4 trending stories you may have missed this week
From one anchor's on-air meltdown to a mysterious woman-shaped figure spotted on Mars, there was no shortage of attention-grabbing stories this week. In case you fell off the grid a bit, here are a few that made waves.
1. Anchor had an on-air meltdown about the media's obsession with the Kardashians
Co-host of FOX's Good Day Orlando John Brown just can't keep up with Kardashians anymore.
During a weekly 'Hot in Hollywood' segment, Brown walked off the set in protest saying he was tired of hearing about the famous family.
The anchor later posted the rant on Facebook, saying:
"Sorry, I lost my mind a bit, although it was partially in jest! I did feel better though after I was done."
The post has more than two million views and almost 11 thousand comments, most of which were in support of Brown's outburst.
2. Mysterious woman-shaped figure spotted on Mars drove the Internet crazy
Some are saying proof of life on Mars exists thanks to this photo recently published by NASA. Zoom in and some say it looks like a woman with flowing dark hair and a ghostly long dress standing on a rock.
The image that came out a few weeks ago started becoming popular on social media this week.
3. New mother gets touching note from a stranger
Last week, a new mother from Canberra, Australia, had just been discharged from the hospital with her infant son when she saw a parking ticket on her car.
Inside the envelope, a stranger had left a note. It read: "Hi there, I saw your car had a parking ticket on it, I'm sure whatever you are going through at the hospital is tough enough so I have paid for you."
The note also included the receipt number and payment details. The kind stranger named Laura signed it with, "I hope things get better!"
In the woman's Facebook post on the Canberra Mums page, she added, "I hope that Laura sees this and knows how much I appreciate her support."
4. Wisconsin man runs errand, wins the lottery
A quick errand for one Wisconsin man ended up changing his life.
John Rumpel's wife sent him out for milk, and because we never end up leaving the store with the single item we came for, Rumpel picked up a lottery ticket.
Not only did that ticket turn out to be a winner, but Rumpel became the largest Megabucks jackpot winner in the game's history -- to the tune of $22.2 million.
"It wasn't until after the drawing that I flipped on the news and saw that the winning ticket was sold in Milwaukee and I looked up and saw the convenience store on there and I went, 'Oh man, that might be me," said Rumpel. And it was.
Rumpel took the cash option so he'll take home $15.7 million.
That's a wrap on our weekly roundup of trending and viral stories. Check back next week for a new batch of stories you may have missed.
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