News Too Weird to Be Real, Grouped by Story

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The great pumpkin war: Inside Britain’s bizarre world of record-breaking giant pumpkins

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Animals53

Missing donkey in Iowa leads to widespread search

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Sugar Land Animal Services responds to fake alligator sighting

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Thousands Of Tarantulas Found In Luggage At Lima Airport. Can You Fly Abroad With An Exotic Pet?

MP Villagers Lie Face-Down As Cattle Run Over Them In Bizarre Post-Dussehra Ritual, Video Goes Viral

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asianetnews.comOct 23

Pine Barrens: Emu on the Loose in South Jersey

News of the Weird—November 4, 2026

Deer freed from plastic pumpkin stuck on head for 10 days

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Molly the turtle was released back into the ocean after 22 years of rehabilitation in Ireland

Hoke County man mistakes missing boa constrictor for a fence post

A Peacock Found Staring into a Bathroom Mirror Probably Wasn’t Admiring Himself

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Government & Politics12

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SS United States sinks after delays, lands upright in Gulf

Galesburg approves water tower cameras after golf ball dents spark investigation

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Caltrops found on roads in Orleans County

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Rs 10,000 Fine For Using Tripod? American Creator's Jaipur Experience Goes Viral

1 sourceasianetnews.com5h

‘Because of your d***?’: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Energy Minister Chris Bowen's bizarre COP31 chat about their phones and nether regions

1 sourcenews24.com.au6h

Don't Get Fined Abroad: 17 Weird Local Laws to Know

1 sourceYahoo9h

Maine Senator-Elect Troy Jackson Goes Viral For Reported $89 Target Suit

1 sourceBuzzFeed1d

‘Weird’ tree-like McKinleyville cell tower approved

1 sourcemadriverunion.com1d

Celtic star bans skill after it cost him a year of football

1 sourcelivescore.com1d

Trump distances himself as Alina Habba finally faces ethics charges

1 sourceBoing Boing1d

Food & Drink13

Ichiran releases an at-home counter kit that turns your desk into a ramen restaurant

1 sourceSoraNews2440m

Giants star Cam Skattebo reveals the odd pregame meal that caused to him to puke mid-game

1 sourceFox News5h

World's largest pickle party happening Saturday at Stateside Live!

1 sourceCBS News5h

Starbucks Japan releases new Bearista glass tumbler that changes character with every drink

1 sourceSoraNews2416h

Move aside, Asahi Super Dry – Asahi Spice Beer is in town, and it’s hotter than you think

1 sourceSoraNews2416h

This Arizona gardener is on a surprise journey to grow the world's largest tromboncino squash

1 sourcekjzz.org1d

UK’s best pizza named by National Pizza Awards

1 sourceThe Mirror1d

KFC Japan starts selling soft-serve ice cream at select locations, and they’ve even put it in a biscuit

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Is hamburger patty ramen a case of too many good things in one bowl? Let’s find out! [Taste test]

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What did a Florida woman allegedly find in Burger King Whopper?

1 sourcethemarysue.com1d

World21

Beavers were last spotted around Loch Ness in 1526-27

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Beavers return to Loch Ness area after 500 years

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Long-Lost Georgia O’Keeffe Painting Valued Around $3M Discovered in Apartment Closet by Woman’s Niece

Russia's 'Supreme Shaman' plans to slaughter 60 camels to help Putin win Ukraine war

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Chimney to sky: They launched from a giant human catapult

A porcupine caught on camera in France may be expanding its range from Italy

1 sourceYahoo1h

US traveler allowed to fly on after 19 live rounds found in luggage at Incheon airport

1 sourcevnexpress.net9h

Gene Autry’s long-lost Martin, missing for nearly 100 years, found in rural Sweden after it was listed on Marketplace for $50

1 sourceguitarworld.com23h

From Dooars Rani to Nandan: 5 tigers in India that found unusual ways to escape their enclosures

1 sourcemoneycontrol.com23h

In Dongying, China, a 1,017 foot offshore turbine spun its first grid connected revolutions on solid ground, and the world’s biggest wind machine ran nowhere near the sea

1 sourceenergiesmedia.com1d

Trucker found guilty of smuggling $2M of cocaine across Canada-U.S. border in Home Depot boxes

1 sourceCBC1d

Dumb Crime57

Florida Man Arrested After Leaving Baby in Vehicle While Gambling at Casino for 2 Hours

Missing baby found alive buried in dog crate in South Carolina

Truth behind actor’s bizarre car scam

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news.com.auSep 26

Florida Woman Suspected of DUI Asks Arresting Officer for a Date, Begs Him to Take Her Home

Florida woman reportedly grabbed ex-boyfriend’s Pokémon cards during a physical altercation with him, then allegedly used them as emotional leverage

Najib’s Langgak Duta residence appears in Google Maps search for ‘prison mansion’

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High school football parent caught on camera pooping in rival school’s hallway, police say

