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Fear of Clowns: No Laughing Matter
A medical survey say kids are overwhelmingly afraid of clowns. But there's evidence that some clowns have great success bringing joy to kids in hospitals.
Holiday Feasting Tips: How to Eat Like Hot Dog Champ Joey Chestnut
Planning on a lot of eating this Thanksgiving? Take a few tips from competitive eating star Joey "Jaws" Chestnut. Joey is not only the hot dog champ (66 franks in 12 minutes), the 23-year-old chow hound is in pretty good shape. Here's how he pigs out without gaining too much weight.
Big Plans for Illinois-Shaped Frosted Flake
A Frosted Flake shaped like the US state of Illinois will join Jack Ruby's hat and Marilyn Monroe's date book in a traveling exhibit.
Snarky Fark Always Good for a Snappy Headline
Fark.com is the best place on the Internet to chat about the day's weird news. It's the No. 1 place to celebrate the news you love to hate.
The Week in Weird
The best weird news stories for the week ending Jan. 25. Breast Implants for men are up. Women want to see Obama naked. The panty raiding thief is convicted.
Judge Sues Dry Cleaner for $54 Million Over Lost Pants
Every year, you think you've seen the most frivolous lawsuit ever, until a new one comes along. But this one is going to be hard to top. A District of Columbia judge sued his dry cleaner for $67 million -- and then lowered his demand to the more reasonable $54 million -- for losing his favorite pair of pants. He ended up losing his job and the lawsuit, and the slacks never turned up.
Charges Dropped Against Cross-Dressing Principal
The good news for former Catholic school principal Paul Schum is that prosecutors have dropped charges of loitering in a seedy alley in Louisville, Ky., for the purposes of prostitution. The bad news is that he still has to explain away what he was doing there in a black leather outfit with fishnet stockings and fake breasts.
Woman Crashes Into DMV, Flunks Road Test
An 80-year-old woman crashed into DMV, after going there to take a road test.
This Week in Weird
The best weird news stories for the week ending Jan. 18. It's now official: Kids hate clowns! Virgina proposes a "no rubber testicles" law. And more strangeness.
This Week in Weird (Jan. 11)
The best weird news stories for the week ending Jan. 11. The guys who wheeled their dead friend around New York . . . The husband who met his wife in a brothel . . . And, of course, the Canadian Booby wall.
Chihuahuas Without Front Paw Now Wheelie Dogs
Chihuahuas born without front legs learn to "drive" little wagons.
Indian Man Marries Dog
In one of the weirdest stories of 2007, a man in India married a dog, hoping to break a curse
Baboon 'Gangs' Running Wild in South African Suburbs
Gangs of hairy-knuckled thugs are breaking into ritzy homes, raiding refrigerators, and cleaning out the pantries. But what really riled Cape Town suburbanites: Their horrendous potty habits.
Weirdest Stories of 2007: Mascot-on-Mascot Violence
In one of the weirdest stories of 2007, the University of Oregon Duck beat up the University of Houston's Cougar, and earned a one-game suspension.
2007's Weirdest Stories: American Inmate Idol
One of the weirdest stories of 2007: Prisoners compete in their own version of "American Idol."
Top Sources For Weird News
The top four sources for weird news on the Internet -- Jim Romenesko's Obscure Store, Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird, Drew Curtis's Fark and Randy Cassingham's This Is True -- go to great lengths to bring its audiences the best in the bizarre.
Why Read Weird News?
In these troubled times, why is an ever increasing amount of journalism devoted to weird news? And is it possible that by looking at these weird news stories we might be better able to understand the world?
Randy Cassingham ‘True’ to Life
Randy Cassingham left NASA and turned his weird news column and ThisIsTrue.com Web site into a career.
Jim Romenesko: Proprietor of the Obscure Store
If one man has legitimized weird news as a journalistic endeavor it is Jim Romenesko, the esteemed reporter who created the Obscure Store and Reading room
News of the Weird Creator Chuck Shepherd
Syndicated Columnist Chuck Shepherd is a leading source for weird news. His Web site archives his past 25 columns, and it's a great read for lovers of bizarre news.
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The top four sources for weird news on the Internet -- Jim Romenesko's Obscure Store, Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird, Drew Curtis's Fark and Randy Cassingham's This Is True -- go to great lengths to bring its audiences the best in the bizarre.