Today's Top Odd News Story
A greasy, monumental ritual at the Naval Academy ends after more than 2 hours
A first-year U.S. Naval Academy student has stood victorious on classmates' shoulders and placed an upperclassman’s cap atop the Herndon Monument after a grueling, slippery struggle More »
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A Chicago teen entered college at 10. At 17, she earned a doctorate from Arizona State
Dorothy Jean Tillman's participation in Arizona State University’s May 6 commencement was the latest step on a higher-education journey the Chicago teen started when she took her first college course at age 10 More »
Punxsutawney Phil's babies are named Shadow and Sunny. Just don't call them the heirs apparent
Punxsutawney Phil’s offspring have names that just might help the famed weather-forecasting groundhog to predict when spring will begin More »
A US museum curator was detained in Turkey on claims of spider smuggling. He says he has permits
Turkish media say a curator at the American Museum of Natural History has been detained in Istanbul while allegedly attempting to smuggle spider and scorpion samples More »
When the first warm-blooded dinosaurs roamed Earth
A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago More »
Fine dining, at a new high. A Michelin-starred chef will take his cuisine to our upper atmosphere
A Danish Michelin-starred chef has teamed up with the Florida-based startup Space Perspective to take fine-dining to our upper atmosphere in late 2025 More »
Woman was living inside rooftop grocery store sign with computer and coffee maker for a year
Police in Michigan say a startling discovery was made on the roof of a Michigan grocery store: A woman was living inside the store sign for roughly a year More »
Federal agency says a second, if weaker, solar storm surge is likely Sunday
A U.S. government agency said a weaker repeat of Saturday's powerful solar storm is likely on Sunday More »
Most of 15 million bees contained after bee-laden truck crashes
Officials say a tractor-trailer hauling about 15 million bees to be used to pollinate blueberry fields crashed and overturned on Interstate 95 in Maine More »
