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Anna Kendrick Thinks She Locked Eyes With the Loch Ness Monster

Hollywood star Anna Kendrick may have had a real-life cryptid moment in Scotland.

While visiting the set of “The Traitors” earlier this year, Kendrick says she experienced something straight out of a Scottish legend.

According to the actress, her trip included a stop at Loch Ness, the famous body of water linked to one of the world’s best-known mysteries. Kendrick described herself as a skeptic, lumping Nessie in with UFOs and Bigfoot. But that didn’t stop her from feeling like she was part of the myth for a second.

“The trip was incredible, we went all round Scotland. We went to Loch Ness. And I’m a card-carrying skeptic. It’s like UFOs and Bigfoot, what are we talking about?” Kendrick told reporters.

Then she dropped the moment that sent fans buzzing.

“There was a thing and it came out of the water and it looked right at me. It might have actually just been one suspicious ripple. But I’m telling you there was something. I felt it.”

Kendrick didn’t say whether she snapped a photo, but her playful confession is already making the rounds online. Social media users are joking that she should call Charlie Sheen, who once famously claimed he was hunting mythical creatures himself.

Whether it was Nessie or just a wave, Kendrick’s story fits neatly into the Loch Ness legend, which dates back to the 6th century but really took off in the 1930s after a famous (and later debunked) photo of the “monster” hit newspapers. Sightings have continued ever since, despite decades of scientific surveys finding no hard evidence.

Still, the myth endures, and Kendrick’s experience adds one more name to the long list of believers—or at least curious witnesses. Even skeptics like her can’t resist the magic of Loch Ness.

Science Says Waiting Is Good For Your Brain

If waiting in line gives you flashbacks to the DMV or makes your blood pressure spike, here’s some science-y good news: being forced to wait might actually be great for your brain.

A new study suggests that learning to tolerate delays can boost self-control, reduce impulsive decision-making, and even make you happier—if you play your cards right.

Sure, no one likes waiting. If you surveyed 100 people, maybe two would say they enjoy it—and one of them might be lying. But researchers say reframing how we experience those inevitable pauses in life can make a surprising difference.

Here’s how waiting works in your favor:

It sharpens your self-control. Waiting is basically a workout for your patience muscles. The more you practice staying calm during delays, the better you get at regulating your emotions and avoiding snap judgments. Think of it like mental resistance training—minus the gym membership.
It helps you avoid impulsive choices. Ever fired off an email and instantly regretted it? Or bought something online that you didn’t need but really wanted for 30 seconds? Pausing before you act—whether it’s a purchase or a reply—gives your brain a chance to cool off. Waiting, in this case, is like putting your decision-making on ice until the emotional heat dies down.
It can actually be fun (really). Anticipation is a powerful drug. Sometimes, the countdown to a vacation or event is more exciting than the thing itself. Psychologists call this “savoring,” and it’s a big part of why waiting can be enjoyable. Make a game out of it, build suspense, or just let yourself enjoy the buildup.

Instead of seeing waiting as dead time or a personal affront, try thinking of it as a brain break. Take a breath, zone out, or reflect. It’s a rare excuse to slow down without guilt—and your brain might just thank you for it.

So the next time you’re stuck behind someone writing a check in the grocery line (who still does that?!), try to channel your inner zen. Or at least remember: science says you’re doing something good for your mental health.

And hey, maybe that’s worth the wait.

Holiday Inn Wants You to Wake Up to… Their Smells

Forget buzzing alarm clocks or the terrifying ring of a hotel wake-up call.

Holiday Inn Express is testing a brand-new way to get you out of bed: a scent-based alarm clock. Instead of beeping at you, it releases a delicious smell of your choice, like a high-tech diffuser.

Right now, it’s only being tested in a handful of countries. People in Australia and New Zealand can wake up to the breakfast-y smells of coffee, bacon, or blueberry muffin. In Japan, they’ve added nashi pear, and in Singapore and Thailand, you can start your morning with mango.

Sadly, the U.S. isn’t on the list yet, so American travelers are stuck with the classic “housekeeping knocking at 8 a.m.” method.

But the food-inspired scents aren’t just a cruel tease. They do offer an actual free breakfast, so that bacon smell might lead you straight to the real thing.

