Strange News

WWII grenade found among potatoes at French fry factory in New Zealand

5:57am April 12, 2022

Employees at the Mr. Chips factory thought it might be a muddy potato, but it was a grenade on the conveyor belt. The bomb squad was called, and it was determined the grenade wasn't active.

World News

Spain investigates private taxidermy collection with more than 1,000 animals

2:50pm April 10, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

Species of cheetah, leopard, polar bear, rhinoceros, along with nearly 200 ivory elephant tusks, were among the extensive collection, valued at more than $31 million.

Jackpots, including the Powerball jackpot, are on display in California.

National

Woman wins $10 million after accidentally pushing the wrong button on lottery machine

10:23am April 07, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

LaQuedra Edwards had put $40 into a lottery vending machine at a supermarket in Los Angeles when "some rude person" bumped into her, causing her to buy a different lottery ticket than she intended.

Arts

April Fools' Day might be the world's longest-running joke. No one knows how it began

5:00am April 01, 2022

by Jeff Dean

The true history of April Fools' has been a mystery for ages. The theories around its origin story have involved everything from Roman gods and fake popes to the Gregorian calendar and gullible fish.

Arts

This German woman has been collecting the tiny balls from fountain pens for 10 years

5:27pm March 28, 2022

by Fernando Alfonso III

Stuffed in a desk in North Germany is a small box with one of the world's most unique and perplexing collections. Charlotte Ruchhöft has collected more than 500 balls from fountain pens.

The Peachtree City Police Department in Georgia shared an image of a young boy bloodied by an alleged assault by teens participating in the Orbeez Challenge.

National

The 'Orbeez Challenge' is causing harm in some communities, police warn

6:56pm March 16, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Police in at least two cities are warning their communities that a new TikTok challenge is taking off and potentially causing harm in the process.

A diamond ring made from ranch dressing is for sale on eBay

5:54am March 14, 2022

Condiment company Hidden Valley created the diamond in a process that involved heating dry ranch seasoning to 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit, then crushing it under 400 tons of pressure for months.

Endurance shipwreck has been discovered in the Antarctic 107 years after sinking

4:23pm March 09, 2022

by Jackie Northam

The wreck of the expedition ship the Endurance has been discovered 107 years after it sank in the Antarctic. Explorers and technicians found it in pristine condition under 10,000 feet of icy water.

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The joro spider, a large spider native to East Asia, has become a common sight throughout Georgia and other Southeastern states. But scientists say it may soon spread through the Eastern seaboard.

Beware the joro spider. Scientists say the giant, but harmless, arachnid is spreading

5:00am March 05, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

A new study says that the palm-sized spider, which has been largely confined to warmer Southeastern states for nearly a decade, could soon colonize regions with colder climates to the north.

A New Jersey man, dining at a restaurant, bites into a pearl in his raw clam

5:55am March 01, 2022

Michael Spressler was enjoying an appetizer — a dozen clams on the half shell — when he bit into something really hard. The pear is estimated to be worth thousands of dollars.

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