Weird New Year's Eve Drops From Around the Country
The Times Square ball isn't the only item dropping on New Year's Eve. Curiosity.com's Ashley Hamer joins us with the weirdest dropped items from around the country. From a giant piece of Styrofoam cheese to a massive olive, the items reflect the culture of their local communities.
Then, Hamer gives advice on how to successfully achieve our New Year's resolutions. She says studies show people are less likely to meet their goals if they share them with others. The editor and podcast host explains the science behind oversharing.
Finally, we get an update on the latest cure for the hiccups. She cites a study that attributes digital rectal massage to getting rid of the hiccups. She also explains why the phenomenon has confused scientists and medical professionals for so long.
The chief suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway has admitted he beat the young Alabama woman to death on a beach in Aruba after she refused his advances. New details in the killing emerged Wednesday as Joran Van der Sloot pleaded guilty to extorting Holloway's mother, resolving a case that has captivated the public’s attention for nearly 20 years.
The trial of a Fugees rapper, who was convicted this year in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies, stretched across the worlds of politics and entertainment — and now the case is touching on the tech world with arguments that his defense attorney bungled the case, in part, by using an artificial intelligence program to write his closing arguments.
Israel said Wednesday that it will allow Egypt to deliver limited quantities of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the first crack in a 10-day siege on the territory. Palestinians reeled from a massive blast at a Gaza City hospital that killed hundreds the day before and grew increasingly desperate as food and water supplies ran out.
A 4000-year-old slab of rock is being dubbed a treasure map for archaeologists. The rock was found in 1900 at the site of an ancient tomb in northwestern France and it was declared Europe's oldest known map in 2021.
Hundreds of people gathered for a vigil honoring a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy who was stabbed to death over the weekend by his family's landlord in an apparent hate crime.
