LINCOLN, Nebraska – A woman in Nebraska is attempting the locate the owner of a wedding ring she discovered inside a purse she purchased at a thrift store. FULL ARTICLE

SUMMERTOWN, Tennessee – A haunted house in Tennessee billed as the world's scariest requires participants to sign a 40-page waiver, pass a physical, and undergo a background check. FULL ARTICLE

ALLENDALE, Michigan - Scientists gathered in Michigan recently to create what they believe will be the world's largest ever periodic table of elements. FULL ARTICLE

KIAMA, Australia – Astonished customers watched as a pelican that wandered into an Australian restaurant seemed to join the line of customers. FULL ARTICLE

CHICAGO, Illinois – A conference in Chicago was the site of a new Guinness World Record after a charcuterie board just over 150 feet across was set up. FULL ARTICLE

MALIBU, Calif. - Airbnb has a real-life Barbie Malibu Dreamhouse available for a special once-only event in celebration of the 60th anniversary of America's favorite fashion doll. FULL ARTICLE

SALT LAKE CO., Utah - Rescuers in Utah had to come to the rescue of a 190-pound dog that suffered exhaustion while hiking the Grandeur Peak trail in the Salt Lake City area. FULL ARTICLE

BAUNEI, Italy - Tourists on the island of Sardinia are being warned not to use Google Maps after local officials fielded 144 emergency calls over two years from people who found themselves stranded or lost by bad directions. FULL ARTICLE

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A toy fox terrier that got loose from its Florida home 12 years ago was recently found in Pittsburgh. FULL ARTICLE

MAUI, Hawaii – Guinness World Records have confirmed that the Pokini family of Kula, Maui, have set a new world record for the heaviest avocado. FULL ARTICLE