WEIRDWORLD
VERMONT: State Police pranked with derogatory pig image on cruiser decals
The decal on the doors of about 30 Vermont State Police patrol car looks innocent enough on the
left, but a closer inspection on the right reveals the image of a pig on the side of the cow. Like
license plates, the decals are made by prison inmates, and the Department of Corrections is
looking into which inmate was responsible. In the meantime, new decals are being made to
replace the offending ones.
(Composite image by WydeWorld.com from photos courtesy AP)
FLORIDA: Teenage girl calls cops to report mom having loud sex
NYC: Crossing sign outside NYC high school misspelled
A sign of the state of education in the US?
(Photo courtesy mailonline.com)
ILLINOIS:
32-year-old man shoots nail into brain and didn't know it
32 year old Dante Autullo shows reporters the approximate position of a nail gun
he was using to build a shed at his suburban Chicago home, when it went off
accidentally, firing a 3.5 inch nail into his brain. The x-ray at right shows the
position of the nail before it was successfully removed by doctors who said it
just missed the area of the brain that controls motor functions.
IRAN: Penis tattoo gives guy permanent erection
NORTH CAROLINA: Man arrested after trying to use $1,000,000 bill at Walmart
ITALY: Man, 99, divorcing wife of 77 years over affair in 1940s
ARGENTINA: Man caught with 247 snakes & other animals in luggage
UK: Swallowed pen still works 25 years later
NEW JERSEY: Cable installer finds bear sleeping in home's basement
MEDICAL JOURNAL: Woman's fake breast disappears, 'swallowed' during Pilates
BRAZIL: 50 tons of corn stolen from moving train
DR. PHIL: Helped with his own vasectomy
PENNSYLVANIA: Wild turkey crashes into restaurant on, of all days, Thanksgiving
CONNECTICUT: Typo leads to election of wrong candidate
ALASKA: Passenger, displaced by obese seatmate, forced to stand for 7-hour flight
WORST AD: Exploding diapers take top prize in contest
GOLLY G!: OM_! Letter missin_ at Scrabble championship
NEW ZEALAND: Man caught in woodchipper phones girlfriend to say goodbye; surives
CALIFORNIA: Botched surgery leaves 40-year-old woman with 'uniboob'
PENNSYLVANIA: Police say couple stole copper from utility poles to pay for wedding
IRELAND: Man dies of spontaneous human combustion
DC: Exploding toilet injures woman in federal building
Bystanders grab pot spilled from California truck
TENNESSEE: Intruders found sleeping in Bristol funeral home caskets
98-year-old woman earns 10th degree Judo black belt
LOUISIANA: Remains found of man entombed for 27 years in bank chimney
LOUISIANA: Dad sleeps, lets son, 8, drive on I-12
Young Kansas man sets Guiness world record for largest tonsils
Philly judge has robe stolen while in men's room
CHINA: Woman reportedly catches toddler who fell 10 stories
China state media is reporting that a woman who happened to be walking by, looked up in
time to see a screaming baby fall from a ten-story window of this apartment high rise
building near Hangzhou. The woman, identified as 31 year-old Wu Juping, was knocked
out from the force of the blow and suffered a broken arm on catching the 2 year-old girl.
The child is in critical condition with internal injuries.
(Photo courtesy AFP)
BRITAIN: Man uses 12-gauge shotgun to blast off painful wart; loses finger
Americans rated most hilarious in global poll
Woman, mother told by Southwest Airlines they were 'too fat to fly'
Baby leopards, bear found in suitcases at Bangkok airport
FLORIDA: Alligator finds its way into woman's bathroom
Imagine the surprise when a woman in Palmetto, Florida returned home to find this
6 foot alligator in her bathroom. It got into the house through a pet flap on a kitchen
door for the owner's cats. The gator may have followed one of the cats into the
house, looking to make of it a snack.
