Offbeat

The Michael Kors sweater in question - a black and grey striped one - has people furious because it appears to be identical to sweaters traditionally worn by Mexicans.

Several employees of a Cuban supermarket have been fired for selling 15,000 apples to a single customer in a country regularly plagued by food shortages.

A lonely narwhal that strayed far from its Arctic habitat has apparently found a new family in a pod of belugas in Canada's Saint Lawrence River, a marine conservation group said Thursday.

Employees at a restaurant in Little Rock, Arkansas, did something wonderful for a coworker's 57th birthday - they all came together and bought him a car.

A fire department in northern Bangkok has not received a call for a fire since June. But for trapping a slithery foe? There is a 24-hour hotline. "The work (catching snakes) is quite a lot," said Suraphong Suepchai, a 46-year-old firefighter working in the Thai capital's Lat Yao district. "For firefighting, we have none."

A nutritional analysis of cannibalism and treating kidney stones on roller-coasters were research projects honored by tongue-in-cheek awards at Harvard University Thursday, designed to make you laugh first, and think later.

The much loved and celebrated festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is finally upon us. On this day, the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha is celebrated with festivities lasting about 10 days. Over the past few years, more and more people are opting for eco-friendly idols so as not to harm the environment. Among the choices available is the special chocolate Ganpati idol, like this one created in Ludhiana.

Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt recently shared a video on social media which shows him participating in a unique race - a race on a zero-gravity flight above France

Apple fans waiting all year long for the tech giant's new devices can finally heave a sigh of relief. In an event held last night CEO Tim Cook launched the company's latest iPhone variants - the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR along with the Apple Watch Series 4. While Apple fans are busy looking at the specifications of the new products on offer, Twitter is busy making jokes.

A man recently confounded airport authorities in Russia after they discovered he had flown into the country from Germany with 20 live snakes in his hand baggage.

Jeff Bezos wore pajamas to an Amazon board meeting to raise awareness of childhood cancer.

Future space tourists may be able to toast the view from orbit with fine champagne, after designers came up with a high-tech bottle made for knocking back bubbly in zero gravity.

Here is a solid reason to be nice to your subordinates, turns out, showing compassion to your employees might actually lead to better productivity. According to a latest research compassion to subordinates almost always pays off, especially when combined with the enforcement of clear goals and benchmarks.

Growing up, most of us would hate having to attend coaching or tuition classes in the evenings or weekends. However, if there's anyone looking for motivation - other than, you know, good grades - to never miss a tuition, this may just be the cutest one ever.

A woman's close escape from serious injury or worse was captured on camera in China. A video posted online shows the woman miraculously surviving after being run over by a truck. The video of the incident makes for quite a dramatic watch.