LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – Here's a look at what's trending online!
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Bill Gates drinks water made from poop
The Bill Gates Foundation thinks it's found a way to make contaminated water safe to drink.
The Gates Foundation has been working on this project for years since more than 2. 5 billion people on earth have no reliable access to clean drinking water. The foundation is working on a machine that converts sewer sludge into water, electricity, and sterile ash that can be used as fertilizer.
To prove that this new invention works, the foundation made a video demonstrating all the steps of the process—even with Bill Gates himself drinking a glass of water from the machine, knowing that just five minutes before that water was sewage waste.
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A city of Ohio is making sure their allegiance to the Ohio State Buckeyes is clear by changing their city name before the playoff game next week.
The #4 Buckeyes are taking on the #2 Oregon Ducks in the college football playoffs next Monday, so the city of Oregon, Ohio is changing their name to "Oregon, Ohio Buckeyes on the Bay, City of Duck Hunters".
The city's mayor issued the proclamation Monday after two citizens submitted petitions to change the name. The petitions got over 1,000 signatures in support of the name change.
The city's name is changed just for this week and will go back to just "Oregon" on Tuesday, January 13.
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Fathers on Fleek
Calling all trendy dads—or at least dads who think they have an eye for style— a new viral Instagram account is highlighting corny dad fashion.
The account is called "Fashion Dads", and it has over 44,000 followers. The Instagram photos are submitted from dads all over the world, highlighting white tube socks, khaki shorts, and light wash denim.
The common hashtags being used with these hilarious pictures include #sockgameonpoint, #passionforfashion, and #oldnavyrobe.
If you want to submit your dad to represent your family as a fashion icon, Instagram a picture of his outfit and tag @fashiondads in the caption.
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Bill Cosby is making headlines again after a former co-star defended him publicly.
Rudy, the youngest member of the Huxtable family played by actress Keshia Knight Pulliam, defended Cosby on the Wendy Williams Show. The actress was fired on Sunday from the show "Celebrity Apprentice" for failing her challenge on the show to call Bill Cosby and ask for money.
When she spoke to Wendy Williams the next day about her firing, she defended Cosby's recent sexual assault allegations saying "Honestly, that's not the man I know. You can't take away from the great that he has done, the millions and millions of dollars he has given back to colleges and education, and just what he did with The Cosby Show and how groundbreaking that was."
And despite a series of canceled shows throughout the United States, Cosby is taking his comedy tour to Ontario, Canada, starting Wednesday. Threats of protests and half-full venues have been reported, but his comedy tour will continue.
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Sports fans rejoice. ESPN will now be streamed live. If you're looking to cut back on expensive cable, Dish Network's Sling TV announced that you can stream ESPN for $20 a month. No cable contract is required. The streaming service will offer ESPN, ESPN2, CNN, TNT, Food Network, HGTV, and Cartoon Network.
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Best-selling author Nicholas Sparks and his wife, Cathy, announced they are separating after 25 years of marriage.
Sparks is well known for his heart-wrenching romantic novels, many of which have been turned into movies like "The Notebook", "The Lucky One", and "A Walk to Remember". The two tied the knot in 1989 and have five children together.
Sparks said in a 2013 interview that his wife served as the inspiration for many of the female characters in his stories and film adaptations.