(Photo courtesy Jimmy Pollcack via mailonline)
INDIA: Termites eat 10-million worth of rupees ($222,000) in bank
Kyrgyz lawmakers sacrifice 7 sheep to expel evil spirits from parliament chamber
Woman, 109, throws out first pitch at minor-league game
Although she had to be moved about halfway in from the pitcher's mound,109 year-old
Violet Smith was still able to toss a low, inside one for the first pitch in a minor league
game for the Great Lakes Loons in Midland, Michigan 04/07/11. (Okay, it bounced
on the ground a couple of times, but it still made it to the catcher.) The guy behind
her was her pitching coach for the event, her 72 year-old son, Richard Smith.
(Photo grab from TV-5 video)
MONTANA: Judge chosen for DUI court charged with DUI
DUBAI: 'Spiderman' climbs world's tallest building, 2,717-foot-tall Burj Khalifa
Alain Robert, dubbed "Spiderman" for his proclivity at climbing buildings,
scales the world's tallest Monday in Dubai, the Burj Khalifa.
(Photo courtesy AP)
Whistle-blowing witch grounded by TSA
Carole Smith, a Wiccan, was fired because another TSA employee
complained that Smith put a "hex" on her car. Smith, a security
officer, is claiming religious discrimination.
(Photo courtesy msnbc.com)
TEXAS: Man gets 99 years in prison for 16th DWI
New York man jailed after bringing beer to DWI hearing
Protester shows how they do it in Brussels
In the Middle East, protestors throw rocks. In England, they throw paint balls and lightbulbs.
In Belgium, they throw moons at police. This protestor dropped his pants to show his
displeasure with European Union leaders who were holding a Summit in town.
(Photo courtesy Reuters)
MONTANA: Buy a satellite dish, get a free gun
A Radio Shack store in Hamilton, Montana is offering a free handgun or shotgun to buyers
of a Dish Network satellite package. Those not wanting orneeding a weapon can opt
for a $50 Pizza Hut gift card. The store's owner says his business has tripled.
(File photo)
INDONESIA: 2 men caught trying to smuggle 40 pythons onto flight to Dubai
Chinese man lived 55 years without an anus
FLORIDA: Dolphin jumps onto boat, lands on woman
MINNESOTA: Twin sisters give birth 2 hours apart
Man jailed for creating 35 websites to insult & harass ex
Sleep-deprived Americans nap in some strange places, survey says
FLORIDA: Tipsy mom uses 10-year-old as designated driver
Intended recipient of lost WWII letter found
OREGON: Dog eats diabetic man's toes, part of his foot
Seeing double: Texas school sets record for most twins
Suburban Philly pizzeria owner dumps mice in rival shops
WHY? London shop to make breast milk ice cream
The ice cream made from breast milk is being manufactured by a
specialty maker in London. Named "Baby Gaga," the treat is
being marketed as the ultimate "organic, free range" delicacy.
SPAIN: Nun kicked out of convent for Facebook use
Spider venom better than Viagra?
Mom gives birth in hospital elevator
MYANMAR: Little girl with 12 fingers and 14 toes may set Guiness record
Sixteen month-old Lei Yadi Min at play in her family home in
rural Myanmar. Her mother says the little girl does not seem
to be at any disadvantage with so many digits.
(Photo courtesy AP)
MAYLASIA: Wife stops tiger attack on husband with wooden soup ladle
INDIANA: Ex-mayor's name (Harry Baalz) for Ft. Wayne government center causing uproar
CALIFORNIA: Suburban San Diego family's disappearance remains a mystery
One year ago, the family of Joseph McStay, his wife Donna and two young sons went
missing from this home in Fallbrook, a small town north of San Diego. Police found no
signs of a struggle and no clues as to what happened to McStay and his family. Four
days after they were declared missing, the family car was found abandoned in a
parking lot in San Ysidro, two blocks from the Mexican border.
