Weird BUT true
This was the ultimate garage sale.
A 51-year-old British man was cleaning up when he came across his mom’s tiny old “teapot.”
It turned out to be an 18th century Chinese wine ewer that may have been used in the palace of Emperor Qianlong. It fetched $495,000 at auction.
They’re melting in the heat!
An older man and his granddaughter are wasting away on a Florida park bench and no one is offering relief.
The desperate duo is actually a wax sculpture being left to melt outside Orlando City Hall as a statement on climate change.
The sculpture melts to reveal the phrase, “More heat, less health.”
Somebody needs a boxing lesson.
Canada’s Cathy Prior, who hadn’t looked at her wedding dress since it was cleaned and boxed after her 1989 nuptials, recently realized she got the wrong dress.
As fate would have it, a local bride-to-be who wanted to wear her own mom’s gown realized they’d also gotten the wrong dress and was able to connect with Prior.
The women believe local dry cleaners were responsible for the 31year-old mixup.
Some Chinese students are taking their education straight to the toilet.
Toilet paper with English words written on it is popular among the kids looking to learn the language — even increasing their bathroom time.
They really went out on a limb in thinking this idea might work.
A London market is being mocked for selling bunches of “autumn seasonal foliage” — a packet of green and brown leaves — for $7.50. Of course, savvy shoppers can pick up leaves off the ground for free.