Offbeats

Passengers were stuck on the Monkey Mayhem roller coaster at West Midlands Safari Park on Friday afternoon after a beam fell onto the track. Regal Smith, who was at the British park with her son, said people began screaming and…

German police in Düsseldorf raided a pizzeria suspected of serving cocaine with a special meal. Reportedly, ordering "number 40" from the menu would come with something extra. "It was one of the most-sold pizzas," Criminal Director Michael Graf von Moltke…

Japan's Instant Ramen King, Sokusekisai Oyama, says he's eaten instant noodles every day for over 30 years. Oyama gave up a career in illustrating to become a cup noodle critic, and he's eaten over 10,000 cups of the slippery food…

A Wisconsin store apologized for making pizzas contaminated with THC, Public Health Madison & Dane County reported. Famous Yeti's Pizza in Stoughton used oil not realizing that the oil contained cannabis. Anyone who ate the pizza and became sick is…

American Airlines is testing a change to the boarding process that would effectively shame those trying to board early. An alert will go off if a passenger tries to scan a ticket ahead of their assigned group. The change is…

Strange blobs have been appearing on the beaches of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, and one scientist thinks he has the answer: Bisquick. Steven Carr of Memorial University was sent a photo of a bag of the instant biscuit mix that…

An Asheville, North Carolina woman's Halloween decorations were destroyed by three young bears. A doorbell camera captured video evidence of the trio tearing through Amazon packages and then eating the pumpkins on display. One bear even carries a gourd away…

An Australian woman was stuck between two boulders for seven hours after she tried to retrieve her dropped phone. The woman was hiking north of Sydney on Monday and dropped her device into a 10-foot crevice. Unfortunately, she decided to…

Thomas Rice's stolen truck and his father's ashes were fortunately recovered on Tuesday night. The North Carolina man's blue 2016 Ford F-150 was reportedly taken on Sunday morning in Syracuse, New York while Rice was in the process of transporting…

Britain's Home Office has issued an official passport for Paddington Bear! The passport was issued to help the fictional character film the upcoming movie Paddington in Peru. Co-producer Rob Silva initially contacted the Home Office asking for a replica, but…

Courses in Ontario, Canada have been reporting disappearing golf carts, and officials believed these rides were being sold on the black market. On Wednesday, York police announced four people have been arrested in connection with this "golf cart theft." During…

The Sherwood Police Department is sponsoring a unique Halloween game: Hide & Seek With A Cop. The game of tag will involve uniformed officers chasing participants through a wooded park on October 30th. Those who are not tagged will receive…

A man who goes by Sudden Fantasy on Chinese social platform Douyin has been documenting his life as a “kept” husband. Sudden Fantasy, who lives in Japan, has a jar of about $1,750 for daily expenses. He says repaying his…

Do we have a moral obligation to send a “hey girlie” DM? A “hey girlie” message is a message sent from one woman to another, usually a stranger, who suspects her partner of cheating. Natalie felt like she should send…

A sewer in Shoreham, England was blocked because it was stuffed full of candy wrappers, prompting water treatment workers to remind residents to only flush human waste and toilet paper down the drain. The Wastewater Networks for Southern Water team…

A video posted to TikTok shows an orca whale defecating and then splashing the poop-filled water onto audience members at SeaWorld San Antonio. Visitor Alex Bermudez posted the footage, which currently has almost half a million views. Audience members can…

Rooster Ricco loves to crow in his French home, but one of Ricco's neighbors are not fans of his song. The rooster's owners are being sued by their neighbors over incessant crowing, but Ricco's parents are calling "fowl." While the…

Malaysian woman Nurul Syazwani nursed her husband back to health after a car accident left him paralyzed. However, after six years of care, Nurul's husband divorced her and has since remarried. The situation has enraged Nurul's 32,000 fans, who have…

Omaha police say a drunk driver crashed into a cemetery Sunday morning and damaged several headstones. The department posted a photo inside Holy Sepulchre Cemetery and urged relatives to contact the cemetery if they believe a family's marker was impacted.…

A kangaroo living in Florida escaped its enclosure after a bear wandered in. The kangaroo, named Pierson, successfully got away from the bear, but has yet to be recovered. Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood posted a picture of Pierson on social…

Ivan Mariotti has been accused of impersonating an officer to gain access to Taylor Swift's concert at Florida's Hard Rock Stadium on Friday. Actual security officers reported at 8:30 p.m. that there was a man "dressed in a suit wearing…

The Dunedin Airport in New Zealand airport has gone viral for a bizarre sign in its drop-off zone that limits hugs to three minutes. Passengers and drivers are asked to keep their goodbyes short and sweet, and to use the…

A former Memphis police officer confessed to stealing $18,000 in Crime Stoppers money. The reward money is intended for those who provide tips leading to crimes being solved. Between August 2023 and February 2024, Arica Hutchison used her position as…

David Jakins, also known as King Conker, has been cleared of cheating at the World Conker Championships. Jakins win came under question when he was spotted with a steel nut. Jakins, who has been competing since 1977, insisted that he…