(File photo)
Rooster armed with a knife in an illegal cockfight, kills California man
MIRACLE SURVIVAL: Woman plunges from 23rd floor, survives
A young woman survived a 330 foot fall from a Buenos Aires hotel 01/24/11, landing on a
taxi cab parked outside the Panamericano Hotel. Although she sustained serious injuries,
she survived. The photo was taken moments after she landed on the cab. Many passerby
had no idea what happened. Police said the 30-year-old woman apparently tried to commit
suicide, but the taxi broke her fall. The cab driver got out of the car just before she hit.
(Cell phone photo courtesy Reuters)
MIAMI: A grand piano is found on a sandbar in Miami bay
A U.S. Coast Guard patrol checks out the grand piano, left high and dry on a
MIami Bay sandbar. The quesion of course is who left it there and why? The
Coast Guard says it was placed high enough that high tide will not get it wet
and that it does not represent a boating channel hazard, so it will not be
removed. For now, seagulls are finding it a nice place to roost.
(Photo courtesy AP)
Burglars mistake man's ashes for coke, snort away
Potty training for pigs? Test finds it works
KIEV: Phone keeps ringing in crocodile's tummy
In the story "Peter Pan," a crocodile swallows a clock and alerts other characters
with a tick-tock sound. Gena is a 14-year-old crocodile in a Ukranian aquarium,
and she rings because she swallowed a cell phone. A woman trying to take a
picture of Gena with her phone accidentally dropped it in the water, and Gena
ate it. She's been refusing food ever since.
(Photo courtesy APTV)
MADRID: 'Rubbish hotel' booked up for Spanish tourism fair
The "Rubbish Hotel" was built entirely of recycled junk found on beaches worldwide,
12 tons of it. German sculptor H.A. Shult erected the small hostelry to focus
attention on the problem of polluted oceans. Named the Corona Extra Save
the Beach Hotel, it has five double rooms for rent.
(Photo courtesy Reuters)
Train cuts car in half — but driver walks away
North Carolina man arrested after calling 911 to request a prostitute
Farmer catches ping-pong balls with chopsticks!
GREECE: Cypriot monk nabbed with nun's skeleton at airport
Missing dog reappears 5 years later
MICHIGAN: Woman recreates da Vinci's 'Last Supper' with laundry lint
The laundry lint Last Supper was created by Laura Bell of Roscommon
in Northern Michigan. It's 14 feet long and 4 feet high. She said it
took about 800 hours doing the laundry to get enough lint and
about 200 hours to create the mural.
(Photo courtesy Ripley's Believe It Or Not)
Italian man shot in head sneezes out bullet
IRS agent faces 9 years for, um, tax fraud
Drunk Burglar Gets Stuck, Calls Police
North Carolina jeweler loses $400,000 white Christmas bet
Man quits job, makes living suing spammers
Money flying from car gives away bank robbers
Woman, 71, beats down attacker with frying pan
Florida car dealer offers free AK-47 to truck buyers
Minn. man admits taking neighbor's iron fence
Illinois woman arrested for trying to hit cop with sex toy
INDIA: 2,060 diamonds swallowed by Sri Lankan in smuggling attempt
NYT: Girl, 4, can be sued for negligence after crash
AND THE PARENTS ARE WHERE? Girl, 3, gets engaged to 5-year-old
20-year-old student named police chief in Mexico town
With an automatic weapon, a baton and a single rose on her desk, 20-year-old
Marisol Valles is the new Director of Municipal Security in Guadalupe, a town of
some 10,000 people near the U.S. border. She is a criminology student. No one
else wanted the job in the drug gang-plagued town.
(Photo courtesy AFP)
WHAT ARE THE ODDS?: Couple's babies born 8/8/8, 9/9/9, 10/10/10
Barbara and Chad Soper of Michigan holding their magic number babies.
