Offbeats

A funeral worker in Nebraska allegedly tried to take something unusual home from work: A deceased person’s adult doll. Ryan Smith has been accused of breaking into the deceased’s former home and seizing the doll. A co-worker noted that Smith…

A video of a dear seemingly “punching” a beachgoer in Costa Rica has started a conversation on petting wild animals. Instagram user @descubrecostarica posted footage of a man visiting Paquera, Puntarenas, and approaching a female deer. The animal stands on…

Three kids have discovered the bones of a young Tyrannosaurus Rex that could help scientists learn more about how these animals developed. Siblings Liam and Jessin Fisher discovered the bones in 2022 along with their cousin Kaiden Madsen while exploring…

What a pickle! The city of New York is investigating Harold “Heshy” Tischler after he was caught on video appearing to bribe a FDNY inspector with a pastrami sandwich. The inspector came to investigate a complaint regarding misuse of a…

A blind dating cafe in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has come under fire for installing a one-way window for men to view women without the women seeing the men. Mina Cafe puts men and women in two different rooms,…

A couple found $100,000 dollars in a New York park...and it looks like they’ll get to keep it! James Kane and Barbie Agostini took up magnet fishing during the pandemic, and have found grenades, coins, jewelry, and a motorcycle. But…

3,000 college students visiting Shasta Lake in California left behind bottles, cans, plastic, pool floats, and more over Memorial Day weekend. The garbage took crews six hours to clean, and trash even ended up in the lake, Debbie Carlisi of…

They’re no Ocean’s 11! A group of alleged car thieves in Queensland appears to have run over one of their own with a tank in the middle of an attempted heist. Video footage shows the crew in Mark Trueno’s Coopers…

A Florida woman who was spotted nude on a public pier in Naples reportedly dove into the water in a bid to evade police. 20-year-old Allyssia Razo didn’t make it far. Beach patrol spotted her as she made it to…

Another millennial trend has returned: Scuffed and dirty sneakers. Retailer Coggles says the style may “demonstrate a nonchalant attitude rather than an unkempt aesthetic.” Dirty Golden Goose shoes start at $565 and can go up to $2,350. Some TikTokers say…

Two pandas will be arriving at the National Zoo later this year! Female Qing Bao and male Bao Li will make the trip from China to Washington D.C. sometime in 2024. Bao Li’s parents and grandparents have lived at the…

It seems like Google’s AI Search Overview is off to a “rocky” start. The search engine’s new tool gives AI-generated summaries of search results, but some users have noticed unusual and even dangerous outputs. One screenshot suggests that the AI…

A video of marathon runner Luciana Grandi Lourenção attempting to cross the finish line in first place as her children try to hug her has gone viral, and Lourenção has put out a video response. Many viewers online questioned the…

An 81-year-old man has been arrested in connection to slingshot incidents in a California neighborhood. Investigators suspect that a “serial slingshot shooter” has been active in the area for about a decade. During a search, officers found a slingshot and…

A Virgin Australia flight turned around an hour after takeoff when a passenger allegedly stripped off his clothes and ran up and down the aisle. The unnamed man reportedly knocked a crew member down as he ran toward the cockpit.…

Is John Wick still alive and well? A man who looks like the fictional assassin played by Keanu Reeves has been spotted serving coffee and grilled squid in Thailand. Footage of the street food vendor went viral on Thai social…

A teenager fell 400 feet in a Washington state canyon...and survived with just a few scrapes. The young man fell while walking alone on a trail underneath the High Steel Bridge. Firefighters and deputies spent two hours hooking him up…

A mouth-watering TikTok trend has gone viral, and it only takes three ingredients to make: Pickles, Hot Cheetos, and lime. Mexican snack store Elotes El Compa Chuy in Oklahoma City serves the treat, but you can also make it at…

In March 2023, a San Lorenzo pastor purchased a lot sight unseen in the San Francisco bay area for $300,000. The only problem? The property is underwater. The pastor is now looking to sell. 610 Grand Street has been on…

While Americans honored Memorial Day on Monday, English citizens participated in a strange annual tradition: Cheese rolling. The competition involves running after seven-pound wheels of Gloucester cheese down the steep Cooper’s Hill. Many participants fell and tumbled in their attempts…

A Carnival Cruise Line ship rescued 25 people stranded off the coast of Mexico on Friday after receiving a distress call. The Radiance heeded the call and came to the rescue, recovering all 22 adults and three children from a…

Devoted fan Tara Berry has 18 tattoos of Madonna on her body...the most tattoos anyone has of the same musician. Nikki Patterson, who has 15 tattoos of Eminem, used to hold the record. Berry received her first Madonna tattoo in…

Ohio investor Larry Connor aims to take a two-person submersible down to the depths of the ocean to prove that the trip can be done safely. Connor is working with Patrick Lahey of Triton Submarines. They aim to show that…

A woman who claims to have won a $1.2 million jackpot in Atlantic City says the casino won’t pay out. Roney Beal says she won while playing a slot machine at Bally’s in February. She then hit the service button…