Abubakar Tahiru, a Ghana man studying forestry in Alabama, broke the world record for hugging the most trees in an hour. With a total of 1,123 trees hugged at Tuskegee National... Read more

David Rush recently achieved a new world record by inflating 28 balloons in three minutes using only his nose. Rush, who already held the one-minute version of the record, had to... Read more

Kevin Frey of New Hampton, Iowa, won $500,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket, but he forgot to take the ticket with him when he left the store. He was thrilled to reveal the... Read more

Japan's annual "naked man festival," also known as the Somin-sai festival, came to an end after more than 1,000 years due to a declining population in the area. The festival... Read more

A gold miner found a grapefruit-sized fur ball, which turned out to be a 'perfectly preserved' 30,000-year-old squirrel. X-ray scans revealed the mummified Arctic ground squirrel in... Read more

The world's tallest man, Sultan Kösen from Turkey, and the shortest woman, Jyoti Amge from India, recently reunited in California for a top-secret project after six years. Their... Read more

Seven competitors lying down on mats are vying for the coveted title of “Laziest Citizen” in a satirical contest held annually in a holiday resort in northern Montenegro. The... Read more

A South Korean art student ate a banana that was part of an installation by artist Maurizio Cattelan, saying he was "hungry" after skipping breakfast. The artwork called... Read more

A thief stole seven king cakes from a New Orleans bakery along with cash and a case of vodka during a break-in last week. The thief made off with as many king cakes as he could... Read more