A new book dives deep into the fascinating criminal world of tree theft and efforts to combat it.
Cockroaches that ate Apollo 11’s moon dust are up for sale. NASA ain’t happy about it
NASA is trying to prevent an auction house from selling an unusual mixture of space memorabilia.
Oregon man breaks the record for fastest time alphabetizing alphabet soup
Jacob Chandler successfully arranged letters “A” through “Z” in 2 minutes and 8.6 seconds. Chandler says he was inspired to take on the challenge to show his son that anything is possible.
Want to hunt pythons in Florida this summer? This professional has tips
Registration has opened for Florida’s annual python hunting challenge. The competition is not for the faint of heart.
No, this 7-Eleven isn’t charging $7.11 for gas, even if the internet says so
A viral image of a 7-Eleven charging $7.11 was taken in 2021, and doesn’t reflect the current state of gas prices in the U.S.
The tale of a distressed American town on the doorstep of a natural paradise
The town of Orick sits just steps away from Redwood National Park. It has prime real estate for recreation and tourism, so why are its motels and restaurants shuttered and its residents impoverished?
Ikea provides yet another service to the world: a catalog of baby names
IKEA Norway released a list of 800 names of its products that parents may wish to use to name their children. It comes in the midst of a pandemic baby boom in Nordic countries.
City of Amarillo, Texas, asks for help identifying U.A.O. — Unknown Amarillo Object
Is it a human in a costume? Is it a raccoon or a coyote? A mysterious creature was spotted recently outside the Amarillo Zoo in Texas, and the city is asking the public for help identifying it.
A pest removal company will pay you to release cockroaches inside your house
The Pest Informer is offering $2,000 to a homeowner who lets it release a hundred cockroaches inside their house. The company is studying how well some new exterminating methods work.
Treasure hunters allege the FBI made off with Civil War-era gold and covered it up
The FBI says it recovered nothing of value at the site in Pennsylvania. But treasure hunters who led agents there think the FBI found tons of gold and cut them out of a finder’s fee.