Offbeats

Father Drew Crecente was shocked to find his deceased daughter's image was used to create an AI chatbot. Jennifer Ann Crecente's Character.ai chatbot chatted with at least 69 people before her dad reported the profile. Character.ai said on X that…

Ohio man Doug Mattison wanted to cancel his gym membership, but found the process to be nearly impossible. The website didn't allow the 59-year-old to cancel online, so he went to the location in-person, where employees said they weren't authorized…

The National Park Service took to Facebook to warn the public about the white baneberry. The scary-looking fruits of this plant resemble white eyeballs, and are poisonous to humans. "The plant’s most striking feature is its fruit, a 1 cm…

Back in April, a 19-year-old woman walked into a London hospital and pretended to be a real doctor. Despite never attending medical school, Kreuena Zdrafkova put on a white robe, entered Ealing Hospital, and administered a substance to a patient…

A Polish funeral home issued an apology Saturday after a corpse fell out of a hearse. The deceased ended up in traffic on Friday in the city of Stalowa Wola. The horrific event resulted in a driver believing he had…

Officials in Canada are struggling to identify white blobs that have washed up on Newfoundland beaches. Some of these masses are smaller than a coin, and others are larger than a dinner plate. Photos have been posted by concerned beachgoers…

Utah man Nicholas Rossi finally admitted to moving to the UK and assuming the identity Arthur Knight. Rossi claims he left the United States because of death threats, but he made the change after crime scene DNA implicated him in…

The Hoffman Estates Police Department has captured a caracal that was spotted wandering the Chicago suburb over the past few days. Caracals are a wild cat species typically found in Africa and Asia, not in Illinois. The cat was found…

A Florida man allegedly threatened to shoot linemen who were working to restore power after Hurricane Milton. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Kenneth Ray Velasco grew impatient with a traffic delay as powerline crews worked. Velasco reportedly backed…

Owners of Ecovacs' Deebot X2 robot vacuums are reporting strange incidents due to hacks. Minnesota lawyer Daniel Swenson claims his device started shouting racial slurs in front of one of his children. He says someone hacked the device and was…

A source at Meta reported that about two dozen of the tech giant's Los Angeles-based employees were let go for abusing meal perks. According to the anonymous source, these employees used their daily food delivery allowance to buy nonfood items…

Researchers discovered a man who had three penises, but never seemed to know about the other two. Scientists found the hidden organs while dissecting the body of a 78-year-old man who had donated his body to science. Only one main…

Plettenberg, Germany has banned the cactus from all municipal buildings, including the town hall. The mayor says cacti are "dangerous." "We had an incident where someone was injured," one resident said. A plant apparently fell onto someone's lap, the resident…

A Massachusetts family is suing Hingham High School after their son was accused of cheating. Jennifer and Dale Harris claim their son used AI as a tool to do research, and did not break any of the school's rules. "They…

Videos featuring men engaging in courtship dances have taken over TikTok. One variant features men using a Gilmore Girl's audio clip to describe what they have to offer a potential mate, followed by goofy dance moves. A video posted by…

Jack Lorey enlisted the help of 40 fellow travelers to pop the question at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport on October 11th. Lorey had other passengers on his flight hand his then-girlfriend Erica Bonilla a rose as they exited the…

An Ohio police officer found himself engulfed by an inflatable pumpkin in Bay Village, dash cam footage shows. The officer was attempting to move the decoration, which ended up in the street near Wolf and Saddler Road. "Luckily, no officers…

Charles Boehm decided to honor his father's memory with a timeless roast! The scathing obituary, which accuses 74-year old Robert Boehm of draft-dodging and cowardice, is a hilarious and biting 585-word tribute. Robert's last words were apparently swears, and Charles…

UK man James Howells is suing the City Council of Newport for preventing him from digging up his Bitcoin. Howells, whose hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin was accidentally thrown away, has been seeking permission to excavate 100,000 tons of garbage…

If you purchased a Powerball Double Play in Kentucky, check your tickets! A $500,000 Powerball Prize has remained unclaimed from October 12th's drawing. The winning numbers were: 18, 22, 32, 41, and 49. A winner who purchased the ticket in…

A Russian man who spent more than two months drifting in the Sea of Okhotsk has finally been rescued. Unfortunately, his brother and nephew did not survive the ordeal. 46-year-old Mikhail Pichugin set out in August to watch whales with…

A World Conker Champion is being accused of using a steel chestnut to compete. Conking is a British sport where competitors use chestnuts on leather strings to attempt to break their opponents' chestnuts. However, this year's men's champion David Jakins,…

Travis Gienger of Minnesota grew a pumpkin that weighs a whopping 2,471 pounds. Gienger, a horticulture teacher, won the 51st World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, California. This pumpkin, which weighs more than a ton, is actually eight…

Witnesses spotted a black bear scaling the Connecticut governor's house last Saturday. Fortunately, no one was home at the time. Governor Ned Lamont's office says the bear simply wandered away after climbing the metal gate of the 19th century estate.…