For some readers, News of the Weird is a light diversion from the serious reporting of the week. For others, though, it's a weekly chronicle of the alarming decline of civilization. Or a therapeutic personal benchmark (for reassurance that the problem is other people, not you). Or, for the few who actually wind up in News of the Weird, a monument to lives interestingly lived. I hope it's not a ... read full post picked by keroberos32 6 months ago

There's only a few women (and men?) in the world that could take this kind of abuse. picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago

Here's todays run of weird stories from The Sun news paper.

All the stories are one page so read away! picked by davethefish 1 year ago

Didn't see this posted on Plime. It's sad, I think, and yeah weird too. picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago

Water, good ol' H2O, seems like a pretty simple substance to you and me. But in reality, water - the foundation of life and most common of liquid - is really weird and scientists actually don't completely understand how water works. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Chuck Shepard has seen it all, he runs the "News of the Weird" and some stories have been submitted so many times that they are just not considered weird anymore...

1. an old, widely-advertised phone-sex number is reassigned to a church
35. dog steps on gun, shooting the master
46. unlabeled urn with loved one's ashes mistakenly stolen or sold at yard sale picked by tragluk 10 months ago

Some weird things that some newborns have are crossed eyes, big belly buttons, acne.

I know a baby with a big belly button. She's adorable. picked by julea 1 year ago

There's weird, then there's weird. I feel for her. But this is weird. picked by Milkshake 2 years ago

Searching for weirdness online is like searching for hay in a haystack. It’s everywhere. Rest assured, none of the boring or dodgy stuff has made it into Yahoo!’s trawl of the Weird Wide Web. These sites are in turn funny, interesting, curious and mind bogglingly strange. They represent the weird hobby of thousands, or the mad obsession of just a single web-head. They cover things th... read full post picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

Like the self-check out lanes don't confuse enough people!

I love the acronym: FISH-BOL, the global Fish Barcode of Life Initiative picked by Maven 8 months ago

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Wednesday announced the discovery of 11 new animal and plant species in a remote area of central Vietnam. Scientists have found a snake, five orchids, two butterflies and three other plants new to science and exclusive to the Annamites Mountain Range. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

This site posts weird news of the week for those who want a glimpse into the strange lives of others or for those who just need a break from the disheartening 'real' news out there. picked by ybne1else 2 years ago

Well! I scored 50% Which is about right I think. picked by ozplasmic 2 years ago

Do you know you can Hypnotize Chickens, you can have an erection once dead?...Stuff you may not have known about science and some of the crazy things you can do, things your body is capable of doing that you may not have known. picked by cjmei 2 years ago

A 36-year-old German mother-of-five drove her son to a jewelry store he wanted to rob because she was afraid he may come to some harm, Bild newspaper reported Wednesday.

While her 17-year-old son and his two accomplices stabbed and robbed a jeweler in the eastern city of Dresden, the mother waited in the car... picked by jokestarter 2 years ago

From story:
"He chose a 42-inch katana, a Japanese samurai sword, and went inside to confront Lee Alexander, a 25-year-old ranch hand from Polk County who was convicted in 2000 of a lewd and lascivious act on a person under 16. Less than 15 minutes later, Alexander was dead." picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago

A 22-year old Rhode Island woman tried to conduct a drive-through robbery of a bank while riding in the back of a hired limousine... picked by jokestarter 2 years ago

A colour barcode system holding more data than current codes will find its way onto DVDs later this year. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago