Month: August 2020
Kite Yanks 3-Year-Old Girl 30 Feet Into The Air In Festival Nightmare
The event was held in near-gale winds.
Trump hands out autograph: ‘Sell this on eBay tonight, you’ll get $10,000’
Donald Trump has suggested people in the midst of Hurricane Laura could sell his autograph for $10,000.
Robot dolphins and ‘animatronic’ sharks to be deployed by theme parks
Meet the world’s oldest couple – together they’ve lived 214 years
Julio Mora and Waldramina Quinteros have been married longer than most people have been alive.
Doomsday ‘prophecy’ believers adamant coronavirus predicted in 1986 by preacher
Michael Jackson alive conspiracy explodes as uncanny lookalike performs moonwalk
UFO sighting hotspots in the US shared with unexplained lights spotted
UFO sighting hotspots in the US shared with unexplained lights spotted
Elderly Women In Japan Form ‘Monkey Busters’ To Defend Crops From Pesky Primates
The three resourceful ladies and their air guns have won lots of fans on Twitter.
Can ewe believe it?! Bidders flock to auction for £367k sheep
A sheep has been bought for £367,500 at an auction - believed to make it the most expensive sheep to have ever been sold.
Warsaw Zoo Studying Whether Hemp Oil Reduces Stress In Elephants
A zookeeper stressed that the pachyderms are being non-psychoactive CBD that "will not give them any high.”
Reddit users convinced security camera captured ‘ghost’ in garage
Scientist predicts five ways the universe could end – one could happen tomorrow
Boot-Hatted Satirist Launches Mock Bid For Massachusetts Senate
Vermin Supreme is a former presidential candidate who promised every American a free pony.
Britain’s most deadly killer spends 23 hours a day locked inside a glass box
Monkey spotted hanging out car window at traffic lights baffling drivers
Kayaker Returns Message In Bottle To Woman Who Wrote It In 1985
Cathi Riddle said the bottle "didn’t travel very far, but perhaps it traveled the world and came back.”
Missing Tortoise Recovered After 74 Days On The Lam
Soloman the runaway tortoise didn't get far -- barely an eighth of a mile before he was found.
Long lost biblical village cursed by Jesus Christ ‘found by archaeologists’
Tiny aliens can survive journeys across the universe, scientists claim
Explorers spooked after finding ’10ft snake skin’ in middle of dark Brit cave
Woman runs out of house after seeing ‘haunted’ doll start moving ‘on its own’
Hospitals could soon diagnose heart disease using only a selfie of your face
Spectacular! Gandhi’s glasses were expected to fetch £15,000 at auction. They sold for £260,000
A pair of glasses belonging to Indian icon Mahatma Gandhi have sold for £260,000 after they were discovered hanging halfway out of an auction house's letterbox.
Mutant two-headed calf born to stunned farmers in backwater Chinese village
Huge four-metre prehistoric reptile found inside stomach of even bigger fossil
Mysterious cigar-shaped asteroid ‘still harbouring alien technology’
Holy Land ‘on brink of war’ as doomsday preacher says Bible prophecy ‘happening’
Goats Damage Police Car As Officers Respond To WWII Mortar
Police in the United Kingdom launched a tongue-in-cheek appeal to track down the pesky ruminants.
Giant Teddy Bear Is In The Worst Possible Seat At The Worst Possible Time
The fur flies after a foul ball hits the teddy bear section at Oakland's RingCentral Coliseum.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Mourns Brief Life Of Urban Cornstalk
The lone stalk was growing up through a crack in the concrete before someone ripped it out of the street.
Mutant lambs born with two eyeballs in same socket
Mutant lambs born with two eyeballs in same socket
‘Karen’ meme has badly hit popularity of name, says survey
The popular 'Karen' meme has left most Britons with negative thoughts about the name, a new survey suggests.
Drive-Through Haunted House Offers Socially Distanced Scares
“Zombies” attack the customers' cars and smear them with artificial blood, but patrons are safely separated from their stalkers by the windows.
