A writer from New York just visited the Midwest for the first time and made some SHOCKING observations: In the Midwest, things move at a slower pace . . . people are nice . . . and everything's cheaper than New York.

A 45-year-old woman in New Zealand got a Covid nasal swab test . . . and ended up finding a Tiddlywink she shoved up her nose as a kid 37 years ago.

A spectator with a cardboard sign caused a crash at the Tour de France that took out at least one rider on Saturday. They haven't caught her yet, but when they do, the Tour plans to sue her.

The big science stories this week included a very important study that found cardboard coasters make terrible frisbees. And a study at Purdue found French fries can help lower blood pressure . . . but they have to be baked, not fried.

A man found a way to do his job in just ONE-FOURTH of the time expected, and he told his girlfriend, who worked at the same company. Then when they broke up, she immediately ratted him out to his boss.

A wanted fugitive was caught this week after he stole a 50-foot yacht from a marina on Lake Champlain in New York, and drove it to Vermont.

Firefighters in New York had to use hammer drills and the Jaws of Life to rescue a teenager from a clothing store fitting room on Tuesday. The store is in an old bank, and the fitting room area is in the old VAULT.

Discovery is going to analyze the government's report on UFOs in a three-hour live special this coming Wednesday called "UFOs Declassified". In addition to actual experts, they'll talk to the creator of "The X-Files" and the director of "Men in Black".

A Massachusetts bar called Ralph's Tavern briefly accepted Monopoly money yesterday. It was part of their campaign to get on an upcoming local version of "Monopoly". Unfortunately, due to liquor laws, you couldn't get a beer with the fake money, but you could get food and merch.