
This Gorgeous Haunted Mansion is Yours For $100k
MessyNessyChic has some great interior pictures of a NY state Queen Anne home with a rapidly decreasing sale price, after Google Street View captured some g-g-g-ghosts in its windows. The place is straight out of the Aadams Family, with some great-looking stained...

Man Wins the Rose Festival Medallion with Only 6 Clues
The Oregonian reports that a Portland-area man has discovered the Rose Festival Medallion, a scavenger hunt prize that comes with $1000 cash, using only 6 out of 14 total clues, surprising the event organizers. "I told my wife this morning, 'If they're going to put it...

Escaped Peacock Remains at Large
CBC News reports that the peacock that escaped from the High Park zoo and was seen hopping from rooftop to rooftop around Roncesvalles is still on the lam. All efforts are being put forth to bring the rogue fowl to justice. We have a distinct itch to put him in a room...

Planet Earth's Least-Known Amusement Parks
The Guardian has a neat list of theme parks from around the world that run the gamut, from giraffe-infested storybook worlds, to Swedish Wild West towns, to Soviet-era statues stashed in the woods. Our favourite, judging only by the pictures, is the...

Ligger Please: Event Crasher Seeks Free Booze, Snacks
Whenever I've returned home from a catered event in downtown Toronto with lax security, and I see people begging for food or cash on the streets, especially around Christmastime, I wonder if those folks couldn't make out like bandits with a decent jacket and a...