(UPI) A Russian mining company has unearthed a massive pink diamond they believe could be the most expensive gem yet recovered by the group.

The 27.85 carat pink gem was recovered by Alrosa PJSC from the company's alluvial mines in the northwest part of Yakutia in Russia's Far East.

According to Alrosa, the pink gem is of jewelry quality with ...Read more

(UPI) A pair of cyclists in Australia captured video of the moment a curious kangaroo joined them for a friendly race.

Richard Crombie said he and a friend were riding their bicycles in Adelaide Hills, South Australia, when the kangaroo started hopping alongside them.

Crombie posted a video to Instagram showing the fearless kangaroo engaging ...Read more

(UPI) A tour vehicle on safari in South Africa had to stop on a dirt road when a pair of wrestling elephants blocked the path.

The video, filmed on a road through Tembe Elephant Park in KwaZulu Natal, shows the vehicle stop in the dirt road due to two elephants using their trunks to play fight in the middle of the road.

The vehicle catches the...Read more

(UPI) A subway rider captured video of an unusual subway surfing stunt when a man clung to the outside of a door on the underground train.

The video, posted to the @subwaycreatures account on Instagram, shows a man pressed up flat against the outside of the door to a subway car while the train is in motion.

Amused passengers laugh and ...Read more

(UPI) Two men attempting to move a couch from a fourth-floor apartment attempted to drop it from a balcony -- with disastrous results.

A video posted by Sergio Dura Valero to the Koleka Problem group on Facebook -- billed as a place to "show fails made by Eastern European 'truck drivers'" -- shows two men carrying a couch from a fourth story ...Read more

(UPI) A patient South Carolina woman stowed her winning lottery ticket in a sandwich bag and didn't talk about or look at it for 15 days.

The Baresburg woman told South Carolina Education Lottery officials she scratched off her $5 Big Money Maker ticket while watching TV and discovered it was a $125,000 winner.

The woman didn't immediately ...Read more

(UPI) A Florida man whose ice cream truck was stolen in the dead of night said the vehicle was found quickly thanks to the help of Facebook users.

Michael Stadther of Okaloosa Island posted Saturday morning on Facebook that his ice cream truck has been stolen at some point during the previous night.

A miniature golf course adjacent to the ...Read more

(UPI) A large snake has twice been spotted lurking in the drain of a toilet in a Singapore auto parts store, and it was caught on camera during its second visit.

Jimmy Lim, a manager at Scotts Motors, said he first spotted the python's head peeking out from the toilet drain about two weeks ago.

His daughter, Lim Sze Hui, posted a video to ...Read more

(UPI) Workers at a Missouri McDonald's said a pay-it-forward chain started by a generous patron went on for an hour, totaling 125 customers.

Heidi Waters, general manager of the McDonald's in Ocean Springs, said a woman who is a regular at the fast food eatery picked up the tab about 7:15 a.m. Thursday for the vehicle in line behind her.

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(UPI) A British Columbia man captured video of his uniquely Canadian encounter with a family of bears that responded to his politeness.

Jordan Cote posted a video to Facebook showing what happened when he went outside his Sooke home Sept. 18 and found a mother bear and her two cubs wandering around his yard.

"I need you guys to go," Cote says ...Read more

(UPI) A social studies textbook in Saudi Arabia was recalled for including a photo depicting a Star Wars character next to a king.

The black and white photo, by Saudi artist Abdullah Al Shehri, features the small, green Jedi Yoda seated next to King Faisal as he signed the United Nations Charter in San Francisco in 1945.

Saudi education ...Read more

(UPI) Commuters stranded on a British highway for more than six hours when police found a suspicious object found a way to pass the time -- playing soccer in the empty road.

A video recorded Tuesday on the M1 highway between Junctions 15 and 14 -- near Milton Keynes, England -- shows a long line of stopped cars filling the southbound lanes of ...Read more

(UPI) Firefighters in a Chinese city responded to a residential area to capture an escaped alligator found wandering in front of someone's home.

A video filmed Tuesday in Bozhou, Anhui Province, shows firefighters approaching the reptile as it walks in front of a house in a residential neighborhood.

Authorities said they were called to the ...Read more

(UPI) A mischievous pigeon caused trouble for employees at a British department store when it flew into a clothing section and evaded capture.

A video filmed Wednesday shows the "feathered customer" flying around he Marks & Spencer store near London's Marble Arch while a worker chases it with an umbrella.

The pigeon perches on a display ...Read more