Locals Digging a Well Accidentally Discover a $140 Million Star Sapphire Weighing Half a Ton

In the City of Gems in Sri Lanka, local workmen discovered a star sapphire cluster weighing half a ton, containing 2.5 million carets.

By Blake Isbell

23 August 34 Views

Partners in a Golf Foursome Score 2 Back to Back Holes-in-one

David Giles and Chris Bunce both scored holes in one, one after another, on a hugely exciting day in Yorkshire, England.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 August 41 Views

Man Spots His Dog on Television That Was Missing For 2 Years - He Knew That Infamous Underbite

A man in Milwaukee was watching television and saw a photo of his dog on the news that was missing for two years and was up for adoption.

By Jeanne Goddard

21 August 36 Views

Hacker Who Stole and Gave Back $600M is Offered a Reward and a Job on the Company's Security Team

A hacker with a heart of gold stole, and then returned, $600M in crypto before being offered a job from Poly Network, whom he robbed.

By Blake Isbell

19 August 42 Views

Trash Company Finds $25,000 Stashed in a Discarded Freezer and Tracks Down Owners to Return Cold Hard Cash

In Ohio, Republic Solid Waste Services found $25,000 in an envelope and managed to reunited the cash with the family who lost it.

By Roger Harper

17 August 40 Views

Youth Who Walks 17 Miles So He Can Work is Given New Bike and $52,000 From Good Samaritans

Donte Franklin was walking 17 miles to and from work each day, then a Good Samaritan helped start a crowdfunding campaign to get him a car.

By Roger Harper

30 June 38 Views

Unsuspecting Pedestrians Trigger a Dance Party By Standing on Decal That Says 'Stand Here For Dance Party' (WATCH)

Improv Everywhere surprises New Yorkers in the park with "stand here for dance party" sign-and real boombox dancers as a reward.

By Jeanne Goddard

18 July 37 Views

Artwork Painted By Picasso Discovered in a Closet in Maine After a Half Century

A sketch attributed to Pablo Picasso surfaced in a Massachusetts auction house and sold for $150,000 after it was found in a Maine estate.

By Blake Isbell

12 July 40 Views

Strangers Track Down Writer Who Launched Message in a Bottle Nearly a Century Ago

When Jennifer Dowker found an ancient message in a bottle, she knew she had to reunite it with the author's family.

By Roger Harper

02 July 36 Views

Yemeni Fishermen Hit Jackpot With $1.5 Million Find in Belly of Floating Sperm Whale Carcass

Finding a lump of ambergris worth $1.5 million has changed the lives of 35 poor Yemeni fishermen working in the Gulf of Aden.

By Blake Isbell

21 June 50 Views

Instead of Skipping Graduation to Work at Waffle House, His Boss and Co-Workers Cooked up Miracles to Get Him There

On the day of his Alabama high school graduation ceremony, Timothy Harrison went to work at Waffle House. His boss helped get him there.

By Roger Harper

17 June 35 Views

High School Teens Swoop in to Support 6th Grade Stranger When No One Would Sign His Yearbook

A boy got an avalanche of love and kindness from high school teens who swooped in to support him when no one would sign his yearbook.

By Jeanne Goddard

12 June 40 Views

Sisters Find Each Other After 45 Years Apart - Living in the Same City With Sons Going to the Same School

Reunited after decades of not knowing they had a sister in the same city, the two now sell real estate together under Sisters Selling Vegas.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 May 40 Views

Women Finds $36K in Free Craigslist Sofa-And Never Considered Keeping Money for Herself

Yelling at her son to call back the previous owner of a lounge chair, Mrs. Umodu never thought of keeping even a penny for herself.

By Blake Isbell

03 June 41 Views

In Learning to Use Her Left Hand Following a Stroke 60-Year Old Chen Lie Discovers She's an Expert Painter

After a stroke forced Chen Lie to relearn doing everything with her left hand, she discovered that she was an excellent painter.

By Blake Isbell

08 May 31 Views