Weird News

Girl asks police to run DNA test on Christmas cookie for evidence of Santa Claus

January 22, 2023 12:00 am

A young girl wrote to a Rhode Island police department asking them to run a DNA test on a cookie and carrots left for Santa Claus and his reindeer. ... Continue Reading

A woman was arrested for killing her terminally ill husband at a Florida hospital

January 21, 2023 2:52 pm

Police said the two had made a pact weeks beforehand. She could be charged with first-degree murder. ... Continue Reading

A sailor has been rescued after being adrift in Caribbean for 24 days

January 19, 2023 3:41 pm

Elvis Francois, 47, told Colombian authorities that he had survived off a bottle of ketchup, garlic powder and Maggi cubes. ... Continue Reading

Could the Loch Ness Monster be vacationing in the U.S.?

January 11, 2023 12:48 am

A mysterious bit of video that was captured along the North Carolina coast has neighbors wondering if it's Nessie. A fishing boat captain filmed a serpent-like creature swimming near Atlantic Beach. ... Continue Reading

Saskatchewan compiles a Top-10 list of 911 calls that weren't an emergency

January 9, 2023 12:57 am

Topping the list was a call from someone who had a clogged bathtub, according to Mounties in the Canadian province. The list also features someone calling because they ran out of milk. ... Continue Reading

Meet some of the European Elvis impersonators competing to be crowned "King"

January 6, 2023 12:36 pm

The world's top Elvis impersonators will compete to be crowned "King" this weekend in Birmingham, England, at the European Elvis Championships and Convention. ... Continue Reading

San Francisco museum unveils a century-old device that plays piano and violin duets

January 3, 2023 1:09 pm

San Francisco's Musée Mécanique has just unveiled its "Mills Bow-Front Violano Virtuoso," a century-old self-playing device which performs duets on piano and violin. ... Continue Reading

The World Darts Championship attracts sports fans and shenanigans alike

January 3, 2023 12:00 pm

NPR's Juana Summers talks with culture writer Lauren O'Neill about the spectacle at the World Darts Championship, which wrapped up in London Tuesday. ... Continue Reading

An airline worker died after being 'ingested into the engine' of a plane, NTSB says

January 3, 2023 8:00 am

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an incident with the Embraer 170 aircraft which killed an American Airlines worker on Saturday in Montgomery, Ala. ... Continue Reading

A golden age for nonalcoholic beers, wines and spirits

January 3, 2023 1:30 am

There are many more drinking options this Dry January if you like the taste of alcoholic drinks but don't like the effects of alcohol. ... Continue Reading

Here's what 2023 has in store, as predicted by experts in 1923

January 2, 2023 9:46 am

A researcher collected century-old newspaper clippings with predictions in fields ranging from public health to beauty to transportation. Some have proven more accurate than others. ... Continue Reading

A West Virginia woman recovered her lost wallet after 54 years

January 2, 2023 2:16 am

Sharon Day dropped her wallet at a high school dance in 1968. It was recovered when construction crews renovating the building found it and returned it. ... Continue Reading

A West Virginia recovered her lost wallet after 54 years

January 2, 2023 2:16 am

Sharon Day dropped her wallet at a high school dance in 1968. It was recovered when construction crews renovating the building found it and returned it. ... Continue Reading

An inflection point for GOATs: Please quiet quit these 'banished words' moving forward

January 1, 2023 9:51 am

In its annual Banished Words List, the faculty of Lake Superior State University also suggests removing from your vocabulary overused phrases such as "Does that make sense?" and "It is what it is."

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