This week had some surprising awesomeness in store … as well as gross beverages. (Last week: old farmers, old actors, old schools.)

A man brewed beer INSIDE HIS OWN STOMACH:

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Throw out milk if it makes you make this face, not because it’s past its sell by date:

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A man slept a whole night without realizing there was a crocodile under his bed:

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There’s fecal matter in holy water:

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America’s kids are getting healthier and exercising more:

A huge gold and copper mine might not happen in Alaska after all: