Strange News

Many hospitals report delivering babies on 'Twosday': 2-22-22

5:55am February 23, 2022

One baby was born at Advocate Christ Medical Center outside Chicago. Another at a hospital in Burlington, N.C., in Room 2. And in Salt Lake City, two different hospitals delivered babies at 2:22.

Arts

On this palindrome day, many are getting married

4:42pm February 22, 2022

Tuesday, 2-22-2022, is a palindrome day thought to bring luck. The day is special for couples, and is a popular day for weddings.

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Tuesday's rare palindrome date of 2-22-22 also happens to fall on National Margarita Day in the United States.

Today is 2-22-22 ... and a Tuesday. Here's how to celebrate the rare date

3:30pm February 22, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The rare palindrome date also coincides with National Margarita Day in the U.S. Wedding venues, airlines, hotels, and fast-food chains are among those marking "Twosday" with limited-time deals.

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An odd APB is out in northern Michigan: Police are on the hunt for a cabin

5:53am February 17, 2022

The owner of the missing cabin says it disappeared from where it stood in Coldsprings Township. Investigators note it was likely taken late last year, and was possibly put on the back of a trailer.

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The Rye Riptides pictured on board the Corwith Cramer before launching in October 2020. Nearly 18 months later, the mini boat was retrieved from an uninhabited Norwegian island with its messages and gifts intact.

A Norwegian student found a boat launched by New Hampshire middle schoolers in 2020

2:53pm February 16, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The Rye Riptides began as a science class project in New Hampshire. Some 462 days and 8,300 miles later, a sixth-grader retrieved it from an uninhabited Norwegian island, with its notes still intact.

Seattle Mazda drivers can't change the radio dial. It's stuck on KUOW

5:05am February 14, 2022

Owners of Mazdas in Seattle have found their radios stuck on public radio staion KUOW. No one seems to know exactly why.

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The Idaho Potation Commission is giving away a French fry-scented perfume ahead of Valentine's Day.

The French fry lover in your life may go head over peels for this perfume

5:58pm February 13, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Looking for a last-minute Valentine's Day gift? Idaho's potato commission is giving away French fry-scented perfume for Valentine's Day.

Amidst the flood of football content you'll see on your social media feeds this Sunday, you might spot an owl or two.

Sports

The Superb Owl is back, and the crowd goes wild

5:44pm February 11, 2022

This Sunday, football fans will choose sides in Super Bowl 56. But while much of the country is preoccupied with football, many others will spend the day rooting for another team: the owls.

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This synthetic fish is powered by human heart cells. Scientists say that they could help lead the way toward building replacement hearts from human tissue.

Watch these robotic fish swim to the beat of human heart cells

8:15pm February 10, 2022

by Jon Hamilton

Tiny, robotic fish powered by human heart cells suggest that scientists are getting closer to their goal of building replacement hearts from living tissue.

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The Portland Pickles baseball team is asking Oregonians to be on the lookout for their mascot, Dillon T. Pickle, after he was stolen from the front porch of their office early Thursday morning.

The Portland Pickles need your help finding their stolen mascot, Dillon T. Pickle

2:31pm February 10, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

After being lost in transit for days, Dillon T. Pickle was shipped to the team's office — only to be stolen off its porch. The team is offering a reward for information or a no questions asked return.