Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'
- Deputy allegedly kills 7 dogs during animal welfare check while family went to get dinnerlocal12.com Deputy allegedly kills 7 dogs during animal welfare check while family went to get dinner
A sheriff's deputy was fired after he killed seven dogs when he was tasked to check on the animals and make sure they were okay.
- 'Please die', 'you are a stain on the universe,' AI chatbot tells girl seeking help for homeworkwww.wionews.com 'Please die', 'you are a stain on the universe,' AI chatbot tells girl seeking help for homework
A student in America asked an artificial intelligence program to help with her homework. In response, the app told her "Please Die." The eerie incident happened when 29-year-old Sumedha Reddy of Michigan sought help from Google’s Gemini chatbot large language model (LLM), New York Post reported. Th...
Ouch.
- ‘$50 Or You’re Not Boarding’: Frontier Agents Caught Demanding Bribe From Soldier For ‘Weed and Nails’viewfromthewing.com ‘$50 Or You’re Not Boarding’: Frontier Agents Caught Demanding Bribe From Soldier For ‘Weed and Nails’ - View from the Wing
A Frontier Airlines passenger reports that two employees tried to extort him for $50, pocketing the money for themselves. The active duty military member has gone public with the incident, which occurred on Veterans Day, where the airline gate agents were closing the door early and offered to re-op...
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> The bribe economy is flourishing
- Insurers say bear that damaged luxury cars was actually a person in a costumeapnews.com Insurers say bear that damaged luxury cars was actually a person in a costume
California is seeing its share of bear break-ins. Now it’s seen a fake one — someone in a bear costumer rummaging through luxury cars.
- 'The Onion' just bought Alex Jones' Infowars with backing of Sandy Hook familieswww.rawstory.com 'The Onion' just bought Alex Jones' Infowars with backing of Sandy Hook families
The Onion just bought Alex Jones' conspiracy-pedaling platform Infowars, according to reports.CNN correspondent Hadas Gold delivered this apparently real news Thursday morning confirmed by the New York Times and an editorial from the satirical news outlet's parody owner Bryce P. Tetraeder."Much like...
- Nearly 80,000 pounds of Costco butter recalled for missing 'Contains Milk statement': FDAwww.usatoday.com Nearly 80,000 pounds of Costco butter recalled for missing 'Contains Milk statement': FDA
Nearly 80,000 pounds of Costco butter was recalled because its packaging was missing the "Contains Milk statement."
- Fake Cop Gets Caught Pretending To Be A Cop In Front Of A Real Copautos.yahoo.com Fake Cop Gets Caught Pretending To Be A Cop In Front Of A Real Cop
Impersonating a cop is a big no no. One man in Florida found this out the hard way after he flashed the fake police lights in his unmarked Dodge Charger at an intersection in order to run a light.
- 97yo woman appeals licence suspension after amassing hundreds of penalty points in driving testswww.abc.net.au 97yo woman appeals licence suspension after amassing hundreds of penalty points in driving tests
An elderly woman loses an appeal to get her driver's licence back after failing two driving tests, including one where she amassed 182 penalty points — 160 more than a fail mark.
- Wicked movie: Mattel 'deeply regrets' porn site misprint on dollswww.bbc.com Wicked movie: Mattel 'deeply regrets' porn site misprint on dolls
Recently-released dolls tied to the new Wicked movie inadvertently carry the address of an adult website.
- Get the buck out: Police called after deer enters Madison Hy-Veewww.channel3000.com Get the buck out: Police called after deer enters Madison Hy-Vee
MADISON, Wis. -- Madison police dealt with a different kind of trespasser Wednesday morning.
- Man finds python curled up in toilet—for the second time in a weekwww.newsweek.com Man finds python curled up in toilet—for the second time in a week
One snake handler was called to the same house twice in one week to remove two different snakes from the same toilet.
It couldn't be rubies?
- 43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical labapnews.com 43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab. Police say there is no serious danger
A police chief in South Carolina says there is no “almost no danger” to the public after 43 monkeys escaped from a medical lab.
> “There is almost no danger to the public.”
- Ambulance hits cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then sticks him with $1,800 billwww.oregonlive.com Ambulance hits Oregon cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then sticks him with $1,800 bill, lawsuit says
The cyclist, who suffered a broken nose, was initially treated at the scene by the ambulance driver.
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- Tar ball theory debunked as Sydney’s mystery beach globules found to be ‘fatbergs’ containing human faeceswww.theguardian.com Tar ball theory debunked as Sydney’s mystery beach globules found to be ‘fatbergs’ containing human faeces
Balls that washed ashore and closed string of famous beaches contained scores of different materials ‘consistent with contamination from sewage’
cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/15138944
> >Thousands of mystery balls that washed up on Sydney beaches last month were gunk globules made of products such as motor oil, hair, food waste, animal matter and wastewater bacteria – but their source is yet to be traced. > > > >A statement from the NSW Environment Protection Authority on Wednesday confirmed the balls comprised fatty acids, petroleum hydrocarbons and other organic and inorganic materials – and were not tar balls as previously theorised.
