October 23, 2023 Fishermen find grenade in local river, leading to bomb squad arrival and controlled explosion A grenade was found while two men were magnet fishing. The pair of fishermen called the police after spotting the explosive in a local river in Scotland.
October 22, 2023 Loch Ness monster and its would-be home remain a hot travel destination, survey says A survey revealed the travel spots in the United Kingdom that Brits want to visit soon, from castles to baths, from mountains to the home of a legendary monster. Check out the list.
October 21, 2023 Man poses as mannequin in storefront, goes on shopping spree after mall closes A man in Poland was arrested after he pretended to be a mannequin in front of a mall store window. After the store closed, he stole from the shopping center.
October 21, 2023 Building boss wears evening gown made from high-visibility vests to top industry awards: 'Amazing' response A woman in the construction industry decided to wear a dress made of the high-visibility vests worn on construction sites to an industry awards gala in England.
October 20, 2023 Stranded atop the Eiffel Tower, man proposes to his girlfriend: 'This is the moment' A D.C.-based couple stranded at the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris made the most of their disrupted travel plans: They got engaged while they waited.
October 20, 2023 Skinny sumo wrestlers? Height and weight requirements are dropped by sport's governing body Potential sumo wrestlers will no longer have to reach minimum height and weight requirements as the sport struggles to recruit new wrestlers, according to The Japan Sumo Association.
October 20, 2023 Vermont fines man $50K after whale tooth, walrus tusk carvings seized at Canadian border A 69-year-old man has been fined $50,000 in Vermont for attempting to sneak nine carvings made from sperm whale teeth and walrus tusk across the Canadian border.
October 19, 2023 Missing shipwreck found after 128 years thanks to invasive species of mussels Two filmmakers were capturing footage of invasive mussels in the Great Lakes yet ended up finding a shipwreck that went missing while the vessel was carrying coal from Ohio in 1895.
October 18, 2023 'Noisy' cat sets new Guinness World Record for loudest purr A feline named Bella from the U.K. has set a new Guinness World Record for the loudest purr by a domestic cat (living) after her purr measured 54.49 decibels.
October 18, 2023 Atlanta woman slurps down 48 oysters in viral TikTok — driving her date to ditch the tab TikTok user "EquanaB" went viral after posting a video recounting a recent date to Fontaine’s Oyster Bar in Atlanta, where she took down four trays of oysters.