Severed finger left behind at crime scene helps police ID potential suspect

Police in North Carolina say a severed finger left at the scene of an attempted home invasion led investigators to a suspect in the case.

New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, pee to tackle climate change

New Zealand’s government is proposing a tax on the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change.

NY man smuggled pythons in his pants, feds say

A New York City man allegedly smuggled three Burmese pythons into the U.S. by hiding them in his pants.

High demand for McDonald’s adult Happy Meals overwhelms workers

One user on Reddit who claims they are an employee at McDonald’s created a post titled “New Adult Happy-meals are killing me.”

Archeologists unearth 2,000-year-old Hercules statue in Greece

The Hercules statue “with a youthful body,” believed to date back to the second century AD, was discovered last month in the ancient city of Philippi.

Wild turkey causes chaos after breaking into Ohio home

The turkey caused quite the chaos in this Ohio home, smashing (twice!) through a window while escaping police.

Man finds rare purple pearl inside clam at Delaware restaurant

A Phoenixville, PA man was on vacation, enjoying a meal with his family at Salt Air Restaurant in Rehoboth Beach, DE when he came across a surprise in an order of clams: a purple pearl! 

Florida flamingos ride out Hurricane Ian in bathroom

As Hurricane Ian came ashore Wednesday, millions of Floridians either evacuated or hunkered down at home. That included some of St. Petersburg’s most famous feathered friends.