Man finds rare purple pearl inside clam at Delaware restaurant

A Phoenixville, PA man was on vacation, enjoying a meal with his family at Salt Air Restaurant in Rehoboth Beach, DE when he came across a surprise in an order of clams: a purple pearl! 

Florida flamingos ride out Hurricane Ian in bathroom

As Hurricane Ian came ashore Wednesday, millions of Floridians either evacuated or hunkered down at home. That included some of St. Petersburg’s most famous feathered friends.

Ohio dad calls police after getting locked in chicken coop by son

The dad told an Ohio TV station that he was helping to get the family’s hens inside the coop when his 3-year-old son turned the key to the door and locked him in.

New Chicago exhibit teaches museum-goers about haunted dolls for Halloween

Just in time for Halloween, the Chicago History Museum is putting some of its creepiest dolls on display to help teach Chicago history.

Famed landscape artist plows massive anti-war message

The message was plowed on a 26,000-square-meter plot of land using only a tractor, plough and rotating harrow.

A desert 'tsunami,' SeaPod homes, and 'Zillow Gone Wild': This week's heartwarming, offbeat headlines

From Raising Cane's customers getting a surprise from actor Rob Schneider to a desert 'tsunami' in Death Valley, a Phoenix home decorated to look like an 80's movie, and a "Godzilla" scaling a Florida home, there was no shortage of intriguing tales this week. Here are some of our favorite heartwarming and offbeat stories from Sept. 17 - 24 that have helped make our days a little brighter - or at least, more interesting.

Actor Rob Schneider surprises fans at Raising Cane's drive-thru in Phoenix

Rob Schneider was at the location on 24th Street and Baseline on Sept. 21 to promote his new movie “Daddy Daughter Trip”, which opens up in theaters next week.

Watch: Mexico earthquake causes desert 'tsunami' in California's Death Valley

An earthquake this week in Mexico made waves over 1,700 miles away in a cave located in California’s Death Valley, the National Park Service said.

Scientists think they’ve found a rare 'dinosaur mummy' in Canada

Scientists believe they've discovered a rare "dinosaur mummy," where the entire skeleton may be preserved in a rocky hill in Canada. Parts of the dinosaur's skeleton could be seen protuding from the hillside — and appear to even be covered in fossilized skin.