Monkeys go on strike after being paid unfairly for same work
Monkeys go on strike after being paid unfairly for same work
Swiss Town Coated In Cocoa Powder After Factory Glitch
It snowed particles of fine powder in Olten after the ventilation system at the Lindt & Spruengli chocolate factory malfunctioned.
See-through public toilets open in Tokyo parks
Transparent public toilets which light up "like a beautiful lantern" have been installed in Tokyo.
Brits’ favourite conspiracies – from Queen being a lizard to aliens in Area 51
California confirms first case of plague in 5 years
Plague bacteria are most often transmitted by fleas that have acquired it from infected squirrels, chipmunks and other wild rodents.
Terrifying new ‘supergiant’ crustaceans discovered 4,000 feet under the sea
NASA investigates mysterious South Atlantic Anomaly
Scientists at NASA are investigating the mysterious South Atlantic Anomaly, a region of weakness in the Earth's magnetic field that is growing in size.
Truck hangs over viaduct as rescuers use crane to save survivor
A truck crashed into a viaduct parapet wall in China's Guizhou Province, killing one person and trapping one after a third of the truck's body hung over in the air. Rescuers tied the survivor with a steel wire and used a crane to hoist him out of the cabin.
Professional cuddler opens up retail shop in Calif. city
Cuddle Connection is the first-of-its-kind business in the city of Roseville, California. It offers professional cuddles in a retail space - instead of a home. KOVR's Maria Medina reports.
Dramatic cliff rescue in San Francisco caught on tape
San Francisco firefighters rescued a woman who fell off a cliff. Witnesses say the woman fell between ten and twenty feet from the cliff near the popular restaurant, Cliff House.
Mum finds Jesus’ face in Aldi potato with usually sceptical husband convinced
Triangular UFO returns to Texas as mystery red object hovers in night sky
Lego piece falls from boy’s nose after being stuck for two years
A piece of Lego has fallen out of a seven-year-old boy's nose two years after it went missing.
Lego piece falls from boy’s nose after being stuck for two years
A piece of Lego has fallen out of a seven-year-old boy's nose two years after it went missing.
Watch: Thief steals whole cake – and nothing else
Caught on Tape: A thief enters the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, Calif., steals a whole cake -- and nothing else -- and leaves.
Penguin spotted ‘plodding’ along quiet village road by police officers on patrol
Police pick up a penguin from village street after farmyard escape
A friendly penguin was spotted "plodding" up a Nottinghamshire village street in the early hours of the morning.
Elvis alive conspiracy explodes with photo of The King ‘after his death’
Giant star Betelgeuse which is 700 times the size of Sun ‘dimming dramatically’
Doomsday preacher launches ‘apocalypse app’ warning of Biblical asteroid damage
Chinese flight attendants dance during travel rush
Sixty-six Chinese flight attendants perform a synchronized dance in a terminal of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport to give travelers a pleasant spectacle during the Chinese Spring Festival travel rush.
Snow day in a snow cave
A Minnesota teenager embarks on his own Arctic expedition...by sleeping in his own backyard snow cave. WCCO's Kate Raddatz reports.
Israeli Window Washer Reaches New Heights Of Fame Dancing On TikTok
Noa Toledo, a former champion pole-vaulter, told Reuters: “When people see me behind the window, they’re surprised."
Man spooked after front door ‘unlocks itself’ sees ‘shadow’ on doorbell camera
DMV Sends Tennessee Woman ID With Photo Of Empty Chair, Not Her Face
Jade Dodd admitted the lady at the DMV was at first skeptical about she needed her license fixed.
DMV Sends Tennessee Woman ID With Photo Of Empty Chair, Not Her Face
Jade Dodd admitted the lady at the DMV was at first skeptical about she needed her license fixed.
Runaway Emu Goes On The Lam In New Jersey
An animal control officer said he didn't know the bird's age or sex, “but I can tell you it needs a bath.”
Runaway Emu Goes On The Lam In New Jersey
An animal control officer said he didn't know the bird's age or sex, “but I can tell you it needs a bath.”
