WEIRD NEWS

Video shows the phenomenon as a crowd of onlookers watched.

A Michigan teenager who is credited with using an uncommon weapon to save his sister from an abduction says he was “freaking out” when he reached for his slingshot.

Two men who admitted stuffing fish with lead weights and fish fillets in an attempt to win thousands of dollars in an Ohio fishing tournament last fall have been sentenced to ten-day jail terms and other penalties, including the forfeiture of a boat valued at $100,000.

German police say a 51-year-old man who was left tied up in the woods when a sex game went awry had a lucky escape, after a cyclist and a hunter heard his screams for help.

When Julia and Robert Jones discovered that a judge from the Akron Municipal Court in Ohio was officiating “Star Wars”-themed weddings on May the Fourth — essentially a holiday for fans of the franchise — the couple felt the force calling them to commit to the ceremony.

Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald’s restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky found.

This teen really knows how to make an entrance.

In this video, Trey Yarbrough explains how he created the jet ski to ride on the road, and shows off how it drives.

Emerald Downs, a racetrack in Auburn, Wash., had a bunch of people dressed in T-Rex costumes get into the start gate like any horses normally would to being a race.

This took place earlier this year and is part of a series where we are looking back at most-watched viral videos.

Japanese police have arrested two men who posted a video on social media showing one eating pickled ginger with his chopsticks directly from a communal container at a famous beef bowl restaurant chain.

Northern Mexico has developed such a habit of exotic animals and violence, that people not only keep tigers as pets — they steal them.

Authorities say two inmates in a Virginia jail used primitive tools to create a hole in the wall of their cell and escape and were found hours later at an IHOP restaurant nearby.

Kelly Garrahan, a resident of Titusville, found a creature with oddly shaped head and tail in her yard, which started disrupting her farm animals.

A zebra attacked its owner at an Ohio home and bit the man’s arm before it was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy, authorities said.

An Ohio pizza shop is hiring, but there’s a catch.

A Wisconsin couple found love while waiting in line for a burger and fries.

Two Alabama women have been convicted of misdemeanor crimes because they fed and trapped stray cats.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after an egg was allegedly hurled towards King Charles III during a visit to a town center.

Police in Mississippi say an argument over a game led one golfer to bit the nose off another in the parking lot of a casino.

Yes, they’ve nicknamed the baby “Nugget,” after a woman delivered a girl at an Atlanta McDonald’s.

A suburban Chicago farm that boasts having the “World’s Largest Corn mMze” is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the world’s most famous fictional secret service agent.

A boy in New Zealand had one of the best days of his life after he discovered a giant earthworm in his back yard.

One portion of the house has the original basketball court and bleachers, while another portion was renovated into elements of what typical homes have, such as a kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms.

When photographed next to a human hand, you can see the Atlas Moth's size is roughly 10 inches across.

Governments around the world have taken it upon themselves to outlaw certain offensive, baffling, or downright ridiculous baby names to save kids everywhere from decades of embarrassment, confusion, and bullying.

The Florida Highway Patrol released dashcam video of a woman who was accused of waiving a pitchfork and black whip in front of a Publix store in Lake County on July 20.

A Pennsylvania man was nearly strangled to death by a giant snake, police said.

A woman accused of waving a pitchfork and black whip in front of a Publix store was arrested Tuesday in Lake County, according to an arrest affidavit.

From arepas to Croque McDos, here are 30 of the most fascinating and delicious McDonald's items from around the globe.

A highly anticipated U.S. intelligence report on UFOs officially ruled that no evidence of alien life has been found—but conveniently can’t be ruled out.

A possible new Amazon Alexa feature is either great or creepy.

An Australian grandfather attacked by a kangaroo in his front yard has shared how he managed to escape serious injury.

A couple from India is taking legal action against their son and daughter-in-law for staying childless.

You would think this story happened in Florida, but it didn’t.

A Connecticut man is safe, but his mother-in-law's car is destroyed after a unique run-in with a bear over the weekend.

You want fries with that reno?

An Oklahoma City couple had planned to get hitched in Vegas except their connecting flight out of Dallas got canceled.

A woman who accidentally dropped her cellphone into the hole of an outhouse in a national forest and fell in while trying to retrieve it had to be rescued by firefighters in Washington state.

It's a stunt that you might not even believe will be real until you see it live.

An Illinois man inhaled a drill bit during a routine dental visit — and then ended up at the hospital, where doctors removed it with a rare medical procedure.

The future is here.

A Southern California man is accused of smuggling more than 1,700 reptiles — including baby crocodiles and Mexican beaded lizards — into the U.S. since 2016.

Mike Tyson’s latest cannabis edible has a tongue-in-cheek reference to another body part.

A New Zealand couple who believed they had dug up the world’s largest potato in the garden of their small farm near Hamilton have had their dreams turned to mash after Guinness World Records wrote to say that scientific testing had found it wasn’t, in fact, a potato after all.

Authorities say a man who tried to slither past U.S. border agents in California had 52 lizards and snakes hidden in his clothing.

A 70-year-old woman with a history of slipping past security at airports around the U.S. and sneaking onto flights has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for trespassing at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in 2019.

A bird from Central and South America has been spotted in the United States for the very first time.

