Strange News

Performance Artist Eats Banana Which Was Part Of Exhibit

7:05am December 09, 2019

The exhibit garnered attention for its absurdity. A banana duct-taped to a white wall at Miami's Art Basel sold for $120,000. The piece did not come with instructions for replacing the fruit.

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Two editions of Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian, a banana duct-taped to a wall, have reportedly sold for more than $100,000.

Arts

Opinion: This Art Is Bananas

5:14pm December 07, 2019

by Scott Simon

A banana taped to a wall was sold for $120,000 as a piece of art. NPR's Scott Simon wonders how it makes people think about the passage of time.

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The Price Of This Art Is Bananas

5:00am December 06, 2019

The artist Maurizio Cattelan made an artwork that is a banana duct-taped to the wall. It's priced at $120,000 in Miami.

Man With 'Crime Pays' Tattoo Arrested

5:00am December 06, 2019

An Indiana man was wanted in connection with a vehicle chase. He has a forehead tattoo that says "crime pays."

A Norwegian spruce stands at the center of London's Trafalgar Square on Wednesday. Many are calling this year's tree — a gift from Oslo — meager and sparse.

World News

'Britain's Most Famous Christmas Tree' Criticized For Looking Sparse, Droopy And Sad

4:32pm December 05, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

Every year, a Norwegian city gives London a Christmas tree in gratitude for British aid during World War II. However, many are not impressed with this year's present.

Electric Eel Powers Christmas Tree Lights

5:07am December 05, 2019

The Tennessee Aquarium says sensors detect an electric eel's little jolts of electricity, which then get transferred to the lights on a tree.

'In Desperate Need Of Pies'

5:07am December 05, 2019

The Honey Baked Ham store in Missouri was closed but police were called when someone found a note with cash: "No one was here, and we were in desperate need of pies."

The Tennessee Aquarium says a system connected to an electric eel's tank enables his shocks to power strands of lights on the nearby tree.

Noeel: Electric Eel Lights Up Christmas Tree In Tennessee

5:52pm December 04, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Every time the electric eel named Miguel Wattson releases a jolt of electricity, a festively decorated Christmas tree next to his tank at the Tennessee Aquarium flickers and glows.

Maybe Santa Will Fill The Pothole In McComb, Miss.

6:28am December 04, 2019

The pothole has been decorated with tinsel, a star and a traffic cone to draw attention to the problem. The Enterprise-Journal reports residents want to protest with lights and presents too.

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Science

MIT's Breakthrough In Propulsion Of Intra-Intestinal Micro-Muscular Agglomerations

8:03am December 01, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

MIT students Phoebe Li and Amber VanHemel broke the World Record for longest the hot dog toss (and catch). Hear how the sausage got made from NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.