Bizarre News of the Day: Woman Seeks Buried Treasure
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- Posted by Jennifer on September 29th, 2009
Woman continues treasure hunt after finding note
The Associated Press
QUINCY, Ill. — A western Illinois postal worker’s hunt for supposedly buried treasure continues in Springfield. Patty Henken launched the search recently when she was refinishing an antique chair and found a key in an envelope with a note promising $250 in U.S. gold coins buried in [...]
Bizarre News of the Day: Bring Your Own Bunny at Japan’s Rabbit Cafe
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- Posted by Jennifer on September 25th, 2009
Bizarre News of the Day: Man Drives Car Into Store to Get Sex-Toy
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- Posted by Jennifer on September 24th, 2009
Sex-Toy Smash and Grab
A man drove his car through an Adultmart store to steal a sex-toy replica of an adult film star.
Bizarre News of the Day: Man Throws Jellyfish at Teens
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- Posted by Jennifer on September 10th, 2009
Man allegedly flings jellyfish at teens at beach
(09-09) 18:08 PDT MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) –
A 41-year-old man was arrested on Monday at at Madeira Beach after witnesses said he repeatedly pretended to drown, then allegedly began tossing jellyfish at nearby teenagers. According to a sheriff’s office report, Keith Edward Marriott caused “concern for his safety” [...]
Bizarre News of the Day: Microsoft Changes Race in Photo
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- Posted by Jennifer on August 28th, 2009
Microsoft apologizes for changing race in photo
LOS ANGELES – Software giant Microsoft Corp. is apologizing for altering a photo on its Web site to change the race of one of the people shown in the picture.
A photo on the Seattle-based company’s U.S. Web site shows two men, one Asian and one black, and a white [...]
Bizarre News of the Day: X-Rated Views of Hotel Guests
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- Posted by Jennifer on August 27th, 2009
New park offers X-rated views of NYC hotel guests
NEW YORK – Some guests at a New York City hotel near an elevated park have been offering unobstructed views of themselves.
Guests at the Standard Hotel in Manhattan keep failing to close the curtains as they frolic naked in front of their rooms’ floor-to-ceiling windows, easily viewed [...]
Bizarre News of the Day: Sock It To Me! Ariz. Man’s Socks Stolen From Yard
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- Posted by Jennifer on August 20th, 2009
Sock It To Me! Ariz. Man Finds 12 Pairs Of Socks Snatched From Clothesline In Back Yard
(AP) Someone must have really needed some socks.
A southern Arizona man is out a dozen pairs of socks after someone sneaked into his back yard early Monday and stole socks off a clothesline.
He told the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office [...]
Bizarre News of the Day: Cell Phone Turns on Oven
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- Posted by Jennifer on August 18th, 2009
Bizarre News of the Day: Swine Flu Video Game
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- Posted by Jennifer on August 17th, 2009
Swine flu inspires new video game
By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer
Monday, August 17, 2009
(08-17) 09:24 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) –
Since swine flu first emerged in April, it has sparked panic, vaccine production and now, a video game.
In an effort to raise awareness, Dutch researchers have created a game that challenges players to control a [...]
Bizarre News of the Day: Large Scissors
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- Posted by Jennifer on August 16th, 2009
Indian unveils largest scissors
(01:05) Report
Aug. 16 – An Indian author has designed what she believes is the world’s largest scissors with which she hopes to break a Guinness World Record.