While it can sound like something out of a horror movie, in Australia the transition from late summer to fall can trigger what is known to the locals as spider season. It’s kind of like our lovebug or mosquito season but is a little different.

After a year-long jam, a mammoth Israeli strawberry is entering the record books.

Authorities say a man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a fossilized dinosaur claw valued at $25,000 from an Arizona vendor last month and then trying to resell it.

A candidate for the metro council in Louisville, Kentucky, stands accused of trying to kill a candidate for mayor.

No, this didn't happen in Florida as you'd expect.

A wild crocodile with a used motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for six years has finally been freed by an Indonesian bird catcher.

Prosecutors in Brussels say two people suspected of growing cannabis have been arrested this week in a Brussels apartment that contained a more unusual find: tarantulas, scorpions and bearded dragons.

It’s a scary story for parents.

A Pennsylvania woman thought she brought in a dog wandering in the cold and now, wildlife experts are working to figure out what exactly the animal is.

U_S_ officials say the CIA believes it's unlikely that Russia or another foreign adversary is using microwaves or other forms of directed energy to attack hundreds of American diplomats and intelligence officers who attribute their brain injuries and other symptoms to what's come to be known as “Havana syndrome.”.

For anyone who's ever wanted to fill their home with the smell of chicken noodle soup without having to actually make it, Campbell's has you covered.

South Korean presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung isn’t bald.

A German shepherd named Tinsley successfully led New Hampshire state police to the site of its owner’s rollover crash.

Just after storms moved through Texarkana last week, the skies opened up again and rained fish for a few minutes.

Many people hoped 2021 would be the year things got back to normal in this world.

Hungry squirrels are forcing a downtown St. Paul park to scale back its Christmas lights display.

Spin bikes and fast food are two things you wouldn’t think go together.

A Roman Catholic diocese in Sicily has apologized to outraged parents after its bishop told a group of children that Santa Claus doesn’t exist.

A former deep-sea treasure hunter is preparing to mark his sixth year in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of 500 missing gold coins.

If you're not necessarily in the holiday spirit, there may be a getaway for you.

The list of 2021's most mispronounced words is out, and they're a mouthful.

Scientists in Chile have found the fossils of a strange new dinosaur species.

German police are looking for witnesses after burglars broke through the wall of a toy store to steal dozens of Lego sets.

An Alabama woman who says she was falsely arrested for shoplifting at a Walmart and then threatened by the company after her case was dismissed has been awarded $2.1 million in damages.

Dozens of customers who stopped for a drink at Britain’s highest pub are getting a longer stay than they bargained for after the building was cut off by a blizzard.

Authorities are trying to figure out how hundreds of FedEx packages ended up dumped in the woods in Alabama.

Move over pecan pie, a new dessert wants a place at your Thanksgiving table.

There are plenty of taxi services to choose from these days, but a British man has cornered the market when it comes to "heavy" lifts.

An attraction opening Tuesday gives thrill-seekers a unique perspective on New York City from almost 1,300 feet up.

Two California couples gave birth to each others’ babies after a mix-up at a fertility clinic and spent months raising children that weren’t theirs before swapping the infants.

Instead of a message in a bottle, it was the decals on a trash can that tell the story of a 3,500-mile voyage, from South Carolina to Ireland.

Santa may have fewer eyes in homes this Christmas season after a judge — jokingly — banned the Elf on the Shelf.

A look at how DST came to be and the historical debates that came with it.

Officials say a young hitchhiker who died in a car crash in Alabama in 1961 and was buried in a grave marked “UNKNOWN” has finally been identified through DNA testing.

Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words to its venerable dictionary.

A large spider native to East Asia has spun its thick, golden web on power lines, porches and vegetable patches all over north Georgia this year.

A new study says endangered California condors can have “’virgin births.”.

An emergency call made by a 4-year-old New Zealand boy asking for police to come over and check out his toys prompted a real-life callout and confirmation from an officer that the toys were, indeed, pretty cool.

Israeli police say a man is dead after falling from a hot air balloon in mid-flight.

An animal recovery group says a large cat native to Africa that escaped from its suburban Detroit home was captured after spending several hours on the lam.

A trash bin installed next to a bus stop in Jerusalem thanks people for not littering.

A dog trapped for five days deep inside a narrow, rocky crevice at a state park north of New York City was rescued unharmed.

A large cat native to Africa is on the loose in a suburb north of Detroit after escaping from its owner.

Colorado wildlife officials say an elusive elk that has been wandering the hills with a car tire around its neck for at least two years has finally been freed of the obstruction.

It would be the token of all tokens: a $1 trillion coin, minted by the U.S. government, then cashed in to flood the treasury with cash and solve a political impasse over suspending the debt limit.

Hundreds of birds migrating through New York City this week have died after crashing into the city’s glass towers.

A sad and bizarre story is confirmed.

McDonald’s says it has pulled milkshakes from the menu in all 1,250 of its British restaurants because of supply problems stemming from a shortage of truck drivers.

A woman convicted of witchcraft in 1693 and sentenced to death at the height of the Salem Witch Trials may finally be exonerated in Massachusetts.

Authorities say a Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat.

A Florida homeowner gets quite the scare.

German police say three people have been slightly injured when they were targeted with darts likely shot from a blowgun in the western city of Cologne.