A jumbo black watermelon auctioned in Japan on Friday fetched a record $6,100, making it one of the most expensive watermelons ever sold in the country.
The patient had been carrying the cloth since 1983, when surgeons at the Asahi General Hospital in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo left it in him after an operation to treat an ulcer, a spokesman for the hospital said.
Utrecht police say a 21-year-old Dutch man is recovering after a "mooning" that went horribly wrong.
The man who designed the Pringles potato crisp packaging system was so proud of his accomplishment that a portion of his ashes has been buried in one of the iconic cans.
A Spanish twin, separated from her family for 28 years, is suing the Canary Islands for a mix-up at the maternity hospital which led to her being taken home by the wrong mother.
A homeless woman who sneaked into a man's house and lived undetected in his closet for a year was arrested in Japan after he became suspicious when food mysteriously began disappearing.
A nude maid is accused of really cleaning up at a Florida man's home. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said a 50-year-old man hired the maid from the Internet on Friday to clean his Tampa home.
A Swedish woman with a passion for inanimate objects revealed that she has been married to the Berlin Wall for 29 years.
If you think a backed up toilet is a hassle on Earth, imagine what a problem it is on the International Space Station.
A German couple offered their eight-month-old son for sale on internet auction site eBay and said it's just a joke, but police are investigating the case, media reported Monday.
In times of need, Japanese say they can even ask the cat for help. In this town in western Japan, people look to Tama, a nine-year-old cat working as master of an unmanned train station.
Five robbers have baffled Malaysian police by breaking into a house while clad only in underwear, officials say.
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