Category Archives: Offbeat News

A slice of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's 1947 wedding cake sold for nearly $3,700 at auction and will be eaten by a devoted royal enthusiast. The fruit cake, stored for decades by the family of ...

Scientists predict that Earth's rotation will accelerate in the coming months, resulting in slightly shorter days. On specific dates in July and August, days will be between 1.3 and 1.51 milliseconds ...

Mattel has unveiled a new Barbie doll featuring type 1 diabetes, collaborating with Breakthrough T1D to ensure medical accuracy. The doll includes a continuous glucose monitor and insulin pump, reflec...

A message in a bottle launched from Newfoundland's Bell Island was discovered on an Irish beach nearly 13 years later. Kate Gay found the wine bottle with a note inside while walking on the Dingle Pen...

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is set to allow passengers at certain airports to keep their shoes on during security screenings, a senior government official informed NBC News. While...

A U.K. teacher named Alice Ashton has been banned from teaching in Wales after a hearing found her guilty of unacceptable professional conduct. Ashton was accused of swearing at pupils, dancing the Ma...

A 10-month cave-aged Cabrales cheese from Spain's ngel Daz Herrero cheese factory set a Guinness World Record by selling at auction for $42,232. The Regulatory Council DOP Cabrales in Asturias, Spain ...

Rescuers praised a Chihuahua for guiding them to a hiker who had fallen into a crevasse on the Fee Glacier in southern Switzerland. The man, whose identity remains undisclosed, plummeted approximately...

A tragic incident occurred at Milan Bergamo Airport as a man was sucked into a jet engine on the runway, resulting in his death. The victim, who was not a passenger or airport employee, ran onto the t...

A farmer, La Noti, 61, was tragically killed by a 28ft python in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, while feeding his chickens. His family raised the alarm when he did not return home, leading to a search...