Stayed Up Too Late For The Cubs? Let Them Write Your Excuse Note
The team tweeted a "super official" excuse note for fans who need a mental health day Thursday.
Strange News
Neiman Marcus Is Selling Frozen Collard Greens For $66 Plus Shipping
The luxury department store is well known for its opulent offerings, but the vegetable dish is drawing scorn and ridicule for its price and has inspired the hashtag #GentrifiedGreens.
Kit Kat-Nabber Leaves An Apology
A student at Kansas State left the chocolate bar in his unlocked car for 15 minutes. When he returned, a note was in its place: "Saw Kit Kat in your cup holder. I love Kit Kats."
Alaskan 'Ice Monster' Sparks Imaginations Online
An employee with the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska took a video of undulating ice in the Chena River — and added a creepy soundtrack. Facebook users took care of the rest.
Pilot Makes A Romantic Flight Announcement
After his usual "I'm-your-pilot" spiel, Quantas Captain Dooley Ellis asked his girlfriend, who was in the cabin, to marry him. To the rest of the cabin's relief, She said yes.
Burger King Dresses Up As McDonald's For Halloween
A Burger King in Queens covered itself with a ghostly white sheet reading "McDonald's" in spray paint and golden arches above the eye holes.
He Couldn't Break The Record For Pumpkin-Growing — So He Broke Out A Paddle
So, you've grown a pumpkin that weighs over a thousand pounds. What now? For Rick Swenson, competitive pumpkin grower, the answer was clear: get in and paddle it down the river as far as it'll go.
What The Real Witches Of America Eat
Nope. It's not eye of newt and toe of frog. But food — and its connection to dead loved ones — does play a starring role in the major Pagan holiday Samhain, which coincides with Halloween.
Strange Sounds, Burial Grounds And The Case Of The Twisted Dreamcatcher
Creaky doors and squeaky floorboards are part of the territory of an old house. But what about the unexplained sounds that come and go?
Checking Back In On The Barber Who Encourages Kids To Read
Our story about the barbershop that takes $2 off haircuts for young readers went viral, so we went back to ask what happened next.