WEIRD NEWS

Police searching for owners of pig found in Jacksonville.

The sick and weakened dolphin calf was drowning in a tidal pool on Thailand's shore when fishermen found him.

Yankees reliever Lou Trivino got a tap on his shoulder as he warmed up in the bullpen alerting him he had on the wrong jersey: the No. 50 belonging to Jameson Taillon instead of his own 56.

Authorities in Nebraska are trying to determine who released 16 million gallons of water by opening a dam on an irrigation channel one night this month — and why.

A blind Michigan judge went for a drive and a sheriff rode shotgun.

The city of Chongqing is known for both soaring temperatures and spicy cuisine, notably its hotpot: a peppery bubbling tabletop broth into which diners dunk bite-size pieces of food to cook and eat.

A California man who smuggled more than 1,700 wild animals into the United States, including 60 reptiles hidden in his clothing, has pleaded guilty to federal charges.

Once you hear this — you can’t unhear it.

The Acrocanthosaurus and Sauroposeidon tracks were revealed at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas.

A Massachusetts woman’s diamond wedding ring is back on her finger after a man with a metal detector responded to her social media plea for help and found it at the bottom of the ocean.

Residents hear the joke all too often. A Tampa Bay Times inquiry on the 38,000-member Facebook group, “The Villages Word of Mouth,” was revealing.

An authenticated Apple-1 Computer prototype from the mid-1970s has sold at auction for nearly $700,000.

Scientists in Germany attached tiny trackers to giant moths looking for clues about insect migration.

Zachary, a 9-year-old, 5-foot American alligator, has a new home after his owner -- who surprisingly is not a "Florida man" -- turned over the reptile to authorities last week.

New research suggests that jumping spiders show signs of sleep cycles, similar to humans and some animals.

More than 800 competitors will be trudging through the Florida Everglades for the next eight days, in search of invasive Burmese pythons that will bring in thousands of dollars in prize money.

A woman with an open bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey in a bag was arrested for driving a golf cart on Florida’s busiest interstate while drunk.

When camp counselor Allie Tarantino was flipping through a magazine years ago, he came upon a familiar name: Mark Zuckerberg.

Some came in wool fisherman’s sweaters, and other contestants had sportsmen’s attire.

Maybe Florida Man has finally met his match.

Israeli police say they placed a couple under house arrest, a day after a man attending a party at their villa died after being sucked into a sinkhole that formed at the bottom of their swimming pool.

A previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered behind another of the artist’s paintings.

A Florida woman interrupted an uninvited guest in her bathroom on Saturday night.

A beloved pet cat that’s been dodging airport and airline personnel as well as animal experts since escaping from a pet carrier at Boston’s Logan International Airport about three weeks ago has finally been caught.