Stolen Mao calligraphy worth millions found cut in half
Scroll was stolen from a collector's apartment in Hong Kong last month. Police think thief simply thought it was "too long."
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Romanian villagers re-elect mayor despite his COVID-19 death
Ion Aliman is re-elected in a landslide for an unprecedented third term as mayor of the village of Deveselu despite having died from COVID-19 complications 10 days prior to the country’s municipal elections.
St. Louis Zoo says python laid 7 eggs without male help
The 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for at least two decades.
'Darth Vader of the Seas' found off Indonesia's shores
New species of Bathynomus raksasa bears a striking resemblance to the former Jedi knight seduced by the dark side of the Force. Measuring 13 inches, the isopod is considered a "supergiant."
Snowing cocoa? Chocolate factory glitch dusts Swiss town
The Lindt & Spruengli company confirms local reports that there was a minor defect in the cooling ventilation for a line for roasted “cocoa nibs” in its factory in Olten, between Zurich and Basel.
Apt Bible passage at Catholic Mass coincides with earthquake
Scripture comes to life for several Catholic churches in North Carolina as a rare earthquake rattled portions of the state last weekend.
Aliens confirmed? Pentagon's UFO Unit to make some findings public
Ex-advisors to the classified Pentagon program suggest that "vehicles not made on this earth" were placed in US government storage.
Burger King tackles climate change by changing cows' diets
The chain has rebalanced the diet of some of the cows by adding lemongrass in a bid to limit bovine contributions to climate change. By tweaking their diet, Burger King says it believes it can reduce a cow’s daily methane emissions by about 33%.
Dancing robots replace fans at Japanese baseball game
Some of the robots wore Hawks caps and waved flags supporting the team. After all, just because coronavirus restrictions prevent fans from attending games, doesn't mean teams can't have someone – or in this case, something – cheering them on.
Taiwan offers fake flights for travel-starved tourists
Around 7,000 people seek to take part in "flight to nowhere" experiences offered by Taipei's Songshan Airport.