French Wine, Grape Plants Return to Earth after Months in Space Posted February 25, 2021 A dozen bottles of French wine and 320 grapevine snippets arrived in the Gulf of Mexico after months of orbiting Earth aboard the International Space Station (ISS…
Schoolgirl Praised for Funny Answer to Incorrect Homework Question Posted February 21, 2021 A schoolgirl was praised online for her response to homework that contained a glaring error. Elementary student Myrah's math homework was a series of simple ad…
Man Leaves Fortune to Museum Cats Posted February 17, 2021 A man bequeathed part of his inheritance to cats living in the basement of The State Hermitage Museum in Russia. Christoff Botar, a French national, died and d…
South African Lottery Accused of Fraud Posted February 5, 2021 The South African National Lotteries Commission (NLC) was accused of fraud after an unusual sequence of numbers was drawn for the jackpot. The numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 wer…
Time Capsule from 1917 Found in New York Posted January 30, 2021 A 103-year-old time capsule has been dug up by a team of workers doing restoration work at the Roslyn Grist Mill in New York. The time capsule, which was place…
Mysterious Steel Pillars Appear around the World Posted January 25, 2021 Several metal monoliths have mysteriously appeared around the world in recent months, intriguing the public about their origin and purpose. Th…
World’s Deepest Swimming Pool Opens in Poland Posted January 17, 2021 The world’s deepest swimming pool, called DeepSpot, has opened its doors to divers in Poland. DeepSpot has a depth of approximately 45 meters.…
Hawaii Offers Free Hotel Lodging to Travelers in Exchange for Volunteer Work Posted January 12, 2021 Hawaii recently revealed a new initiative that offers travelers a free night in a hotel in exchange for volunteer work. The initiative, called Mālama Hawai‘i, is implemented
Three Toys Enter Toy Hall of Fame Posted January 5, 2021 A Black doll named Baby Nancy, Sidewalk Chalk, and the wooden block game Jenga were inducted into the 2020 National Toy Hall of Fame. Since 1998, The Strong Na…
Anonymous Buyer Purchases $9,600 Crate of Mandarin Oranges Posted December 26, 2020 An anonymous buyer bought a crate containing 100 mandarin oranges for one million yen or $9,600 at an auction that was the first of the season at Ota Market in Tokyo, Japan. Af…