Tag: offbeat

There’s nothing like something appearing in the middle of nowhere to cause a fuss. Hay Bluff, a spot in the middle of Wales near the town of Hay-on-Wye, is now ...

A Southwest Airlines flight devolved into chaos before takeoff Sunday when a man used the aircraft's emergency hatch to climb out on the wing. Passengers were urged off of the ...

Is he the Forrest Gump of the high seas? A Florida man is facing federal charges after an attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a nautical "hamster wheel," The ...

Talk about running behind. An international flight that took off from Atlanta on Friday had to return to the airport two hours after takeoff following what was reported to be ...

If you see a strange collie making its way down the sidewalk, it's best to gain some distance from the strange spectacle -- it might not be a dog at ...

You really never know what you may see at a Waffle House. Diners at the 24-hour breakfast spot in Florence, Alabama, got a surprise on Thursday when pop star Lana Del ...

There's a reason the Steve Buscemi "How do you do, fellow kids?" meme from the show "30 Rock" has been such an enduring trope. That reason? It's universally applicable even ...

The new Las Vegas concert venue, the MSG Sphere, turned on for the first time Tuesday in celebration of the Fourth of July. The over $2 billion dome-shaped structure is ...

A satellite video posted online this week purportedly shows numerous wildfires erupting simultaneously in Quebec. More than 400 fires burned across Canada on Thursday, with over a third of them ...

You've probably heard of running with the bulls, but have you heard of running with the cheese? It's an age-old tradition that occurs every year at the near-vertical Coopers Hill ...

There's a certain savage beauty to nature and creation -- and thanks to technology, we get to see things that we never would have been able to witness without going ...

A man in Canada accidentally unlocked and drove a Tesla Model 3 that did not belong to him, thanks to an apparent software glitch. Rajesh Randev of Vancouver, British Columbia, ...

A Brazilian man was shot to death by his own gun without anyone even pulling the trigger. On Jan. 16, attorney Leandro Mathias de Novaes took his mother for an ...

The question "What is a woman?" infiltrated the cultural zeitgeist in 2022, and in 2023, it appears to still be at the forefront of fierce debate. But in this particular ...

A thirtysomething tattoo artist who has undergone multiple body-mutilating surgeries to transform himself into a "black alien" laments that he has been "barred from restaurants" and has trouble securing employment ...

With the look of something out of a science fiction movie, a strange sea creature has caused quite a stir after a video showed it swimming in the Pacific Ocean. ...

New York City's Washington Square Park has always been known for drawing crowds. In the 1820s, the area was a parade ground, according to the city's parks department. After it ...

In this short season of tricks and treats, the trick of being able to pop one's eyes partly out of the socket definitely seems like a fitting skill. Sidney de ...

For those looking for something fun to do at home over the next few days, Fat Bear Week is a one-stop spot via the internet for something fun and relaxing. ...

Viral footage on social media showed a giraffe headbutting a woman after her boyfriend asked her to marry him. A video that Montserrat Cox posted Wednesday on TikTok showed her ...