Offbeat | Polish geology experts: No hidden Nazi train

Polish geology experts said they have found no traces of a train at a site allegedly hiding a World War II Nazi train. Experts from the University of Science and Technology

Offbeat | Firefighters spray wrong plane with foam at Chinese airport

When crew members of a passenger plane reported sparks coming from an engine while taxiing at an airport in southern China, eight fire trucks responded within minutes. Then they covered

Offbeat | Israel’s ‘1st canine’ quarantined for biting Hanukkah guests

Israel’s first canine is in the doghouse after biting two guests at the Prime Minister’s Hanukkah candle lighting ceremony. Benjamin Netanyahu posted a family portrait — including his wife, two sons

Offbeat | Moscow authorities to offer free Wi-Fi at cemeteries

As part of their campaign to bring Wi-Fi to crowded public spots in the Russian capital, Moscow authorities are connecting up an unlikely new location: cemeteries. The Moscow city hall said

Offbeat | Austrian police find more than 100,000 euros in Danube river

The banknotes were wet, but Austrian police are not treating the find of more than 100,000 euros found in the Danube river as a classic case of money laundering. Firefighters fished

Offbeat | New images show seaplane that sank in Pearl Harbor attack

New images of a large U.S. Navy seaplane that sank in Hawaii waters during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor show a coral-encrusted engine and reef fish swimming in and

Offbeat | San Francisco approves USD290,000 payout for Journey wedding

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors this week approved a USD290,000 payout to settle a lawsuit by the guitarist of rock band Journey that claimed the city unfairly jacked up

Offbeat | Drake is Spotify’s most streamed artist of the year globally

Spotify users are clearly listening to Drake. The rapper was the most streamed artist of the year globally. Spotify announced its end-of-the-year list yesterday and said Drake earned 1.8 billion streams

Offbeat | Fiji sevens team to the rescue as passenger taken ill

The world champion Fiji sevens rugby team has been praised after stepping in to assist cabin crew during a medical emergency on a flight from Fiji to Brisbane last week. When

Offbeat | Baby red pandas at Philly zoo named Betsy and Ben, of course

Two baby red pandas at the Philadelphia Zoo have been named after two of the city’s most famous residents: Betsy and Benjamin. Zoo officials said Friday that the monikers received overwhelming

Offbeat | Irish dad whose selfie video was a YouTube hit back in Vegas

The clueless Irish dad whose accidental selfie video of his Las Vegas vacation was watched by millions was back in Sin City to get a do over. This time, it’s a

Offbeat | Zimbabwe’s Mister Ugly pageant has record number of entries

For the first time since the competition began in 2011, organizers will hold preliminary rounds to whittle the number of hopefuls from 36 to 12 who will compete in the

Offbeat | Indonesia uses trained elephants to control forest fires 

Forest fires difficult to control? Call in the pachyderm patrol. Officials in Indonesia are using trained elephants outfitted with water pumps and hoses to help control fires that have claimed

Offbeat | UNESCO rejects membership for Kosovo

Members of the U.N. cultural agency have narrowly rejected Kosovo’s bid for membership, in a victory for Serbia and Russia and a blow to Kosovo’s mission for global recognition as

Offbeat | Man to play iconic lead in ‘Hello Dolly’

A Boca Raton production of “Hello Dolly” is breaking ground with a male taking on the iconic lead role made famous by Carol Channing and Barbra Streisand. Boca Raton’s Wick Theatre

Offbeat | Breakfast with skulls: Halloween night in Paris Catacombs 

This Halloween, two brave souls got the dubious honor of waking up among 6 million dead bodies in Paris’ creepy Catacombs. Brazilian Pedro Arruda, 27, said he wasn’t sure if he

Offbeat | American flight from Texas to Germany delayed by bees

Some unusual travelers caused a delay for one American Airlines flight. The travelers were hundreds of bees, found by a cargo crew under the right wing of a Boeing 767 that

Offbeat | US: Traveler hid cocaine in oil, vinegar bottles

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the cocaine was found Oct. 5 when Andres Josue Leal Valle arrived with three suitcases and a carry-on bag. Agents say they opened bottles of

Offbeat | Running couple says ‘I do’ at mile 8 of Chicago Marathon

Stephanie Reinhart says she just wanted a “short and sweet ceremony.” Mark Jockel wanted a big wedding surrounded by friends and family. The 35-year-old Reinhart and 46-year-old Jockel compromised, marrying

Offbeat | Canadian university head proposed rocket spaceflight in 1861

Rocket-based spaceflight was proposed 30 years earlier than previously thought by a Canadian university head, a space historian says. Historian Robert Godwin says William Leitch of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario,

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