Weird But True: Giant eyeball, diamond planet, speedy stroller

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From a very strange find on a Florida beach to a new way to travel with your baby, THV's Tom Brannon catches you up on some Weird But True headlines.

It's a bird, it's a plane--no it's a giant eyeball!

State wildlife officials are trying to determine the species of a blue eyeball found by a man last week at Pompano Beach, north of Fort Lauderdale.

They put the eyeball on ice so it can be analyzed at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg.

Agency spokeswoman Carli Segelson says the eyeball likely came from a marine animal, since it was found on a beach. Possible candidates include a giant squid, a whale or some type of large fish.

And listen up ladies! There's a new discovery that is out of this world.

Scientist say they discovered a planet around a nearby star in our Milky Way galaxy, made largely of diamonds.

The planet is 40-lightyears from Earth, is roughly twice the size of our planet and makes a full orbit in just 18 hours. At least a third of the planet's mass is likely pure diamond.

And finally, a British man has taken the phrase "take a stroll with your baby" to a whole different level.

He's built a stroller that can hits speeds up to 50 miles an hour. It has a 125cc engine, pedal control and four gears.

He originally started building the stroller to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records. Shockingly enough, no one currently holds the record for "fastest baby stroller ever."