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.

Irish dancing organization investigates allegations of cheating

The world’s largest and oldest organization for competitive Irish dancing said its ethics committee had “received allegations, with supporting documentation, of several grievous breaches of our Code of Conduct.”

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.

Pilot sues Southwest Airlines after colleague locked cockpit, stripped naked

A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing the company, her union and a former colleague who pleaded guilty last year to stripping naked in front of her during a flight.

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.

Kenosha LEGO home sold; only on market for 2 days

The housing market has been extremely hot in the last year or so. But who could have imagined a house with a distinctly LEGO theme would hit the market – and sell quite as fast as it did.

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.

Ohio dad calls police after getting locked in chicken coop by son

The dad told an Ohio TV station that he was helping to get the family’s hens inside the coop when his 3-year-old son turned the key to the door and locked him in.