Afghan girl killed by Royal Air Force leaflet drop

Posted on 30 September 2009

The British Ministry of Defence is investigating the death of a young Afghan girl who died after being hit by a box of leaflets dropped by the RAF.

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Newspapers Online? A View from 1981

As newspapers are going out of business daily… a revisit to 1981 when all of that seemed a long way off.
This story was broadcast on KRON San Francisco.

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Cryptozoology

Japanese Team Finds ‘Yeti Footprints’ in Nepal

Posted on 20 October 2008

A team of Japanese adventurers say they have discovered footprints they believe were made by the legendary yeti said to roam the Himalayan regions of Nepal and Tibet.

UFO Sightings

A UFO Appears During Moldova News Report

Posted on 02 December 2008

A UFO appears during a reporter’s broadcast on Moldova TV News.

UFOs Caught on Camera

UFOs Spotted Over New Jersey

Posted on 24 January 2009

Residents of Morris County, New Jersey were recently visited by UFOs. Five strange red lights appeared in the sky. The lights seemed to move together in groups, a trio and a duo. They were seen by dozens of people.

Weird 911 Calls

Man Calls 911 After Shooting Wife

Posted on 22 September 2008

A Texas man calmly calls 911 after shooting his wife and explains she had been ridiculing him.

Weird Advertisements

The Weird Faces of Penis Enlargement Ads

Posted on 16 January 2009

Every web site that I visit is blitzed with Penis Enlargement ads. Women’s faces looking with shock, surprise and horror in the direction of my crotch. Here’s a survey of some of those faces as well as some medical research on the myths of penis enlargement.

Weird Animal Videos

Fireman Saves Cat With Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation

Posted on 22 September 2008

Bedford fireman Al Machado went beyond the call of duty to revive a cat he saved from a burning building: he gave it a mouth-to-mouth resuscitation!

Weird Animals

Defiant Bird on a Sign

Posted on 22 March 2009

This defiant little seagull won’t stand for human interference. He stands proud.

Weird Art

Boom Economy Memorial Installed Outside London Bank

Posted on 15 October 2008

Street artist K-Guy put up this touching tribute for the economic good times, called “In Loving Memory of The Boom Economy.” It’s outside the Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, Central London.

Weird Design

High Heels for Global Warming

Posted on 16 October 2009

Fashionistas need not fear the rising tide – shoe designers have come to their rescue.

Weird Diseases

Baby Born with Sixteen Toes

Posted on 12 November 2008

A baby boy with eight toes on each foot was discharged from a hospital in Leizhou, southeast Guangdong province in China.

Weird Fashion News

Busty Virgin Marys Cause Outrage in Chile

Posted on 16 January 2009

A prominent fashion designer has sparked outrage in Chile by dressing up models like the Virgin Mary – in some cases with ample, near-naked breasts.

Weird Food

Woman Keeps McDonalds Burger for 12 Years

Posted on 26 October 2009

Morgan Spurlock did this in Super Size Me, for about a year. But Karen Hanrahan has kept a McDonald’s hamburger since 1996. After 12 years, it still looks ready to eat. Frightening!

Weird Google Street Views

Google Car Hijacked by Street Party

Posted on 11 February 2009

Artists in Pittsburgh got wind that the ‘Google Street View Car’ was visiting their locality and decided to throw a street party with balloons, confetti and a marching band.

Weird Photo Journalism

One Woman Resists for the Amazon

Posted on 20 December 2008

An indigenous woman holds her child while trying to resist the advance of Amazonas state police who were expelling the woman and some 200 people from the Brazilian Amazon.

Weird Photoshop

Best Photoshop Mistakes

Posted on 14 September 2008

Sometimes Photo retouching goes terribly wrong. See some infamous Photoshop mistakes.

Weird Police Video

Denver Cop Runs Down Fellow Police Officer

Posted on 30 November 2008

A Denver cop gets a little over-zealous in his pursuit of a suspected bank robber – he runs down the suspect as well as his fellow officer.

Weird Science News

Rat-eating plant discovered in Philippines

Posted on 18 August 2009

A carnivorous plant that eats rats and insects has been discovered in the Philippines.

Weird Sex News

Man with Blow-Up Dolls Arrested at Shopping Center

Posted on 05 February 2009

A Cape Coral man, who was arrested after allegedly engaging in sexual acts with two blow up dolls in a shopping center parking lot, told police he was there to buy clothes for his dolls.

Weird Signs

Weird Signs Photographed in China During the 2008 Olympics

Posted on 20 August 2008

Weird photos and weird signs are being emailed from in and around Beijing as China hosts the 2008 Olympic Games.

Weird Street Art

A Polar Bear Protests in Washington DC

Posted on 21 September 2008

On the streets of Washington DC a lone Polar Bear tries to bring home the Global Warming message.

Weird Surveillance Video

A Liquor Store Robbery Goes Wrong

Posted on 23 September 2008

A Liquor store robber’s slapstick failure is caught by security cameras.

Weird TV Ads

Crying Caterpillar Ad

Posted on 01 December 2008

When it comes to cutesy and quirky, Japanese TV ads go where no one has gone before.
A father caterpillar and his son try to get the best tea leaves at the top of a tea plant.

Weird TV News

Newspapers Online? A View from 1981

Posted on 10 March 2009

As newspapers are going out of business daily… a revisit to 1981 when all of that seemed a long way off. This story was broadcast on KRON San Francisco.

Weird US News

Man Finds Missile Launcher While Gardening

Posted on 16 October 2009

Jarrette Schule was cutting down trees on his rural property in Comal County, Texas when he noticed a green metallic tube on the muddy ground. A closer inspection revealed a decal that read: “Guided Missile and Launcher, Surface Attack.”

Weird World News

Afghan girl killed by Royal Air Force leaflet drop

Posted on 30 September 2009

The British Ministry of Defence is investigating the death of a young Afghan girl who died after being hit by a box of leaflets dropped by the RAF.