Bethania Palma
Bethania Palma is a journalist from the Los Angeles area who started her career as a daily newspaper reporter and has covered everything from crime to local government to national politics. She has written for a variety of publications as a staffer and freelancer, including the Los Angeles News Group, the LAist, LA School Report, the OC Weekly and Raw Story. She earned a B.A. in political science from the University of California at Irvine and an M.A. in history from California State University at Northridge. When researching bizarre phenomena, she's holding out for the day when the conclusion will be, "Aliens did it."
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 8, 2023
If getting lost in Maleficent's castle sounds fun to you, we may have bad news.
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Jan. 6, 2023
While many people are winding down from Christmas, others are just getting started.
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Jan. 6, 2023
The false attribution of quotes to famous people is a common internet phenomenon.
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Jan. 5, 2023
A statement McCarthy made in 2021 came up amid a Republican stalemate to elect a new House Speak ...
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Jan. 4, 2023
The Arizona Republican was sounding the alarm about Russia before it was commonplace to do so.
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Jan. 3, 2023
The Manitoba incident's only documented witness didn't think so.
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Jan. 2, 2023
The Academy Award-winning actor is the frequent target of spurious internet "wisdom" quotes.
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Jan. 2, 2023
It's not literal so much as it's about feng shui.
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Dec. 31, 2022
Many of us pucker up when the clock strikes 12 without knowing why.
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Dec. 31, 2022
We wondered if this was a statement about our times.
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Dec. 29, 2022
Santos has admitted to fibbing when making statements about his heritage and history.
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Dec. 27, 2022
Or as inquiring minds wanted to know, did she take time out of class to pass gas?
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 27, 2022
"I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
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Dec. 26, 2022
"Inspirational" quotes erroneously attributed to famous people are a common internet fixture.
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Dec. 25, 2022
It's not for the reason you might be thinking.
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Dec. 24, 2022
The good news? It's really real! The bad news: None of us will likely ever get to stay there.
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Dec. 22, 2022
The statement was aired during a court hearing in a defamation case against Fox News.
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Dec. 20, 2022
It didn't seem like he knew who she was, though.
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Dec. 19, 2022
Real or not, we concur: You shouldn't insert a fuel pump into ... those places.
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Dec. 19, 2022
A holiday copypasta story in late 2022 may have some readers looking up for a star that won't be ...
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