Bus Company's Most Unusual Lost and Found Items Include a Dino Suit

The Oxford Bus Company has revealed that its Customer Service Department has logged a total of 4,387 lost and found items in 2025, and 1,013 of those items — about 23% — were returned to their rightful owners. The transit company said the most unusual items to be left behind include a bag of rubber ducks, a box of fortune cookies, an inflatable dinosaur costume, a baby bonsai tree, a jar of pickled onions, a 22-pound bag of rice, several Nerf guns, and a yoga mat covered in inspirational quotes. Essentials such as keys, mobile phones, umbrellas, purses and wallets are among the most common items. "Misplacing a personal item can be a stressful experience, so we use technology to help make it easier for people to get their belongings back,” said Andy Morison, Director of Digital and Customer Experience at Oxford Bus Company. He said any items lost on Oxford buses can be claimed in person or sent to the owners in the mail. Items that go unclaimed are donated to local thrift stores.

 

 

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The Worst Game Show ABC Ever Aired

In 1975, ABC was going through a strange period in its game show history. They cancelled Password, Split Second went by the wayside, and so did the pantomime game Showoffs. To fill the voids left by the three shows, they ushered in a new game show called Rhyme and Reason, and filled the second slot with $10,000 Pyramid. They still needed to fill the third slot, so they decided to come up with a new game show: The Neighbors. In this clone of The Newlywed Game, five women — all said to be real-life neighbors —  appeared as contestants. The set was designed to look like the backyard of a suburban home in California. The game was played in two parts: Part one had host Regis Philbin reading a piece of information, and it was up to one of the contestants to decide if it was about her or one of the neighbors. In part two, two of the contestants got to listen to gossip about her and had to decide which neighbor said it. Cash prizes were awarded for correct answers. The contestant with the most money at the end of the show won a bonus prize. Needless to say, the show was not a big hit and was cancelled just four months after it aired.

 

 

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Police Department is Required to Explain Why an AI-Generated Police Report Claimed an Officer Transformed Into a Frog

Law enforcement has embraced artificial intelligence for everything from drafting police reports to facial recognition, and the results have been pretty dismal. In one particularly comedic instance, the Heber City Police Department in Utah was forced to explain why a police report declared that an officer had somehow transformed into a frog. It turns out that the body cam software and the AI report writing software picked up on a movie that was playing in the background, which happened to be the 2009 musical comedy The Princess and the Frog. The police department had begun testing an AI-powered software called Draft One to generate police reports from body cam footage, with the goal of reducing the amount of paperwork officers had to do. It turns out that even a simple mock traffic stop meant to demonstrate what the tool is capable of turned into a disaster, resulting in having to make numerous corrections. The Heber City Police Department has yet to decide whether it will keep using Draft One.

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If Someone Asks You to “Do Me a Favor” Via Email, Don’t Respond

It’s no secret that online scams can be mistaken for something real, and that’s why it’s crucial to warn people of them. The latest scam is called the “do me a favor” scam and it works like this: You receive an email from someone you think you know and they mention how busy they are. Then they ask you to "do me a favor.” Here’s where it gets tricky: They will typically ask you to buy a gift card for them, send a picture of both sides, and they’ll reimburse you later. As you might have guessed, you’ll never see that money again. The scam works because hackers attempt to make it seem like they’re someone you know. They might do that by using a similar address to that of your friends or loved ones. Unlike other online hoaxes, the “do me a favor” scam involves gift cards because once they have pictures of both sides of the gift card, they can instantly download the funds. The most foolproof way to avoid falling into this trap is by reaching out directly to the person who supposedly sent the email, and do it by phone so you will be actually talking to the person. You can also check the validity of the email address, which typically is off by one or two numbers or letters. You know what they say: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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