Gold

Can you purchase things in Michigan using gold and silver?

Chocolate bars and winning tickets! You've probably seen the movie about the eccentric Willy Wonka and his golden ticket giveaway, but now the tickets are silver, and it's a real life Wonka right here in Michigan. Johnny’s Treasure Quest is underway and people across Michigan and the United States have the chance to win a chance of winning $100,000 in gold and silver...

Seriously - buried treasure - all over the state.

Remember the days of a tanned, shirtless Matthew McConaughey? How about the suave bearded McConaughey at the Oscars? We regret to inform you that such things exist only in the past.

Next time someone says you're full of crap, take it as a compliment.

If you’re some ruler of a random nation that nobody can pronounce correctly, you’re probably looking for some high-end alcoholic beverage that’s a little bit more classy than a bottle of Pinot Grigio you picked up from the deli down the street. Well, it turns out that this drink you’re picturing in your head is actually made in the Czech Republic… and it’s got real gold chunks in it.

San Francisco, 1849.  Alaska, 1897. New York City, 2011? Is there a new gold rush in the Big Apple? There is for Queens native Raffi Stepanian, who literally struck gold after discovering he could make up to $300 a day by ‘mining’ the sidewalks in Manhattan’s Diamond District for the tiny bits of gold, platinum and rare gems that fall from the clothes of workers when they leave their shops. Read M

A man from Northern Ireland is behind bars for attempting to turn his own feces into gold. His brilliant idea caused almost $5,000 worth of damage to his apartment when he tried to dry out his poop on a heater.