Dollywood, Tennessee’s famous amusement park, experienced severe flash flooding after a powerful thunderstorm hit the area on Sunday. The storm brought torrential rain, resulting in one person being injured and significant disruptions across the park. The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for the region, including Pigeon Forge where Dollywood is located, after […]
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America’s largest convenience store chain, 7-Eleven, is planning to close 272 locations in the coming months, amid a challenging year for retailers. This decision follows the trend of widespread store closures affecting companies like Family Dollar, Rue21, 99 Cents Only Stores, and CVS. Additionally, 7-Eleven will also sell dozens of Speedway gas stations, another chain
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McDonald’s has acknowledged that its high prices have contributed to falling sales, with global comparable sales dropping by 1% year-over-year, including a 0.7% decline in the US. CEO Chris Kempczinski attributed this decline to both external pressures, such as a slowdown in the quick-service restaurant sector and geopolitical tensions, and internal factors, particularly the company’s
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Many fans were outraged to learn that the Paris Olympics flame is not a real fire but instead composed of LED lights. The Olympic cauldron uses 40 LED lights and 200 high-pressure misting nozzles to create the illusion of flames, powered by electricity from Paris 2024 partner EDF. This marks the first time an Olympic
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Eurosport commentator Bob Ballard has been removed from his position at the 2024 Paris Olympics after making a sexist remark about the Australian women’s 4×100 meters freestyle relay team. During the broadcast, Ballard commented, “Well, the woman just finishing off. You know what women are like, hanging around, you know, doing their makeup.” His co-commentator,
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Olympic officials have issued an apology following backlash from a religious group and viewers who were offended by the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. The ceremony, which included a controversial performance with dancers in headless costumes and a nearly naked man painted blue portraying the Greek god Dionysus, was intended to be a
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Steven van de Velde, a Dutch volleyball player and convicted child rapist, faced a hostile reception during his debut match at the Paris Olympics. Van de Velde, who was convicted in 2016 for raping a 12-year-old girl and sentenced to four years in prison, was booed by the crowd at Champs de Mars Park under
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Donald Trump Jr. has criticized the 2024 Paris Olympic Games’ opening ceremony, describing it as “satanic” and accusing it of promoting “woke ideology.” His comments were directed at a segment featuring drag queens posed in a manner reminiscent of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” Trump Jr. expressed disappointment that the event, which used to
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Tragedy struck Team USA at the Paris Olympics as Lulu Conner, the sister-in-law of water polo star Maggie Steffens, passed away while in Paris to watch the games. Lulu, whose brother is Steffens’ husband Bobby Conner, was described by Maggie as someone who brought immense joy and light to everyone around her. Maggie had been
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In 1950, peat cutters in Denmark discovered the remarkably well-preserved body of a man, now known as Tollund Man, in a bog near Silkeborg. Initially thought to be a recent murder victim due to his preservation, radiocarbon dating revealed that Tollund Man lived during the early Iron Age around the fifth century BC. His body,
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Lady Gaga’s performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony has drawn significant online criticism. The singer performed on the banks of the River Seine, but many viewers were disappointed by the audio quality, claiming they could not hear her properly. Social media users speculated that there might have been issues with the sound equipment,
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Researchers have uncovered the world’s oldest recorded joke, dating back to 1900 BC, and it humorously revolves around a fart. Commissioned by the TV channel Dave, the University of Wolverhampton’s School of Humanities, Languages, and Social Sciences conducted a study in 2008, known as the Dave Historical Humor Study, to find the earliest known joke.
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