OSU Fan's Wild Punishment List, Taco Bell's New Churro Ice Cream Taco, and More

Thursday, 4th, 2026

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One of the things Ohio State University fans are best known for is their confidence in their team, but few take it as far as this man.

For the last few years, Tate Moore, also known as Ohio's Tate with Barstool Sports, has publicly claimed that OSU is going 12-0 — and that if the team doesn't, he'll do some form of punishment relating to the team OSU lost to.

For example, last year, he vowed to eat ten Peeps for every point Ohio State lost to Oregon by. He wound up eating 320 on a livestream.

His new list of punishments is out for this year's season, and some of them are pretty intense. Let's just say Tate (and his future children) really better hope Ohio State beats Ball State this weekend.

If you haven't already, check out his full list of punishments here.

Yesterday, Taco Bell announced its latest collaboration with Oregon-founded ice cream company Salt & Straw, and we've got to be honest — we're a little excited.

For a limited time, Taco Bell will be selling Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Tacos: churro ice cream stuffed in a waffle cone taco shell, topped with puffed rice and a dark chocolate-flavored coating.

And get this — the treat is being sold for only $3.99.

We don't know how long these tacos will be around, so we're on our way to get one right now, just in case.

Have you ever wanted to camp in the middle of the desert, covered in layers of dust, surrounded by thousands of people who haven't showered in weeks and are high out of their minds on LSD and mushrooms?

If so, do we have a place for you.

The infamous Burning Man Festival in Black Rock Desert, Nevada, is in full swing, with thousands of people attending from all over the world.

This festival has everything — crazy art installations, tricked-out cars, and camps with questionable purposes. Also, lots and lots of people in braids and dreadlocks.

Interestingly, though, what once drew a crowd of young adults has seen a steep decline in attendees in their 20s. See the economic reason behind this here.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Trenton residents can bring their data center ban initiative to voters, but only at a special election, not November's ballot, after finding the city miscalculated required signatures.

Separately, two Wilmington residents sued the Clinton County Board of Elections after it refused to certify a similar zoning initiative, arguing the board overstepped its authority.

Both cases follow a related ruling in Ashville, where justices found the city lacked grounds to declare a data center resolution exempt from referendum.

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