LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Abraham Lincoln’s top hat is missing from a bronze sculpture along the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky. The sculptor, Ed Hamilton, […]
Tag: Oddities
Thousands of revelers descend on NYC for annual Santa-themed bar crawl SantaCon #Thousands #revelers #descend #NYC #annual #Santathemed #bar #crawl #SantaCon
NEW YORK (AP) — Here come Santa Clauses. Again. Throngs of people dressed as jolly Old St. Nick descended on New York City for the […]
An extremely rare white leucistic alligator is born at a Florida reptile park #extremely #rare #white #leucistic #alligator #born #Florida #reptile #park
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — An extremely rare white leucistic alligator has been born at a Florida reptile park. The 19.2-inch (49 cm) female slithered out […]
Italian officials secure 12th Century leaning tower in Bologna to prevent collapse #Italian #officials #secure #12th #Century #leaning #tower #Bologna #prevent #collapse
A 12th century leaning tower in Bologna was secured fearing it could collapse. ByThe Associated Press December 2, 2023, 8:59 AM The Garisenda medieval tower […]
Italian officials secure 12th Century leaning tower in Bologna to prevent collapse #Italian #officials #secure #12th #Century #leaning #tower #Bologna #prevent #collapse
MILAN (AP) — Officials have secured the area around one of two 12th Century towers that have become symbolic of the northern city of Bologna, […]
Nebraska woman bags marriage proposal shortly after killing big buck on hunting trip #Nebraska #woman #bags #marriage #proposal #shortly #killing #big #buck #hunting #trip
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska woman bagged a marriage proposal earlier this month along with a big buck during a recent deer hunting trip. […]
Benedict Arnold burned a Connecticut city. Centuries later, residents get payback in fiery festival #Benedict #Arnold #burned #Connecticut #city #Centuries #residents #payback #fiery #festival
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — A month before the British surrender at Yorktown ended major fighting during the American Revolution, the traitor Benedict Arnold led […]
Fish with a funny float gets a CT scan at the Denver Zoo #Fish #funny #float #scan #Denver #Zoo
DENVER (AP) — A fancy-looking French angelfish that was found one day with a funny float has its buoyancy back after taking some time out […]
‘Like Snoop Dogg’s living room’: Smell of pot wafts over notorious U.S. Open court #Snoop #Doggs #living #room #Smell #pot #wafts #notorious #U.S #Open #court
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s become a stink at the U.S. Open: a pungent marijuana smell that wafted over an outer court, clouded the concentration […]
Neurosurgeon investigating patient’s mystery symptoms plucks a worm from woman’s brain in Australia #Neurosurgeon #investigating #patients #mystery #symptoms #plucks #worm #womans #brain #Australia
CANBERRA, Australia — A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital says she plucked a wriggling worm from the patient’s brain. Surgeon […]