Oddities

Man says he was behind some of the viral googly eyes on public art in Oregon

A man in the central Oregon city of Bend says he was responsible for some of the googly eyes placed on sculptures there.

Visitors flock to New York botanic garden for a whiff of a flower that smells like a rotting corpse

Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad’s golden spike

Last 4 escaped monkeys are captured in South Carolina after months on the loose

The man pushed onto New York’s subway tracks says he will ride again

A Canadian freighter gets trapped in ice on Lake Erie

A blooming plant that reeks of gym socks and rotting garbage has thousands lining up for a whiff

Mittens the cat is mistakenly left on a plane and becomes a frequent flyer

Thousands enjoy art on a frozen Minneapolis lake despite bone-chilling temperatures

A rare gold medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics sells for $545,371 at auction

‘It was either me or him and I won,’ British retiree says after beating back mugger

Italian soccer club Lazio fires falconer for posting photos of his penis implant

A.J. Brown’s sideline read skyrockets to No. 1 hottest seller on Amazon

Some US states not running on Dunkin’ doughnuts due to temporary supply shortage

An albatross couple shares egg duty in this captivating low-drama reality show

U.S. citizen denied entry into Poland after security staff object to handwritten notes in passport

Elk on a shelf: Colorado wildlife officials rescue elk tangled in rope on ice climbing route

In freezing temperatures, swimmers in China plunge into a river for health and joy

It’s Christmas for the elephants as unsold trees are fed to the animals at Berlin Zoo

Want some mayo with that? A behind-the-scenes look at the Duke’s Mayo Bowl mayonnaise bath

Sinkhole in New Jersey keeps I-80 closed after a section collapses into an abandoned mine