Bizarre News of the Day: Woman Seeks Buried Treasure

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 [...]

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Bizarre News of the Day: Bring Your Own Bunny at Japan’s Rabbit Cafe

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Bizarre News of the Day: Man Drives Car Into Store to Get Sex-Toy

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.

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Bizarre News of the Day: Man Throws Jellyfish at Teens

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” [...]

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Bizarre News of the Day: Microsoft Changes Race in Photo

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 [...]

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Bizarre News of the Day: X-Rated Views of Hotel Guests

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 [...]

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Bizarre News of the Day: Sock It To Me! Ariz. Man’s Socks Stolen From Yard

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 [...]

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Bizarre News of the Day: Cell Phone Turns on Oven

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Bizarre News of the Day: Swine Flu Video Game

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 [...]

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Bizarre News of the Day: Large Scissors

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.

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