News of the Weird: Jan. 16, 2026
Buried Treasure
About 500 miles north of Perth, Australia, local Quoin Sellenger got a tip last week from a friend who was diving in the crystal-clear Indian Ocean: There was a safe in the seabed. So, ABC News reported, Sellenger and his daughter headed up to the site. They lifted the heavy box onto the back of their Jet Ski and took it back to land, where he posted a photo on Facebook in search of the owner. Sellenger then recruited his friend Brad to help break into the safe, which was emitting a strong smell. “I was hoping there was like a big gold bar in there, I guess,” Sellenger said. But alas, the only treasure was an expired and pungent package of beef jerky. “It’s a very well-known reef in Shark Bay, and someone has put it there with the intention of it being found, I believe,” Sellenger said. He has........
