Bizarre, hilarious, and outlandish stories from around the globe.
Bizarre, hilarious, and outlandish stories from around the globe.
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In Canada, animal rights activists protest Fearman's Slaughterhouse by holding vigils in the street. They briefly stop transport trucks carrying pigs to their deaths, and give each animal water and comfort through the slats. Sometimes this leads to confrontations with angry truck drivers, who don't know what's in the liquid and…
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There's a well-known joke about a horse entering a bar, but if it were actually to happen, odds are no one would be cracking a smile. In fact, it turns out, it causes complete pandemonium. Security footage of an escaped racehorse after it stormed into a bar in Chantilly, north…
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Many people do their best to look like their favourite celebrities when they grow up; personally, I remember asking my mum to buy me a particular leather jacket when I was eleven, in the mistaken belief that it would make me look like Johnny Depp. However, for one baby, superstar…
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Eating dog food is the sort of cruel punishment you heard about by way of playground rumour. Like “Bad Santa Claus” or falling irretrievably down the toilet, it doesn’t seem like the sort of thing that would actually happen in real life. However, two brave souls are currently knee-deep in…
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Science has proven that sex doesn't actually sell in advertising, but that doesn't stop companies from trying. From Cindy Crawford seductively drinking a Coke to Drano's "I'll snake your drain" campaign, sexual innuendos have always been a part of marketing. But it must not be effective, because Cindy Crawford was actually…
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There's nothing worse than embarrassing yourself in public, especially if you're at work. We all like to believe that we're in total control of ourselves when we're on the job, but the fact is that disaster could strike at any time, and leave us utterly humiliated. I still remember my…
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Everyone hates getting their photo taken for school ID cards. Well, maybe not everyone, but I always hated it. There's always the chance you'll get a zit, or have a bad hair day, or your parents will force you to wear ugly clothes you'd never pick out on your own.…
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When Chris Hampshire was leaving Cedar Breaks Park, in Georgetown, Texas, he accidentally steered down the wrong exit. So, he backed up, and prepared to leave the right way, only to run into a hysterical gate attendant. The woman blocked him from leaving, called the police, and falsely stated he…
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A spa in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been shut down by health officials this week after at least one client of the facility reported developing an "unspecified infection". In the wake of this news, all those who received treatments at the "VIP Spa" - including so-called "vampire facials" are being advised…
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There's a popular idiom in the English language: if someone is particularly adept or pioneering in a certain field, we often say, "they practically wrote the book on it." In the case of Nancy Crampton Brophy, however, that might literally be the case. The 68-year-old novelist from Portland, Oregon, was recently…
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Everyone's familiar with the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, right? Young girl stumbles upon a seemingly abandoned house, samples some of the food, tests out a few items of furniture, and finally takes a nap after trying out all of the beds... before being promptly chased away by…
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We've all been there. Trudging home on a Friday night, your ears still ringing and your head still spinning from the festivities that occurred that day, you feel that rumbling in your stomach, and in that moment, you immediately regret not heading to that McDonald's and ordering 40 chicken nuggets.…
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When most folks reach the age where they should have retired, the pace of their life begins to slow down somewhat. It's inevitable, but the vast majority of people exercise less and less as they get older, and avoid unnecessary excitement and big risks. The vast majority of seniors are…
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I don't know what it is about the human race but, ever since the dawn of time, we seem to have been on a never-ending mission to find the biggest object possible to shove up our butts. From naturally-phallic shaped objects to carefully-honed creations designed to stimulate those special spots,…
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In 1992, Sir Mix-A-Lot made the song I Like Big Butts, and the world was never the same. Curvaceous figures are all over pop culture - just look at bootylicious stars like Kim Kardashian, Nicki Minaj and Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin. But if you weren't blessed with…
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When the time comes to start a new year at school, there is usually some sort of presentation or assembly, for both the students and parents to be introduced to the new school year. They are usually fairly unexciting, and not particularly memorable. However, the audience at the Xinshahui kindergarten…
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Facebook is an extremely powerful platform but it’s usually not until someone truly needs something that its merits as something functional become clear. Whether its a lost wedding ring or a campaign to find the kind stranger who turned someone’s life around, it’s a great way to put the word…
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We all go through a phase where we crack up at hilarious names - Hugh Jass, Moe Lester, Seymour Butts, Dick Pound, I.P. Freely. Oh, who am I kidding, we never grow out of this phase! And sometimes you meet people in real life who are cursed with an unfortunate…