Newest arrival is, on the left, Cearra, born 10/10/10. Next to her is her
sister, Chloe born 08/08/08, and on the far right is Cameron, born on
09/09/09. Will they try for 11/11/11? Barbara says their family is
quite large enough now, thank you.
(Photo courtesy AP)
HOME, OSTENTATIOUS HOME: Is this the world's first $1 billion home?
This is the home of Indian multi-billionaire ($43-billion), Mukesh Ambani and
his family. They just moved in. It's a 22-story tower erected in Mumbai
and it's estimated, but not confirmed to have cost $1-billion to build, or
close to it. Frankly, it looks like it could be pushed over by a slight
breeze. Ambani made his billions in the petro-chemical business,
as head of the giant company, Reliance Industries.
(Photo courtesy Corbis)
Restaurant sued over 'triple bypass burger'
Vermont police: Women had 77 cats living in 2 cars
7 percent of newborns have e-mail addresses
2 Germans sentenced in Bulgaria for stealing WWII Panzer tank
Lonely people do really weird things to fit in, study confirms
Blondes-only resort planned for the Maldives
2010 World Championship of Sand Sculpting
Sue McGrew to Tacoma, Washington working on her sand mural titled:
"Noh Trirfater." The World Championship of Sand Sculpting is being held
until October 10 in Federal Way, Washington state. Each sculpture is
formed merely from sand, water and compaction.
(Photo courtesy MSNBC)
Undocumented language found hidden in India
OOPS: Charity phone number on Ochocinco cereal is really a phone sex line
Consumers who purchase Chad Ochocinco's cereal are urged to
call a toll-free number for Feed the Children. But the number
listed is for a phone-sex line. Ochocinco is a star wide receiver
for the Cincinnati Bengals. The company that sells the limited-
market cereal says it's "looking into the situation."
(Photo courtesy PBLsports.com)
'Death ray' at Vegas hotel pool heats up guests
Guests at the new Vdara hotel have complained about receiving severe burns while
in the pool area of the hotel. MGM resorts, which owns the Vdara, said technicians
are "working on the problem." The problem is that the hotel's glass walled concave
shape collects the suns rays and intensifies the effects, almost like a magnifying glass.
The great grape caper: Vineyard picked clean
RELIEF AT LAST: Knife removed from man's head after 3 years
Edeilson Nascimento, a 29-year old tire repairman from Brazil, holds an x-ray showing
the knife that had pierced his head three years ago during fight in a bar. Doctors were
afraid that if they removed the blade, he would be bleed to death. Nascimento could
not stand the constant pain, mostly headaches and opted to take a chance.
The surgery was successful.
MISUNDEREDUCATED?: Palin's non-word "refudiate" gets most online searches
Teen posts birthday invite on Facebook — and 21,000 RSVP
MYSTERY: Witnesses say they watched person freefall from the sky
New Jersey State Police say "three credible witnesses" reported that they
watched as someone fell from the sky without a parachute near the
Atlantic City Airport Tuesday, 09/14/10. An extensive search
was conducted in the area, but no body was found.
(Image courtesy Google Maps)
A chicken’s painting is auctioned on eBay
Mini-moo: 33-inch cow named world’s smallest
"Swallow" is the name of the world's smallest cow, measuring only
33 inches, pictured here standing to a normal size animal. Roughly
the size of a sheep, she lives on a farm in northern England.
(Photo courtesy AP)
Song stylings of Hannah Montana trigger seizures in one girl
Severe migraine gives English woman French accent
Sweet! World’s largest chocolate bar weighs 5 tons
Team claims record-breaking pumpkin launch
Bank to woman: Sorry, you're dead
Judy Rivers of Jasper, Alabama applied to open a safe deposit box.
The bank sent a letter telling her the application was refused
because a security check showed that she was deceased.
The 58-year old woman is very much alive.
