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Category Archives: Weird News
Saudis propose to cut mans spine as punishment
“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” That’s the law, at least in Saudi Arabia, and they have been asking doctors about the possibility of severing a man’s spinal column to inflict the same punishment that he … Continue reading
Posted in Privacy / Freedom, Weird News
Tagged amnesty international, islam, paralysis, saudia arabia, spinal
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Jarhead – Florida Bear Gets Jar off Head
This jarhead, as he has been affectionately named, is a young Florida bear cub who has been spotted in a small community called Weirsdale, nestled within the Ocala National Forest. Originally spotted in late July with the jar stuck on … Continue reading
Posted in Science and Health, Weird News
Tagged bear, florida, forest, jarhead, ocala, weirsdale
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Federal Law Protects In-Flight Peanuts
Okay, this is a hidden gem: “Two weeks after asking for public comment, the Transportation Department issued a clarification. It pointed out that federal law forbids it from adopting any peanut restrictions without producing a scientific study that shows airborne … Continue reading
Posted in Privacy / Freedom, Weird News
Tagged airplanes, federal, law, legal, nightmare, peanuts, restriction
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Nightcrawlers – Original Surveillance Footage
Since television has become a more interactive medium through the Internet, there have been lots of great benefits, like the ability of a show to post varied clips of footage which may otherwise have went unused to ran too long for the final cut. These scenes and pieces of footage are slowly making their way to the web. Today’s example is a very interesting case which was featured on “Fact or Faked,” a fairly annoying ‘paranormal investigation’ show.
In this show, they review footage they find online, then determine if there is enough evidence they could obtain in order to scientifically evaluate the probability of the event ever occuring, and perhaps even get the jitters a few times along the way for good viewing pleasure. This case details a family who was having the dogs bark during the night for some time, so they installed security cameras to identify the kids or other problem which was getting the dogs upset. What they caught on tape, was not expected. Continue reading
Posted in Online Video, Weird News
Tagged alien, cryptozoology, hulu, nightcrawlers, visitor
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Wal-Mart effect concerns Oakland Weed Growers
Just as any expanding industry, Oakland pot growers are afraid that the legalization and taxation of marijuana in California could increase supply and reduce prices akin to those of a mega-retailer dealing in huge quantities like that of Wal-Mart – … Continue reading
China reports another UFO sighting
Last week’s story about the UFO which shut down a Chinese airport finally broke through traditional US media in the past week, now there is a report of yet another UFO sighting. Interestingly enough, China is now reporting the news … Continue reading
Xiaoshan Airport Shutdown due to UFO
China and the world is abuzz about the latest credible UFO report, especially based on the photos and video which have been collected from around the web, and the Chinese government is staying pretty quiet on the whole matter, but … Continue reading
Posted in Weird News, World
Tagged airport, china, ET, extraterrestrial, ufo, visit, Xiaoshan
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Grim Sleeper making me sleepless
Enough of this Grim Sleeper news, now, with an unusual name and spelling like Lonny, I’ve been basically safe from any confusion with front page news. Now, my name is everywhere. Okay, it’s truly the “ie” version, however, it’s headlines … Continue reading
Posted in Weird News
Tagged drama, LAPD, lonnie david frankin, murder, serial killer
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Police say Farmville hacking is civil matter
Farmville, the ever so entertaining, annoying and Facebook-riffic application has finally made the news in an undisclosed location. According to the report, shown here courtesy of The High Definite, a man reported to the police that someone had used his … Continue reading
Centralia PA – Abandoned and Forgotten?
What does a community do when underground coal catches fire? Easy – the government pays off everyone to leave, they rip down all the houses and call it a day. Well, at least that is the short of it after … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Weird News
Tagged abandoned town, centralia, coal fire, fire, ghost town, PA, pennsylvania
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