Of course, if you’re the type who could sleep through an entire kitchen operating in your hotel room, don’t worry. Old-school wake-up calls and door knocks are still available.

The scented alarm clocks are just an extra option for people who want to rise and shine with a smile… and a sudden craving for carbs.

So if you’ve ever dreamed of literally waking up and smelling the coffee, Holiday Inn Express is making it happen… just not for Americans, yet. Figures.

Move Over Philly Karen, and Make Room for New York Karen!

Sports fandom has its fair share of “Karens,” but a New York Giants fan might have just set a new bar for bad behavior.

After the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Giants at MetLife Stadium on September 21, Patrick Mahomes walked over to hand a young Kansas City fan his headband. At least, that was the plan. But video from the moment shows a woman in a Giants shirt reaching over and grabbing it away from him.

The woman and her partner later posted a video bragging that Mahomes had come “right to her” with the gift. The internet quickly pointed out that wasn’t the case, and the footage clearly showed Mahomes aiming for the young fan. Cue instant backlash.

She was even caught bragging about it after…

This woman is NASTY 🤮 pic.twitter.com/SYhDTQx8s6
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 29, 2025

Instead of smoothing things over, her first response video poured gasoline on the fire.

She admitted the headband might have been meant for the child but insisted she didn’t realize it in the moment. Then she doubled down, suggesting that people around her should have spoken up and even arguing that kids today need to be “tougher.” That did not land well.

@michaelmiller_nina
Pat mahomes headband look at the video In a different angle #karen #football #fyp #trending #viral
♬ original sound – michaelmiller_nina

Facing even more outrage, she followed up with a calmer video, saying she wanted to make things right and track down the boy so he could have the headband after all.

@michaelmiller_nina
My apologies to that young boy sorry kid I’ll try to make it right #football #fyp #trending #viral #makeitright @Chiefs
♬ original sound – michaelmiller_nina

Of course, by then, the internet was firmly convinced she was only apologizing because she got caught.

It’s not the first time sports fans have made headlines for outshining their team with bad behavior. Philly has long carried the reputation for aggressive fandom (snowballs at Santa, anyone?), but this New York “Karen” is proving that questionable sportsmanship knows no zip code.

Now the big question is whether Mahomes’ headband will actually find its way to the kid it was meant for, or if this saga will just be remembered as another viral example of fans forgetting the golden rule: don’t steal from children, especially on camera.

A Woman Yawned So Hard, It Almost Killed Her

If you needed something new to worry about this week… yawning just made the list. Hayley Black, a 36-year-old mom in the UK, recently shared the terrifying story of how a simple morning yawn nearly ended her life. The incident happened back in 2016.

How a big yawn could paralyze, or even kill you

It all started around 5 a.m., when Hayley woke up to feed her newborn daughter, Amelia. After watching her baby yawn, Hayley instinctively did the same, tossing in a casual stretch for good measure. Then everything went sideways.

“I felt this immediate electric shock sensation go through half my body,” she said. Her arm locked midair, and she started experiencing what she described as seizure-like sensations. She knew right away something was seriously wrong.

Even her husband didn’t believe it

Her husband Ian initially brushed it off, but quickly changed course and called an ambulance. At the hospital, despite Hayley’s obvious pain, scans initially showed nothing. Medical staff assumed she was fine. But the pain kept intensifying, and she became paralyzed on her right side.

How did it paralyze her?

A more in-depth evaluation eventually revealed the horrifying truth: the force of her yawn had caused her C6 and C7 vertebrae to shoot forward into her spinal cord. She was given a 50/50 chance of walking again, or even surviving.

Rushed into surgery

Thankfully, emergency surgery was successful, but recovery was long and brutal. Hayley had to re-learn how to walk and was in a wheelchair for months. She now lives with permanent nerve damage, takes daily medication, and has developed fibromyalgia.

Paranoid it could happen again

Even today, she says any attempt to yawn triggers a wave of fear. “I can’t yawn without panic,” she said. “Every time I take a step [without medication], I get electrical shocks all up my spine and into my head.”

So the next time you feel a yawn coming on, maybe just… sip some water instead.

Get Paid $666 to Watch Horror Movies This Halloween

If your idea of the perfect night is turning off the lights, grabbing some popcorn, and screaming your lungs out at a horror flick, CableTV.com has a gig for you. The site is offering $666 (yes, the devil’s favorite number) to watch, rank, and review five scary movies as part of what they’re calling a “Thrillternship.”

