Strange News

Heavy winds and high seas pounded the Eastern seaboard. But they also revealed the remains of a ship on a Nantucket beach. The wreck is believed to be nearly 150 years old.

After the Concord Public Library in New Hampshire announced a fine freeze, a man has returned an overdue magazine published in 1894.

Back in the 1950s, a newspaper editor in Nevada wrote a fake story about a camel race happening in his town as a joke. Eventually, he helped make it a real thing and the annual Virginia City Camel Race was born, which continues to this day.

A Minnesota man promised $10 to anyone able to find him and tie his shoe. That was the least strange thing to happen.

Matt Rutherford set out to be the first person to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean solo. He says he was force to abandon the journey after the Russian government turned him around.

Matt Rutherford is sailing 10,000 nautical miles, through ice floes and gales, to try and accomplish a world first. He spoke with NPR from the cabin of his boat.

The U.K. football club Arsenal have donated dozens of socks — to a donkey and horse sanctuary.

The flight to Palma de Mallorca diverted back to Newark late on Saturday. Air traffic audio and social media posts indicate an onboard Bluetooth device raised security concerns.

A man who says he is only foraging for food for a year recently taught a group of people in Charlotte, N.C., about the plants that you can find and eat on a walk.

What do you get when you put together a vasectomy, a side of beef, and a surplus of maple syrup? A winning raffle ticket in Strafford, Vt.