Trump wants to change government rules so his hair can stay ‘perfect’
The Trump administration wants to change the rules around showerheads and water pressure in order to keep the president's hair "perfect".
Crash at cutting-edge roundabout – one day before opening ceremony
A £2.3m roundabout that prioritises cyclists and pedestrians over motorists has been forced to close for three nights after a car crashed - the day before its opening ceremony.
Israeli Jeweler Selling Gold Coronavirus Mask For A Mere $1.5 Million
The 18-karat white gold mask will be decorated with 3,600 white and black diamonds and fitted with top-rated N99 filters.
Mask, visor and… chopsticks? Vicar gets kitted out for socially distanced bread serving
A Church of England vicar is using chopsticks to give bread to parishioners during Holy Communion while adhering to coronavirus safety protocols.
Gandhi’s glasses found in auctioneer’s letterbox after two days
A pair of Mahatma Gandhi's glasses are going under the hammer after they were discovered in an envelope hanging halfway out of an auction house's letterbox for two days.
Meeting a visitor from the distant past turned one woman into a Bigfoot hunter
‘Big cat’ filmed roaming Brit countryside before staring at man
Parent terrified after seeing daughter sit up and stare at door in dead of night
Google Earth user spots ‘400ft ice ship’ sitting off the coast of Antarctica
‘Apocalyptic fireball’ heads to Earth as ‘hazardous’ asteroid closer than moon
Palmerston, UK’s Top Diplomatic Cat And ‘Chief Mouser,’ Retires
The British feline made it official in a resignation letter signed with two paw prints.
Palmerston, UK’s Top Diplomatic Cat And ‘Chief Mouser,’ Retires
The British feline made it official in a resignation letter signed with two paw prints.
Exorcist who’s ‘seen’ levitation and super-strength claims 1973 film is ‘real’
Exorcist who’s ‘seen’ levitation and super-strength claims 1973 film is ‘real’
Furious nudist gives chase after wild boar snatches laptop bag and takes off
Mystery orbs return to Las Vegas as lights that ‘aren’t drones’ appear in sky
Huge crowds gather around Virgin Mary statue after boy sees it ‘weeping blood’
Penguin poop spotted from space reveals hidden Antarctic colonies
But it's not all good news — the newfound colonies are all but certain to be affected by climate change.
Minnesota Man Sells ’57 Chevy Truck For Same Price He Paid 44 Years Ago
Bob Sportal sold the vintage truck to the original owner's grandson for a whopping $75.
Mystery as fire destroys entire field but leaves dead teen’s shrine untouched
Mum and daughter capture ‘ghost of dead miner’ staring at them
Tourist damages 200-year-old Italian sculpture during photo op
Surveillance footage shows the man sit on the sculpture for a photo op before noticing the damage and awkwardly leaving the scene.
Scientist solves mystery of why your park smells like semen at this time of year
Mystery as ‘cigar-shaped’ object spotted flying behind NBC news broadcast
Virgin Mary ‘miracle’ as lost statue reappears on riverbed after hurricane
RAF veteran claims photos show evidence of mysterious UFO flying over Europe
Navy investigating videos of dogs attacking Kaepernick stand-in
The videos are from a 2019 fundraiser at the Navy SEAL Museum in Florida.
Bizarre moment slab of raw meat twitches like it’s alive on chopping board
Woman red-faced after marble chopping boards from Amazon arrive with rude detail
Some mystery seeds illegally sent from China identified
At least 14 of the seed species had been identified, according to the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Egypt confirms aliens did not build pyramids after Elon Musk insists they did
New Wisconsin Justice Sworn In During 100-Mile Ultramarathon
Jill Karofsky took her oath of office Sunday at the 35-mile marker of the route. She completed the run in 34 hours.
Driver terrified after spotting black figure staring at him in abandoned school
Crystal-clear footage shows mystery object hurtling across face of the moon
“Zombie cicadas” infected with mind-controlling fungus re-emerge
After more than a decade underground, "zombie cicadas" emerge to "enlist living insects to do their bidding."