Throughout his life, Jacques Littlefield, a Silicon Valley engineer, collected high-value military vehicles and equipment used from World War I to the Gulf War, according to Auctions America, which is handling the sale.

When he passed, the vehicles were given to the Massachusetts-based Collings Foundation.

Now, much of Littlefield’s collection, which is billed as one of the largest ever, [was] up for sale at the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation in Portola Valley.

Some of the pricier items include the German Panzer IV, a tank likely built in 1944 and expected to be sold for more than $2 million. Or, you could snag a Soviet-made vehicle, equipped with a 203mm cannon and estimated to go for up to $170,000.

Just happened this last weekend, so if you were in the market for a tank, sorry, you’re out of luck unless you can find an aftermarket seller.

Via SF Gate.

A young bear fell through an Alaska couple’s skylight while they were preparing to celebrate their child’s birthday, sending the humans scurrying out the room while he feasted on cupcakes.

[T]he bear that fell through the skylight of the couple’s home in Juneau is believed to have been a juvenile male weighing about 82 kilograms.

[H]ome owners Alicia Bishop and Glenn Merrill [t]old the paper [they] fled into an adjoining room and closed the door behind him, and Bishop said the animal feasted on her infant son’s birthday cupcakes.

Unfortunately, the bear was trapped and euthanized, as it was believed to be the same bear involved in another trespassing incident in the same neighborhood.

Via CBC.

Chinese police had pulled over 45-year-old Wo Guo in a routine check, when they found that not only was Mr Guo driving without a licence, he was using his left foot to steer the wheel while simultaneously using his right to use the brake.

[A] police spokesman said: “He is admirable, but it’s too dangerous for him to drive”.

Via Metro for the full article and additional photos.