(Photo courtesy MSNBC)
MIRACULOUS: Man plunges 39 stories — and lives
In this exclusive image published by the New York Daily News, the man who
survived a fall of 39 stories, 22-year old Thomas Magill can be seen through
the rear window of a 2008 Dodge Charger as rescue workers swarm the
vehicle to extricate him. Magill was apparently attempting to kill himself
Tuesday, 08/31/10, but he landed on the car, which absorbed the force
of his fall. Magill suffered two broken legs.
(Exclusive photo courtesy NY Daily News)
Snake in electrical box causes 10-hour NY hospital outage
Doh! Upstate NY bank robber forgets to put on mask
British boy, 13, hit by lightning on Friday 13th at 13:13
All in the family: 4 sisters, 4 births, 4 days
With this ring, I thee weird: 11 wacky weddings
America's strangest roadside attractions
One of many strange attractions in the U.S. is this giant peach that can easily be
seen off Route 85 in Gaffney, South Carolina. It's a functional water tower. An
interesting factoid: South Carolina produces more peaches than its neighbor,
Georgia, which claims to be the "peachtree state."
Giant South Dakota hailstone breaks US records
This giant hailstone weighed in at one ounce less than two
pounds and had a diameter of eight inches. The man who
found it said it was even bigger when he first picked it up...
some of it melted before it could be measured.
(Photo courtesy AP)
Brazilian men swapped at birth work, live together
'What gall!' Inmate sues his crime victims
Churchill's false teeth go on sale
Man listed as Tokyo's oldest had been dead decades
Ansel Adams photos found at garage sale worth $200M
Haute dog! World’s most expensive frank costs $69
Meet world’s tallest couple: 13-foot-5 combined
Wilco Van Kleef-Bolton and his wife Keisha. He's 7-feet tall and
she's 6-5. They have two children and live in England.
(Photo courtesy Barcroft Media, Britain)
How to get boys to read? Try a book on farts
Jordan River Too Polluted for Baptisms
Curious side effect: Pills turn teen's hair white
Spider-infested ship turned away from port
One of the many thousands of spiders discovered that literally overflowed from a
cargo of insulation and beams for housing units from the ship, the M.V. Altavia as
it was being off-loaded at Guam's major seaport. The cargo was returned to the
ship and the ship was not allowed to dock again. Authorities were concerned that
the spiders could cause environmental havoc on Guam's eco-system since they
are not indigenous to the island.
(Photo courtesy Port Authority of Guam)
Ghoulish: Autopsy tools used on Elvis to go up for auction
White, blond baby born to black parents
Mother Angela and father Ben Ihegboro in a new family photo, holding
newest member Nmachi with two older sons. The couple, originally
from Nigeria, make south London their home. A genetics expert has
already determined that the baby is not an albino. Ben told reporters
he is sure he is the father, that his wife would never cheat on him.
A mixed-race baby would have characteristics of one black parent.
Nmachi has none.
(Photo courtesy the Ihegboro family)
Man caught smuggling 18 monkeys in girdle
Woman jailed for sending text threats to herself
Widow lives with corpses of husband, twin
Top 10 weirdest sights in the United States
The 9 craziest beauty gadgets — ever
Afghanistan's only golf course: Bring your clubs and an AK-47
Largest U.S. home for sale is $75 million fixer-upper
An entrance to the unfinished mega-mansion in Windermere, Florida put on the
market by time-share tycoon, David Siegel. It sports 13 bedrooms, 23 bathrooms
a main banquet kitchen and 10 "satellite" kitchens throughout. Estimated costs
to finish the 90,000 square foot palace are estimated to be another $25-million.
(AP file photo)
Republican forced to apologize for BP apology
Congressman Joe Barton of Texas apologized to BP chief Tony Hayward during
Thursday's hearings for what he termed a White House "shakedown." He was
referring to the $20-billion disaster fund President Obama persuaded BP to pay
for. Barton was forced to later apologize when leaders of his own party protested.