- Burrowing badgers cause £100,000 damage roadwww.bbc.com Burrowing badgers cause £100,000 damage to Mablethorpe road
The animals have dug a sett under the A52 at Seaholme Road in Mablethorpe, the council says.
- Colorado Accidentally Posts Voting System Passwords Onlinewww.pcmag.com Colorado Accidentally Posts Voting System Passwords Online
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold says the incident does not 'pose an immediate security threat to Colorado's elections, nor will it impact how ballots are counted.'
- Boeing allegedly overcharged the military 8,000% for airplane soap dispenserswww.popsci.com Boeing allegedly overcharged the military 8,000% for airplane soap dispensers
The government also isn’t sure if it paid 'fair or reasonable' prices for another 25 spare part orders.
- Universe would die before monkey with keyboard writes Shakespeare, study findswww.theguardian.com Universe would die before monkey with keyboard writes Shakespeare, study finds
Australian mathematicians call into question the ‘infinite monkey theorem’ in new research on old adage
The tootsie pop question remains unanswered
- Cop 'attacked' by giant inflatable runaway Halloween pumpkin in middle of the streetabcnews.go.com Cop 'attacked' by giant inflatable runaway Halloween pumpkin in middle of the street
A police officer in Ohio was “attacked” by a giant inflatable runaway pumpkin in the middle of the street while he was trying to clear it away from traffic, police said.
- Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000www.cnn.com Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 | CNN Business
Russia is seeking an unfathomable sum of money from one of the world’s biggest tech companies.
That seems a little excessive.
- Police recover more than 40,000 stolen Bluey coinswww.bbc.com Police recover more than 40,000 stolen Bluey coins
Sixty-three thousand of the limited edition coins were reported stolen in July.
Imagine trying to off load 40K in one dollar bluey coins 🤣
- Women pictured in Wisconsin strip club’s ads fight for payment after winning lawsuitwww.startribune.com Women pictured in Wisconsin strip club’s ads fight for payment after winning lawsuit
Celebrities and models who typically command huge fees sued the Cajun Club of Houlton, Wis., after it used their pictures in ads. The club hasn’t paid.
- A Lot of Cheddar: London Thieves Make Off With $400,000 in Artisanal Cheesewww.mentalfloss.com A Lot of Cheddar: London Thieves Make Off With $400,000 in Artisanal Cheese
A scammer posing as a supermarket buyer is now in possession of 22 tons of high-grade cheese. Profiting from it is another story.
Not gouda, totally unbrielievable.
- Chinese scientists revive brain that had been dead for 50 minuteswww.marca.com Chinese scientists revive brain that had been dead for 50 minutes
Anew milestone in science has been reached by a group of researchers from China. Led by Xiaoshun He, they have gone one step further in the study of the brain. It was years ago tha
Immediately runs for political office...
- Woman Who Sued Company for Not Giving Her a Farewell Card Finds Out They Did Buy a Card But Almost No One Signed Itwww.latintimes.com Woman Who Sued Company for Not Giving Her a Farewell Card Finds Out They Did Buy a Card But Almost No One Signed It
A British woman who sued a former employer for neglecting to give her a farewell card lost her lawsuit when it was revealed her colleagues had bought her a card, but no one signed it.
Big oof
- Jimmy John's introduces the 'Picklewich': How to get onewww.usatoday.com Jimmy John's unveils a new sandwich with giant pickles instead of bread: See what's on it
Sandwich chain Jimmy John's is unveiling the Picklewich, a sandwich that replaces the bread with a giant kosher dill pickle.
- Woman ‘tossed’ into landfill after builder refuses to pay $12k for botched bathroomwww.independent.co.uk Woman ‘tossed’ into landfill after builder refuses to pay $12k for botched bathroom
Corey Binderim didn’t initially raise suspicions when he went to a Home Depot to pick up demolition bags and concrete one October morning. One of those bags would later be used to shroud a woman he murdered, James Liddell writes
- Zamboni driver arrested for impaired driving in low-speed crash in western Quebecglobalnews.ca Zamboni driver arrested for impaired driving in low-speed crash in western Quebec - Montreal | Globalnews.ca
The 25-year-old man was arrested after he drove the ice-resurfacing machine into the boards at a rink in Chelsea, Que., while cleaning the ice between two games.
- Pizza contaminated with THC; Wisconsin-based business issues apologywww.fox6now.com Pizza contaminated with THC; Wisconsin-based business issues apology
Health officials said THC-related symptoms include dizziness, increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, anxiety and more.
- Columbus (Wisconsin) parents concerned about unsanitary school buswww.wmtv15news.com Columbus parents concerned about unsanitary school bus
Parents are upset with the Columbus School District after children road a school bus that had vomit, blood and empty liquor bottles left on the floor after the bus was used for a weekend event.
