Strange News

An elderly pug has declared it a Bones Day Era and the internet is happy

4:43pm October 25, 2021

13-year-old Noodle the pug and his owner Jonathan Graziano have taken the internet by storm with their daily predictions on whether it will be a Bones or No Bones day.

The writer Carmen Mola, pseudonym of the writers Jorge Diaz, Agustin Martinez and Antonio Mercero, winner of the 70th edition of the Planeta Novel Prize, gives a press conference after the award ceremony, at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, on 15 Oc

Carmen Mola was a popular Spanish novelist. Three male writers made her up

3:14pm October 18, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Antonio Mercero, Agustín Martínez and Jorge Díaz not only created a series of highly successful novels in Mola's name, but also invented the author herself.

The Wizard of New Zealand, also known as Ian Brackenbury Channell, casts a "spell" during a television interview in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March 2011. His contract with the city will end in December after more than two decades.

World News

A New Zealand city is taking its official wizard off the payroll after over 2 decades

6:07pm October 15, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The Christchurch City Council will end its contract with Ian Brackenbury Channell, reportedly the world's only state-appointed wizard. The "Wizard of New Zealand" has had a long and unique career.

A slice of the 12-layer chocolate cake known as "Bruce" is adorned with colorful sprinkles at the British bakery Get Baked. But regulators say the topping is illegal, as it includes a color additive that is permitted only for other uses.

'Sprinklegate' sinks a U.K. bakery's top sellers after topping is found to be illegal

5:46pm October 15, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"It is HIGHLY unlikely that we will find any legal sprinkles that we will use as a replacement," says Rich Myers, owner of the Get Baked bakery in Leeds. "I am extremely passionate about sprinkles."

National

A zebra that escaped from a Maryland farm has died, officials say

9:58pm October 14, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

An investigation is underway to determine who set the snare trap that killed the zebra on a Maryland private property. The person who set the trap could face charges.

Goran K. Hansson (C), Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and Nobel Economics Prize committee members Peter Fredriksson (L) and Eva Mork (R) give a press conference to announce the winners of the 2021 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in E

A Nobel Prize for a revolution in economics

7:08am October 12, 2021

by Greg Rosalsky

David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens win a Nobel Prize for revolutionizing how economics is done.

Avshalom Davidesko, from the Israel's Antiquities Authority, examines a jar in a massive ancient winemaking complex dating back some 1,500 years in Yavne, south of Tel Aviv, Israel.

World News

Massive Byzantine-era winery discovered in Israel

1:06pm October 11, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

Winepresses, warehouses and kilns were uncovered by archaeologists who believe the winery once produced a fine white wine.

California man pays a psychic to break bad luck curse

3:17pm October 06, 2021

The online psychic claimed the man was cursed with bad luck by his ex. He paid her $5,000 to undo the curse, but says his relationship did not improve.

Woman makes stunning discovery at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park

7:24am October 04, 2021

Noreen and Michael Wredberg found a 4.38 carat yellow diamond at the park, and the park allows visitors to keep what they find.

The sword used in an assault by a man dressed as a ninja.

National

A ninja with a sword assailed a U.S. Army special operations unit in California

7:08pm October 01, 2021

by Bill Chappell

A man "wearing full ninja garb" staged the attack in the middle of the night at a small airport in California, officials say.