Offbeat
Kansas man catches world record paddlefish
An Olathe man caught his first paddlefish over the weekend and broke a world record.
Proof copy of Harry Potter book, bought for pennies in 1997, sells for more than $13K
British auctioneers Hanson's says that the first-edition copy of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone," which states “uncorrected proof copy” on the cover, was bought in 1997 from a south London shop for 40 pence ($0.50).
At the Florida Man Games, tank-topped teams compete at evading police and wrestling over beer
Promoted as “the most insane athletic showdown on Earth,” some events include contenders wrestling sumo-style while holding pitchers of beer, or running from actual sheriff’s deputies while jumping fences and avoiding obstacles.