Weird News

Weird News Update: Best Buy Bans Merry Christmas But Has No Problem Wishing Customers A Happy Eid al-Adha

2009-11-24T11:25:00.000-08:00

The latest weird news from around the world.....

*Best Buy - the retail giant that will not allow the words "Merry Christmas" in its advertising - has no problem wishing people a "Happy Eid al-Adha" - an important Muslim holiday.

*One man who spent 23 years in a coma could hear everything that was going on around him but had no way to communicate or let anyone know.

*Scientists say that new LED tatoos could potentially turn your skin into a computer screen.

*A woman on sick leave for depression says that she will fight an insurance company's decision to cut her benefits after her insurance agent found photos on Facebook of her vacationing, at a bar and at a party.

*Former "American Idol" contestant Adam Lambert absolutely shocked the American Music Awards audience by shoving the faces of his dance team members into his crotch, leading others around on dog leashes and delivering a passionate on-stage kiss to his male keyboard player.

*The online role playing game World of Warcraft has created a thriving online market for virtual items that is so robust that it has even spawned sweat shops in China.

*A very disturbed police officer in Arkansas used a Taser stun gun to subdue a 10 year old girl in her own home because she refused to take a shower.

*An increasingly large number of unburied bodies lie one above the other on steel racks inside a giant freezer in Detroit’s central mortuary.

*Scientists attending one recent conference are so excited about life extension technologies that they are saying that if you are under age 30, it is likely that you will be able to live as long as you want.

*Finally, it has been reported that one father in Minnesota spoke only Klingon (a fictional language from Star Trek) to his son for the first three years of his child's life.

The Cast Of Sesame Is Displayed In The Google Logo Today - Is It A Sign Of Disrespect That Grover Is Being Displayed Upside Down In The Google Logo?

2009-11-10T10:13:00.000-08:00

Today virtually the whole cast of Sesame Street is being featured on Google's homepage. The Google logo displays most of the characters sitting or standing upright and smiling. However, Grover is displayed upside down in the Google logo. Is this a subtle sign of disrespect for Grover? There have been whispers of a conspiracy against Grover for years. We all know that Elmo was a ripoff of Grover, and that as the "cult of Elmo" took off, Elmo's supporters increasingly looked at Grover with disdain. In fact, just take another look at the Google logo. Elmo is displayed at the top center of the logo. Obviously the intent was to feature him. Grover is displayed at the bottom of the Google logo and he is the only character who is upside down. Can the message be any clearer? The shorter, cuter, redder version of Grover has won and now the old Grover is being marked for termination. It is truly a sad day for Grover fans.

Weird News Update: Benito Mussolini Was A British Agent During World War 1???

2009-10-17T17:05:00.000-07:00

*As weird as it may seem, it turns out that Benito Mussolini was a well paid British agent during World War I.

*One dead man's body was mistaken as a Halloween decoration for a week before people figured out what was really going on.

*A Louisiana judge is taking heat after refusing to give a marriage license to an interracial couple.

*Amazing video out of the U.K. shows a baby that was run over by a subway train and yet somehow survived.

*When do hidden camera shows go too far? Perhaps when they have everyone around the victim pretend that they are being shot by snipers.

*Have you ever seen a kid preacher preach against evolution? If not, then you have got to check out this kid.

*Have you ever heard of Oli Lemieux? If not, you have got to see this video. The trampoline stunts that he can perform will blow your mind.

*What happened to global warming? 20% of the U.S. is already covered in snow.

*One young woman thinks she has figured it out and has written an article entitled: "Why Young Men Are Avoiding Marriage".

*Lastly, 4th grade students at Fort Cherry Elementary School in Pennsylvania put Christopher Columbus on trial this year. The students charged him with misrepresenting the Spanish crown and with thievery. They found him guilty and sentenced him to life in prison. Isn't our education system wonderful?

Have DNA Tests Proven That The Unknown Mexican Alien Creature Is Real?

2009-09-27T14:59:00.000-07:00

*Have DNA tests now proven that the unknown Mexican "alien" creature is real? Just check out this video.....

*Before you take that swine flu vaccine you might want to read this article: "A Glimpse into the Scary World of Vaccine Adjuvants".

*Did you know that there is such a thing as "mermaid syndrome"?

*Some nurses up in New York are fighting back against mandatory swine flu vaccinations.

*Lastly, sonic cannons were used against the American people for the very first time during the G20 protest up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Japan's New First Lady: I Traveled To The Planet Venus Inside A UFO

2009-09-13T06:36:00.000-07:00

Japan's new first lady actually claims that she was abducted by aliens and traveled to the planet Venus inside a UFO.

According to a new study, 90 percent of paper money in the United States is laced with cocaine.

