"Many Millennials hold a very special place in their hearts for Steve Irwin, the famous "Crocodile Hunter" who spent his time educating the world about wildlife conservation in Australia. As we came to know Steve, we also got to know his wife Terri, daughter Bindi and son Robert."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news https://www.upworthy.com/man-climbs1999-ft-tower-for-work-ex1
"In 1992 Lynea Lattanzio’s father asked for her help in finding a new cat. She came home with 15 kittens. Since that day, 67-year-old Mrs Lattanzio has been surrounded by feline friends."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #cats https://www.independent.co.uk/us/lynea-lattanzio-the-woman-who-shares-her-home-with-1-100-cats-a6825656.html
"History was made when the City Museum in St Louis on Wednesday as 309 people were turned into walking bananas. At 5:30pm, the people donned bright yellow banana hats to register the Guinness World Record for most people wearing the fruity headgear. "
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1297950-large-crowd-of-walking-bananas-break-guinness-world-record
"Daydreaming is normal. It is a fantasy break from our daily slog. But when daydreaming becomes obsessive to the point of impairing daily life, it is maladaptive. For example, a person may replace unsatisfactory real relationships with imaginary ones, only to find themselves terribly alone."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #health #medical #science #mental
https://www.haaretz.com/science-and-health/2025-04-02/ty-article/maladaptive-daydreaming-is-a-distinct-psychiatric-disorder-scientists-argue/00000195-f5e2-ddf6-a7f5-f7ea77f30000
"One mail carrier in Massachusetts will never look at turkeys the same way again after a flock of them came after him while he was doing his job. The entire confrontation was caught on home security video."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news https://www.wvlt.tv/2025/04/01/turkeys-chase-mail-carrier-throughout-his-route/
A #Queensland orthopaedic #surgeon treating injuries from a homemade pipe #bomb was fined $10,000 for sharing a photo of his patient’s #swastika-tattooed #penis to #WhatsApp: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/queensland-surgeon-fined-for-sharing-photo-of-patients-swastika-tattooed-penis/XVUASG4LK5GV5PNMNXZOVE5IDM/ #bizarre #odd #offbeat #strange #weird
@samlitzinger #MAGA Republicans are #weird.
"Since Labyrinth’s theatrical release in 1986, a loyal and steadfast cult following has grown over the decades. At "Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert" a live band performs in sync with the movie, featuring David Bowie’s original vocals and score from the soundtrack."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #goofy #fun #news https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/idaho-today/experience-the-80s-cult-classic-all-over-again-jim-hensons-labyrinth-in-concert/277-8a52d9de-c71c-45a5-9e9b-14fcfbc1a88b
"Except she did. And the jacket was packed up with other items and donated to the Vietnam Veterans of America. Simoneriluto is still hoping she'll somehow manage to get it back... along with the jacket."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14559559/lottery-winner-denim-jacket-goodwill-jackpot-ticket.html
"After being missing for nearly two weeks, a zoo in Wisconsin announced the good news about one of its escaped otters: "Ophelia is home!!" However, the search for a second escaped river otter continues."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news #animals #wildlife https://abcnews.go.com/US/runaway-otter-returned-wisconsin-zoo-loose/story?id=120412283
"Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Called Duonychus tsogtbaatari, the dinosaur has two foot-long clawed fingers on each hand, one fewer than its fellow therizinosauria."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news #science https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/rare-two-clawed-dinosaur-discovery-mongolia-duonychus-therizinosauria-rcna198126
"Anonymity has always been a major component of the Daft Punk ethos. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo kept their faces hidden under robot helmets." #weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #pranks
Daft Punk’d: Former Kraftwerk Member Tricked Into Collaborating With Thomas Bangalter Imposter
https://www.stereogum.com/2302393/daft-punk-imposter-wolfgang-flur-kraftwerk/news/
"They say one person's trash is another's treasure, but a chunk of 'rock' used to keep a door open for decades is a treasure by pretty much anybody's standard. The 3.5-kilogram (7."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news #science https://www.sciencealert.com/rock-used-as-a-doorstop-for-decades-found-to-be-worth-over-1-million
"At 9.75 cm (3.8 in) from the tip to her lips, she holds the record for longest tongue (female)."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news https://guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/3/woman-with-longest-tongue-loves-making-people-scream-in-horror-by-showing-it-off
"A self-taught Welsh inventor may have solved a decades-long problem in beverage technology: how to keep drinks cold without a refrigerator."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news https://www.newsweek.com/mans-bedroom-invention-could-radically-change-how-americans-drink-beer-2046946
"A Texas man who infected multiple employees at a Houston medical office with sexually transmitted diseases after peeing in their drinking water was sentenced to six years in prison this week."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #cringe #law https://people.com/janitor-peed-water-office-infecting-staff-stds-11700732
"Jessica Simpson is sharing the secret behind her smooth vocals. On Friday, March 28, the singer, 44, posted a candid video on Instagram in which she reveals that she drinks 'snake sperm' at the recommendation of her vocal coach."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #cringe https://people.com/jessica-simpson-reveals-she-drinks-snake-sperm-heres-why-11705805
"Does your university name matter? Research says it might: four-fifths of Russell Group graduates entered full-time work within weeks of leaving compared with two-thirds of those from other institutions, a survey for graduate recruiter Milkround found."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #school https://studyinternational.com/news/universities-weirdest-names/