- Not just for kids: Goldfish crackers announces name change to appeal to adult snackerswww.usatoday.com Not just for kids: Goldfish crackers announces name change to appeal to adult snackers
The beloved Goldfish crackers new name will temporarily be Chilean Sea Bass Crackers, the brand announced Wednesday.
Marketing majors stay fed and housed for another year.
- Wrong-way driver passes vice president's motorcade in Milwaukeewww.wisn.com Wrong-way driver passes vice president's motorcade in Milwaukee
The suspected drunken driver was arrested and said he wasn't trying to harm Vice President Kamala Harris
Way to go, Wisconsin.
- Oregon police department invites people to play ‘Hide & Seek With a Cop.’ The response was swiftwww.oregonlive.com Oregon police department invites people to play ‘Hide & Seek With a Cop.’ The response was swift
Officers will try to tag people running through a dark, forested park during the Oct. 30 Halloween event.
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- FBI Arrests Man Who Searched 'How Can I Know for Sure If I Am Being Investigated by the FBI'gizmodo.com FBI Arrests Man Who Searched 'How Can I Know for Sure If I Am Being Investigated by the FBI'
Eric Counsel Jr. is accused of helping to hack the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's X account in order to post false information about Bitcoin.
That's one way to find out if you're being investigated....
- ‘State of the art’ fire station burns down ... because it had no fire alarmswww.telegraph.co.uk ‘State of the art’ fire station burns down ... because it had no fire alarms
German firefighters forced to put out blaze at their own multi-million euro station, in which 10 engines were lost
- Japan man with 4 wives, 2 girlfriends aims to father 54 children, become ‘god of marriage’
A man in Japan who has four wives and two girlfriends – and aims to father 54 children – wants to become the “God of Marriage”.
Ryuta Watanabe, 36, who lives in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido, has not worked for 10 years and lives entirely on the salaries of his wives and girlfriends.
His wives are common-law in nature, recognised as partners in a marriage-like relationship without formal registration, based on long-term cohabitation and shared responsibilities.
Watanabe is already the father of 10 children and lives with two of them and three of his wives, Japan’s Shueisha Online reported.
He takes on the role of a house husband, cooking, doing housework and taking care of the children.
The household expenses, which are almost 914,000 yen (US$6,000) a month, are split between his wives and girlfriends.
Watanabe also has a fourth wife, who is 24 years old, but they are estranged. In addition, he met two girlfriends via social media platforms.
Six years ago, a depressed Watanabe who was living on welfare, was dumped by his girlfriend.
He said it was this that pushed him to start dating various women through dating apps.
Earlier this year, on the Japanese TV show Abema Prime, Watanabe said: “I just love women. As long as we love each other equally, there won’t be any problems.”
Watanabe also said that each of his wives has her own room, and he rotates sleeping with different wives every night.
He claimed to have sex more than 28 times a week, and said his wives never get jealous, instead, they get along well like friends.
Watanabe aims to break the record for the most children fathered in Japan, becoming a so-called God of Marriage.
Online sources indicate that Tokugawa Ienari, a shogun who died in 1841, fathered around 53 children with 27 concubines during his reign in the Edo Period.
Watanabe said: “I want to have 54 children so my name will go down in history. I’m still looking for new wives.”
Polygamy is illegal in Japan, meaning Watanabe cannot legally marry multiple women at once.
Watanabe’s unconventional family lifestyle has attracted attention on social media.
One person on YouTube said: “His kids will never be able to have a close relationship with their father because there are just too many of them.”
“I would never let my own children end up like this man,” said another.
However, a third took a different view: “They seem like a happy family. Respect their choices.”
- Wyoming rangers stop blowing up dead horses due to wildfire riskwww.theguardian.com Wyoming rangers stop blowing up dead horses due to wildfire risk
Shoshone national forest officials pause gruesome policy of exploding carcasses to minimize hazard during dry spell
Please do not skip over the word "up", as I did. Or do it, I'm not your boss.
- Man Sues Town for $647 Million Over Trashed Bitcoin Hard Drivewww.vice.com Man Sues Town for $647 Million Over Trashed Bitcoin Hard Drive
The Bitcoin landfill lawsuit is only the latest in a tragic, decades-long story about a guy accidentally throwing out 8,000 BTC.
> A man from the UK named James Howells is suing his local council to try to recover a hard drive containing 8,000 BTC, currently valued around $647 million. And that’s precisely how much he’s suing them for—since he’s blaming them for his not having it.
> Back in 2013, Howells’ then-partner mistakenly tossed out the hard drive along with a bunch of other garbage. At the time, Bitcoin was already worth a little bit less than £1 million—and the value of those coins has risen quite a bit in the years since.
- Tow truck hauls away massive shark that washed ashore Cape Cod beachwww.cbsnews.com Tow truck hauls away massive shark that washed ashore Cape Cod beach
The Orleans Police Department shared photos of a great white shark being towed away from a local beach.
