Even with fewer cars on the road, car crash fatalities went UP early in the pandemic. Now a new study may have figured out why. A poll by Triple-A found people who were willing to risk going out during the lockdowns also tend to be RISKIER DRIVERS. They're more likely to speed, run red lights, and drive without a seatbelt.

OnlyFans went dark in Russia . . . but they are NOT blocking Russian porn stars over the invasion of Ukraine. They just had to work out how they're allowed to pay people in Russia . . . and it's back online now.

In a survey on eating, 18% said they eat one thing at a time during a meal, and don't alternate bites. And 21% eat mac-and-cheese with a spoon.

Mike Z chopping it up with Ben Savage of Whitechapel for this edition of "Wired In The Empire" tonight at 10pm on 96.7 KCAL Rocks. Be rocking tunes off of their new album "Kin" and talking about their tour with Cannibal Corpse in OC and LA next Weekend. Plus new tunes from Beartooth, Crowbar and Dead Poet Society.

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A woman in Maryland was plunging her toilet last week, and she pulled out something that was lodged in the pipes: It was her old iPhone, which she lost nearly 10 YEARS AGO. It's apparently been there ever since.

A woman in the U.K. is being ripped online after she tried to use the war in Ukraine to get a refund on stand-up comedy tickets in England, 1,300 miles away. She said it was too dangerous to travel, and flipped out when her refund got rejected.

A Guy Shoved a Double-A Battery Up His Urethra

In a survey on food preferences, 16% of people said they prefer their chili without beans . . . wheat bread is more popular than white bread . . . and more than half of us put something in our coffee, rather than just having it black.

A list of actors who do NOT want to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe includes: Emily Blunt . . . Timothee Chalamet . . . Matthew McConaughey . . . and Jennifer Aniston.

A plant-based dog food company wants to pay you $6,500, to switch your dog's food to theirs for two months. Oh, and you also need to smell your dog's POO . . . and keep a diary on how it changes day-by-day.