911 call flagged video of men in flames linked to Ohio State fraternity: "They set their pledges on fire"

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Two former Gator Country employees accused of burglary, stealing snakes

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‘Mobile phone’: Wild twist after ‘armed man’ spotted in Surry Hills, sparking cop chase

Internet & Viral58

Wild Elephant Steps On Biker's Chest And Stomach Twice, Man's Miraculous Escape Caught On Camera

Akron Zoo Says All Four Lions Are Safe After AI Photo Of Es…

96-year-old woman marries 18-year-old teenager in record-breaking ceremony

Jensen Huang, 63, caught on camera in an affectionate and intimate moment with Nvidia vice president of healthcare Kimberly Powell, 48, in another extramarital relationship following recent reports of his cheating with alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang

WATCH | Two horses board Detroit public bus in bizarre incident caught on camera

Mystery woman giggling through Trump’s C-SPAN call has internet playing detective

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Roasted Over Bizarre Errors On New Book Cover

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Ole Miss coed caught making racist monkey noises outside black students’ door drops out

‘D**k’: Crude exchange captured on hot mic

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TSA finds two live snakes inside in luggage at California airport

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Space & Science44

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Scientists discover ‘D-Rex,’ a giant fungus with a 65-million-year evolutionary history

Aliens near US military base? Woman captures bizarre jellyfish-like UFO in Alaska

A GOLDEN FIND: BRIGHT YELLOW BURBOT STUNS WILDLIFE CREWS IN OSWEGO HARBOR

Scientists question what is pushing strange, speeding object through space as new theory grows

University of Oklahoma paleontologists identified only the second crinoid fossil ever found with preserved soft tissue — the tube feet of Dendrocrinus simcoensis, dated to about 450 million years ago

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spacedaily.comSep 14

Why a science journal published in 1960 predicted the world ends tomorrow

2,200-year-old gold bear figurine and surprising number of bones found in massive burial mound in Kazakhstan

Florida Woman hears floodwaters are coming, then uses an unexpected florist supply to save her home: ‘Never in my playbook'

President Trump Refers to Military Reports on Strange Objects in the Sky

Earliest Direct Evidence of Humans Getting High on Cannabis Found in Siberian Tomb from 2,800 Years Ago

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Tech & AI17

Two Solo Bitcoin Miners Beat Million-to-One Odds to Win $230,000

1960 Machine Man robot sells for an astounding $134,550 at Ohio vintage toy auction

How the world’s largest video game came back to Philly’s Cira Centre

1 sourcetechnical.ly5h

Florida woman handed over her home and $1.5M in gold bars and bitcoin to fake federal agents. Now she lives with a friend — and police have a warning

1 sourcemoneywise.com9h

North Korean hackers used fake video calls in $400m crypto hack, says FBI

1 sourceBBC13h

Guy's AI Teacher Tries And Fails To Spell 'Seventeen' In Hilariously Bizarre Viral Video

1 sourcecomicsands.com19h

The Xbox 25th Anniversary crossover in Candy Crush is deeply weird and but wonderfully festive

1 sourceYahoo21h

Ocarina of Time Remake Glitch Goes Viral

1 sourcegamebyte.com1d

Starshield keeps slapping a 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's interceptor drones

1 sourceBoing Boing1d

SS United States makes one last attempt to defy the engineers

1 sourceBoing Boing1d

Bizarre Medicine10

'I worked in a hospital – one patient's final words will haunt me for life'

A dying coral brushed a healthy one in a lab tank. It came back to life

1 sourceBoing Boing5h

Woman, 44, develops bizarre symptoms after starting an SSRI — and it happened every 15 minutes

1 sourceNY Post1d

Well, That’s One Bizarre Toothache Remedy

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He lost his hearing overnight. Then his bones began to break.

1 sourcehoustonchronicle.com1d

What’s the largest venomous animal in the world? One contender is a whopping 3m long and can follow its dying prey for miles

1 sourcediscoverwildlife.com1d

Pregnant heifer rescued from disused mine shaft in South Australia's Barossa

1 sourceABC Australia1d

Survey: Weird perimenopause symptoms women never saw coming: Itchy ears, B.O., and more

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Woman's skin 'melted' after reaction to common drugs - twice

1 sourceThe Mirror2d

'Mystery condition left me needing to go to the loo 40 times a day'

1 sourceThe Mirror3d

Sports17

Philly pickle vendors gear up for the world’s largest pickle party

Paraguay’s Chaco Claims Guinness World Record With World’s Largest Ox Cart

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asunciontimes.comOct 20

Josh Hokit Stuns UFC 334 Weigh-In With Bizarre Antics, Stands Motionless On Scale For Over Two Minutes

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Quick-Thinking Victims Catch Ex-NFL Coach Rex Ryan on Camera After Alleged Hit-and-Run

