Strange But True Category
Weird, offbeat and bizarre news from around the world. Funny, strange & odd news stories that make you wince, laugh and fear for humanity.
Saudi Arabians Go Loopy For The Penguin Dance
TO Saudi Arabia, where the locals are going nuts for the “penguin dance,” or “raqsat al-batriq” in Arabic.
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Posted: 15th, April 2014 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Who is Ann Arbor’s Mystery Slide Pooper?
WHO is the ‘Mystery Pooper of Ann Arbor defecating on slides?
Will police get to the bottom of it before the poo does?
Spotter: Boing Boing
Posted: 14th, April 2014 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Meet Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene of Australia
MEET Mary Magdalene, Jesus Christ’s girlfriend. You may know her as Mary Luck. Mary lives in Australia. She is “somewhat known historically but largely unknown”. She hangs out with Jesus, known locally as AJ Miller.
G’day, AJ.
It took a week for AJ to realise that he was Jesus.
It might have taken others longer. But he’s the real deal, as he says:
“There’s probably a million people who say they’re Jesus and most of them are in asylums. But one of us has to be. How do I know I am? Because I remember everything about my life.”
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Posted: 14th, April 2014 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Thieves Make Off With $15,000 Of Nads Hair Removal Cream
Posted: 14th, April 2014 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | Comment
Mug Shot Tattoo Tips: Hunt For Gun Theft Suspect
Posted: 12th, April 2014 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Son Sues Nursing Home For Allowing 85-Year-Old Mother To Hire A Stripper
WHEN Franklin Youngblood saw the picture of his 85-year-old mother Bernice stuffing cash in the knickers of a young male stripper at Long Island’s East Neck Nursing home he was upset.
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Posted: 9th, April 2014 | In: Money, Reviews, Strange But True | Comment
Langton’s Ant: Creating Endless Order From Chaos
LANGTON’S Ant is a story of habit. Scientist Chris Langton discovered the phenomenon in 1986.
Chris Langton
If you were to put an ant down on a grid of squares and ask the ant to follow two rules something odd would happen.
The rules:
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Posted: 8th, April 2014 | In: Strange But True, Technology | Comment
Irish Bomber Blows Himself Up: Forgot About Putting His Clock Forward
THE Telegraph has the headline that we can all take a minute to appreciate:
Irish bomber blew himself up after device went off too soon ‘because he forgot to put his watch forward’
Our hero had placed a bomb beneath a Volvo SUV. Kaboom!
The suspected bomber was seen fleeing the area in Dublin with “blood dripping down his face” .
A police source told the Mirror:
“This certainly was a high-grade explosive used in this bomb. It wasn’t garbage stuff. It would appear the bomber got his timings wrong. It could be a case where he didn’t put his watch forward on Sunday and the timer went off too soon. If anyone had been in the car or walking near it at the time then they would have been killed.”
Supt Dave Taylor ads, lest the most simple fact escape us, as it seems to have escaped the cretinous villain:
“It is quite obvious that the car was the object of this attack.”
The owner of the vehicle, a local businessman, has offered no comment.
Posted: 8th, April 2014 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | Comment
Circa 1780: Francis Gerber’s Vampiryc Research Case
CIRCA 1780: Francis Gerber Vampiryc Research Case:
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Posted: 7th, April 2014 | In: Flashback, Strange But True | Comment
Manchester Professor Films Real Fairies In Lancashire
UNIVERSITY lecturer John Hyatt claims to have photographed fairies flitting about Rossendale Valley, Lancashire. Mr Hyatt, who works at Manchester Metropolitan University, has showcased his discovery and said: “A lot of people who have seen them say they have brought a little bit of magic into their lives and there’s not enough of that around.”
Is magic a doily cut into wings shapes and suspended on dental floss Is that what fairies are, offcuts from Blue Peter?
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Posted: 7th, April 2014 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | Comment
Man Gets Rich When Hyena Eats His Dick
CHAMANGENI Zulu is now surely on his way to riches. Currently in residence at Zambia’s Chipata General Hospital in Zambia, near the Malawi border, Mr Zulu followed doctor’s orders: he went into the bush and allowed / encouraged a hyena to eat his penis. Mr Zulu tells the Times of Zambia:
“I met some business persons who told me the best way to become rich was to sacrifice parts of my body. I was instructed to be naked and a hyena came to me and started eating my toes and eventually my manhood was eaten. Even if I have lost some important parts of my body, I still want to get rich.”
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Posted: 7th, April 2014 | In: Money, Reviews, Strange But True | Comment
The 1940 Reader: A Potato That Wasn’t A Christian
IN 1940, the pamphlet A potato that wasn’t a Christian hit the streets.
Now read on:
Mummy. Who makes potatoes..?
Spotter: Baby Jesus on a Cross, Christian Nightmares
Posted: 6th, April 2014 | In: Books, Flashback, Strange But True | Comments (2)
Mug Shot: Man Wearing Appropriate T-Shirt Arrested For Drunk Driving
MUG Shot of the day features 21-year-old Ross McMakin, of Philomath, Oregon, arrested last Sunday on multiple charges including driving under the influence of intoxicants.
