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WATCH: Distracted Driver Hits Sinkhole, Fails To Mind The Gap

3:50pm August 21, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

When part of a Chinese street cratered, one unfortunate scooter rider failed to notice. We're fortunate he emerged unscathed — and fortunate, too, that his strange plunge was caught on camera.

Belle And Sebastian Leave Drummer Behind

5:22am August 18, 2017

The band pulled over at a Walmart in North Dakota, but the tour bus left before Richard Colburn was back. They didn't notice for hours because people were sleeping. He later made it onto a flight.

Mary Grams, 84, holds a carrot that grew through her engagement ring in Alberta, Canada. Grams, who lost her diamond ring 13 years ago while pulling weeds in her garden, is wearing it proudly again after her daughter-in-law pulled it from the ground on a

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Found: 1-Carrot Diamond Ring

1:19pm August 17, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Thirteen years ago, Mary Grams of Alberta, Canada, lost her engagement ring while working on the family farm. This week, her daughter-in-law found the heirloom, bizarrely adorning a vegetable.

Doug Bergeson lies on a hospital bed at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay, Wis., on June 25, before a doctor removed a nail from his heart. Bergeson had accidentally shot it into his heart earlier in the day while working on a new house in Peshti

National

Aw, Shoot: Wisconsin Man Accidentally Fires Nail Gun Into Heart (But He's Fine)

8:01pm August 16, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Doug Bergeson was framing a fireplace when he dropped the nail gun. It shot a 3 1/2-inch nail through his chest and into his heart. "It kind of stung," says Bergeson, who drove himself to the ER.

Watch Out For 'Lizardmen'

5:04am August 16, 2017

In what was likely a joke, South Carolina officials sent a tweet warning residents to watch out for "Lizardmen" during the eclipse. The Lizard Man is a mythical creature like Bigfoot.

Students Find Spacesuits In Thrift Store

5:04am August 16, 2017

Two college students in Florida found several spacesuits in a thrift store and bought them all for less than two dollars. The American Space Museum says they're authentic and worth thousands.

Thieves made off with a refrigerated trailer packed with Nutella, Kinder Surprise eggs and other treats in Neustadt, Germany.

World News

Truck With 20 Tons Of Nutella And Chocolate Vanishes; Police Hunt For Semi's Sweets

4:34pm August 15, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The theft happened this weekend in Germany, according to officials who warn: "Anyone offered large quantities [of chocolate] via unconventional channels should report it to the police immediately."

The 106-year-old fruitcake is "well-preserved," and is believed to have been taken to Antarctica with the Robert F. Scott expedition.

World News

PHOTOS: 'Almost Edible' 106-Year-Old Fruitcake Found In Antarctica

12:38pm August 14, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The dense dessert, found in one of Antarctica's first buildings, is believed to have been brought over in 1910 during the Terra Nova expedition of Robert Falcon Scott. It "looked and smelled edible."

St. Louis Cardinals' Yadier Molina, left, celebrates after hitting a grand slam off Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Peter Moylan during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in St. Louis.

National

NPR News Nuggets: Rally Cat, Blessed Beer & A Cleaning Culprit

11:29pm August 13, 2017

by Wynne Davis

Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.

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A CCTV image, received via the Metropolitan Police Service, shows a male jogger on Putney Bridge in London on May 5.

World News

U.K. Police Arrest Man Suspected Of Shoving Woman Into Path Of Bus

5:53pm August 10, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The 50-year-old suspect, who is accused of causing the woman "grievous bodily harm," was arrested in the upscale Chelsea neighborhood on Thursday. The victim sustained minor injuries.