Weird BUT true
Don’t care about anyone’s feelings? Blame your parents!
Empathy is partly genetic, says a study by British scientists from the University of Cambridge.
DNA tests on 46,861 people revealed that genes play a role in the ability to recognize other people’s thoughts and feelings and respond with appropriate emotion.
Eat your heart out, Tooth Fairy.
A giant petrified tooth that belonged to a monstrous prehistoric shark was stolen from a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Australia.
The 3-inch-long tooth came from a megalodon — a beast that died off millions of years ago and could grow up to 22,000 pounds.
The thieves may have hammered or chiseled the tooth from a limestone rock, authorities said.
The world’s first whiskybased cryptocurrency — dubbed Cask Coin — launched this week without a hiccup.
The digital coin allows boozehounds to make transactions and own a share in a $56 million Scotch portfolio, which includes rare brands and malts aged up to 50 years.
Creators say it’s a creative alternative to investing in silver, wine, art or gold.
The Hamburglar would be proud.
A Minnesota crook broke into a stranger’s home and cooked himself a plate of kids’ chicken nuggets while the family snoozed.
Dylan Bradley Madden, 21, is accused of slipping into the Mankato, Minn., home through an unlocked garage. The owner, who awoke and confronted him, told cops he looked wasted.
Not gonna fly. A thief was chased by a mob of peacocks when he snatched one of their feathered friends from outside a Miami home.
The bandit, caught on surveillance camera, still reached his truck and escaped, authorities said.