Funny Mugshot T-Shirts: A Gallery
Posted: 6th, April 2014 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | Comment
Kent Teenager Ella Birchenough Gets Stuck In A Drain Trying To Retrieve Her iPhone (Photos)
TODAY Ella Birchenough was rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in a storm drain while trying to retrieve her iPhone.
The 16-year-old, squeezed down the hole to try to fetch her phone in Eaves Road, Dover, Kent. But she became stuck fast in front of a group of amused onlookers, including her mother, according to witness Tim Richards.
It was thoughtful of someone to take photos.
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Posted: 3rd, April 2014 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | Comments (2)
Aberdeen Woman Decorates Dog Poos With Strawberries And Cream
WHEN THERESA Ritchie spots a dog poo on an Aberdeen street she decorates it in strawberries and cream, or icing sugar and Nutella, which she keeps in her handbag.
Theresa says:
“People in Peterhead are regularly stepping on dog mess on the pavements. I wanted to highlight the problem in an amusing way. This shows people are watching dog owners who can’t be bothered to clean up after their pets. The food idea has showed that dog poo wasn’t being cleaned up by the council. It sometimes lies on the streets for around eight weeks.”
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Posted: 1st, April 2014 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | Comments (3)
Cliffe Bonfire Society Meeting Hired Lewes’ Phoenix Theatre Destroyed By Fire
FIRE has gutted the newly refurbished Phoenix Theatre and Studio building on North Street in Lewes, East Sussex.
Witness Adrian Sunderland says the venue had been hired by the – get this – the Cliffe Bonfire Society.
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Posted: 30th, March 2014 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | Comment (1)
Other Parents’ Kids With Stupid Names: ‘Elektra Esmerelda, a little sister for Dorothy, Wulfstan and Cleopatra’
OTHER Parents’ Kids With Stupid Names: an occasional look at birth announcements he press:
On 22nd March 2014, to Gilly (née Ivil) and Rupert, a daughter, Elektra Esmeralda, a little sister for Dorothy, Wulfstan and Cleopatra..— 9lbs 6ozs.
Previously. Biggles.
Posted: 29th, March 2014 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Other Parents’ Kids With Stupid Names: Biggles, Posie and Tuppence JACKSON-KEW
OTHER Parents presents those parents who give their ordinary kids extraordinary names:
Biggles and Posie JACKSON-KEW
On 29th March 2013, to Emily (née Kew) and Christian, a son, Biggles George Fittleworth, and a daughter, Posie Betsy Winifred, a brother and sister for Tuppence.
Published in The Times on April 13, 2013
Take them up, Ginger. Higher. Higher. Higher…
Posted: 28th, March 2014 | In: Strange But True | Comment
McDonald’s Fan Stian Ytterdahl Gets Entire Menu Tattooed On His Arm
MEET 18-year-old Stian Ytterdahl of Lørenskog, Sweden. He’s got a tattoo on his arm of the entire McDonald’s menu.
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Posted: 27th, March 2014 | In: Reviews, Strange But True, The Consumer | Comment (1)
Dying Mario Meets The Giraffes At Rotterdam’s Diergaarde Blijdorp Zoo
FACE of the week belongs to Mario, a mentally handicapped man dying of cancer, whose job was to muck out the giraffe enclosure at Rotterdam’s Diergaarde Blijdorp zoo. Dying, he asked to bale to save farewell to his friends.
Is that kiss? Or is it a failed attempt at revenge for Copenhagen...
Posted: 25th, March 2014 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Drunk Yorkshire Woman Drove To McDonald’s Drive Thru When Staff Refused To Seve Her Unless She Was In A Car
Posted: 23rd, March 2014 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Man Arrested For Locking Wife In Shed For Singing ‘Ding-Dong The Witch Is Dead’ When His Mother Died
TO Cornwall, where Andrew Salmon reportedly locked his wife in a garden shed when she began singing “Ding dong, the witch is dead” following death of his mother.
Questioned later, Salmon explained his actions by saying that his wife never liked his mother and was very unsympathetic when she died.
He told magistrates she kept saying “ding dong, the witch is dead”.
“I was provoked but I am sorry for what I have done to my wife and regret everything I did.” he said. “I was pushed towards it although I should not have done it.”
Margaret Thatcher’s son Mark Thatcher was unavailable for comment. And stories that after his mother death he hired a huge silo are unfounded…
Spotter: The Independent
Photo: Anti-Thatcher protesters react to the death of former British Prime Minister as they gather at Trafalgar Square in London, Monday, April 8, 2013. Opponents of the late Margaret Thatcher are taking a kind of musical revenge on the former prime minister, pushing the song “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead” up the British charts in a posthumous protest over her polarizing policies. By Friday, April 12, 2013, the online campaign had propelled the “Wizard of Oz” song to No. 1 on British iTunes and into the top five of the music chart used by the BBC to compile its weekly radio countdown.
Posted: 22nd, March 2014 | In: Strange But True | Comment
