Whale meat vending machines opened in Japan
Kyodo Senpaku Co., a Japanese whaling operator has opened their third Kujira (Whale) Store, which features three unmanned vending machines selling a variety of whale products, according to AP. The…
30 year-old Bobi named the world’s oldest ever dog by Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records released a statement naming a Portuguese dog as the world’s oldest dog ever at 30 years, 266 days old. “Bobi is a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, which…
‘Crazy-looking cat’ captured in Missouri was a wild African serval cat
A farmer in Ava, Missouri placed a live trap after finding feathers scattered between bales of hay in what looked to be a make-shift den of some predator, according to…
Watch: Man who is drinking only beer during Lent has lost 30 pounds so far
The army vet who pledged to only drink beer (and water) for Lent has lost 33 pounds so far. See full story here.
NJ annual beach sweep finds less cigarette butts, but way more condoms than previous year
The annual beach sweep in New Jersey picked up lots of plastic, but found less cigarette butts than last year. What did they find more of? Condoms. Read full story…
Students at Eastern Michigan University warned of aggressive Geese after attack
After a goose attack in a parking lot at Eastern Michigan University, school officials are warning students about a pair of nesting geese. Read full story here.
Man wakes to find 8-foot crocodile under his bed
A farmer in India was awakened by his barking dogs and seeing nothing amiss, looked under his bed…and was face to face with a crocodile. Read full story here.
See Photo: Fisherman catches giant shark, but only pulls in the head after an even more huge one eats the rest of it.
An Australian fisherman was going after small sharks, when he landed something much bigger. But on the way up, something even bigger ate most of his catch. See image and…
Woman with two wombs gives birth to three babies, less than a month apart
A woman with a rare condition in which she has two wombs, gave birth to one child, then twins 26 days later. Read full story here.
Mass vomiting incident at an elementary school caused by fruit-flavored concentrate, spicy food and “sympathetic vomiting
In addition to bad hygiene, the local health department determined that the mass vomiting event at the North Carolina elementary school was caused by fruit-flavored concentrate, spicy food and “sympathetic…
Tiny poisonous toads invade Florida community
A variety of weather factors explain why Palm Beach Gardens is being inundated by the dime-size baby Bufo toads; which can kill dogs and injure people. Read full story here.
Watch: ‘One in a million’ yellow cardinal caught on camera.
A woman in Alabama captured pictures of a rare yellow cardinal in her yard. The color is caused by a genetic mutation similar to albinism in people. Watch her interview…
Watch: State record catfish caught by 13 year old, fish to get new home
A 13-year-old Texas boy caught a 67-pound catfish in Lake Tawakoni in Texas, breaking the state record. Read the full story here.
Alligators dosed up on party drugs and given headphones by scientists
Alligators dosed up on ketamine and given headphones by scientists as part of experiments to study neural mapping for a deeper understanding of the possible “”acoustic systems” of dinosaurs”. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/766614/alligators-given-ketamine-wear-headphones-hearing-experiment
Friend in chat room turns out to be a robot
Microsoft robot taking part in chat angers real people concerned about privacy https://www.khou.com/article/money/economy/woman-discovers-her-online-friend-is-a-robot/285-24df15d6-69ce-4b42-805e-781bfbabd388
Watch: Man’s outburst in court costs him an additional 6 years behind bars
After sentencing, a defendant rants against the judge in a profanity-laced tirade and the judge ups the sentence. https://kiisfm.iheart.com/content/2019-03-19-felons-profanity-laced-tirade-earns-him-an-extra-six-years-behind-bars/
45 rattlesnakes removed from underneath Texas home
After a man spotted a couple snakes, he called a removal service. What they discovered was scary. https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/weird/dozens-of-rattlesnakes-removed-from-under-texas-home/1862913277
Venomous hot sauce which mimics tarantula bite will leave you with, “muscle spasms and burning pain”
Synthetic poison used in ‘Scientific Steve’s Venom Chilli Sauce’ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/venomous-hot-chilli-sauce-mimics-14159208
Watch: machete-wielding clerk defends store against two robbers with knives
A store clerk in Alabama defends his store against two would-be robbers. Security footage shows the confrontation. https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/caught-on-camera-machete-vs-knives-_20190320135352/1863189032
Creator of Jelly Belly now introduces CBD-infused jelly beans
The marijuana extract cannabidiol oil, or CBD oil, has become popular in states that have legalized medical marijuana. https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/weird/creator-of-jelly-belly-now-introduces-cbd-infused-jelly-beans/275-959185db-80b7-4f3e-9386-389fae49aed9
‘Poppy Apocalypse’: A California City Swarmed By Selfie Stick-Toting Tourists
The cause of all this consternation? Poppies. Specifically, a super bloom, often seen after a particularly wet winter. Super blooms happen about once a decade in the region, but this…
Watch: Drunk driver’s crash triggers sinkhole
Drunk driver crashes into a fire hydrant, then nearly drowns when gushing water opens sinkhole under her car. https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/drunk-driver-s-crash-triggers-sinkhole_20190318141515/1857676916
Woman gives birth to sextuplets in 9 minutes
Thelma Chiaka gave birth to sextuplets, two girls named Zina and Zuriel and four boys, whose names were not revealed. And it all happened in the span of 9 minutes,…