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Pedro Lascuráin: The Man Who Was Mexico's President for Only 45 Minutes

Pedro Lascuráin, Mexico's unlikely president.

Pedro Lascuráin: The Man Who Was Mexico's President for Only 45 Minutes

Police In Wareham, Massachusetts Beg Residents to Stop Calling In About a Sunfish

K Schneider, Flickr // CC BY-NC 2.0

Police In Wareham, Massachusetts Beg Residents to Stop Calling In About a Sunfish

6 Bizarre Halloween-Related Lawsuits

Halloween scares can sometimes invite legal action.

6 Bizarre Halloween-Related Lawsuits

Profane Polly: Expletive-Spewing Parrots Have Been Removed From an England Zoo

"F*ck off!"

Profane Polly: Expletive-Spewing Parrots Have Been Removed From an England Zoo

UFO Sightings Are Up 51 Percent During the COVID-19 Pandemic

With more free time as a result of the pandemic, people have been reporting more UFO sightings.

Candy Land: It's Raining Chocolate in Switzerland

Recent weather in Switzerland has involved chocolate precipitation.

Meet Ian Brackenbury Channell—the Official City Wizard of Christchurch, New Zealand

In Christchurch, New Zealand, wizards ride buses, not brooms.

A Wily Fox With a Passion for Fashion Stole More Than 100 Shoes From a Berlin Neighborhood

The smirk.

A Two-Toed Sloth Accidentally Hitched a 40-Mile Ride in a Truck's Engine Bay

Tony Hisgett, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY 2.0

Bigfoot Is Selling His California Home, According to a Creative Real Estate Listing

Zillow

Newly Uncovered Documents Date First-Ever Death By Meteorite Back to 1888

An unlikely cause of death, streaking through the sky.

Here's What a Man Found After Opening a 25-Year-Old Can of Spider-Man Pasta

Anthony Devlin/Getty Images

Canadian Man Named Lorne Grabher Stripped of His Right to Have a ‘GRABHER’ License Plate Is Appealing the Court’s Decision

Lorne Grabher shows off his forbidden license plate.

Mooove Over, Florida Man: A Florida Cow on the Loose Is Wanted By Police

Tim Graham, iStock via Getty Images

Mr. Rogers Loved Farting in Public, According to His Widow

Mr. Rogers greets President George W. Bush in 2002.

Virginians Haven't Been Able to Legally Swear Since 1792 But That's About to Change

Virginians may soon be able to legally swear in public.