This spooky side hustle isn’t just about the cash. The chosen “Thrilltern” also gets a $50 Uber Eats gift card for their midnight snacks and a one-year subscription to Screambox, so the scares can keep on coming long after the experiment is over. But there’s a catch: applicants must be 18 or older, and the deadline to apply is October 7th.

CableTV is clear that this isn’t for the faint of heart.

In their words, they want “real fans of fear, enthusiasts of the eerie, and devotees to the dreadful.” Translation: if you’re the type who hides behind a pillow during “Hocus Pocus”, this job probably isn’t for you.

The assignment is simple but chilling. You’ll choose five movies from their curated list of 13 of the scariest horror films ever made. And it’s a heavy-hitting lineup.

Think classics like “The Exorcist” (1973), “Halloween” (1978), and “The Shining” (1980), alongside modern nightmares like “Hereditary” (2018) and “Get Out” (2017). The list also includes cult favorites like “The Thing” (1982), “Candyman” (1992), and “The Evil Dead” (1981).

Your job is to watch, survive, and then rank and review them. Easy money, right?

Unless you pick something like “Martyrs” (2008), which has been traumatizing audiences for years.

These kinds of promotions pop up every Halloween season, with companies paying people to binge horror movies in exchange for their screams, opinions, and social media buzz. The $666 payout is a clever marketing nod, but the free snacks and streaming subscription sweeten the deal.

So if you’ve got nerves of steel, a love of horror history, and a tolerance for creepy late-night Uber Eats deliveries, this Thrillternship might be your dream (or nightmare) gig. Just don’t forget to sleep with the lights on after “IT” (2017).

Would you sign up for $666 to scare yourself silly, or are you leaving this job to the horror junkies?

Where Do You Keep Your Phone? 5% of People Say… Their Underwear?

It’s 2025, and let’s be honest—your phone is basically a body part at this point. But where exactly do people keep theirs?

A new online poll asked people where their phones live throughout the day, and the results are surprisingly specific (and a little weird). The most popular answer? The right pants pocket. A solid 57% of people keep their phone there, making it the undisputed champion of pocket real estate.

The left pocket is a distant second, with 19% of people claiming it. Another 12% toss their phone into a bag—whether that’s a purse, a backpack, or even a good old-fashioned murse. Seven percent go for the back pocket, despite the ongoing fear of sitting on their phone and cracking the screen (or their spine).

And then there’s the wild card: 5% of people said they carry their phone in their underwear. Yes, underwear.

That number might include some jokesters, but several women chimed in to say it’s actually a real workaround. Since women’s clothing often lacks decent pockets, slipping a phone into a bra or waistband becomes a practical solution, especially when you’re at home and don’t want to carry a purse just to move around your own kitchen.

So while the guys are out here enjoying cavernous cargo shorts, some women are basically running an underground phone storage operation.

Moral of the story: if you’re calling someone and it goes straight to voicemail, maybe… give them a minute. Their phone might be very close, just not in any place you’d expect.

The Seasons Are All Wrong – Here Are the New Dates

Hello from Smalltown, USA. It’s mid-September and a lot of leaves have fallen in my yard… but it’s still “summer.” Right.

Here’s another fun one: In mid-December, I’ll be listening to Bing Crosby and sipping hot cocoa in front of my Christmas tree… but it’ll still be “fall.” Riiight.

So since the entire world is already on fire, I propose changing the seasons. It’s time to do away with the solstice and the equinox!

If you’re blessed to live somewhere like Santa Barbara and it’s 70 degrees year round… these words are not for you. Go thank your sky daddy that you live in a land without seasons.

But for the rest of us, simple common sense should prevail. Without further adieu, here are the new dates for all four seasons.

SPRING

Spring starts as soon as Daylight Saving Time hits and we get an hour of sunlight back. I don’t care if it’s still cold, that extra sunlight = spring. But unfortunately, spring dies the moment it gets hot.

(And the definition of hot changes depending on the person and location. For older women, spring is very short because of the hot flashes, so it could end as early as mid-May.)

