Weird Wire
Massachusetts man gets 18 months for pellet gun hot dog theft
WORCESTER, Mass. – A Massachusetts man who stole a hot dog from another man sitting under a tree in a park has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Police baffled as dozens of 'suicidal' cows throw themselves off cliff in the Alps
In the picturesque Swiss village of Lauterbrunnen, the locals are worried. Dozens of alpine cows appear to be committing suicide by throwing themselves off a cliff near the small village in the Alps.
Ghosts roaming in Australian Parliament
THERE is the ghostly man who walks through the floor, a silent horse drawn carriage out the front and down the road a baby cries at night. Anyone who claims there is no spirit left in the New South Wales Parliament should try spending a night ther...
1,224-pound cupcake sets record as world's largest
A 1,224-pound triple vanilla cupcake with pink frosting has set a record as the world's largest. The sugary behemoth was unveiled Saturday at the Woodward Dream Cruise classic cars event in Royal Oak, Mich.
The Curious Case of Brooke Greenberg: 16-Year-Old Has the Body and Mind of a Toddler
Like most 16-year-olds, Brooke Greenberg enjoys shopping and listening to rock music. But unlike other girls her age who are learning to drive and going to the prom, Brooke still wears diapers, travels in a stroller and can’t walk or talk. Like a ...
'Dead' baby wakes before funeral
A premature baby declared dead by doctors at a hospital in Paraguay was found to be alive hours later when he was taken home for a funeral wake.
Cheating husband's genitals glued to his stomach
Three US women who had affairs with a married man are accused of luring him to a motel where, joined by the man's wife, they tied him up and applied Krazy Glue to his private parts.
Thai Screaming Contest Won by Russian
PATTAYA, Thailand – Short shrieks, high-pitched yelps, and drawn-out wails rang out in Thailand at an international competition aimed at setting a new record for the loudest scream.
Man dies after falling into chocolate vat
A man fell into a vat of hot melted chocolate and died on Wednesday at a factory in New Jersey, a spokesman for the local public prosecutor said.
US Airways flight diverted after passenger takes all his clothes off
A US Airways flight had to be diverted yesterday after a passenger stripped naked and assaulted a flight attendant when she tried to make him put his clothes back on.
Bizarre Japanese Toys
No one does weird toys like Japan does weird toys… from presidential action figures to toilet training tigers, we’ve found the strangest and most bizarre Japanese toys ever.
Bagelheads? No, Not Fans of Poppyseed, But of the Latest Body Manipulation Trend
Winner in the latest creepy new "beauty" trend has to be bagelheads. Let's sooo hope the Japanese body modification trend of injecting saline drips into one's body to form bagel shapes will not make it stateside.
Man uses nail clippers in DIY circumcision
A man who gave himself a DIY circumcision using nail clippers was taken to hospital for emergency treatment. The young man had to be rushed to the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The wound was disinfected to cleanse it before he was ...
Airline Has Nothing to Hide. Really.
HONG KONG — The instructions in Air New Zealand’s new in-flight safety video are given by employees who are nude except for body paint and strategically placed seat belts.
Man believes he’s tot taken from family in 1955
It had been a big story, a tragic story, and it dominated local newspapers. A little boy, just shy of 3 years old, had disappeared from a Long Island sidewalk — and despite the efforts of law enforcement agencies and hundreds of volunteer searcher...
Mexico finds cocaine haul hidden in frozen sharks
Mexico's navy has seized more than a tonne of cocaine stuffed inside frozen sharks, as drug gangs under military pressure go to greater lengths to conceal narcotics bound for the United States.
Hilarious People With Unusual Phobias
I am not a scientist of any sort. I don't know how or why certain phobia's develop in people so I am not going to sit here and try to speculate why certain people are scared of things that other people laugh at. I just know that seeing fear in oth...
Woman who missed Flight 447 is killed in car crash; Mother receives postcard from deceased son
An Italian woman who missed the Air France flight that crashed into the Atlantic on May 31 has died in a car accident in Austria.
A world record attempt to create the world's largest lobster roll has suprised organisers as the giant sandwich turned out to be more than a foot longer than they planned.
Kenyan man sues over sex boycott
A Kenyan man is seeking damages for anguish sustained during a week-long sex ban called by women's groups in a bid to force political leaders to put their rivalry aside to work for the common good.