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Brewery accidentally names its beer after a word for ‘pubic hair’

If you’re a brewery, it’s important to come up with good names for your beers. You need something clever that conveys your product is tasty and refreshing, and a bad name can backfire big time ...

100-year-old WWII veteran completes 100-mile walk for charity, raises more than $100,000

In May, Mickey Nelson set his sights on a lofty goal: walk 100 miles. He also wanted to raise money for those financially impacted by COVID-19. Recently, the WWII veteran achieved his goal and surpassed ...

LA mayor threatens to shut off electricity and water to churches that meet

As California continues to introduce new measures in an effort to stem the rise of coronavirus cases, some businesses are defying rules forcing the powers that be to introduce even more drastic rules. Last month ...

New Zealand records no new coronavirus cases in 100 days

When the word pandemic hadn’t even been uttered in most countries early in the coronavirus crisis, New Zealand was taking swift and harsh action to help prevent the spread of the virus. Prime Minister Jacinda ...

5-year-old boy delivers COVID-19 care packages to essential workers

COVID-19 hasn’t been easy for anyone. Between adjusting to online learning to unemployment to hoping the store still has toilet paper, it’s been an extremely difficult few months. But 5-year-old Wilbur Coleman, who also goes ...

Miller Lite is giving away free beer at ‘international’ cities for International Beer Day

If you haven’t heard, today is International Beer Day, celebrating the one thing that truly unites all nations. While we at The Beer Heaven naturally consider this a holiday easily on par with Christmas or ...

Boy, 7, becomes youngest victim of COVID-19 in one U.S. state

A 7-year-old boy has become the youngest person to die of COVID-19 in Georgia, U.S. The state health department said the boy, who is African American, was the youngest victim of the virus in the ...

Man spits in child’s face in restaurant and says: “You now have coronavirus”

Police in Florida say a man is facing charges after allegedly spitting at a child wearing a mask in a restaurant and telling him: “You now have coronavirus.” As per reports, 47-year-old Jason Copenhaver was ...

World War II veteran marks 101st birthday with drive-by parade from loved ones

It was a special day for one World War II veteran reaching his 101st birthday. His friends and family were not going to let the pandemic get in the way of marking such a special ...

Elderly lady calls 911 after running out of food, dispatcher then goes above and beyond call of duty

Dispatchers are the first point of call for those needing help in an emergency, but they never know what the nature of the call is going to be. For many people it’s a last resort ...