Weird News

"The holy grail of whisky" has been sold for PS848,750 at auction.

The special bottle of 1926 Macallan Valerio Adami has fetched such a large, record-breaking sum, thanks to its rarity, vintage and special artwork.

Its label was designed by Italian pop artist Valerio Adami, who came up with labels for half of the 24 limited edition bottles, with British artist Peter Blake creating the others.

The whisky which was created almost 100 years ago and bottled in 1986 - was sold to an unknown buyer at Bonhams in Edinburgh.

Martin Green, from the auction house, said: "I am delighted at this exceptional result. It is a great honour to have established a new world record, and particularly exciting to have done so here in Scotland, the home of whisky."

A restaurant in Taiwan is enticing customers with toilet-themed bowls and menu items.

The Modern Toilet eatery in Taipei has decided to serve up noodles in loo-shaped bowls, while diners find themselves seated on repurposed toilets complete with padded cushions.

The food itself sticks to the theme with names such as 'poop meatballs' and 'stuffed brown sugar poop pancakes', while desserts resembling the poop emoji are also on offer.

According to UPI, the restaurant's owner says it's become a popular spot for tourists.

On the official website, the 'about us' section reads: "It all started when one of us was reading the manga, Dr Slump on the toilet - and the rest is history."

A construction worker became a secret multimillionaire and kept working.

New York worker Nandlall Mangal, 42, won US$245.6 million in the lottery in August, but he decided to put the ticket in the safe and seek counsel from a lawyer.

The carpenter didn't tell any friends, family or co-workers about his winnings, and he even continued to work for a month without letting it slip.

He later told WPIX11 that he knows his colleagues will find out now after seeing his story on the news, and confirmed he has taken the lump some option of around $100 million.

He said he will put the money in the Sea & Sand Trust.

Staff at Rome's Fiumicino airport blew up a suspicious bag which turned out to be a bunch of coconuts.

The incident which brought the airport to a standstill took place on Monday and freelance journalist Ned Donovan kept his social-media followers up to date with the fallout.

He wrote: "Amazing, the Italian police have blown up a bag full of coconuts and have now reopened Rome airport."

He added that there was something comical about the way the incident unfolded, as once the officers discovered the contents, they "just wandered off".