Strange News

Russian 7-Year-Old Gets Military Draft Orders

5:18am December 07, 2017

A 7-year-old boy in Russia received a draft notice. Russian media quote his grandfather saying the family will bring the boy at the appointed time — they don't want to be accused of draft-dodging.

Plane Lands For Bathroom Break

5:18am December 07, 2017

A flight from New York City to Seattle had to make a stop in Billings, Mont., after the bathrooms stopped working.

Jim Beam Presents The Smart Decanter

5:06am December 06, 2017

Jim Beam is selling a talking whiskey decanter that will pour you a shot on command. It's voiced by a master distiller in Kentucky. But it deactivates after six months, and becomes a regular decanter.

A Dog Saves 2 Cats Because Dogs Are Clearly Superior Animals

5:06am December 06, 2017

A Canadian police dog was on a walk with an officer and followed his nose to discover two half-frozen kittens. Both of whom were then rescued by the Mounties.

Science

Making Pizza In Space

5:17am December 05, 2017

Astronauts at the International Space Station sent down video of pizza night. Without gravity, they made pizza tossing look like a slow game of Frisbee.

Taking Breakfast Matters Into Your Own Hands

5:14am December 04, 2017

by Rachel Martin

A guy named Alex Bowen went into a Waffle House at 2 a.m., but the lone employee was asleep. So he made his own breakfast.

An Ancient Sphinx That Turned Out To Be Not So Ancient

5:14am December 04, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

People working in sand dunes in northern California found a Sphinx. But it was made of plaster, and instead of thousands of years old, it was only 90.

The Pontiac Silverdome, pictured in 2008, was supposed to be demolished on Sunday. But the explosion didn't go as planned.

National

The Boom Was A Bust: Pontiac Silverdome Blows Up, Doesn't Come Down

12:05pm December 03, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

A planned demolition of the former home of the Detroit Lions failed on Sunday morning. The company in charge of the detonation says faulty wiring is to blame.

The 300-pound sphinx is the second recovered from the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes.

Californian Archaeologists Unearth A Not-So-Ancient Egyptian Sphinx

6:46pm December 02, 2017

by Emily Sullivan

Archaeologists in Guadalupe, Calif., were startled by a peculiar discovery: A relic from Cecil B. DeMille's 1923 biblical film The Ten Commandments.

Just Call It DIY Traffic Planning

5:04am December 01, 2017

A man in China got paint and hand-painted new traffic directions on the road. He thought the new signs would ease his daily commute. He got fined instead.