Odd News
Fireball spotted in skies from Chicago to Japan
Hundreds of people from Chicago to Japan reported seeing a fireball streaking across the sky on Monday night.
Trick or meth? Drugs found in California child’s Halloween candy
Police in Northern California are trying to find out who gave a plastic bag of methamphetamine to a young girl on Halloween.
Singapore gadget store in hot soup after refunding customer $800 in coins
A gadget shop in a notoriously-shifty tech mall in Singapore gave a woman a rude shock when they dumped more than $800 in coins on her after she successfully...
Spanish shepherds guide 2,000 sheep across Madrid
Shepherds guided a flock of 2,000 sheep through Madrid’s streets on Sunday in defense of ancient grazing, droving and migration rights increasingly...
British-Iranian woman sentenced to one year for watching volleyball match
A British-Iranian woman who was arrested in Tehran after trying to attend a volleyball match has been sentenced to one year in jail, her lawyer was reported...
'Plastic' Halloween skulls found in Connecticut are human remains
A pair of Connecticut junk haulers was stunned to learn on Friday that two skulls picked up at the cluttered home of a deceased man on the day before Halloween...
New York City worker suspended for using ‘robotic voice’
If some workplace problems happen because employees are only human, one New York City government worker got in trouble for virtually the opposite.
'Image of Jesus on the cross' appears on a tree in Rhode Island
A U.S. man says Jesus has appeared to him on a tree. Brian Quirk says the resemblance of Christ on the cross popped up on a silver maple on the sixth anniversary...
Man’s worst friend: Drug dealer’s own dog betrays him to the police
Police in central Alabama say a man’s own dog helped officers bust him on a drug charge.
Don’t forget to flush: DNA from toilet leads police to burglary suspect
Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, said a man suspected of a $250,000 jewelry heist should have flushed the evidence he left behind to avoid getting caught.
Hair wars: World Beard and Mustache Competition ruffles feathers
Three hundred contestants participated in a facial hair competition this weekend in Portland, Oregon- shaming all those who don’t take facial hair...
The circle is complete: Darth Vader denied in Ukraine vote
The Force was not with Darth Vader this weekend. A candidate in Ukraine’s parliamentary elections who dressed as iconic Star Wars villain Darth Vader...
No laughing matter: Clown terror spreads in France
A wave of panic sparked by evil clowns stalking French towns has spread to the south of France where police on Saturday night arrested 14 teenagers dressed...
Going out in style: Custom urns courtesy of company’s 3-D printer
A Minnesota startup is using a 3-D printer to create custom urns shaped like objects that were important to the person whose remains they hold.
A ‘viral’ Halloween: Texas man creates Ebola biohazard decor
Taking inspiration from the fear of Ebola, a Dallas, texas man has stacked up barrels marked “biohazard,” surrounded his yard with yellow caution...
LOL: Queen Elizabeth sends first tweet, five years after Twitter account was set up
Queen Elizabeth sent her first tweet during a visit to the Science Museum in London on Friday.
Oops: Man accidentally texts probation officer to ask for weed
It’s a mistake a convicted felon never wants to make. Alvin Cross Jr. of Albany, Georgia, seems to have gotten his wires crossed – or, more accurately,...
Lords of the dance: Hoofing priests become Internet sensation
A video of two duelling, dancing American priests studying in Rome has gone viral, following in the footsteps of a now-famous Italian nun whose Alicia...
Out with a bang: Man’s ashes to be scattered in firework display
A Missouri funeral director is sending his father out with a bang, literally. Greenlawn Funeral Homes will hold its first Firework Memorial program on...
California woman gets stuck in chimney trying to sneak into home
A California woman who tried to sneak into a house through the chimney got stuck and had to be rescued by firefighters, who used dish soap to help extricate...
Teen arrested in N. France as ‘clown attacks’ spread, terrorizing children
The party is over for a fake clown who received a six-month suspended jail term Monday for threatening passers-by while in full circus garb, a disturbing...
U.S. woman jailed for failing to mow the lawn
If you were looking for motivation to mow your lawn, this might do the trick: a resident of Lenoir City, Tennessee, just spent the night in jail for failing...
It can happen to anyone: Obama’s credit card declined at restaurant
Apparently, even the president of the United States can have trouble with his credit card.
U.S. company sells out of Ebola toys
In what some may be tempted to call the least tasteful advertising campaign in the history of marketing, a website called Giant Microbes, which promotes...
Free Waterstones One! Tourist tweets SOS after getting locked in store
An American tourist has said “it feels good to be free” after spending two hours trapped inside a London bookshop when staff closed up failing...
Purr-fect: Home sells for extra $100,000 thanks to family cat
Tiffany the cat belonged to the Perceval family in Glen Iris, a suburb of Melbourne.
Million-dollar Florida home with ocean view goes up…on the wrong lot
Florida builder Robbie Richmond of Keystone Homes was left bewildered after constructing a million-dollar, ocean view home on the wrong lot, authorities...
Hotel guest arrested for ‘aggressively mopping’ lobby floor
Police have arrested a man for mopping a hotel floor too “aggressively” in Bristol, Connecticut.
Luxurious mansion sold after family agrees to include pet cat in the deal
An Australian family have sold their beloved pet cat to get an extra U.S.$120,000 for the sale of their home.
Muy bien: Parrot missing for years returns speaking Spanish
A pet parrot that spoke with a British accent when it disappeared from its home four years ago has been reunited with its owner – and the bird now speaks...
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