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In this photo taken from video footage, Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma hands a diamond during a meeting with delegates of Kono district, where the gem was found, at the presidential office in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday, March 16, 2017. A pastor in Sierra Leone has discovered the largest uncut diamond found in more than four decades in this West African country and has turned it over to the government, saying he hopes it helps to boost recent development in his impoverished nation. (SLBC via AP)

African Pastor Finds One of the World’s Largest Diamonds…Then Gives It Away

LEXINGTON, KY - DECEMBER 03: Lonzo Ball #2 of the UCLA Bruins reacts after making a three-point basket against the Kentucky Wildcats in the second half of the game at Rupp Arena on December 3, 2016 in Lexington, Kentucky. UCLA defeated Kentucky 97-92. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Meet UCLA’s ‘Billion Dollar’ Ball Brothers — And Their Domineering Father

This Is Where Butlers Go to Learn the Tricks of the Trade

Where Butlers of the World Learn Their Trade

Pullman sleepers with closable berths, 1934 (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Book Shows How the Golden Age of Travel Inspires Nostalgia and Wanderlust Today

(Netflix)

Stars Out, Thumbs In for Netflix’s New Ratings

Vogue magazine’s April cover featuring Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez Drops Sexy Photos From Her Vogue Cover Shoot

SICILY, ITALY - FEBRUARY 28: Mount Etna, spewing strombolian explosions on February 28, 2017 in Sicily, Italy. Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy is erupting after being mostly dormant for the last two years. Considered one of the most active volcanos in the world, it blew its top and spewed bright orange lava into the sky on Monday night. There is no direct danger to the towns or airport on the island but authorities will continue to monitor the growing ash cloud. PHOTOGRAPH BY Marco Restivo / Barcroft Images London-T:+44 207 033 1031 E:hello@barcroftmedia.com - New York-T:+1 212 796 2458 E:hello@barcroftusa.com - New Delhi-T:+91 11 4053 2429 E:hello@barcroftindia.com www.barcroftimages.com (Photo credit should read Marco Restivo / Barcroft Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

BBC News Team Narrowly Escapes Death from Volcano Eruption

Serena Williams of the United States celebrates winning a point in the Final Of The Ladies' Singles against Garbine Muguruza of Spain during day twelve of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 11, 2015 in London, England. (Julian Finney/Getty Images)

New Study Finds Women Less Likely to Choke Under Pressure Than Men

Oxford Comma Drama Could Cost Company $10 Million

One Law’s Missing Comma Could Cost This Maine Company $10 Million

Ray Davies Is Knighted: Here's Why

The Kinks’ Ray Davies Adds Knighthood to Long List of Accomplishments

(YouTube)

The End is Near in Final Season Trailer for ‘The Leftovers’

CORRECTION - A general view shows the statue believed to belong to King Psammetich I (Psamtik I), outside the Egyptian museum in Cairo on March 16, 2017, following its discovery by a team of German-Egyptian archeologists in Cairo's Mattarya district. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI / The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by KHALED DESOUKI has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [statue believed to belong to King Psammetich I (Psamtik I)] instead of [statue of King Psamtek l]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require. (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Archaeologists Identify 2,500-Year-Old Colossus Found in Egyptian Slum

Eight Beach Houses You Can Rent for Less Than the Price of an SF Studio

Put your place on Airbnb. We're sending you to the tropics.

Know Those Wine-Cork Tables? This Is That, But the Whole House.

Wonder what the Big Bad Wolf would've made of this

We Are Nowhere Near Ready for Self-Driving Cars

Uber did a self-driving car experiment. The results? Not good.

This Is a Zero Degree-Rated ‘Winter’ Hammock. It Is for Lunatics.

We'll be over here in the cabin. Thanks, though.