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News of the Weird

They Did What?

A weekly roundup of international news oddities

By The Editors at Andrews McMeel

The Tech Revolution

A weekly roundup of international news oddities

By The Editors at Andrews McMeel

Awesome!

A weekly roundup of international news oddities

By The Editors at Andrews McMeel

They Did What?

A weekly roundup of international news oddities

One of the latest advancements in the field of nanomedicine was announced near the end of March in the journal Nano Letters, and it came with a bit of a hardcore theme.

By The Editors at Andrews McMeel May 7, 2025

The Continuing Crisis

A weekly roundup of international news oddities

When Lucas went to retrieve the electric van, he was told he couldn't because "the stacking system had malfunctioned."

By The Editors at Andrews McMeel April 16, 2025

Americans Abroad

A weekly roundup of international news oddities

North Sentinel Island is home to a hostile, isolated tribe called the Sentinelese, and traveling there is banned.

By The Editors at Andrews McMeel April 9, 2025

Spring Breakers

A weekly roundup of international news oddities

One spring breaker got more than he bargained for when he recently got into a fight with Jack Turner, 18, of Fort Myers, Florida.

By The Editors at Andrews McMeel April 2, 2025

Bad Behavior

A weekly roundup of international news oddities

The alleged perpetrator has "willingly participated in further psychological evaluation, has shown remorse and is willingly cooperative."

By The Editors at Andrews McMeel March 26, 2025

Fine Points of the Law

A weekly roundup of international news oddities

They ruled that even though the pistols were imitations, "they could be confused for real firearms due to their appearance."

By The Editors at Andrews McMeel March 19, 2025

Awwwwww

A weekly roundup of international news oddities

Looking for love? If you're in Dodauer Forest in northern Germany, then you're in luck.

By The Editors at Andrews McMeel March 12, 2025

Wait, What?

A weekly roundup of international news oddities

The owner of a Brazilian restaurant in Altrincham, England, was stumped on Feb. 20 after a sink worth 150 British pounds disappeared from the women's restroom, the Manchester Evening News reported.

By The Editors at Andrews McMeel March 5, 2025

It's Come to This

A weekly roundup of international news oddities

Visitors to the Chengdu Snow Village in the Sichuan province of China were left with a "bad impression" of the tourist attraction in early February, Reuters reported.

By The Editors at Andrews McMeel February 26, 2025

The Weirdo-American Community

A weekly roundup of international news oddities

The man was up out of his seat repeatedly and argued with flight attendants before demanding to know "Where are the Mormons?"

By The Editors at Andrews McMeel February 19, 2025

Utah Senate leaders won't "point any fingers," but think it's probably best that SLC's police chief is stepping down.

Beat It

Utah Senate President Stuart Adams doesn't know Mike Brown. He hasn't "followed his tenure" as Salt Lake City's chief of police. But the Layton Republican has spoken with members of the downtown business community, he said Thursday, and quite a few of them—"probably a majority"—are concerned about conditions in the city.

By Benjamin Wood February 13, 2025

The Neighbors

A weekly roundup of international news oddities

Davis calls the yard a "political protest" against the county government.

By The Editors at Andrews McMeel February 12, 2025

It's Good To Have a Hobby

A weekly roundup of international news oddities

In 2023, friends Boone Hogg and Logan Jugler found a nice stick on the side of a trail in Utah—it had "some excellent grain on it" and a "nice grip," they said.

By The Editors at Andrews McMeel February 5, 2025

Animal Antics

A weekly roundup of international news oddities

A Starbucks employee in Mobile, Alabama, had to have stitches and rabies vaccinations on Jan. 10 after a pet Aotus monkey jumped out of a car at the drive-thru window and into the restaurant, according to weekly newspaper Lagniappe.

By The Editors at Andrews McMeel January 29, 2025