A guy from the Solomon Islands was rescued last Saturday after he and his friend got lost at sea for 29 days. And how's this for glass half full? He says the one positive he took away from it was . . . it was a nice break from the pandemic.

A woman in Canada woke up last week to a loud crashing sound, and found a softball-sized METEORITE that had blasted a hole through her roof. It was sitting on her pillow, right next to her head.

A woman in Michigan complained that a grocery store's mood music was too sad, and screamed at several employees. Then she tried to drive off while a cop was talking to her, and got arrested. And after they released her, she walked back into the police department, started yelling at the receptionist, and got arrested again.

The big science stories this week included the Nobel Prizes being announced . . . Caltech has a robot that can walk, fly, AND ride a skateboard . . . and researchers in Canada came up with a new type of glass that's basically unbreakable. They say it might be perfect for phone screens.

Google's "Costume Wizard" tool is back for Halloween. It lets you choose how spooky and unique you want your costume to be, and then spits out the perfect costume based on Google Trends data. Check it out at Frightgeist.WithGoogle.com. Just look for "Costume Wizard" in the top left corner.

Science may have figured out why women always feel colder than men. We might have evolved that way to encourage us to spend more time APART. Before we were civilized, it wasn't always beneficial for male primates to stick around and help with the kids. The males would eat all the food, or be too aggressive. So even just hanging out in the shade while females preferred sunny spots may have been a benefit.

A guy in Pittsburgh was caught pleasuring himself in his car, and told the cop he was just, quote, "takin' care of business."

A list of horror movie facts includes: "The Exorcist" being the first horror movie to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar . . . "Psycho" is the first American film to show a toilet . . . and an actual witch was hired as a consultant for "The Craft".

A mailman near Cleveland was cited for public indecency after he wouldn't stop peeing on the same mailbox.