It comes as no suprise to know that Barton has been the biggest single recipient
of oil industry money in the House of Representatives since 1989.
(Photo courtesy AFP)
Airline seizes dozens of human heads
'Intimate waxing' nearly costs man a testicle
Man forced to marry cow faints at wedding
Woman shoots self to get medical care
Calvin Klein Cologne Attracts Wild Cats and Other Animals
Sticky rice made ancient mortar stronger
Julia Gnuse of California shows some of the art work that covers all
but 5% of her body. Cited by the Guinness Book of World Records,
she said the first tattoo was sought to cover up a nasty skin condition
called porphyria. The images are of her favorite actors, cartoons and
jungle scenes.
(Photo courtesy AFP/Getty Images)
Puppy found wedged in car engine
Woman wakes up on empty airplane
Six-legged calf dubbed 'Mr. Miracle'
Piles of undelivered mail found in Mich. shed
Pet DNA Calls Out Poop-Scoop Offenders
Eyes flashing, robot conducts wedding in Tokyo
The robot, named I-Fairy during the nuptuals 04/16/10 in Japan. The groom is
Tomohiro Shibata, a 42-year-old professor of robotics at the Nara Institute of
Science and Technology in central Japan. The bride is 36-year-old Satoko Inoue
who works at i-Fairy's corporate creator, Kokoro.
(Photo courtesy Reuters)
Huge hamburger tips scales at 590 pounds
The huge hamburger, assembled in a Toronto plaza, was made of a huge
bun, seen on the bottom, then a layer of lettuce, the burger, cheese, and
multi-pounds of purple onions on top. It rested on an industrial scale to
measure the weight...the scale's bar can be seen in the upper right.
(Photo courtesy the Canadian Press)
Brit author makes home in Brazilian rain forest
‘Murdered’ man reappears after 10 years
Lord Jesus Christ (his real name) hit by car
Smoke bombs, eggs fly in Ukraine parliament
In this composite image, smoke bombs go off in the well of the Ukrainian Parliament chamber
on the left as fist fights break out. Guards whipped out an umbrella to cover speaker
Volodymr Lytvyn on the right. The issue being voted on was the 25-year extension
of a lease to Russia to use Ukraine's Black Sea port of Sevastopol. It was approved.
(Composite image by WydeWorld.com. Left photo courtesy Getty Images, right photo courtesy Reuters)
That's weird: 10 strange facts about the Census
Girl wakes from coma speaking wrong language
Demonic Possession, Reincarnation, and Xenoglossia
George Washington (yes, the first president) owes library $4,577
Pee-ew! The 13 worst perfumes
Octopus Steals Video Camera and Swims Off with It
Unruly baseball fan accused of an intentional vomit attack
Owner gets cat back after pet makes 1,300-mile journey
Body Image Concerns Hardwired Into Women's Brains
New technology called hyperspectral imaging 'sees' dead people
Iowan makes gum wrapper prom dress
Elizabeth Rasmuson pictjured with boyfriend, Jordan Weaver. She made
her prom dress and his vest out of Wrigley's '5' gum. She was not the first
however. A Vermont teenager made her prom dress out of gum wrappers
and duct tape in 2008.
(Photo courtesy KMIT-TV, Garner, Iowa)
Fight over beach sand in New Jersey gets dirty
Police: Father stashed pot in son's backpack
Slow down! Hookers crossing
Residents of an Italian town, frustrated with prostitution in their
neighborhood, put up this sign as a form of protest.
(Photo courtesy Telegraph UK)
World’s strangest traffic laws
Cow spends days trapped beneath Utah street
The 2010 Weird Science Awards
8-year-old drives off in family van
Women ditch shirts in clothing-optional protest
Lottery pays $7.77 million after 7-7-7-7 hits
5,200 people with not a stich on, posing for photographer Spencer Tunick in
front of the iconic Sydney Opera House.
(Photo courtesy Reuters)
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