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Woman obsessed with Legos builds 6-foot-tall doghouse for her pets: ‘Several hundred thousand pieces’

A woman who has loved buildable Legos ever since she was a little girl is taking her obsession to the next level by making dog houses. Lauretta Quincey received her first box of Legos when she was just seven years old, which sparked her passion for collecting stackable toys. The 40-year-old told SWNS, the British news service, that she has …

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'If the shoe fits’ and other popular phrases: Where did they come from? 3 fun origin stories

Many popular sayings used by all of us in everyday life often have fun and interesting back stories — with some more well known than others. With thousands of words in the English language —and too many vocabulary words to really know the meaning of all, at least for most people —some are bound to have multiple variations or meanings. …

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Dad gets bad parenting rap on Reddit for mishandling his kids' questions

A father who shared his story on the popular Reddit page, known as AITA (“Am I the a–hole?”), has not been getting much love from others about what happened. Some 5,000 people have so far reacted to his story in less than 24 hours, and the overwhelming verdict is that the hapless dad mishandled a key parenting task. “I have …

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Food fight at restaurant runs deeper for family than just one night out: 'Think carefully'

A food fight within a family has gone viral, with a young man asking for insight into an awkward situation for him that occurred at a restaurant recently — though the issue appears far bigger and more challenging than just one night’s experience suggests. “Every other week, my fiancée (22F) and I (23M) go out to eat with her family, …

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'Lovely little bird' flies right into woman's car as she's driving on a country lane

A cheeky bird was rescued by a woman after it flew right through her car window and made itself comfortable in her vehicle as she was driving along a country lane in the United Kingdom. Jessica Mathews spotted the rooster on the side of the road as she made her way home along a country lane in Aston-on-Trent, Derbys, according …

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Woman out for a walk stumbles upon once-in-a-decade discovery

A European woman recently stumbled upon buried treasure from the Middle Ages in what archaeologists are calling a once-in-a-decade discovery. In a press release that was translated into English, the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (ARUP) said the treasure was found by a woman walking in the town of Kutná Hora, which is in the Central …

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5 over-the-top apartment amenities to draw in renters: Rock-climbing walls, private subway entrances and more

Apartment complexes are pulling out all the stops to bring in new tenants these days. RentCafe, an online housing platform, recently released a study of some of the oddest, quirkiest amenities found in apartment complexes around the country. The idea is that apartment buildings are adding amenities to their properties to make them more appealing to renters, including to those …

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California psychologist 'heartbroken' by teen's 'toxic' family drama shared on Reddit: 'Profoundly troubling'

A young man on Reddit has received over 11,000 reactions to date regarding the contentious family situation he shared on social media just a day ago, with a clinical psychologist telling Fox News Digital on Friday she feels “heartbroken” by the “profoundly troubling” personal drama described in the post. The teen, 16, lost his mom in recent years to cancer …

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Kangaroos on the loose in Texas as police respond to amusing call

A police department in Texas had quite a surprising call last week: Kangaroos were on the loose. “On Sunday morning, officers were sent to a report of a KANGAROO hopping down Fuller Springs Drive,” the Lufkin Police Department wrote in a Facebook post on May 22. Lufkin is a small city in eastern Texas. The department also attached a video …

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Georgia angler hooks unique-looking fish, snags state record two months after it's broken

A fisherman in Georgia is now the second angler to set a new record for the same fish in the span of two months. Brian C. Richburg, 29, from Brunswick, Georgia, is now the official record holder for the queen triggerfish after reeling in the vibrant species on May 17, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The …

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