Becka Keeley, Author at OddFeed

The Snap! Crackle! Pop! Origin Story

Since 1932, Snap, Crackle and Pop have been iconic cereal mascots, netting creator Vernon Grant a quarter of a million dollars. Yet few know of Pow, their ephemeral fourth member who surfaced briefly in the 1950s.

A Sika deer stands at the side of a railway track as a high speed Japanese train passes by.

Japan’s Barking Trains: Saving Sika Deer with an Ingenious Approach

BY Becka Keeley

In a brilliant display of innovation, Japanese engineers have devised a unique solution—barking trains, designed specifically to emit canine-like sounds, effectively deterring the curious Sika deer from straying onto bustling, high-traffic railway tracks, thereby ensuring their safety.