CURIOUS TRADITION Animal Help Now, a group that assists in "animal emergencies," has gathered almost 160,000 signatures on a petition to repeal legislation allowing "Possum Drops" in North Carolina. In a number of communities in the state, the custom of putting an opossum in a transparent box, suspending it in the air and then slowly lowering it to the ground is a feature of … [Read more...] about News of the Weird: A special hotel deal for exhibitionists, perks of a deep belly button, and more
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News of the Weird: Does being resuscitated in prison count as serving out a death sentence? And more
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT About a year ago, Les and Paula Ansley of Mossel Bay, South Africa, stumbled upon a novel idea for a new type of spirit, which they call Indlovu Gin, the Associated Press reports. During a safari, they learned that elephants eat a wide variety of fruits and flowers, but digest less than a third of it. "As a consequence, in the elephant dung, you … [Read more...] about News of the Weird: Does being resuscitated in prison count as serving out a death sentence? And more
News of the Weird: Patriotic space duty, joyriding a shopping cart, and more
CREME DE LA WEIRD Doctors at Westmead Hospital in Sydney, Australia, documented a case in the British Medical Journal's Case Reports that has at least one nose out of joint. A 48-year-old former prison inmate had been suffering from sinus infections, nasal congestion, and headaches for years, United Press International reported. Doctors treating the man performed a CT scan … [Read more...] about News of the Weird: Patriotic space duty, joyriding a shopping cart, and more
News of the Weird: Filibustering the judge, an arsonist terrier, and a lasagna thief
FALSE POSITIVE Mothers Lounge, a company catering to new mothers, has conceived some awkward conversations for women on the receiving end of a recent marketing campaign. The company sent out maternity congratulations cards signed by "Jenny B" that included gift cards and coupons for products attractive to pregnant women. The problem is, as the BBC reported, many of the … [Read more...] about News of the Weird: Filibustering the judge, an arsonist terrier, and a lasagna thief
News of the Weird: A bicyclist’s revenge, eRosary brings religion to the internet age, and more
CREME DE LA WEIRD Near closing time Oct. 13 in a pub in Ruinerwold, Netherlands, a "completely confused" and "unkempt" 25-year-old man appeared with a strange story to tell. Pub owner Chris Westerbeek told Dutch media the young man ordered five beers and "said he was the oldest (of six siblings) and wanted to end the way they were living," according to The New York Times. … [Read more...] about News of the Weird: A bicyclist’s revenge, eRosary brings religion to the internet age, and more