The annual World's Biggest Liar competition in Cumbria, England invites entrants from around the world to tell the biggest and most convincing lie they can muster in five minutes.

On Feb. 17, 1998, the United States defeated Canada by 3-1 to take home the gold medal in the first women's hockey tournament held at the Winter Olympics, in Nagano, Japan.

Brigantine (New Jersey) police were called to a home on the Jersey Shore on Jan. 13 after a neighbor found a toddler wandering around outdoors…

In the Middle Ages, birds gathered in groups were thought to be “discussing” important matters.

Medical students in 18th-century Scotland could pay their tuition fees in corpses.

On Feb. 11, 1878, the first organization for recreational cyclists, called the Boston Bicycle Club, was formed.

Mufasa: The Lion King roars back into the number one spot while Den of Thieves falls to number five.

A 12-year-old boy from Grand Traverse County in Michigan was charged with joy riding, operating a motor vehicle without a license, carrying a concealed weapon…

The sound of a Star Wars lightsaber was created by pairing the sound of an idle film projector and the buzz from an old TV set.

On Feb. 4, 1913, Rosa Louise McCauley, better known to us today by her married name of Rosa Parks, was born in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Den of Thieves steals the top spot from Mufasa: The Lion King while Sonic the Hedgehog comes in at number three.

The top game and four out of the top ten are sports games. People love sports!

In Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, locals are perplexed about a monthly offering at the corner of Abbey Road and Wensor Avenue…

It is a bit surprising that Atlanta and Dallas are the top two busiest airports.

On Jan. 29, 1958, one of Hollywood's most enduring marriages began in Las Vegas, Nevada, when actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward tied the knot.

Mufasa: The Lion King knocks Sonic the Hedgehog out of the number one spot this week.

In Switzerland, it is illegal to mow a front lawn while dressed as Elvis Presley.

On Dec. 17, California Highway Patrol officers in Madera County shared a photo on Facebook of a Honda Ridgeline truck they had pulled over, Carscoops reported.

We're going to need a bigger mop!

On Jan. 22, 1981, Annie Leibovitz's final portrait of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, hit newsstands, a month and a half after Lennon's assassination…