-end roads a couple of months ago, but in the past two weeks the cars have been arriving in large groups, most frequently in the early morning.

"I think yesterday morning, we had 50 cars that came through between 6 and 7," a resident told WSB-TV.

Residents said they tried using signs to ward the cars away, but it caused them to get stuck trying to turn around.

The neighbors said they are concerned about the safety of their kids and small pets.

"We would like to just see them stay on main traffic roads," one neighbor said. "I don't think there's any reason for them to be on small residential cul-de-sacs if they're not picking up somebody."

Waymo released a statement addressing the issue.

"At Waymo, we are committed to being good neighbors. We take community feedback seriously and have already addressed this routing behavior," the company said. "With over 500,000 weekly trips across the country, our service is proven to significantly reduce traffic injuries and improve road safety. We value our relationship with Atlanta residents and remain focused on providing a seamless, respectful, and safe experience for riders and residents alike."

Waymo cars have caused traffic problems in Atlanta in the past — in April, three Waymo taxis completely blocked an intersection at a blinking red light.

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Empty Waymo taxis flood into Atlanta neighborhood

May 15 (UPI) — Residents of an Atlanta neighborhood said empty, self-driving Waymo cars have been flooding into their cul-de-sacs by the dozens.

Neighbors in the Battleview Drive area said they first started noticing robotaxis circling their dead-end roads a couple of months ago, but in the past two weeks the cars have been arriving in large groups, most frequently in the early morning.

"I think yesterday morning, we had 50 cars that came through between 6 and 7," a resident told WSB-TV.

Residents said they tried using signs to ward the cars away, but it caused them to get stuck trying to turn around.

The neighbors said they are concerned about the safety of their kids and small pets.

"We would like to just see them stay on main traffic roads," one neighbor said. "I don't think there's any reason for them to be on small residential cul-de-sacs if they're not picking up somebody."

Waymo released a statement addressing the issue.

"At Waymo, we are committed to being good neighbors. We take community feedback seriously and have already addressed this routing behavior," the company said. "With over 500,000 weekly trips across the country, our service is proven to significantly reduce traffic injuries and improve road safety. We value our relationship with Atlanta residents and remain focused on providing a seamless, respectful, and safe experience for riders and residents alike."

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Police probing 'BBQ goods' theft find fox with mouth full of hot dogs

Police in Alberta responded to "a report of a theft involving BBQ goods" and arrived to find a red fox with a mouth full of hot dogs.

The Alberta RCMP said on social media that officers responded to the location in Crowsnest Pass on Monday "in search of a suspect described as having red hair, being short in stature, and wearing a thick coat."

"After a brief investigation, the suspect was located attempting to conceal the evidence nearby," the post said.

The RCMP shared a photo of the thieving fox with its mouth filled with hot dogs.

"The suspect was released without conditions — and a full belly," officials wrote.

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Nuclear Scientists Fucking Around In Friend’s Backyard Run Away After Stuffing Fission Bomb Into Coke Can

LOS ALAMOS, NM—Giggling as they made sure the atomic explosive’s tritium-deuterium ignition module had been properly engaged, nuclear scientists employed at Los Alamos National Laboratory were seen sprinting away from ground zero after stuffing a fission bomb into a can of Coca-Cola in a friend’s backyard Friday. “Oh shit, dude, it’s going supercritical—Run! Run!” said fissile materials researcher Mark Chalmers, Ph. D., ducking down behind a picnic table as his fellow pranksters recorded the 17-megaton detonation on their smartphones to upload to YouTube later. “Oh man, this is going to be so fucking sweet. We should put one of the Davy Crocketts in a cantaloupe next; [Department Head Dr.] Kevin [Agajanian]’s parents aren’t coming home until 4:30, so we’ve totally got time.” The researchers were later seen trying to blow away the resulting 12,000-foot tall enormous mushroom cloud after hearing a car pull into the driveway.

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Idaho man breaks toothpick-snapping world record on Disney Cruise

Serial record-breaker David Rush passed the time during a Disney Cruise by taking on a Guinness World Record for snapping toothpicks.

Rush, who holds more than 300 Guinness World Records titles, said he and his family took the Disney Cruise as a means of visiting the National Park of American Samoa, the most remote U.S. National Park.

"With 11 days at sea in the South and North Pacific, I decided I needed to break a world record," Rush wrote online.

He decided to take on the record for the most cocktail sticks snapped in one minute.

Rush, who also holds the world record for the most cocktail picks snapped in one minute, lined up 100 diamond-cut toothpicks on a long table aboard the cruise ship and set about snapping.

He managed to break 84 toothpicks in one minute, handily beating the current record of 58, which was set by Indiana man Harrison Niswander in 2020.

Rush said he is still awaiting confirmation from Guinness World Records that he has officially captured the title.

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10 wild mustangs on the loose in North Carolina

May 19 (UPI) — Authorities in North Carolina are attempting to wrangle 10 wild mustangs on the loose that have been spotted running on busy roads and highways.

Iredell County Animal Services confirmed the horses have been spotted in various locations around the county since escaping from a local property on May 11, and one was even caught on camera running through the middle of Interstate 10.

Six of the horses were spotted Monday night in a cornfield along Eufala Road, where authorities had spread hay in the hopes of attracting the equines to the area.

A local non-profit assisting with the capture efforts said the wild horses were likely purchased from the Bureau of Land Management in Monroe.

The bureau manages and protects wild horses in 10 western states, and the horses are sometimes sold for $25 each to owners who need to meet certain qualifications to ensure the animals will be cared for humanely.

County officials said the owner of the horses, who has not been identified, will be charged with failing to properly secure the animals and failing to cooperate with capture efforts.

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U.N. agency to remove worst-case climate scenario

May 19 (UPI) — Climate scientists have decided to remove their worst-case scenario for how hot the Earth could get if nothing is done to slow global warming.

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change seems ready to drop its most extreme scenario because global efforts to slow climate change make the worst-case scenario "implausible."

The scenario predicted that if nothing were done to curb greenhouse gases, by the end of the century, global average temperatures could jump by 9 degrees Fahrenheit over preindustrial levels. There were several scenarios developed, and the "RCP 8.5″ scenario was the worst one.

Scientists note that the use of renewable energy and other factors have helped avert the runaway warming that had appeared more likely.
President Donald Trump, however, posted on Truth Social, "GOOD RIDDANCE! After 15 years of Dumocrats promising that 'Climate Change' is going to destroy the Planet, the United Nations TOP Climate Committee just admitted that its own projections (RCP8.5) were WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!"

In a paper published in April, a committee of top climate experts said that the current worst-case scenario would be that the planet could heat up by an average of just over 6 degrees Fahrenheit. It also said the likelier range would be up to 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit if emissions trends continue. The authors said less burning of coal and a flattening of fossil fuel use overall caused them to adjust their estimates.

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Ohio family sends Slinky down a record-breaking 53 stairs

An Ohio family broke a Guinness World Record by sending their Slinky down a flight of 53 stairs at a local stadium.

Joe and Christelle Luchsinger visited Otterbein Stadium in Westerville with their 5-year-old son, Axel, to attempt the Guinness World Record for the most stairs descended by a Slinky.

Joe Luchsinger, a fourth-year resident at the Yale School of Medicine, said the record attempt was Axel's idea.

"Our son Axel is at the age where everything needs to be the biggest, fastest, or most extreme version of itself," Luchsinger said in an interview with the Yale School of Medicine.

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