Whether or not your Valentine’s Day meant true love and roses, everyone could use a cheery look at the news for the week. Here are the funniest stories from the news this week.
Tinder-like App helps farmers match with livestock
A new app, Tudder, is helping farmers swipe right on cattle they are interested in for their farms.
Similar to Tinder, farmers decide whether or not they are looking for a male or female and then swipe left or right until they find a match.
Once a farmer is interested, they are directed to a page called SellMyLivestock where they can learn more about the animal before making a final purchase.
Some Tudder users say the process is more efficient and rivals traditional cattle markets.
Message in a bottle
A couple found a 56-year-old message in a bottle on a Texas beach Wednesday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the bottle was one of more than 7,000 released between February 1962 and December 1963.
The bottle contained a postcard with instructions to mail the cards with the date and location where the bottle was found for a 50-cent reward.
The bottles were released as part of a study tracking oceanic current patterns.
It’s unknown whether or not the NOAA gave the couple the 50-cent reward, however, they will be keeping the bottle as a memento.
Kentucky fisherman catches 20-pound goldfish
If you’re still looking to get your significant other a pet this Valentine’s day, look no further than your local pond.
Hunter Anderson caught a 20-pound goldfish at a private pond in Boyle County, Kentucky on Wednesday. Anderson said he lured in this bizarre and unexpected catch with a Lee’s Famous Recipe Biscuit.
Anderson said the fish took to the bait easily, but put up a fight. He eventually let it go and told a local news station in Kentucky that he had no reason to keep it and let it go.
Talk about a catch of the day.
