Weird News

Sometimes the food you eat is trying to kill you. Not in the traditional sense, with saturated fat, refined sugars and cholesterol. There are a few foods out there that can literally end your life if improperly prepared, or at the very least make you terribly sick. While you probably won’t encounter most of the items on this list during the normal course of your life, a few of them are surprisingl

After being sworn in as a policeman in late May, Takai Teitoi, who comes from the tiny central Pacific island nation of Kiribati, decided to take the two hour journey back home in a wooden boat. Along with his brother-in-law, the 41-year-old father-of-six set off. In the middle of the trip they stopped to do a little fishing, and then, as the hour began to get late, slept the night in their craft.

This could have been so perfect, if not for the vertical video. It's still pretty hilarious though -- a man sings a snippet of 'The Simpsons' theme song in an almost Homer voice while driving towards a tree that looks just enough like Homer to not be totally confusing.

The Center for Biological Diversity has started a petition to get the orange clownfish, who was popularized as Nemo in Pixar's hit movie 'Finding Nemo,' and seven other species of damselfish to be classified as an endangered species.

It's just a robot that fires food at your mouth. What could possibly go wrong? Say the word "pop," and the Popinator will track your voice and fire one piece of popcorn at your mouth. Does nobody else see how this has the potential to take a turn for the much, much worse?

Germany always been good to us. We mean, who doesn’t love wienerschnitzel or Leo DiCaprio (word has it his mom was a German immigrant)? We rest our case. Except, when we saw that people in Berlin are discriminating against Americans, we got a little confused. See, they’re not hating on just any Americans; they’ve targeted hipsters, which is quite odd, considering the city just hosted the Hipster O

If you're out there in a very rough working environment, looking for work along with millions of other people, you might be heartened to hear about the successes of others, even if you feel a little bit jealous as well. But how would it sit with you if a bunch of goats found gainful employment before you did?

Despite the tradition of Walt Disney's refusal to allow his beloved theme park to serve spirits, as Disney World's Fantasyland expands this fall, the Magic Kingdom's menu will also see an expansion: wine and beer will be available for adult patrons to drink.

Pub 500, a Minnesota-based establishment, has added a unique new dispenser to its women's bathrooms: pregnancy tests. For $3 using either a credit or debit card, women can purchase a test before they start drinking.

If you ask a six-year-old to tell you a joke there is a good chance they'd respond with the classic groaner "Why did the chicken cross the road?" However, as you can see in the video above from YouTube explainer Vsuace and Bill Nye The Science Guy, "Why did the chicken cross the road" isn't even really a joke...

Last weekend, a woman in Oklahoma went missing and her family feared the worst. Fortunately, she was found alive several days later. So where had she been? Turns out, she accidentally got trapped in a deep freezer and may have been there as long as five days.

Conservationist Damian Aspinall wants the world to know that gorillas are gentle and human-like beasts. So he made the decision to release a 20-plus year-old video of his then-18-month-old daughter Tansey frolicking with two gorillas.

Starbucks isn't especially known for its healthy eating options, but a Virginia woman claims to have lost nearly 80 pounds by consuming nothing but food from the coffee chain. If that's true, this is a diet we actually might consider ourselves. (But we're not giving up our beloved Caffe Mocha.)

If there's one thing we know, it's that cats rule the internet. So, it was really only a matter of time before felines began establishing their leadership credentials outside of the world wide web...

Another high priced James Bond memorabilia auction is just around the corner. It includes a bunch of iconic collectibles from the spy movie series' long history and some that might sound a bit strange to the average collector.