Strange News

Science

Spock's Fictional Home Planet Discovered

7:19am September 19, 2018

Gene Roddenberry once declared that if Spock's fictional home planet Vulcan did exist, it would probably orbit the star called 40 Eridani A. Astronomers have now found this star does have a planet.

Queue Listen Now

Why Do Some People Take The Train Instead Of Driving?

6:55am September 17, 2018

You're free to read a book or, if you're a certain New Jersey Transit rider, shave. On a moving train, he lathered and shaved himself. Transit officials say there is a rule against bathing or shaving.

Queue Listen Now

A raccoon sitting on the stump of a tree in the Beaches in Toronto. The Toronto Star's Amy Dempsey thinks there's a particularly smart one in her neighborhood.

Science
Arts

There's No Stopping Toronto's 'Uber-Raccoon'

10:56am September 16, 2018

by James Doubek

Toronto is known for its raccoons' aggressive ability to get into garbage cans. The city spent millions trying to fight the gray menace — with mixed results.

Queue Listen Now

Caterer Saves The Wedding

5:14am September 14, 2018

Kelsey Schneck and her fiancé were celebrating when the man who was supposed to marry them broke his leg. Luckily for them the catering company had a staffer who was licensed to marry people.

Survey Says Taco Bell Is Best Mexican Restaurant

5:22am September 13, 2018

According to The Harris Poll, Taco Bell topped a customer survey as America's best Mexican restaurant.

Nancy Crampton-Brophy has been charged with the murder of her husband, Daniel Brophy. She is the author of romantic suspense novels, who in a 2011 blog post outlined various motives and methods of killing a husband.

National

Novelist Who Penned 'How To Murder Your Husband' Essay Charged With Husband's Murder

4:02pm September 12, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Chef Daniel Brophy was shot dead in June at the culinary institute where he was an instructor. In 2011, his wife wrote a blog post imagining different methods and motives for killing one's spouse.

'Garbage Hill' Sign Gets Backing In Winnipeg

5:42am September 12, 2018

Residents in Winnipeg, Canada thought it would be funny to put up a sign that says "Garbage Hill," like the Hollywood sign. The city took it down but Winnipeg's mayor says it should come back.

Grocery Store Employee Charged In Longtime Ham Theft

5:25am September 12, 2018

A grocery store employee in eastern Ohio has been charged with felony theft. For eight years, nearly every day she was helping herself to between three and five slices of ham.

Two of the largest specimens containing gold recovered from the Beta Hunt Mine.

World News

Eureka! Mother Lode Of Gold Found In Australian Mine

5:28pm September 11, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

"I nearly fell over looking at it ... we were picking it up for hours," said the miner who found the gold. The huge amount of the precious metal is worth millions of dollars.

Bigfoot casts for "Seven" on display at the Bigfoot festival in Marion, N.C. on Saturday.

National

The Lore Of Bigfoot Lives On At North Carolina Bigfoot Festival

8:41am September 09, 2018

by David Ford

In western North Carolina, people from across the country came to Marion's first Bigfoot festival. The highlight was a Bigfoot-calling contest and a Bigfoot-knocking competition.

Queue Listen Now