World’s Strangest

For most of us, college donations entail little more than occasionally dropping a small check in the mail after receiving repeated pleas for cash from our alma maters. Some people, though, tend to be a bit more individualistic with their generosity. Let’s take a look at some of the quirkier donations schools have received: 1. Bequest [...]

Who says that old people can’t dance? Here’s The Awesome Threesome performing at Leisure World (a retirement community) in Florida. Check ‘em bust a move (without busting a hip, thankfully) to Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean: Link [embedded YouTube]

A burglar in Palm Harbor, Florida was unable to escape from police, even though he cleverly hijacked a pedal boat: Deputies said Schaumburger fled down a street with a dead end at Lake Tarpon. With nowhere to go, authorities said he hijacked a docked pedal boat and tried to escape across the lake. A Sheriff’s Office helicopter [...]

Forget the Neatorama redesign – that was nothing compared to this beauty. Yes, you’ve found it at last … Behold, the world’s most beautiful website. No, it’s not a joke – it’s the website of an actual store called Yvette’s in Panama City, Florida. Link (For the full effect, you should turn up your computer’s [...]

The Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Florida is where people can swim with the well cared-for marine mammals, but it’s much more than that. It’s a rescue operation for not only dolphins, but sea turtles, manatees and other Florida Keys species. When the dolphins aren’t busy with that, or doing their research, they maintain an [...]

Now that college basketball season is in full swing, hoops fans are hearing a lot about teams’ home arenas during broadcasts. While it’s easy to figure out the origins of many of these namesake arenas—basketball fans surely know where Rupp Arena and the Dean Smith Center got their names—some aren’t as clear. Who was Cameron, [...]

If you have a serious phobia of frogs, rats, bees or snakes, you probably shouldn’t read WebEcoist’s article on the most invasive species in the world. On the other hand, if you don’t have any phobias, it’s fascinating to know just how devastating a pair of bunnies ended up being to Australia and how Florida [...]

Prena Thomas of Lakeland, Florida has an unusual “pet” she keeps in her freezer -a snowball! She made the snowball in 1977 and has kept it frozen safe in a bread bag ever since. Thomas occasionally takes it out to show to friends. Thomas said that over the decades, she has never had a power outage [...]

Most criminals rob banks, steal cars, or maybe just take your wallet. But some crooks have gone for less conventional targets over the years. Like Kurt Cobain’s ashes, or 6,000 cheesecakes. 1. Bridge Today, Gone Tomorrow If someone offered to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge, you’d know it was a scam. But if someone in Khabarovsk, Russia, [...]

Record snowfall has covered the U.K., while cold temperatures are gripping Europe. Seoul and Beijing have seen their heaviest snowfalls in recent memory, and arctic temperatures have penetrated the U.S. far enough to threaten crops in Florida. For those who have to commute to work in such weather, this is a good time to appreciate [...]