French videogame giant Ubisoft's Montreal office is seen on July 18, 2020 in Quebec, Canada. ERIC THOMAS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Sheep and goats stand together on Monday in Schneverdingen, Germany, as they form an approximately 330-foot syringe to promote vaccinations against COVID-19. Philipp Schulze/dpa via AP hide caption
Earlier this month, crew aboard the International Space Station received a a novel item in their cargo re-supply: a Zero-G oven and cookie dough. NASA/Nanoracks hide caption
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden took calls to the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center on Christmas Eve. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
The Muskogee Public Schools posted this image of Davyon Johnson last week to its Facebook page. The Muskogee Police Department and Muskogee County Sheriff's Office presented the 6th-grader with a certificate naming him as an honorary member of their force. Muskogee Public Schools/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Dan Gebhart surveys some of the haul of chanterelle mushrooms. Jordan Anderson hide caption
Zebras are seen at the La Ponderosa Adventure Park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Ezequiel Becerra/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend the Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Sept. 15, 2020. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
A cannabis leaf is put on a "Crazy Happy Pizza" at a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, an under-the-radar product topped with a cannabis leaf. It's legal but won't get you high. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption
Producers plan to tap 7 million more maple trees to meet syrup demand. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption
Canada taps into strategic reserves to deal with massive shortage ... of maple syrup
The California Highway Patrol is looking for motorists who stopped to grab cash from the freeway after piles of bills spilled out of an armored car Friday morning. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption
A scorpion is pictured at the Scorpion Kingdom laboratory and farm in Egypt's Western Desert, near the city of Dakhla in the New Valley, in February 2021. Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Theodore John Conrad was only 20 years old when he robbed the Society National Bank in Cleveland on July 11, 1969, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Fairfax Media via Getty Images hide caption
The Crew Dragon space capsule astronauts, from front left, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide. John Raoux/AP hide caption
A large potato sits on a toy truck at Donna and Colin Craig-Browns home on Monday near Hamilton, New Zealand. The New Zealand couple dug up a potato the size of a small dog in their backyard and have applied for recognition from Guinness World Records. Donna Craig-Brown/AP hide caption
A customer purchases Powerball lottery tickets in Washington in 2012. The Maryland Lottery says a retired utility worker has won a $2 million prize for the second time since 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
When confronted with a spider-like 3-D model, jumping spiders freeze and back away slowly, especially if the model has eyes. Daniela Roessler hide caption
Skimpflation is giving you less for your money. Pixabay hide caption
The writer Carmen Mola, pseudonym of the writers Jorge Diaz, Agustin Martinez and Antonio Mercero, winner of the 70th edition of the Planeta Novel Prize, gives a press conference after the award ceremony, at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, on 15 October 2021, in Barcelona, Catalonia. Europa Press News/Europa Press via Getty Images hide caption
A Waymo self-driving car pulls into a parking lot in Mountain View, Calif., on May 8, 2019. Glenn Chapman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Wizard of New Zealand, also known as Ian Brackenbury Channell, casts a "spell" during a television interview in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March 2011. His contract with the city will end in December after more than two decades. Mark Baker/Associated Press hide caption
A slice of the 12-layer chocolate cake known as "Bruce" is adorned with colorful sprinkles at the British bakery Get Baked. But regulators say the topping is illegal, as it includes a color additive that is permitted only for other uses. Courtesy of Get Baked hide caption