Strange News

Flights from London City Airport, shown here last October, were closed Monday due to an unexploded World War II bomb.

World News

WWII Bomb Shuts Down Flights At London City Airport

12:26pm February 12, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The unexploded ordnance, described as a 500 kg German bomb by local authorities, has prompted the cancellation of all flights on Monday from the airport. The bomb was found in the River Thames.

Sports

There Is A Competition To Avoid Learning Who Won The Super Bowl, For Some Reason

8:02am February 10, 2018

by Scott Detrow

About a dozen people are among the last standing in a competition against modern technology. They don't know who won the Super Bowl and they're trying to go as long as possible without finding out.

A photo released by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court shows an oil painting of an unidentified man, likely a former court justice, painted by an unknown artist, which hangs in the court's collection of images of retired justices in Boston.

Arts

Do You Know This Justice? Massachusetts High Court Wants You To Help ID Him

3:22pm February 09, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

There's a portrait of a mystery man hanging in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. He may have been a judge between 1780 and 1820. Maybe. Officials are appealing to the public for any insights.

A Mystery Portrait In Massachusetts

6:19am February 09, 2018

A portrait of a justice hangs in the Massachusetts Supreme Court, but nobody knows who the person in the portrait is. The current chief justice is asking the public's help to identify the person.

Florida Child Gets Stuck In Toy Claw Machine

4:52am February 09, 2018

A kid in Florida really wanted a stuffed animal from inside a claw machine — so much that he got inside, and got stuck. A firefighter rescued him quickly.

Farmer Calls Police Over Tiger In Cow Shed

5:23am February 07, 2018

A farmer in Scotland called the police after spotting a tiger in his cow shed. It didn't move for a while. He then realized it was a stuffed toy tiger.

Canadian geese are pictured on March 21, 2013 in Eltville, Germany. A dead Canada goose injured Robert Meilhammer in Easton, Md., when it was shot and fell from the sky.

Hunter Knocked Unconscious By Falling, Dead Goose Shot By His Hunting Party

11:52am February 04, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

A falling goose hit a waterfowl hunter near the Miles River on the state's eastern shore, knocking him out and causing head and facial injuries. He's in stable condition.

Davi de Oliveira Moreira, known as "Sereio" (merman in Portuguese), poses in costume at Arpoador Rock on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last May.

World News

'Mermaids' And 'Mermen' Of Brazil Refuse To Be Tamed

8:00am February 03, 2018

by Philip Reeves

Tail-costumed swimmers in the South American nation say they will not bend despite official safety warnings.

National

Historic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Is Gearing Up For Public Display

6:43pm February 02, 2018

One of the oldest Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles in the country is getting restored before being put on display for the public. It's all happening in Wisconsin, of course, the longtime home to Oscar Mayer's main processing plant.

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Sports

Not Everyone Knows Football, OK?

5:03am February 02, 2018

Alex Trebek made fun of contestants on Jeopardy! when nobody answered a single one of the questions in a category about football.