Funny, Strange and Weird News stories and Top 10 lists
Police arrested a North Carolina woman they said ran over a cop’s foot while fleeing and crashed in an area filled with Bike Week visitors. https://www.clickorlando.com/news/woman-runs-over-cops-foot-at-daytona-beach-strip-club-crashes-near-bike-week-police-say
An intoxicated woman carrying cats inside a suitcase was arrested in Stafford County, Virginia, the sheriff’s office says. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Sheriff-Drunk-Woman-With-Cats-in-Suitcase-Arrested-Stafford-County-507054931.html
The municipality has installed special LED sidewalk lights at a busy crosswalk to alert distracted pedestrians staring at their phones when they can walk and when they should stop. https://www.apnews.com/4defdfd4939e40ac9ed5ac7496f059d1
A March 11 Facebook post by Roger Stevens Jr. shows a squirrel and a bald eagle atop a tree in a faceoff with each other. https://www.wfla.com/news/viral-news/photo-of-squirrel-in-epic-face-off-with-bald-eagle-goes-viral/1851362529
A fire at a crematorium in southern Germany has caused significant damage to the building — but the 20 bodies stored inside remained intact. https://www.wral.com/germany-crematorium-goes-up-in-flames-bodies-survive/18258453/
A wayward lamb running around a New York City bridge briefly held up traffic before its rescue. https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Lamb-found-trotting-through-New-York-City-bridge-13686733.php
A federal appeals court says a Michigan woman’s constitutional rights were violated when she was handed a speeding ticket after giving the finger to a suburban Detroit officer. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/middle-finger-constitutionally-protected_n_5c8a6f9be4b0450ddae84171
A lion that escaped a wildlife park and was captured weeks later spent the night in a South African jail cell, until authorities could send him back to the place…
An Australian is lucky to be alive after allegedly stopping an arrow with his mobile phone in a confrontation with a man in the small town of Nimbin, in the…
A North Carolina thrift store has earned $1,000 off a hand-carved bedroom suite that may just be haunted. https://calgarysun.com/news/weird/continuous-nightmares-thrift-store-sells-haunted-furniture-for-1k/wcm/5443deb5-d3d4-4b5f-8163-a5c0a5c3dbd0
A Florida man called 911 after going to the bathroom and finding a bright green iguana swimming in his toilet. https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/weird/florida-man-finds-bright-green-iguana-in-toilet-calls-911/1850918574
https://www.livescience.com/65000-quantum-computer-turns-back-time.html
Animal control officers are caring for a french fry-munching ferret abandoned outside City Hall in Banning, California. https://wtop.com/trending-now/2019/03/french-fry-munching-ferret-found-at-california-city-hall/
A portion of a Massachusetts highway was shut down while state wildlife officials moved a family of bears that had set up a den in the median. https://www.apnews.com/ae9fafbc48a94f298db35a1742dac562
A Massachusetts family says a pet cat who went missing five years ago has returned home after the feline was unexpectedly found. https://abc3340.com/news/offbeat/cat-that-went-missing-5-years-ago-finally-found
The latest troubling place in which a New Yorker has photographed a rat is the change and receipt tray of an MTA MetroCard dispenser. https://kiisfm.iheart.com/content/2019-03-12-video-shows-rat-wallowing-in-metrocard-change-tray-and-we-have-questions/
Del Taco fans love the fast food chain’s crinkle cut fries and now they can smell like their favorite fried snack. https://www.click2houston.com/news/weird-news/del-taco-selling-french-fryscented-soap
Authorities say a Slovenian woman who deliberately cut off her hand with a circular saw to collect insurance money faces up to eight years in jail. https://www.apnews.com/0fe358a6bcb04ebb9139d1f20cfe3fad
Seismologists said a third small earthquake happened Wednesday across the state line from thePanhandle area, even as questions continue about a mysterious rumble that rattled some homes across the Space…
Rescuers in Colorado hauled a bull moose to safety after it became trapped in a window well https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Colorado-rescuers-save-moose-trapped-in-window-13680508.php
A clueless criminal who jumped a fence only to land on a hive full of angry bees has received ‘natural justice,’ says beekeeper Dale Gibson. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/764966/Bungling-burglar-sent-packing-by-swarm-of-angry-bees
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/daniel-sober-drunk-driving-arrest_n_5c8921c0e4b0fbd7661ff287
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47543875
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