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Candy Land: It's Raining Chocolate in Switzerland

Recent weather in Switzerland has involved chocolate precipitation.

Candy Land: It's Raining Chocolate in Switzerland

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

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

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

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

The smirk.

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

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

Tony Hisgett, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY 2.0

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

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.

Belgian Waf-flies: Researchers in Belgium Have Developed ‘Insect Butter’

Insect butter could bake the world by swarm.

Good News/Bad News, Internet: Your Broom Will Stand Up on Its Own Any Day of the Year

Nikolaeva Elena, iStock via Getty Images

The United Kingdom Is Releasing Nearly 60 Years of UFO Reports Online

ursatii, iStock via Getty Images

Bread Over Heels: Olive Garden Is Selling Breadstick Bouquets for Valentine’s Day

Olive Garden

Calling All Crocodile Hunters: You Could Get a Reward for Removing the Tire Stuck to an Indonesian Crocodile’s Head

National Geographic, YouTube