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Birch Bay, Washington may have set a new Guinness World Record Thursday after 4,917 people officially entered frigid water during a polar bear dip attempt. Several community groups organized the event to break the existing record, previously held by Norway…

Oxford Bus Company collected 4,387 lost items in 2025, returning 1,013 pieces to owners, representing about 23% of all found belongings. The British transit company's most unusual discoveries included an inflatable dinosaur costume, a potato with googly eyes, rubber ducks,…

Medical workers at Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Iowa successfully recovered heirloom wedding rings accidentally thrown away by a patient. Susan Sinnwell realized the day after her hand X-ray that she had discarded a napkin containing her grandparents' wedding rings…

Nearly 80% of designers working on new housing developments report that separate dining rooms have dropped down buyers' priority lists over the past year, according to new research. Instead, builders are creating flexible spaces that serve as home offices, guest…

Susan Erica Avalon, 51, faces second-degree homicide charges after authorities say she killed two former husbands in separate Florida counties within hours. Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells said deputies found a 54-year-old man with gunshot wounds at his Heritage Harbor…

Rex the wallaby was safely recovered after escaping from Lots of Love Farm in Williamstown, New Jersey on December 29. The 3-foot-tall marsupial was found the next day in a Walmart parking lot in Gloucester County. Owner Ron Layden said…

Cleve Brown faces felony assault and misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges after attacking a homeless woman at a mall on December 16. Police say Brown approached the 46-year-old victim at a water fountain and punched her "in the back of the…

Erica Rothenbuhler was charged with felony theft after taking six children's toys worth $48 from under a Christmas tree at a St. Petersburg Red Roof Inn last Thursday morning. Hotel security footage shows the 44-year-old entering the lobby and "began…

Kobe Latrey Watkins of Lake City was arrested December 23 and charged with armed robbery, exposure of sexual organs, grand theft and criminal mischief following a bizarre incident at BJ's Meat Market. Police responded to robbery reports at 8:50 p.m.…

A Disney World employee is recovering after preventing a 400-pound prop boulder from hitting audience members during the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular show on December 30. Video posted on TikTok shows the cast member pushing the rubber boulder after…

Pantone announced Thursday that Cloud Dancer, designated PANTONE 11-4201, will serve as 2026's Color Of The Year. The global color authority described the serene white neutral as "a lofty white neutral whose aerated presence acts as a whisper of calm…

Language-learning company Babbel and The Captioning Group released their annual list of most mispronounced words Thursday, featuring New York City's incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani and Paris's Louvre museum. Mamdani's name, correctly pronounced zoh-RAHN mam-DAH-nee, was frequently mangled as he rose…

A Severance, Colorado family won their battle against their homeowner's association to keep a 28-foot inflatable Santa decoration in their yard. Dora Flores and her family faced removal orders from Fromm & Company, which manages their HOA, after erecting the…

A total of 1,435 couples broke the Guinness World Record for most couples kissing underneath mistletoe during a Saturday event in Washington, D.C. The DowntownDC Business Improvement District organized the record attempt at Anthem Row, surpassing the previous record of…

A man arrested while wearing a Chuck E. Cheese costume has earned "Florida Man of the Year" recognition according to The Miami New Times. Jermel Jones, 41, was detained July 23rd in Tallahassee over alleged credit card fraud while working…

A woman was injured when a camel kicked her during Champion Forest Baptist Church's "Christmas Spectacular" performance in Houston. Video footage shows the camel walking down an aisle as part of a parade when it kicked out its hind leg,…

A 55-year-old woman remains missing after disappearing during a group swim Sunday near Lovers Point in Pacific Grove, California. The swimmer was with 17 members of a swim club when she vanished around midday. All other swimmers returned safely to…

Suntory Global Spirits will suspend bourbon production at its James B. Beam distillery in Clermont, Kentucky for all of 2026. The company calls the shutdown a chance to make "site enhancements" and adjust output levels. "We are always assessing production…

A popcorn machine caught fire Friday morning at Regal Cinemas 16 on Tiny Town Road in Clarksville, Tennessee, forcing the theater to temporarily close. Clarksville Fire Rescue confirmed the incident on Facebook, stating "Upon arrival there was a fire in…

Hundreds of people attended a satirical funeral for the penny Saturday at Washington D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial. The event featured actors dressed as Abraham Lincoln carrying a casket where attendees tossed pennies. Corporate spending platform Ramp organized the mock ceremony one…

Several staff members at St. Regis Mohawk School in Akwesasne, Ontario have been placed on administrative leave following community outrage over photos of a wooden "time out box" allegedly used on students. The Salmon River Central School District launched an…

Michaela Benthaus, a 33-year-old paraplegic engineer from Germany, made history Saturday as the first wheelchair user to experience space travel during a Blue Origin rocket flight from West Texas. Benthaus, who was severely injured in a mountain bike accident seven…

Activists dressed as Santa Claus and elves stole groceries from a Montreal Metro store, later claiming the heist was inspired by Robin Hood. The group posted video of the theft and said they "redistributed" the food to those in need…

James O'Neill's body remained unidentified in a Dublin morgue for almost 13 months after being discovered in Phoenix Park on November 17th, 2023, despite having nine forms of identification in his clothing. A Phoenix Park ranger found the Belfast man's…