New Dates: March 8th – May 31st

SUMMER

Here’s a simple test to tell if it’s summer. Did you sweat while walking to your car? If so, summer. In most of the country, that’s June. May tricks you a bit into thinking you live in a nice place… until June smacks you in the face.

But as soon as it hits September, summer dies – even if it’s still hot. As soon as the first leaf hits the ground, it’s fall. Those are the rules.

New Dates: June 1st – August 31st

FALL

When you can purchase cider doughnuts, it’s fall. And it stops being fall the day after Thanksgiving. Black Friday ushers in the grim reality of consumerism and Christmas, which is winter. This is the way.

New Dates: September 1st – Thanksgiving

WINTER

Winter begins the moment you hear Christmas music on the radio and every day after that it’s cold. If your breath is visible and you’re reluctant to leave the house, winter is upon you.

New Dates: Black Friday – March 7th

So we are only shifting these seasons a couple weeks in either direction, I get it. But the distinction is important. Leaves are falling, football is on TV, and kids are back in school. Who honestly thinks it’s still summer?!?

It’s Still Summer… So Why Is Costco Already Setting Up Christmas Displays?

Is it ever too early for a little Christmas cheer? According to at least one Costco in Florida, the answer is a firm “Nope!”

Despite the calendar clinging to summer until September 22nd, and Halloween candy still ruling the seasonal aisle, a Royal Palm Beach shopper recently spotted full-blown Christmas displays at their local Costco. We’re talking trees, lights, and yes, oversized Santa inflatables just chillin’ next to the Halloween snack packs. Somewhere, a pumpkin weeps.

It’s a familiar debate this time of year: when exactly should the holidays begin? Are we really skipping from sunscreen to sleigh bells with barely a pit stop for pumpkin pie?

Online reactions were mixed. One person summed it up with a dramatic, “Costco already has Christmas trees on sale!?! Good Lord!” Which, honestly, feels like the correct reaction when it’s still iced coffee weather and someone’s trying to sell you a snow globe.

But not everyone is clutching their pearls. Others are embracing the early yuletide blitz, pointing out that the sooner it’s out, the better the deals. Why wait for Black Friday when you can score a fake tree before the fall equinox?

And let’s be honest, someone out there is already blasting Mariah Carey in their car, pretending there is snow on the ground. So maybe Costco is just giving the people what they want… three months ahead of schedule.

Still, for those who prefer a more traditional rollout of the holidays, this trend can feel like Christmas creep gone wild. What happened to savoring the spooky vibes of Halloween? Or letting Thanksgiving have its moment before it’s steamrolled by Rudolph?

So what’s the right answer? Should Christmas hit store shelves in September, or should we all agree to wait until the day after Thanksgiving, as the holiday gods (and most radio stations) intended?

For now, it’s clear: Costco isn’t waiting for Santa’s signal. Christmas is here, ready or not.

Bad Apple: A Man Got a DUI… in a Pink Barbie Jeep?

If you’re six years old, driving a Barbie Jeep around the block is adorable. If you’re a grown man doing it on a Slurpee run? Not so much.

Police in Prince George, British Columbia arrested Kasper Lincoln last weekend after spotting him cruising through town in a child-sized, hot-pink Barbie Jeep. He was rocking aviator sunglasses too… because nothing says “responsible driver” like pretending you’re in Top Gun while sitting in a toy car.

Kasper later explained he was just being “lazy” and decided to roll to the store in the Jeep while a buddy walked beside him. He claims he mostly stayed on the sidewalk, but admits he ventured onto the road, which is when things went downhill (metaphorically, not literally).

That’s when police pulled him over and found some actual problems:

His driver’s license was already suspended.
He was also over the legal alcohol limit.

So yes, he was officially arrested for DUI in a Barbie Jeep. The court also banned him from driving for another 90 days… though honestly, at 5 mph, the Jeep was probably safer than a skateboard.

Onlookers thought it was hilarious. The cops? Not so much. They reminded everyone that drunk driving is never a joke, even if the “vehicle” is technically designed for kids ages 3 to 7.

Kasper says he didn’t realize he was breaking the law, has “no issues with the police,” and even called the arresting officer “nice.” As for his lesson learned? Quote: “Don’t drink and drive.”

So at least he got the right moral out of the world’s strangest driver’s ed refresher.

(Here’s a news report on this madness.)