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French Hospital Evacuated After Senior Arrives With WWI-Era Shell Stuck Up Rectum

Clare Fitzgerald
Nurses stood around a hospital bed + Surgeon holding a WWI-era shell

Hôpital Sainte-Musse in Toulon, France had to be partially evacuated on December 17, 2022 after an 88-year-old senior arrived at the emergency room with a…

Secretary Convicted of Complicity In 10,500 Concentration Camp Deaths

Irmgard Furchner sitting with her face covered

Irmgard Furchner, a former German secretary who worked at Stutthof concentration camp in northern Poland during the Second World War, has been convicted and sentenced…

Tom Cruise Thanks Fans for Watching ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ By Jumping Out of Plane

Clare Fitzgerald
Tom Cruise falling through the air

Tom Cruise has thanked audiences for making Top Gun: Maverick the highest-grossing film of 2022 in a way only the 60-year-old could: jumping out of…

Russian Military Releases Ballad to ‘Son of Satan’ Ballistic Missile

Clare Fitzgerald
Denis Maidanov playing guitar in front of an orchestra made up of Russian military members

As the fighting in Ukraine continues, the Russian military has released a song discussing the destruction of NATO members at the hands of the country’s…

Royal Thai Navy Warship HTMS Sukhothai Sinks During Severe Weather, 31 Still Missing

Boat sailing alongside the sinking HTMS Sukhothai (FS-442)

The Royal Thai Navy has announced the warship HTMS Sukhothai (FS-442) has sunk in the Gulf of Thailand after getting caught in a storm that…

Kris Kristofferson Served In the US Army Before Chasing His Country Music Dreams

Kris Kristofferson smiling

Country music legend and actor Kris Kristofferson had a long and incredibly successful career that wasn’t without its hardships. Before pursuing a career in Hollywood,…

Oppenheimer’s Grandson Wishes Christopher Nolan Had Omitted One Scene From the Movie

Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in 'Oppenheimer'

The highly-anticipated biopic about notable theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer has officially been released. Directed by Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight trilogy, Dunkirk), the film…

Missing Man Formation: A Salute to Fallen Airmen

Rosemary Giles
Four aircraft flying in a missing man formation

Have you ever looked up at the sky and saw a squadron flying overhead perfectly in position, only for one to suddenly pull away, leaving…

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Named Best Film of 2022 By National Board of Review

Clare Fitzgerald
Tom Cruise as Capt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in 'Top Gun: Maverick'

The highly-anticipated sequel to 1986’s Top Gun has received a major honor. Top Gun: Maverick has been named the best film of 2022 by the…

Poland to Station German Patriot Air Defense Systems Within Territorial Boundaries Following Accidental Missile Strike

MIM-104 Patriot firing a missile

Poland’s government has announced it’ll be installing German Patriot missiles along the country’s border with Ukraine. Word of the agreement follows a dispute between Germany…

Two Russian Air Bases Were the Victims of Targeted Strikes By Ukrainian UAVs

Clare Fitzgerald
Aerial view of aircraft parked at Dyagilevo air base during the wintertime + Damaged tail section of a Tupolev Tu-22M3

Two Russian air bases were the targets of strikes by Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), according to reports coming out of Eastern Europe. Along with…

New Trailer for ‘Gladiator II’ Shows Paul Mescal Going Toe-to-Toe With Pedro Pascal

Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal as Lucius Verus and Marcus Acacius in 'Gladiator II'

The trailer for the long-awaited sequel to the 2000 historical epic, Gladiator, aptly named Gladiator II, was jam-packed with action, appearing to use what the…