A team of robbers in Tampa Bay really seem to have a flair for costuming. During one robbery, one of them was wearing a child safety seat on his head. During another robbery, they donned hospital scrubs, and in yet another they wore beautician's hair-washing sinks on their heads.

One condo owner in the Denver area spent $30,000 fixing it up, and now, six months later, he has learned that the condo does not belong to him.

The owners of one dog from suburban St. Louis took her to the vet only to discover 15 baby pacifiers lodged in the dog's stomach.

One set of parents is suing Dunkin' Donuts and is claiming that their toddler burned his neck on a "dangerously hot" hash brown patty served at a drive-through.

Police in Lancaster, Pennsylvania are installing 165 surveillance cameras in a city in the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country.

One bride just could not stop laughing during her wedding vows. Unfortunately for her, it was put up on YouTube.

One blonde in the Seattle, Washington area says that she has regularly gotten out of speeding tickets by painting "ATTN: Police Please Do Not Pull Me Over Just Because I'm Pretty" on her rear windshield.

*Warning* The next video is incredibly funny, but it is also very gross. A polar bear recently left a huge, brown underwater surprise for visitors to the Pittsburgh zoo. But if you are about to eat a meal you may not want to watch it.

It is a shame when even retailers attempt to take advantage of the limited intellectual capabilities of blondes.

Do you think that you are good at your job? Well, perhaps you should compare yourself to this guy.

One lady has trained her dog not to accept treats from Barack Obama.

Approximately 600 people in a major city in China say that they were attacked and stabbed with needles over the last two weeks.

A very industrious teenager from Nepal has developed an extremely inexpensive solar panel made out of human hair.

Lastly, a Sudanese judge fined a woman journalist $200 recently for violating the public indecency law. What was her crime? She wore pants outdoors.

Lazy Cat Gives Up

2009-09-05T17:12:00.001-07:00

Do you have someone if your office who has totally given up on their job?

Do you know someone who absolutely has no motivation for anything?

If so, you probably know this look.

Just check out the cat below.

This is one lazy cat!

Talk about have no motivation and totally giving up.....

Really Weird: The Oldest Conjoined Twins In The World

2009-08-09T07:15:00.001-07:00

The picture below is of the world's oldest conjoined twins.

Their names are Ronnie and Donnie and they are from Dayton, Ohio.

They are now 57 years old, and even the simplest tasks have been a struggle for them all of their lives.

To see more of the world's oldest things, just check out this amazing article that we found:

http://www.oddee.com/item_96747.aspx

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Weird News Update - Two Adult Brothers Assault Their Own Grandmother And Then Urinate On Her

2009-07-12T08:07:00.001-07:00

Wrapping up the weird news from this past week.....

*Two Salt Lake City brothers have been arrested and accused of assaulting and urinating on their own grandmother.

*Police in the U.K. have been breaking into the homes of citizens in order to warn them of the dangers of burglary.

*According to one new study, Michael Jackson's death was the second biggest news story of this century. Apparently it received more news coverage than the beginning of the Iraq War, 9/11, the global financial meltdown, Hurricane Katrina, the death of Pope John Paul II and the Indonesian Tsunami.

*How important is the First Lady these days? Well, Michelle Obama's life is made a little easier by the 22 staffers that work directly for her.

*Nurses in the U.K. have actually been using honey and maggot larvae to clean wounds and help fight against hospital superbugs.

*Finally, one mother is suing an Egyptian hotel because she claims her 13-year-old daughter became impregnated after swimming in its pool during their recent vacation.

The Top Weird Picture Of June 2009

2009-06-28T07:20:00.001-07:00

Okay, can anyone explain the picture below to us?

Because it is really, really bizarre.

The more you look at it the more weird it becomes.

We won't spoil it for you - just look around at all of the little details in this picture.

This has to be a set up, right? This can't actually be a real picture, can it?

Weird Video Of A Kid Who Freaks Out After His Mom Cancels His World Of Warcraft Account

2009-06-21T08:25:00.000-07:00

Have you ever played World of Warcraft? If so, then you know how powerfully addicting that it can be.

Imagine if your Mom cancelled your account right at the height of your World of Warcraft addiction.

That would be pretty painful, right?

Well, the following is reportedly footage of one teen's reaction when he learned that his mother has cancelled his World of Warcraft account.

We must warn you that the following video is really weird.....

A Really Weird Dog That Can Say I Love You

2009-06-14T08:45:00.000-07:00

Have you ever seen a dog that can say "I love you" before?

Have you ever seen a dog that can say "I love you" really well?

The husky dog in the video below is amazing.

I have always wanted my pets to be able to tell me that they love me back.

But then again, it would be more than a little weird!

I wonder how long it would take to train a dog to do this.....

