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The Mysterious Stranger

A Mark Twain short story, presented in clay-mation. Very creepy the first time you watch it, but try to look at it from a philosophical perspective.

Naked stranger on toilet asks to 'finish business' before arrest

Lisa Bess could not figure out why the front door to her home on West Silver Springs Boulevard was locked and the key was missing Tuesday afternoon. She couldn't figure out why her bathroom door was locked and water was running. She called the police.

The Black Button

The Black Button is a short film by Lucas Crandles. It’s premise is simple yet intriguing: if you couldn’t get caught, would you press a button that would kill a stranger for $10 million?

Experiencing the joys of someone else's home

Douglasville, Georgia - A woman came home from a vacation in Greece to find a stranger playing house, changing utilities into her name and even repainting a room she didn't like.

Stranger Photos Have Happened

Good afternoon,
I attached this camera to the bench so you could take pictures. Seriously. So have fun. I'll be back later this evening to pick it up.
Love, Jay / The Plug

And sure enough they did. Here are the results. Pretty neat idea. (If trouble loading, Google cached here.

Do You Take This Stranger - Arranged Marriage

For one Californian, a visit to India invites a fresh look at the notion of arranged marriages.

"Growing up in America for all my 25 years, I'd long ago given up on the tradition, but by midnight, I had started to wonder."

Lost Recap: Stranger in a Strange Land

"Stranger in a Strange Land" is a Jack-centric episode and after last week's mind blowing, time-traveling rollercoaster, it was definitely a change of pace.

100 Strangers

We are all human.

Meet The Mystery NY Subway Girl

Follow-up to this posting.

JEW'S SUBWAY HERO A MUSLIM

Brooklyn man whose "Happy Hanukkah" greeting landed him in the hospital said he was saved from a gang of Jew-bashing goons aboard a packed Q train by a total stranger - a modest Muslim from Bangladesh.

Historia de un Letrero (The Story of a Sign)

With a stroke of the pen, a stranger transforms the afternoon for another man in this emotionally stirring short film by Alonso Alvarez.

*Hard to find the right thumbnail for this

The Eight Strangest Communites On the Internet

There is a site for everyone, no matter what you're into. Here are 8 of the strangest communities. Of course there is always something stranger. (some of sites are *nsfw*)

Stranger than truth - attempt to make black holes illegal...

Attempt to prohibit (from a court in Hawaii) attempts to make a mini black hole at CERN in Europe.
Interesting article in The Economist.
<-- This picture is NOT of a black hole, as you might have guessed, but I couldn't find a picture of strange guys in a courtroom in Hawaii...

The Top Ten Deaths

According to NewsVoid, here are the top ten deaths. (Actually I've heard of some stranger ones, but they're weird and interesting nonetheless).

Insane sounding conspiracies that actually happened

People love a good conspiracy theory. The JFK assassination plot, aliens crash landing at Roswell, the 9/11 truth movement and charges of government surveillance are all an indelible part of our pop culture.

But truth is sometimes stranger than fiction

FlapArt

Nothing to to with intimate tattoos.

FlapArt supply fake book covers for real books. Take the cover of your existing but dull book and replace it with How To Make Your Mother A Porn Star or How to Murder a Complete Stranger and Get Away Wit...

Taser Jacket

The very latest in personal defence - a jacket that gives assailants an electric shock if they try to grab the wearer.

Never tap a stranger on the shoulder again.

Cop With A Major Attitude

A motorist who refused to discuss his personal business with a St. George, Missouri police officer was threatened with arrest. Brett Darrow, no stranger to problems with police, caught a Police Sergeant stating that he had the power to invent charges that would put Darrow behind bars.
News Article and transcript.

Princess Diana Crash: Why Was The Onboard Computer Chip Stolen From The Crash Car A Few Days Before?

A few days prior to the crash that killed Princess Diana, the Mercedes Benz in which she died was stolen! Strange thing is, when found the only thing missing from the car was the onboard computer chip; that chip is responsible for controlling steering, acceleration and braking! Stranger still is why that Benz S280 was the "only available car" that night!

The Bible as a Graphic Novel

Mr. Akinsiku says his Son of God is “a samurai stranger who’s come to town, in silhouette,” here to shake things up in a new, much-abridged version of the Bible rooted in manga, the Japanese form of graphic novels.