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The phrase "alpine divorce" — originally coined in an 1893 short story by writer Robert Barr — has gone viral on TikTok, where women are sharing stories of being abandoned by partners on hiking trails. | Adobe Stock

What Is an Alpine Divorce? The Hiking Trend That Is Ending Relationships

Alpine divorce — being abandoned by a partner on a hike — is trending on social media. Here is where the term comes from and what women are saying about it.

Merlin the pig and his Guinness World Record certificate. | Guinness World Records

Meet Merlin, the Record-Breaking Pig With Over a Million Instagram Followers

Merlin the Vietnamese pot-bellied pig just broke a Guinness World Record as the most followed pig on Instagram — and he communicates using 26 sound buttons.

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare filed a complaint on March 2 seeking a court order to remove a former patient who has occupied an inpatient room for more than five months. | Adobe Stock

Florida Hospital Sues Patient Who Refuses to Leave After Discharge

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare is suing a patient who has refused to leave her hospital room for five months after being formally discharged in October 2025.

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