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March 19, 2026

Restaurant Offers Free Oysters to Any 80-Year-Old Dining With Their Dad, So This Guy Showed up With His 99-Year-Old Dad

Founded in 1938, Wintzell’s Oyster House in Mobile, Alabama, has been a favorite local institution for generations. And for the Rush family, it became the perfect place to celebrate a special milestone. After spotting a playful sign that reads, “Free oysters to any man 80 years old accompanied by his father,” they decided to put the promise to the test.

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February 20, 2026

Priest Amps Up Crowd With Dance Moves at a High School Basketball Game’s Halftime Show

If the Super Bowl halftime show gets Bad Bunny, high school basketball gets… a priest dancing to 2000s pop music! Rev. Nonso Ohanaka, best known as Father O, busted out some moves to NSYNC’s “Bye, Bye, Bye” during a match at Pope Saint John Paul the Second Preparatory School in Tennessee. He then became a national sensation after the school posted it to social media.

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February 16, 2026

Kristen Stewart Saves Historic LA Theater From Shutting Down, Plans To Restore It

Nearly two years ago, the historic Highland Theatre in Los Angeles shut its doors less than a week before its 100th anniversary, unable to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic. The space, which was designed by noted architect Lewis Arthur Smith and once hosted vaudeville performances, was all but abandoned and dilapidated—until Kristen Stewart swooped in.

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February 11, 2026

Bill Nye the Science Guy To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the Children’s and Family Emmys

Bill Nye the Science Guy will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) at next month’s 4th Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards on March 1 and 2. Best known for his 1990s PBS show Bill Nye the Science Guy, Nye won kids over by making science feel less like homework and more like fun.

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