A 30-year-old guy in Utah is facing charges for attempted murder after he tried to shoot his dad for buying him the wrong type of chicken wings. And in other poultry-related crime: A woman in Pennsylvania is facing charges after getting into a fight at Walmart, and striking a woman in the back of the head with a pack of chicken.

A contractor in England posted a screenshot after one of his employees texted and said he couldn't come to work . . . because he didn't have any clean socks. The guy claimed it was his girlfriend's fault, because she didn't do laundry.

Tropicana has created a special toothpaste, which does NOT contain the ingredient that makes orange juice taste nasty after brushing. For now, it's only available through a social media campaign that launches TODAY.

The big science stories this week included the first planet found outside our galaxy . . . a study that found great white sharks only attack us because they think we're seals . . . and in gadget news: Researchers at Texas A&M are working on new touchscreen technology that would let you feel the texture of what's on the screen.

A guy in Oregon led cops on a high-speed chase on Tuesday, then broke into someone's house . . . stole a Ricky Bobby costume from the movie "Talladega Nights" . . . put it on . . . and got arrested while trying to flee on a stolen bike with two flat tires.

Last year, someone bought $8,000 worth of a jokey cryptocurrency called Shiba Inu that skyrocketed this week. But they might have lost their password, because they haven't sold any, and NO ONE would let this amount of money ride. At its peak on Wednesday, their $8,000 investment was worth about $6 BILLION.

TOM HANKS crashed a lesbian wedding on the beach in Santa Monica last weekend. But at first he didn't know it was a same-sex affair. He asked, "Where's the groom?" When he realized it was a woman wearing a suit, he said, quote, "Oh get out! Oh man, my stock just exploded!"

Merriam-Webster just added 455 new words and phrases to its online dictionary. They include "dad bod," "faux-hawk," "FTW," "fluffernutter," "air fryer," "digital nomad," and "ghost kitchen."

"Popular Mechanics" did a story on an overly complicated formula that tells you if you bought enough Halloween candy. It factors in how many kids you expect, how generous you are, and how much candy YOU'LL eat in the next few days.

Every website is putting out "definitive" rankings of the best Halloween candies. And throughout all of them, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are popular, along with Twix, Snickers, and Kit Kats.