Weird News

MOTZA, Israel (AP) -- An Israeli jewelry company is working on what it says will be the world's most expensive coronavirus mask, a gold, diamond-encrusted face covering with a price tag of $1.5 million.

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- It has been a bad week for Mexican tourism promotion, and it got worse Friday when the English language version of the country’s tourism website appeared with hilarious mis-translations.

PARIS (AP) -- Behold a treat for the eyes! Tens of thousands of pink flamingos have amassed in the wetlands of southern France along with their offspring still lacking flamboyant plumage.

BERLIN (AP) -- A German nudist had the last laugh after giving chase to a wild boar that had run off with a bag containing his laptop.

LONDON (AP) -- Time spent in lockdown was just superb for Palmerston, the chief mouser at the U.K. Foreign Office.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A Minnesota man sold the 1957 Chevy pickup he drove for 44 years for $75, the same price he paid decades ago.

ST. JOHNS, Mich. (AP) -- A couple who came under attack for displaying the Norwegian flag outside their mid-Michigan inn because some observers mistook it for a Confederate flag have found another way to show their Scandinavian pride.

BERLIN (AP) -- Police at Munich Airport got a surprise during their search of a wooden box being transported by a 74-year-old passenger that turned out to contain the bones of the woman's dead husband, authorities said Tuesday.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- New Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Jill Karofsky has finished her 100-mile (161-kilometer) ultramarathon after being sworn in mid-run.

NEW YORK (AP) -- More than three years after the highly publicized Fyre Festival famously fizzled out in the Bahamas, merchandise and other "minor assets" are up for sale -- courtesy of the U.S. Marshals Service.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island mistakenly sent more than 175 tax refund checks signed by Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, rather than the state treasurer and controller.

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (AP) -- An 11-year-old Rhode Island boy clamming with his grandfather found a giant quahog that is thought to be one of the largest ever harvested in state waters.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Money laundering is not a good idea, as a South Korean found out when he or she put banknotes in a washing machine to remove possible traces of the coronavirus.

WEST ADDISON, Vt. (AP) -- A Vermont skydiver who lost his prosthetic leg during a jump has it back, thanks to a farmer who kept an eye out for it and spotted it in a soybean field.

WEST ADDISON, Vt. (AP) -- A Vermont skydiver who lost his prosthetic leg during a jump has it back, thanks to a farmer who kept an eye out for it and spotted it in a soybean field.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- An Australian Outback pub has banned emus for "bad behavior," and erected barriers to prevent the large, flightless birds from creating havoc inside.

LONDON (AP) -- Don’t worry: Daisy -- the St. Bernard who reversed mountain rescue conventions -- is fine.

MIAMI (AP) -- A pet dog that jumped out of a car window on a South Carolina highway has been found two weeks later, nearly 600 miles (966 kilometers) away in Miami, according to a relative of the owner.

LONDON (AP) -- St. Bernards are known for helping to rescue distressed travelers in the mountains, but the tables were turned Sunday in northern England.

The Cincinnati-area airport took a child’s beloved stuffed animal for an impromptu tour, reaching many on social media, before uniting the toy Dalmatian with its family in Florida.