1 sourcesportsnaut.com2h

Bengals GM Sending Zac Taylor Out to Apologize for Bungled Arnold Ebiketie Trade Was Weird as Hell

1 sourcecrossingbroad.com20h

Kyle Shanahan reveals story behind his ‘weird’ college tattoo with Chris Simms

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NY Post1d

Rugby League World Cup 2026: 'Unreal freak' in record-breaking race with fellow Kiwi

1 sourcesportnation.nz1d

Northstate bowler rolls 243 strikes on Veterans Day in bid to set Guinness World Record

1 sourcekrcrtv.com1d

2027 Fried Egg Golf Events Schedule Reveal

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Sweynesday heads odds in lottery field for The Hunter

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Everything Else48

Too rare to be real? Questions asked over gold coin

‘It’s Florida, Man’ Season 3 Trailer Teases the Sunshine State’s Strangest True Stories Yet

Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach react to Carrie Ann Inaba’s odd incest comment on ‘DWTS’

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The World's Largest Weathervane, a DC-3 in Whitehorse

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generalaviationnews.comOct 2

Tennessee Woman Clocks Out Late At Night. Then She Walks To Her Car—And Realizes Where She Parked: ‘I Worked At The Body Farm…Oh The Stories I Have’

1 sourceBroBible40m

Kevin Spacey’s Global Pandemic Conspiracy Movie Gets Release Date With a Bizarre Tagline

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"Most Impressive": Darth Vader's Lightsaber Sells for Record $4.87 Million

1 sourcekimt.com1h

Nobel Laureate Asturias Returns to Native Guatemala 52 Years After Death

1 sourcesbs.co.kr40m

Three in ten parents secretly redecorate the Christmas tree when the children have gone to bed

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7 of the world's most bizarre airports with 'disappearing' runways and lions near terminals

1 sourceDaily Star40m

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CantBeNews: strange-but-true news from 435 outlets, grouped by story

The great pumpkin war: Inside Britain’s bizarre world of record-breaking giant pumpkins

Animals53

Missing donkey in Iowa leads to widespread search

Sugar Land Animal Services responds to fake alligator sighting

Thousands Of Tarantulas Found In Luggage At Lima Airport. Can You Fly Abroad With An Exotic Pet?

MP Villagers Lie Face-Down As Cattle Run Over Them In Bizarre Post-Dussehra Ritual, Video Goes Viral

Pine Barrens: Emu on the Loose in South Jersey

News of the Weird—November 4, 2026

Deer freed from plastic pumpkin stuck on head for 10 days

Molly the turtle was released back into the ocean after 22 years of rehabilitation in Ireland

Hoke County man mistakes missing boa constrictor for a fence post

A Peacock Found Staring into a Bathroom Mirror Probably Wasn’t Admiring Himself

Escaped piglets 'detained for fleeing and squealing'

Moose caught on camera sliding down icy Alaska driveway

This Woman Adopted The Black Cat Of Her Dreams, And Watched Him Transform Into Something Extraordinary

Government & Politics12

SS United States sinks after delays, lands upright in Gulf

Galesburg approves water tower cameras after golf ball dents spark investigation

Food & Drink13

World21

Beavers return to Loch Ness area after 500 years

Long-Lost Georgia O’Keeffe Painting Valued Around $3M Discovered in Apartment Closet by Woman’s Niece

Russia's 'Supreme Shaman' plans to slaughter 60 camels to help Putin win Ukraine war

Chimney to sky: They launched from a giant human catapult

Dumb Crime57

Florida Man Arrested After Leaving Baby in Vehicle While Gambling at Casino for 2 Hours

Missing baby found alive buried in dog crate in South Carolina

Truth behind actor’s bizarre car scam

Florida Woman Suspected of DUI Asks Arresting Officer for a Date, Begs Him to Take Her Home

Florida woman reportedly grabbed ex-boyfriend’s Pokémon cards during a physical altercation with him, then allegedly used them as emotional leverage

Najib’s Langgak Duta residence appears in Google Maps search for ‘prison mansion’

High school football parent caught on camera pooping in rival school’s hallway, police say

911 call flagged video of men in flames linked to Ohio State fraternity: "They set their pledges on fire"

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Two former Gator Country employees accused of burglary, stealing snakes

‘Mobile phone’: Wild twist after ‘armed man’ spotted in Surry Hills, sparking cop chase

Women’s underwear labeled with sticky notes found in sex assault suspect’s home, police say

Couple Sentenced After Getting Caught with Drugs and a Lamb in Their Backseat

Phoenix Police to Return Mohave Man's Gun After 7 Years

Texas man who met Ohio teen on Call of Duty gets 30 years in prison

Florida Woman Accused of Smashing Cars in Ski Mask, Chasing Neighbor and Kicking Deputy in Face

‘Weird Maniacal Grin’: Victim Describes Russell Brand’s Smile After Alleged Assault While Defense Calls Her ‘Charmed’