Unusual

The 2,749-pound gourd not only earned grower Travis Gienger a $30,000 first-place prize and bragging rights for a year, it also topped the world's previous record-holding pumpkin by 47 pounds.

The driver had intentionally driven his car into a residence to scare or harass the homeowner before crashing into the police station.

Fire crews rushed to a reported house fire in Glens Falls, New York, only to be taken aback when they discovered that there was no actual fire.

In a pre-Halloween surprise at Salt Lake City International Airport, TSA officials were spooked when a passenger's checked luggage revealed a skull, prompting a two-hour suspension of baggage screening.

A Phillies fan and his emotional support alligator were denied entrance to watch Philadelphia host Pittsburgh.

Auto mechanics in South Carolina made a startling discovery when they opened the hood of a vehicle brought in for a check engine light issue. Inside, they found an unexpected passenger—an 8-foot albino boa constrictor.

When police arrived on the scene, officials said the driver was panicked but had the Dunkin Donuts delivery order in hand.

Researchers were conducting an expedition in the North Pacific Ocean to explore unseen deep-sea habitats.

“Seriously, if you own this pig. He is in custody at the Corbin Police Department," officials wrote on Facebook.

A “stunning property" and historic former funeral home is for sale in Massachusetts, but buyers beware: it’s probably haunted.

Two bears were caught on camera raiding a Krispy Kreme doughnut van on an Alaska military base.

A Danish artist has been ordered to repay a museum after running off with its money upon being commissioned to create a piece of artwork but instead submitted two empty canvases titled "Take the Money and Run."

A police officer in the United Kingdom borrowed a schoolboy’s small bicycle to chase a suspected burglar through a city — until she caught up with the suspect.

Red wine was seen flowing down a road in Portugal after two storage containers at a nearby distillery burst on Sunday. 

A South Carolina trooper, Sergeant Jonathan Oxandaboure, became an unexpected snake wrangler when he rescued a four-foot-long snake from a woman's car on Interstate 20 in Kershaw County.

A Delta pilot allegedly had to make an emergency landing back to the origin city when a passenger's loose bowels resulted in diarrhea all the way through the plane. A supposed snippet of the pilot's call was shared on social media.

“Unfortunately, Howdy Doody creates quite a vision obstruction for the driver," police said.