Strange News

The Thimble Will No Longer Pass Go In Monopoly

2:00pm February 17, 2017

Monopoly, the board game, is getting a revamp. Makers of the game are holding a contest and letting voters choose the next generation of game pieces. And voters have rejected the thimble.

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A Journey Of 30 Years Began With A Single Fortune Cookie

4:59am February 17, 2017

Donald Lau wrote fortunes in fortune cookies for 30 years, but now he's quitting because he can't conjure up new bits of wisdom. Now he's training a successor. But when one door closes another opens.

This rooster statue was stolen over the weekend in Alexander County, N.C.

National

3,000-Pound Rooster Statue Stolen From North Carolina Farm

6:26pm February 16, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

It's a cocky move to steal a rooster statue, and authorities have apprehended a man they believe has run afowl of the law. The local sheriff says the case is "very strange."

North Carolina Politician Wants To Have The Official Nonexistent Chicken Festival

5:22am February 16, 2017

State lawmaker Elmer Floyd wants to make the Fayetteville Fried Chicken Festival North Carolina's official chicken festival. But Fayetteville doesn't have a chicken festival.

Pro-Cycling Politician Has His Bike Stolen

5:08am February 16, 2017

Belgian politician Ben Weyts was on a mission to promote cycling. He biked to a news conference where he announced an investment in bike lanes. A half hour later, his bike was gone.

A New Trick To Get Those VIP Tickets

6:59am February 15, 2017

A teenager in the U.K. got bad seats at a concert. So he edited the band's Wikipedia page to say he was the singer's cousin — and he got his seats upgraded.

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This pig looks more like Wilbur and is probably nicer than Piggy Smalls, the pig that terrorized an Oregon town since last November.

National

NPR News Nuggets: Terrorizing Pig, (Sort Of) Flying Pig & Wigs

8:08am February 11, 2017

by Wynne Davis

Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.

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A Siberian Village Went From No Church To Snow Church

6:02am February 09, 2017

Alexander Batyokhtin of Siberia spent two months building a church entirely out of snow. It's big enough for at least a couple people to duck in for a few quiet moments of reflection.

Monica Bill Barnes (left) and Anna Bass are offering literally breathtaking tours of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Raise Your (He)art Rate With A Workout At The Met

2:26pm February 08, 2017

by Sean Rameswaram

Seeing a great work of art might quicken your pulse, but the Metropolitan Museum of Art is hoping you'll break a sweat, too. A dance company is offering literally breathtaking tours of the museum.

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Sam Polinsky, known by his lucha libre wrestling moniker Sam Adonis, enters the ring waving his Trump American flag and riling up the audience in Mexico City.

In Mexico, The Crowd Loves To Hate Pro Wrestler Who Plays Trump Supporter

4:30pm February 07, 2017

by James Fredrick

For Sam Polinsky, a Pittsburgh wrestler who performs as a loud Trump supporter, the enraged reaction his character elicits from Mexican audiences is exhilarating. He aspires to be Mexico's Hulk Hogan.

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