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News of the Weird: Dancer steals show at town hall meeting

Resident steps up with tax questions.
September 19, 2025
credit: Classique Productions Inc. "MOONWALKER - THE Reflection Of Michael" Starring Michael Firestone as Michael Jackson

News of the Weird: Drug dealer’s drone delivery scheme crashes

Operator flew it into the side of a house.
September 5, 2025
FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, file photo, a drone flies in a residential neighborhood in Upper Moreland, Pa. Researchers say that the recreational drone market could come together with the wearables market to produce what may one day be a fixture in personal health and wellness: fitness drones. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

News of the Weird: Adult pacifiers believed to stop smoking

But overuse can harm teeth, a dentist warns.
August 22, 2025
Pacifier

News of the Weird: A new use for pets: feeding lions

A Danish zoo is looking for small animals to become meals.
August 15, 2025
iStock Make sure to choose a roomy "condo" for your pet rabbit.

News of the Weird: England enlists its royal goose counters

King Charles’ geese must be surveyed once a year.
August 8, 2025
A gander and his flock of geese arrive at a fight in Mokrin, 120 kilometers north of Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. The so-called World Gander Fighting Championship, an annual event that attracts gander owners and their fighting pets from miles around, is held every February in the Serbian village of Mokrin. Gander fights, which are considered part of folklore in northern Serbia, are not extremely violent, and the fighting animals do not get seriously injured, apart from losing a few f

News of the Weird: Novice sailor makes journey to Hawaii

Without knowing how to sail, he made it all the way from Oregon.
June 6, 2025

News of the Weird: French city sets record for Smurfs

More than 3,000 people turned up in costume to top a mark set in Germany.
May 30, 2025

The (police) force was with him

Light saber attack ends in arrest.
May 23, 2025
Luke Skywalker (played by Mark Hamill, at left) and Darth Vader (played by David Prowse, right) battle with lightsabers in the 1980 movie "The Empire Strikes Back," one of the Star Wars series of movies. Handout photo courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd. and 20th Century Fox.

News of the Weird: Lollipop order wasn’t very sweet

Second-grader ordered 30 cases of them.
May 16, 2025

News of the Weird: Attacking bear fended off with cookies

Quick thinking saved a woman’s chihuahua.
May 9, 2025

News of the Weird: Robot runners compete in half-marathon

Humans ran, too, but in a separate lane.
May 2, 2025
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