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November 7, 2023

Parents welcome 14-pound baby, the largest on record since 2010: 'Everybody was making bets'

Brittany and Chance Ayres from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, have welcomed a 14-pound baby, Sonny, to their family — much to the amazement of the hospital team.

November 6, 2023

Weird but helpful ways bananas and their peels can be used

Your first thought may not be to use a banana to polish silverware or create a face mask — but these are just a few of the unusual and helpful ways you can use bananas in your daily life.

November 5, 2023

Grim discovery: Human skull found inside Florida thrift store

An anthropologist, who was shopping at a Florida thrift store on Saturday, found what is believed to be a human skull, according to authorities.

November 5, 2023

These are some of the strange objects that get stuck in people's bodies, according to CDC data

"Foreign objects stuck in people’s bodies" were the ninth leading cause of unintentional injuries that led to emergency room visits in 2021, according to data from the CDC.

November 4, 2023

One-of-a-kind Florida Man Games include evading arrest, beer belly wrestling and other competitions

Florida Man Games is a first-of-its-kind competition with games based on strange headlines from the Sunshine State. The event takes place in Feb. 2024; the application deadline is Nov. 15.

November 4, 2023

What does a déjà vu experience mean and why does it happen?

Many people have experienced the uncanny feeling of a brand new situation seeming very familiar — what is going on here? Why does it happen? Here's a deep dive into déjà vu.

November 3, 2023

Kevin Bacon, a missing Pennsylvania pig, returns home after actor Kevin Bacon's public plea

A pig named Kevin Bacon has returned to his Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania, home after spending two weeks on the loose in the woods and going viral on social media.

November 3, 2023

$8.5M worth of psychedelic mushrooms seized from rural Connecticut property

Police in Connecticut uncovered an $8.5 million psychedelic mushroom manufacturing scheme at a home in Hartford County's rural outskirts.

November 3, 2023

Michigan businessman gets 8 years for using $180M bank fraud scheme to finance massive classic car collection

Najeeb Khan, 70, of Edwardsburg, Michigan, has been sentenced to 97 months in prison for orchestrating a $180 million check-kiting scheme.

November 3, 2023

Fish travel in style on train as man keeps tank's air filter going: 'Most ridiculous thing I've ever seen'

A fellow train passenger heading to Derby, in the United Kingdom, snapped this photo of a man traveling with a fish tank full of water — and yes, fish — plugged into the electric socket.