Category | Weird 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.”

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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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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.

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Huge Robotic Fish Let Loose in Ocean

Posted on 26 March 2009

A school of robotic fish are being used to detect pollution in a Spanish port.

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Woman Accused of Church Theft Blames Satan

Posted on 22 March 2009

An Arlington woman, 62, told detectives evil was at work when she allegedly forged more than $73,000 worth of checks to herself from the church where she was an administrative assistant.

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Psychic Business is Booming as Economy Tanks

Posted on 06 February 2009

As the economy goes South, Roxanne Usleman’s Psychic business is booming with visits from men in the business world, high-powered jobs, stock market and Wall Street.

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Woman Sues McDonalds Over Cup of Iced ‘Cleaning Solution.’

Posted on 06 February 2009

Caryl Jones ordered an iced tea at the drive-through of the McDonald’s near her Northwest Baltimore home. But that’s not what she got, according to her lawsuit. Instead she was served: “T”: Triazinetrione — Dichloro-s-Triazinetrione Dihydrate — better known as “McD Sanitizer.”

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Man Killed by ‘Exploding Cell Phone’

Posted on 05 February 2009

A man in China has died after his mobile phone exploded, severing a major artery in his neck.

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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.

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An Interview with Issei Sagawa, Cannibal

Posted on 28 January 2009

Japanese Cannibal, Issei Sagawa, gives a full account of the urges behind and enactment of his cannabalistic desires.

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A Rehabilitation Clinic For Jihadists

Posted on 27 January 2009

It has been called the Betty Ford clinic for jihadists, where inmates have access to swimming pools, table tennis and PlayStations. More like an exclusive boarding school than a Saudi jail.

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Two Fisherman Found Alive in Floating Icebox

Posted on 24 January 2009

Two Myanmar fishermen have survived for almost a month in shark-infested waters by floating in a large ice box after their boat sank.

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Goat Detained For Armed Robbery

Posted on 24 January 2009

Police in Nigeria are holding a goat on suspicion of attempted armed robbery.

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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.

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Top 10 Christmas Accidents

Posted on 22 December 2008

Thousands of people end up in the emergency room every Christmas. Here’s a list of the Ten most common Christmas accidents.

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Wii puts 10 people in hospital a week

Posted on 22 December 2008

TEN people a week in Britain are hospitalized from playing Wii games.

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Scientists Extract Images from Brain

Posted on 22 December 2008

Researchers from Japan’s ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories have developed new brain analysis technology that can reconstruct the images inside a person’s mind and display them on a computer monitor

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Baby Jesus Thefts Thwarted by GPS Tracking Devices

Posted on 21 December 2008

LightningGPS, a leading supplier of GPS Tracking Devices, is offering free holiday rental of devices to schools and churches across the country to assist in keeping track of their nativity scenes.

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‘Karl Rove’s IT guru’ Mike Connell dies in plane crash

Posted on 21 December 2008

A top level Republican IT consultant who was set to testify in a case alleging GOP election tampering in Ohio died in a plane crash late Friday night.

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Stray Cats Keep Lost Boy Warm

Posted on 21 December 2008

Argentine police say a destitute 1-year-old boy was kept alive by a colony of stray cats who shared food scraps and kept him warm in the city of Misiones.

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