A woman who bought a vase for $3.99 at a Virginia thrift store sold it for $107,000. The vase turned out to be a rare piece from the 18th century Chinese Qianlong dynasty.

A Russian man flew on a plane from Denmark to Los Angeles without a passport or ticket. He claimed he did not remember how he got through security and was charged with a federal crime.

A Kentucky family found an owl living in their Christmas tree. They named it Hootie and released it back into the wild.

A light plane carrying ice anglers broke through thin ice as it tried to land on a large lake in Minnesota. No one was injured, but the plane had to be towed out of the water.

A bronze top hat went missing from an Abraham Lincoln statue in Kentucky. The hat was part of a sculpture along the Ohio River that commemorated Lincoln’s visit to Louisville in 1841.

A couple sold everything they owned to live on cruise ships. They said life was cheaper and more enjoyable on board than on land.

A woman with two uteri and two cervixes gave birth to two babies, one from each uterus. The condition is known as uterus didelphys and affects about one in 3,000 women.

A cat named Taters starred in the first video sent by laser from deep space. The video was part of a NASA experiment to test optical communication technology.

Maury Povich declared to a Denver Zoo orangutan that he was the father of a baby orangutan. The announcement was part of a promotion for Povich’s show and the zoo’s conservation efforts.