Sheriff's office buys drinks so volunteers get drunk before sobriety test training

One sheriff's office in Missouri is offering free alcohol to volunteers, getting them drunk so deputies can get certified on field sobriety testing. "Seriously, we buy, you drink, and we provide your transportation home (not jail)," they said. "While we will not be providing Pappy Van Winkle, we promise not to serve you cheap wine or rail liquor."

Drivers use rock, paper, scissors to settle parking space dispute

A pair of Irish drivers settled their dispute over a parking space during Christmas week with an old-fashioned game of rock, paper, scissors.

Viking burial site discovered in backyard in Norway

When ancient artifacts were uncovered in the backyard of a home in Oslo, Norway, archaeologists were brought in to excavate — and they found what turned out to be a Viking burial site.

'1 in 133,000' occurrence: Mom, dad, newborn daughter all share same birthday

Cassidy and Dylan Scott recently welcomed their first child, Lennon, who was born at 12:30 a.m. — securing her spot as the third in the family with a December 18th birthday.

Massachusetts man wins $25K for life lottery prize — six times

Raymond Roberts Sr. won the Massachusetts State Lottery's Lucky for Life game, which awards $25,000 a year for a minimum of 20 years. But he won the prize six times in one drawing after buying six tickets with the same numbers.

Pentagon has received 'several hundred' new UFO sighting reports

A new Pentagon office set up to track reports of unidentified flying objects has received “several hundreds” of new reports, but no evidence so far of alien life.

Florida deputy dresses as Grinch, gives onions to speeding drivers

Down in the Florida Keys, a deputy dressed up as the Grinch is giving drivers going slightly over the speed limit a choice: a traffic ticket, or an onion.

Yeti coolers wash up on Alaska shores months after ship loses cargo

The coolers are believed to be from a cargo ship that lost 109 shipping containers in the Pacific Ocean due to rough weather.