Offbeat

If you were unlucky enough to lose internet (or cable) during hurricane Irene, and you're also a Comcast customer, there's a nasty surprise coming your way in your next bill.

In the past four years, 11 feet -- all in running shoes -- have washed up in Vancouver, Canada. No other body parts have been found.

A South Carolina woman was swindled out of $180 when she bought an iPad made of wood -- from two men in a McDonalds parking lot.

At the end of this month, a 'library' in British Columbia will open its doors. Except this library allows you to "check out" people just like a library book.

Around 7.2 million square feet of retail space previously used for electronics will now be used for 'Plus Sized' clothing.

Want to see something slightly depressing? Try this little experiment in an incognito browser window.

The town of Big Spring, Texas has been reduced to finding ways to recycle sewage so that their residents will have drinking water.

A Japanese sushi chef has proved that something Star-Wars-themed can still surprise us with its innovation. And deliciousness.

If NASA's Juno mission encounters any extraterrestrial life on its way to Jupiter, at least we've represented the human race with LEGO figurines.

Have an extra $200? You could spend it on a 4GB flash drive that's designed to look like a gold ingot. That's only gold leaf, by the way.