A message in a bottle found in the walls of an old shed from 1939. Bottle and message from the parents returned to the children. picked by rwills 1 year ago

Set adrift in 1969 by a New Jersey fireman, this simple message didn't show up for 39 years when it was found in Mississippi. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

A French couple find a champagne bottle with a message from a Massachusetts woman sent in 2003. They sent her a card back. It was returned. picked by suebe 2 months ago

About 21 years passed between the time Emily Hwaung put the message in a soda bottle and Merle Brandell picked it up on the beach. picked by indisguise 2 years ago

Scotland to New Zealand. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

This jellyfish is known as the blue bottle, due to its colour and shape when strewn on a beach. The blue bottles tentacles can range up to 10 metres in length! More info here. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

As complex a device as it is, the Beer Bottle Organ is actually a very old invention. When Gary Rickert decided to make an organ that used bottles to create notes, he had no idea that someone had tried it 200 years ago.

Step 1: much drinking! picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Darin Winkler was out walking the banks of the Spokane River with his kids last weekend when he saw something that looked... Well, let me put it this way: After you hear this story, the song "Message in a Bottle" may be stuck in your head for days. picked by kakana 8 months ago

Can you guess why this chap is so happy!? Utilise his massive manhood - remarkably he fits perfectly into the top of a bottle! And he is happy to wait there until thirst strikes again - he loves it! picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

She and her family, which includes her father, Ramon, and little brother, Obersy, moved to the United States just four years ago from the Dominican Republic. At the time, Yulkendy spoke only Spanish. So when she correctly spelled the word "cantabank" to win the spelling bee on Saturday, she had been speaking English for only about three years. picked by wendythomas 8 months ago

English as it is spoken today will have disappeared in 100 years and could be replaced by a global language called Panglish, researchers claim. New words will form and meanings will change with the most dramatic changes being made by people learning English as a second language. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A 24-foot shark washed ashore on a Long Island beach today, but died a short time later. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

A 1937 bottle of Moet and Chandon champagne once belonging to Adolf Hitler has sold for $2,800 despite rumors it contains cyanide. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

As miracles go, it is hardly in the same league as turning water into wine.

But Michael Cartwright was still pretty impressed when Jesus appeared in the foil wrapping of his cider bottle down at the pub. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A person in 2006 claimed that he became ill after drinking a bottle of beer purchased at a Lidl store that contained a 5" mouse. The customer previously won a $30,000 settlement and now the purchasing manager may have to go to jail picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Not *my* pee pee bottle but it could be yours if you've got kids, or even if you haven't I suppose.

Am I the only one who thinks this is just a drinks container and that this could lead to some confusion for kids and some nasty aftertastes picked by DoggyLives 1 year ago

Janos Marton, a hardware moding enthusiast got the idea for this wacky computer, when he decided to make a quiet, low-power home server. But being so passionate about tuning hardware he wanted something unique for the case. So he went ahead and used an empty 1.5 litre bottle of Ballantines whisky. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Extremely innovative new packaging from Brandimage, who was responsible for everything including concept development, branding, prototyping, engineering, and product design. The 360 Paper Bottle is the first of its kind in the world, and a true environmentally-friendly solution to the problem of plastic water bottles. picked by Nateebiinature 12 months ago

Mystery today surrounded a giant Lego man which has washed up on a beach after apparently floating all the way from the Netherlands.

Check out the giant's translated site (from Dutch) here. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

It's one of those camera things put inside a water bottle and then you look around (panorama?). It's cool. picked by yoornotme 2 years ago