strange stuff

From strange crimes to strange celebrity deaths, read all of the latest weird and strange stuff news stories on Newser.com

Stories 2981 - 3000 | << Prev   Next >>

21 Set Selves Ablaze in Cleveland—for Charity

Participants in fundraiser wore protective gear

(Newser) - On Saturday night, some 1,500 people gathered near Cleveland's Cuyahoga River to watch nearly two dozen locals literally set on fire. In a charity event backed by Cleveland printing company Hotcards, 21 people, including mayoral candidate Ken Lanci, a local radio host, and Hotcards' owner, wore gear to...

Did RFK Steal JFK&#39;s Brain?
 Did RFK Steal 
 JFK's Brain? 
NEW BOOK
Oct 21, 2013 2:47 AM CDT

Did RFK Steal JFK's Brain?

Author claims theft was bizarre cover-up

(Newser) - A lot of JFK-related material will be released in the weeks ahead of the 50th anniversary of his assassination but this allegation is definitely going for the craziest: A new book claims that the president's brain was stolen from a secure room in the National Archives by his brother,...

Woman Asked Us to Help Kill Her Husband: Cops

Then offered an undercover officer $30K and a shotgun to do the deed

(Newser) - Pro tip: When looking for a hit man, don't ask cops to hook you up. A woman in Boynton Beach, Fla., has been arrested after police say she hired an undercover agent posing as a hit man to kill her husband and a friend, the Palm Beach Post reports....

Want to Know Who Died in Your Home? Check This Site

DiedInHouse.com tells you, well, who died in your house

(Newser) - Been hearing strange noises in the night? Thinking your house just may be haunted? Well, now you can get answers, at DiedInHouse.com . As the name suggests, the website tells you who, if anyone, has died in the place you call home. Roy Condrey started the site after one of...

Scientists Come Up With 'Law of Urination'

Elephants pee as quickly as rats, study finds

(Newser) - Ever imagined a peeing contest between animals of various shapes and sizes? Probably not, but scientists studying the matter say that mammals big and small empty their bladders at about the same speed, New Scientist reports. More specifically, experts at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta have clocked the...

Prison Guards Bust Drug-Smuggling ... Cat

Feline was carrying marijuana in to prisoners

(Newser) - Prison guards in Moldova recently busted a drug smuggler ... a feline drug smuggler. Guards became suspicious about the cat, which routinely entered and left the prison through a hole in a fence, when they noticed its odd collar. On closer inspection, they found two packets of marijuana attached to it....

Girls Stopped for Shoplifting Had Fetus in Bag: Cops

Security guard finds human remains in teen's bag

(Newser) - A security guard on the lookout for shoplifters at a Manhattan Victoria's Secret ended up making the most gruesome of finds yesterday afternoon: what appeared to be a fetus in a plastic bag, police say. The New York Daily News reports that the guard spotted two 17-year-old girls swiping...

House Stenographer Explains Meltdown

Dianne Foster Reidy says Holy Spirit made her do it

(Newser) - Blame the Holy Spirit: The House stenographer who was dragged out of the chamber last night after an outburst about God and the Freemasons has explained what happened—kind of. Politico reports that Dianne Foster Reidy told Fox News , "For the past two and a half weeks, the Holy...

Cops Bust Woman for Swiping $2.87 From Fountain

Deidre Romine is jobless, says money doesn't belong to anyone

(Newser) - A western Ohio woman charged with petty theft for allegedly stealing $2.87 from a courthouse fountain says she is jobless and took the change to buy food. WBNS-TV in Columbus reports that the woman pleaded not guilty yesterday. A police report alleges she stole the change Oct. 7 from...

Mall Evacuated After Man Scatters Woman's Ashes

...in a LensCrafters

(Newser) - A Florida shopping mall was evacuated on Tuesday for what very well could be a first: A man threw an unidentified substance into a LensCrafters ... and it later turned out to be some of his dead fiancee's ashes. NBC6 reports that the man was in the process of depositing...

