Humor often sneaks into the most ordinary moments, turning them into unforgettable memories. For 18-year-old Jade Gonzalez, a hilariously bizarre incident occurred while she was working at her mother’s restaurant, Asadero El Fogon, in Phoenix, Arizona. According to TODAY, Jade described experiencing a “glitch in the matrix,” and shared the surreal moment via @lemonpopcorn.



“The craziest shit happened to me earlier. There was a glitch. A glitch in the system,” she exclaimed, completely in shock herself. Elaborating further, the woman shared a video where she mentioned that she had to cut up a lemon for an order. The video captured the woman cutting up the lemon on her workboard. “I cut up the lemon. Right there, you can see me cut it,” she mentioned. Gonzalez then turned around to grab something to pack the lemon and when she turned back, she was stunned. She found the lemon intact on her workboard, despite having cut it before turning around.


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“I go back for the lemon, I grab the lemon, I touch the lemon and I’m like why is it not cut in half?” The woman was flabbergasted and assumed she made a mistake. Gonzalez mentioned that she always cut up the lemon in half and then put it in the bag and would separate the pieces only after it was in the bag. However, when she went to do the same, the lemon didn’t separate because it wasn’t cut! “My face, I’m like what the f**k!?” She stared at the lemon she had initially cut and couldn’t understand. She looked in her bag and around her workboard to see if she had moved or accidentally picked the wrong piece.

Representative Image Source: Pexels| Shvets Production
Representative Image Source: Pexels | Shvets Production

The camera even captured that the lemon didn’t move in the matter of seconds that she had turned around. Neither did any other coworker touch or replace the same. After being shocked, she cut it up a second time. “I do remember cutting it all the way. I can feel it when the knife cuts down and it touches a table. So I’m 99.9% sure I cut it all,” Gonzalez recalled. The woman even brought up the scenario with her mother and aunt who were also on duty at the time. She added that she clarified with the employees that none of them had replaced the lemon.


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She also mentioned that no one knew how to edit the camera footage where she saw the lemon lying intact, so it was an eerie reality that took place while Gonzalez was working. “You can see it in the video, I cut the lemon in half and it’s still intact. This is literally a glitch,” she exclaimed. Shocked, the woman added, “This had never happened to me. Can somebody explain what happened because I need to know!” The footage required careful observation. People even slowed down the video and zoomed in to glance at what happened. @fitslion wrote, “I did see the lemon merge.” @rico6113cbz said, confused, “You can literally see her cut the lemon all the way down to the countertop.” No one has still been able to understand what actually happened to the lemon. 



  • Motorcyclist trapped under a 3,300 pound car saved by Australian car salesmen
    Photo credit: @ACurrentAffair9 on YouTubeA man was saved from being crushed under a car.

    Tyler Wiebe was on his way to work on his motorcycle in Brisbane, Australia. Then a car approached in the wrong way in traffic, colliding with another car that then hit Wiebe. The accident threw Wiebe off his bike and under a car. He was trapped under the 3,300-lb. vehicle, doomed until a group of salesmen and onlookers came to his rescue.

    “I was being dragged and when it stopped, my head and chest were under the car,” Wiebe said to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The crash and being pinned down under the vehicle gave Wiebe several injuries. He suffered broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and a collapsed lung.

    But that would be diagnosed later. At the time, the car’s weight was crushing Wiebe to the point that he couldn’t breathe. His heart was also unable to beat, the pressure causing his eyes, mouth, and nose to bleed.

    “Initially it was ‘can I get out?’ and then it was ‘man I am dying, this is it,’” recalled Wiebe. “[My] wife and two kids are not here, and this is it.”

    Hope comes in the form of a car salesman

    After being stuck for two minutes under the car, help arrived from the nearby Auto Request Kedron, a used car dealership.

    “I was in the office at the time, so I heard the bang [and] came running to the doors,” Mick, one of the employees, said to A Current Affair.

    “I realized there was someone trapped under the car,” fellow employee Rob added.

    They rushed into action, recruiting other coworkers to help.

    “[I] saw Rob running and he was just whistling out saying, ‘Hey, boys, hurry up,’ ” Corbin recalled. “I remember seeing him, just like two legs. They weren’t moving at that time.”

    The salesmen tried to lift the vehicle up to get Wiebe to safety, but the car wouldn’t budge.

    “We tried to lift it off. We couldn’t, and then on the second attempt, we had a couple of other good Samaritans come and help us,” said Brian, another employee of Auto Request Kedron.

    Reportedly 15 people were finally able to lift the car and free Wiebe underneath. He was rushed to the hospital where he went under emergency operations. Under hospital care, Wiebe’s condition stabilized and he survived. Had he been under that car any longer, the worst would have happened.

    Wiebe was humbled and grateful to the salesmen and others who stepped up to save him.

    “I get more time with my daughters, I get more time with my family and a second lease on life, so just thank you, thank you,” Wiebe said in his hospital bed.

    Certified legends

    When he was discharged from the hospital, Wiebe set up a reunion with the employees of the used car dealership. He was able to introduce his family to his rescuers and thank them face-to-face. Wiebe presented them with matching t-shirts, each one with a logo reading “Certified Legend” on the front and an illustration of a person lifting a car over their head on the back.

    “You guys are legends, but now you’re certified legends,” Wiebe said to his heroes.

    A father and husband was saved thanks to the alertness and quick action of the nearby community.

  • Ohio local news viewers spring into action after seeing an elderly woman threatened with jail time
    Photo credit: News 5 Cleveland on YouTube/CanvaBeverly Thomas got an outpouring of support.

