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Costco Monster Mash Chocolate head Halloween treat

Costco’s $54.99 Monster Mash Chocolate Head Is a 5.5-Pound Halloween Smash

Costco’s giant Monster Mash Chocolate head is a 5.5-pound Belgian milk chocolate Halloween novelty packed with gummy body parts and made to be smashed open with a wooden mallet.

INYIM Eats

September 20, 2026

Andros Townsend during PT Prachuap’s match in Thailand

British Soccer Player Andros Townsend Hit In Warm-Up By Distracted Pitch Roller Driver In Thailand

Former England international Andros Townsend escaped serious injury after a pitch roller ran over his legs during a halftime warm-up in Thailand before PT Prachuap’s 3-0 win.

Unusual News

September 20, 2026

Abu Bilal uncovering his hidden library after 15 years

Syrian Man Reopens Secret Library Hidden Behind a Wall for 15 Years

Back To The Future: Abu Bilal returns to Syria and uncovers the secret library he sealed behind a wall 15 years earlier, finding hundreds of books and documents still intact.

Present Day Developments

September 19, 2026

Danielle Tammone after falling eight feet into a backyard hole in Bohemia, Long Island

Long Island Woman Falls 8 Feet Into Backyard Hole on Her 47th Birthday

Mayday! Danielle Tammone’s 47th birthday takes a terrifying turn when she falls eight feet into a backyard hole in Bohemia, Long Island, and waits for neighbors to hear her cries.

Unusual News

September 19, 2026

Young mountain lion during the Outer Sunset wildlife response in San Francisco

Woopsies! Young Mountain Lion Makes a Break for It in San Francisco Before Safe Return to Wild

Woopsies! A 78-pound young mountain lion turns San Francisco’s Outer Sunset into an unexpected wildlife rescue before getting a GPS collar and a safe ride back to the wild.

INYIM Creatures

September 19, 2026

Life-size buffalo puppets roaming New York City during Return of the Buffalo: Tatanka Owe Akupi

Getting Back To Basics: Life-Sized Historical Buffalo Puppets NYC Street Parade

Forty life-size buffalo puppets take over New York City for Return of the Buffalo: Tatanka Owe Akupi, a two-day public-art procession rooted in Native culture, survival and renewal.

INYIM Art & Innovation

September 19, 2026

A Spoonful of Whimsy: Monkey Tries to Feed a Banana to a Sacred Nandi Statue

A Spoonful of Whimsy: A curious monkey sits beside a sacred Nandi statue and repeatedly tries to offer the stone bull its banana.

INYIM Creatures

September 18, 2026

Leopardus tilcayo, the newly identified tiger cat species from Bolivia

Meet Bolivia’s Tiny Tilcayo — First New Living Cat Species Described in Over 100 Years

Meet Bolivia’s tiny tilcayo, a newly described wild cat from the Yungas cloud forest weighing about three pounds and rewriting the feline family tree.