There Is A Place Where The Sun Never Goes Down

2009-05-25T07:47:00.000-07:00

Do you know that there is a place where the sun never goes down?

If you live near the arctic circle you already know this.

Just check out the video below.

It is great in the summer, but in the winter it really stinks because the sun never comes up.

"Parent Rage" Is Getting Out Of Control

2009-05-25T07:36:00.000-07:00

I think that we all have seen it.

Parent rage.

It is simply getting out of control all over the United States.

You can see it on display this weekend at soccer games, baseball games and even at wrestling matches.

Just check out the stunning example of parent rage below.....

A Cat Squeezes Into A Goldfish Bowl

2009-05-17T15:22:00.000-07:00

I have seen some stupid pet tricks in my time, but the one below is one of the weirdest of all.

Posted below is a video of a fairly large cat that has learned to squeeze itself entirely into a very small goldfish bowl.

Really.

If you know of a more bizarre pet trick than this, please send it to us.

Seeing a cat squeeze into a goldfish bowl is really, really strange.....

Spring In Japan - A Guide For Tourists

2009-05-11T05:56:00.000-07:00

Can this video below actually be real?

It is supposedly a guide for tourists about spring in Japan, but it is so bizarre and so cheesy that we find it hard to believe that someone was serious about this.

You have got to see this for yourself.

Some of the weirdest things come out of Japan.....

A Really Weird UFO Video

2009-05-10T11:59:00.001-07:00

Talk about weird.

You know how sometimes you see a video and you think that there is no way that it could be real?

Well, the following video falls into that category.

But if it is fake, then someone went to a whole lot of trouble.

Who knows, maybe it is for a Hollywood movie that we haven't heard about yet.

The video is allegedly from St. Petersburg, Florida and it shows a convoy of trucks and vehicles transporting UFOs down the highway.

Now why would they transport them like that without covering them up?

We are skeptical.

Watch this for yourself and see what you think.....

A Really Weird Gateway Computer Ad From 1994

2009-05-05T06:03:00.000-07:00

The YouTube video below is of a 1994 Gateway ad that features a really creepy dad giving his daughter a Gateway computer.

Is it just me, or does this ad give you the willies too?

Something about it is just not right.

What do you think?.....

The Kiera Knightly Domestic Violence Ad

2009-05-04T05:48:00.000-07:00

Did you know that Kiera Knightly once appeared in a domestic violence advertisement?

Apparently it was banned for being too violent.

After watching the ad I would tend to agree.

Watch this weird and disturbing ad for yourself and see what you think about it.....

This Is Some Weird News - Werewolf Syndrome Is Real

2009-05-01T05:43:00.000-07:00

There is actually a real condition known as werewolf syndrome.

We are not making this up.

The saddest thing is to see the children that are afflicted by it.

Just check out the stunning video below.....

Schoolchildren Singing "Eye Of The Tiger"

2009-04-28T04:48:00.000-07:00

I don't know if they meant this video to be weird, but it does seem very strange.

Actually I do not ever remember doing this type of thing when I went to school.

Maybe I would have enjoyed school much more if we had made videos like this.

These kids look like they are having fun, but it still seems a bit unusual.....

Is This The Weirdest Japanese Television Commercial Ever?

2009-04-27T12:40:00.000-07:00

Some of the weirdest television commercials in the world are from Japan.

I don't know if that is a good thing or a bad thing.

The one below is incredibly bizarre.

Is this the weirdest television commercial to ever come out of Japan?.....

Lego Borg Cube

2009-04-23T10:36:00.000-07:00

Someone has been watching too much Star Trek.....

Although I do recognize that extreme amount of work that went into this thing.

Who would ever think of creating a Borg cube out of legos?

Very weird but also very creative.....

Baby Preacher

2009-04-22T06:34:00.000-07:00

Have you ever seen a baby preach a sermon?

The video below is very cute and more than a bit strange.

Out of the mouth of babes, eh?

Unfortunately, I think this baby is better than the majority of preachers that I have seen on television.....

A Woman Who Breastfeeds Her Dad

2009-04-21T05:56:00.000-07:00

A woman named Georgia Browne breastfeeds her baby son Monty, and there is nothing weird about that at all.

But it is who else she breastfeeds that is getting a lot of attention.

Every day she fills up a bag of milk for her dad.

Seriously.

You can read more about it right here:

http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/new-idea/23524/i-breastfeed-my-dad/

One Man Had A Third Ear Implanted On His Arm

2009-04-20T06:05:00.001-07:00

The world gets weirder every day.

Just when you think that you have seen just about everything.....a man goes and gets a third ear implanted on his arm.

Seriously.

Stelios Arcadious spent ten years looking for a surgeon that would be willing to perform the procedure on him.

You can read more about this story here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-487039/Artist-implants-ear-arm.html