November 20, 2014 Mr. Toad's Wild Ride: Chinese toad in candlestick arrives alive in shipment to South Africa It's a real life Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
November 20, 2014 Half a billion dollars' worth of checks found at Jewish holy site in Jerusalem Worshippers usually leave notes to the Almighty at one of Judaism's holiest sites.
November 20, 2014 U. of Chicago solves mystery of Indiana Jones package; intended route was from Guam to Italy First, there was "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Now, there's "Mailers of the Lost Package." Days after the University of Chicago announced it had received a replica of the journal from the film "Raiders of the Lost Ark," the school says it has solved an international mystery with its roots in Guam.
November 20, 2014 U of Chicago stumped by package addressed to Indiana Jones with replica of 'Lost Ark' journal University of Chicago officials are puzzled by a mystery piece of mail seemingly linked to the Indiana Jones movie series.
November 20, 2014 No boardwalk: Monopoly, the board game, now inspired by Nigeria's chaotic big city Nigeria's largest city of Lagos is no boardwalk, but now Monopoly is taking inspiration from the city's sprawling chaos.
November 20, 2014 Arizona woman puts up lights that say 'ditto' to neighbor's elaborate Christmas light display An Arizona woman who couldn't compete with her neighbor's elaborate Christmas light display has a creative but less flashy response.
November 20, 2014 Life imitates art: Man strips at Austrian exhibition of paintings and sculptures of naked men An Austrian museum says a man took the concept of life imitating art to an extreme when he suddenly stripped at an exhibition of pictures and sculptures portraying nude men through the ages.
November 20, 2014 Medvedev a new 'Men in Black' agent in the making? Russian premier jokes about aliens "Men in Black" agents K and J may be about to recruit a new Russian assistant: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
November 20, 2014 Musket-toting Mountaineer mascot kill a black bear on hunting trip, school tells him to stop West Virginia University has ordered its musket-toting mascot to stop using his university-issued weapon on hunting trips after an online video showed him killing a black bear.
November 20, 2014 Maine mall sacks Santa Claus after children, parents complain he is rude, grumpy A mall in Maine has sacked Santa Claus after children and parents complained he was rude, grumpy and wouldn't even let one child sit on his lap.