Strange News

Metallica Scares Off Cougar

A woman walking her dog in the woods on Vancouver Island, Canada was being stalked by a cougar. She played Metallica on her phone to scare it away.

And Now, In Stray Animal News ...

A New Hampshire cop mistook a bobcat for a stray cat. In Brooklyn, baby ducks fell down a storm grate and had to be rescued. And then there's the South Carolina package theft with a hairy surprise.

Shark Bites Man; Man Shows Off

Frank O'Rourke was surfing in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., when a shark bit his arm, leaving teeth marks. He made the best of a bloody situation, heading to the bar where folks kept buying him drinks.

Minnesota Toddler Drives Toy Tractor To County Fair

A toddler in Minnesota wanted to go to the nearby Chicago County fair, so he drove there alone on his battery-powered John Deere toy tractor. His father has now removed the battery from the tractor.