Weird News

When it comes to baby names, Alaskans are like celebrities in that they tend to go the offbeat route. And by Alaskans we mean members of Sarah Palin’s extended clan, which are the only Alaskans we know. (So sorry, rest of Alaska.) Levi Johnston counts as a member of Palin’s extended clan, on the strength of having once knocked up the former governor’s daughter, Bristol. Levi is no longe ... Read M

Marijuana is slowly becoming slightly less unacceptable.

A pastel version of Edvard Munch’s masterpiece ‘The Scream’ sold for $119.9 million at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday night, setting a new world record for an auctioned work of art.

What’s ‘skyaking’ you ask? It’s skydiving — but in a kayak. It’s the bizarre creation of daredevil Miles Daisher, who turns the extreme sport skydiving on its head, under and all around, as he jumps out of a plane in equipment normally used only in water.

A man named Boner, sexual harassment involving senior citizens and a petting zoo. This stuff just writes itself but that doesn’t mean we won’t punch in a couple lines of our own.

In the town of Brush in northeastern Colorado, a cow made quite a stir by escaping her pen and walking half a mile to a local McDonald’s. We doubt she was there for the burgers. Maybe she just wanted a milkshake?

In today’s economy, it seems even donating a kidney to your boss isn’t a guarantee of job security. Debbie Stevens, a Long Island divorced mother of two, alleges that she was fired from her job after donating a kidney to her manager, Jackie Brucia, and now she’s seeking millions of dollars in compensation.

Caviar is generally consumed in very small portions. In fact, the delicacy even has its own tiny spoon so you can enjoy a small amount of the slimy fish eggs. Which is why the idea of a caviar speed-eating contestant is so absurd. But that’s exactly what went down in a Moscow restaurant Friday night.

Liverpool is honoring the 100th anniversary of the Titanic this weekend, with festivities that wrap up today. Among those festivities are a bunch of giant puppets made by the French. Specifically, French people out to confirm every conceivable stereotype about their country being kind of nasty. We’re warning you, this one is not safe for work.

Ever since two lucky soldiers successfully got Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake to be their dates for the Marine Corps Ball, people have been posting videos online openly seeking their favorite stars to accompany them to prom or dance galas as their date. Here’s another one, and the star being sought this time is basketball sensation Jeremy Lin.

Teachers sometimes have trouble getting their students’ attention, but a Virginia vocational instructor took the wrong approach — he lined up his charges, pulled out a realistic looking gun, and fired blanks at them.

On Thursday, Jiroemon Kimura of Japan, the world’s oldest living man and the third oldest man in recorded history, celebrated his 115th birthday. Happy birthday, Jiroemon! (It’s anybody’s guess how they fit that many candles on a cake.)