Docs Stumped By Guy Who Cries Blood

Condition rare, but not unheard of

(Newser) - The first time Michael Spann cried blood, it "felt like I got hit in the head with a sledgehammer." It wouldn't be the last time. Blood began pouring out of Spann's eyes, nose, and mouth on a daily basis when he was 22, he tells the...

House Stenographer Dragged Out After Outburst

She grabs the mic, starts talking about God and Freemasons

(Newser) - Picture all the people present in the House chamber last night, and select the one most likely to lose it. Didn't pick "the House stenographer"? Yeah, neither did we, but that is apparently what happened during last night's debt ceiling/shutdown vote . Politico reports that a woman...

Man Behind Creepy British Clown Revealed

Newspaper ruins 22-year-old college student's fun

(Newser) - The mysterious clown that has been making a name for himself in the British town of Northampton has finally been unmasked. The Mirror applied its investigative reporting powers to ruining everyone's fun by revealing just who was behind the apparent homage to Pennywise from Stephen King's IT. And...

Arch-Enemy of Movie Ads: Popcorn
 Arch-Enemy 
 of Movie Ads: 
 Popcorn 
study says
Oct 14, 2013 5:05 AM CDT

Arch-Enemy of Movie Ads: Popcorn

Chewing it prevents us from mouthing brand names: study

(Newser) - Want armor against an onslaught of advertising? Just chew some popcorn, a study suggests. Eating the stuff during movie ads leaves viewers "immune" to the cravings those ads might otherwise inspire, researchers say. That's because, as the Guardian reports, we typically subtly mouth brand names each time we...

Judge Tells Man: You&#39;re Still Legally Dead
Judge to Man:
You're Still Legally Dead
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Oct 13, 2013 10:13 AM CDT

Judge to Man: You're Still Legally Dead

Ohio man skipped town more than 20 years ago

(Newser) - Donald Miller remains legally dead, even though he showed up in court and tried to persuade a judge otherwise. As you can guess, there's a long story here: The Ohio man admits to leaving his hometown more than 20 years ago, a jobless alcoholic, and finding work in Atlanta...

Woman Hits Fawn, Then Fawn's Mom Hits Woman

Colorado woman seriously injured in bizarre series of events

(Newser) - A crazy chain reaction in Colorado this week left a woman seriously inured. Warning: Don't read on if Bambi makes you cry. It all started when the woman hit a fawn with her car on a highway, CBS 4 reports. She stopped to see if the fawn was OK,...

Vatican Misspells Jesus —on 6K Medals

FYI Vatican officials, it's Jesus, not Lesus

(Newser) - You'd think if anyone was going to misspell the name of God's son, it wouldn't be the Vatican. But some 6,000 gold, silver, and bronze medals to commemorate Pope Francis have been recalled after a misspelling in a Latin phrase turned Jesus into Lesus, der Spiegel ...

Rabbis Accused in Kidnap, Torture Plot to Gain Divorces

FBI says their business forced husbands to agree to Orthodox breakups

(Newser) - It sounds like the premise of a bad movie or a worse joke: A Jewish husband won't agree to a divorce, so a couple of tough rabbis make him an offer he can't refuse. FBI agents arrested two rabbis today and accused them of plotting to kidnap and...

Website Wants You to Drunk-Dial Congress

And it's willing to help

(Newser) - Today's shutdown-related media darling looks to be a new website called DrunkDialCongress.org . Its creators want you to vent some rage at a member of Congress over the shutdown, and if you're three sheets to the wind while doing so, all the better. It works like so: You...

Roadkill Permits? Montana's Getting an App for That

To find dinner, hit the road; or the gas when you see an animal in the road

(Newser) - Roadkill: It's what's for dinner in Montana—and now it's even legal, as a new law went into effect today allowing Montanans to harvest meat from animals who meet their untimely end on the road. As the AP reports, should you find yourself snacky on the roadside...

Stories 2981 - 3000 | << Prev   Next >>
Most Read on Newser