In honor of National Hamburger Day, here are some tips on how to cook the PERFECT burger: Aim for an 80-20 meat-to-fat ratio . . . base your patty size on the cooking method, like grilling or pan searing . . . season the meat AFTER you form the patties. . . and flip it once, only when the burger is ready to be flipped.

A wanted fugitive in New Zealand hid out in the woods for five weeks, and then hired a helicopter to pick him up so he could turn himself in. And on his way to the police station, he got champagne and oysters for lunch.

A punk show at a VFW in Florida is offering $20 tickets if you're vaccinated . . . but it costs $1,000 if you're not. The promoter says, quote, "We're just trying to do a show safely."

A man in Utah burned down his own mobile home last month so that he wouldn't have to worry about his girlfriend moving in with him. Police charged him this week with aggravated arson, a first-degree felony.

Scientists in England think they figured out why the sound of other people chewing annoys us so much. It can activate part of your brain that's responsible for moving your mouth and throat, even though YOU'RE not eating. So it basically confuses your brain, and can feel intrusive for some people.

Recently, a server told a wild story about a customer, and it went viral. A guy had left a big tip to impress his date, but he later went back inside alone to reduce the amount. The server followed him out afterward, and . . . in front of his date . . . said that if he wanted to slash his tip, he'd have to sign a new receipt.

A guy in South Carolina sent a bunch of drunk texts to an aquarium, asking questions about marine life . . . like why do seahorses like to grab things with their tail. And the aquarium actually responded with answers.

A 53-year-old guy in Iowa asked his neighbors to mow his lawn for him on Saturday. And when they hadn't done it by Sunday, he set their house on FIRE. Luckily no one was hurt. He said he started the fire with gas he got from a lawnmower.