Strange News

Florida Man Calls Police To Report Stolen Marijuana

7:07am October 16, 2019

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office told the man to stop calling. He claimed his roommate had stolen his marijuana. Recreational marijuana use is against the law in Florida. No charges were filed.

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Shay Bradley's Dying Wish Was To Make People Laugh

6:38am October 15, 2019

During a long illness, Bradley planned a special touch for his funeral. As his coffin was lowered into the ground, a voice from inside said, "Let me out." Bradley recorded his voice before his death.

The crumpled carcass of a bull lies on U.S. Forest Service ground. It was among several killed and mutilated this summer in eastern Oregon.

National

'Not One Drop Of Blood': Cattle Mysteriously Mutilated In Oregon

11:08pm October 08, 2019

by Anna King

In remote eastern Oregon, a serial crime is unfolding. Someone is killing purebred bulls. And they're doing it with a level of cruel precision that's frightening to both ranchers and law enforcement.

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Bear No. 68 has packed on the pounds needed for a long hibernation.

It's Fat Bear Week In Alaska's Katmai National Park — Time To Fill Out Your Bracket

12:57pm October 06, 2019

by Tom Goldman

Bears preparing for hibernation need to eat as much as they can for the winter. In Alaska, this habit has turned into an Ursine March Madness with bears going head-to-head to see who is the fattest.

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Music & Culture

Kiss To Perform For Sharks In Australia

5:12am October 04, 2019

Kiss is taking their show under the sea at a special concert for a few fans and sharks in Australia.

A 1,600-pound bull ventured on a short-lived quest for freedom Wednesday in West Baltimore, spending about three hours on the loose before finally succumbing to tranquilizers and being put back into the trailer whence he came.

National

A Bull Has An Afternoon Out In Baltimore

11:24am October 03, 2019

by James Doubek

A bull had a field day in Baltimore on Wednesday, spending three hours on the loose before succumbing to tranquilizers. It's the third bull to escape this year in Baltimore.

Irish Man Finds A Way To Scam The Scammers

6:27am October 01, 2019

Ross Walsh received one of those emails asking for money. He replied that he was trying to send it but the transfer didn't go through. He convinced the scammer to send him money to verify the account.

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Child's Favorite Stuffed Animal Is Found 14 years Later

7:02am September 30, 2019

At age 4, Emily Bauer's favorite stuffed animal was a black cat named Plurna. She shed many tears when it was lost on the family farm. A worker putting up a fence found it. The black cat is now gray.

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A video of an unidentified woman singing a famous Puccini aria on the platform of a Los Angeles Metro stop has gone viral. Above, passengers board a Metro train at the Culver City station in Culver City, Calif., on April 26, 2016.

Arts

Mystery Woman Sings Opera In Los Angeles Metro — And Goes Viral

3:45pm September 29, 2019

by Kat Lonsdorf

A video posted on Twitter by the LAPD shows the woman, her hair pulled up in pigtails and arms loaded with bags, singing a famous Puccini aria — and hitting every note.

Smell Tips Autobahn Driver Off That His Car Is On Fire

6:26am September 26, 2019

The man in Germany had no fire extinguisher, but he did have beer. He grabbed bottles from a case in the car and put out the fire.

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