    Beverly Thomas was in trouble. The 79-year-old retired nurse in Willoughby, Ohio was summoned to court due to the state of her lawn. The judge told Thomas she could possibly be jailed for failing to maintain her property. Fortunately, Thomas was saved by people she never even met.

    Thomas has arthritis and tremors, making yard work incredibly difficult for her to do. She also lives on a fixed income, unable to afford either landscaping or legal bills. She had no idea what to do.

    “I went to court and heard [the judge] say that I can be put in jail over it, making it sound like a crime, then I got nervous and had trouble sleeping at night,” Thomas said to News 5 Cleveland.

    Local news viewers reached out

    After Thomas’ plight was reported on the local news, she had a knock on her door the following day. Standing right in front of her were the two people she needed most: a lawn care professional and an attorney offering their services.

    “They said, ‘We don’t know each other, but we just showed up at the same time.’ Wow, good people at that same time, amazing and reassuring,” Thomas said.

    The lawn care professional, Norburt Sanek, came across Thomas’ story while on Facebook. Since he was nearby and could do something, he felt compelled to act. He and the attorney weren’t alone.

    Dozens of people reached out to News 5 Cleveland to see how they could help Thomas. Sanek organized volunteers to help. Some even took the day off work to drive down to Thomas’ home to cut grass, pull weeds, and haul trash.

    The assistance goes national

    While significant progress had been made on Thomas’ property, Sanek knew that Thomas still needed more help that couldn’t be accomplished through human muscle. So, he set up a GoFundMe for Thomas.

    “We are asking for $6,000 to cover the cost of removing dangerous trees, a dumpster to haul away debris, paying her fines and court costs, installing a security system and building her a small garden that reflects her love of nature,” wrote Sanek on Thomas’ GoFundMe page.

    When the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging caught wind of the story, they decided to chip in. The agency provides advocacy and assistance for senior citizens so they can live independently.

    “I know that she has a GoFundMe account going on right now and we’re actually willing to match it up to $3,000,” said Christopher Hall, the chief operating officer for the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging.

    As of this writing, Thomas’ GoFundMe is a little over $5,000 of its $6,000 goal. Many of the donations came from locals and people across the country alike. Thomas was astounded that so many strangers would show up to help her, whether it was through volunteer work or donations.

    “I didn’t know there were kind people out there willing to help like this. I’m touched,” Thomas said. “I hope God blesses them for giving of their time to help somebody who can’t do it anymore. Thank you one and all.”

    How to help the elders in your community with their lawns

    If Thomas’ story speaks to you, you may notice a neighbor’s lawn growing neglected. It might be worth it to knock on their door and offer to mow or trim hedges. 

    If you’re not comfortable doing that or lack the tools, you can still help. Search online for volunteer groups in your area that can help this person. There are also national nonprofit organizations such as I Want To Mow Your Lawn Inc. that could provide the help your neighbor needs.

  • Iowa teen bike riders save injured elderly woman that was stranded outside for 16 hours
    Photo credit: Muscatine County Emergency Management/911 on FacebookTwo 13-year-olds are being honored for their live-saving deed.

    It started like a typical summer morning for 13-year-olds, Gunner Skidmore and Kohen Chick of Fruitland, Iowa. Skidmore was eating a Pop Tart and scrolling through social media when Chick invited him for a bike ride. As they biked through a local trail, they noticed something off when riding past some houses. That’s when they found an elderly woman lying on the ground.

    “I went to the trail and Kohen was like, ‘You see that lady back there?’ I was like, ‘No.’ Then, we went back and looked, and it took a little while to find her, and we found her. I said ‘Hey ma’am are you OK?’ She was like ‘Yeah, I need help. Call 911,’” Skidmore told 6 KWQC News.

    What happened?

    According to reports, the woman fell outside at 5:00 p.m. the previous day after feeding her horse. Unable to get up, she rolled herself from the backyard to the front yard in the hope to get help. She spent the night lying outside exposed with no phone, water, or food. She’d be lying there for over 16 hours until the boys discovered her.

    “She was like scared. You could just tell because like her face, she was covered in all these bugs and stuff,” said Chick.

    The teens were hesitant to approach the woman at first, but quickly called Skidmore’s mother. She immediately drove to their location and called 9-1-1. The woman had an ambulance quickly transport her to a nearby Muscatine hospital for treatment. While the extent of her injuries aren’t public knowledge, the intense summer heat and lack of water could’ve turned the woman’s fall into a fatal one.

    “A few more hours and she definitely like wouldn’t have made it,” said Skidmore.

    Skidmore’s mom has remained in contact with the injured woman’s family. She’s also caring for the woman’s horse and plans on preparing a lasagna dinner for her when she returns from the hospital.

    The teen heroes were honored

    The boys were congratulated and celebrated by the community for their actions. Skidmore and Chick were given a special award courtesy of Muscatine County Emergency Management.

    “Today, I would like to recognize the extraordinary actions of two young men whose quick thinking and compassion helped save a life in Muscatine County,” the MCEM director stated in a speech posted on Facebook. “Without the prompt actions of Gunner and Kohen, the outcome could have been tragic. Their awareness, compassion, and willingness to help a person in need undoubtedly made a difference and may very well have saved her life.”

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    “For their heroic actions and outstanding example of community service, Muscatine County Emergency Management is proud to present Gunner Skidmore and Kohen Chick with the Life Saving Award,” the speech continued. “Thank you, Gunner and Kohen, for your selfless actions and your commitment to helping a fellow citizen. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition.”

    Quick thinking and a willingness to help a neighbor is how two teens and a mom became local heroes.

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