Global Madness
Take a look at the wide world of weird with reports and links to foreign news sources and bizarre happenings around the world.
Wax Hitler Decapitated
In the early 1930s, Hitler promised his Third Reich would stand for a thousand years, and in a few years, Germany was in ruins. Wax Hitler’s reign at Madame Tussauds was even shorter.
In the early 1930s, Hitler promised his Third Reich would stand for a thousand years, and in a few years, Germany was in ruins. Wax Hitler’s reign at Madame Tussauds was even shorter.
When Relgion Gets Weird . . .
Here's a collection of strange news items touching the world of faith.
Here's a collection of strange news items touching the world of faith.
The Wurst: Sausage From Human Blood
Two German air force sergeants are facing court martial for a sausage recipe that called for pork, onions, bacon, spices breadcrumbs, and their comrades' blood.
Two German air force sergeants are facing court martial for a sausage recipe that called for pork, onions, bacon, spices breadcrumbs, and their comrades' blood.
Austrian Woman Spends Months With Dead Boyfriend
Even a hopeless romantic must admit that there's a time when you have to give up on your boyfriend -- and that time is when he starts to decompose.
Even a hopeless romantic must admit that there's a time when you have to give up on your boyfriend -- and that time is when he starts to decompose.
Tame Playboy Enters Philippines
You won't see bare-breasted women in Playboy's Philippine edition, which aims to please men but not offend the country's religious community. When asked how much skin the mag would show, a spokesman said, "Maybe one nipple."
You won't see bare-breasted women in Playboy's Philippine edition, which aims to please men but not offend the country's religious community. When asked how much skin the mag would show, a spokesman said, "Maybe one nipple."
Asian Weird News: Weird News From Asia
So much of what we use comes from Asia, here's some things from Asia that might not be so useful.
So much of what we use comes from Asia, here's some things from Asia that might not be so useful.
Wide World of Weird
Nudity, drunkenness, sexual deviance, morbidity, and other behavior all makes for weird news headlines. Here are some of the trends and headlines we've been following.
Nudity, drunkenness, sexual deviance, morbidity, and other behavior all makes for weird news headlines. Here are some of the trends and headlines we've been following.
Reuters Oddly Enough
The world's largest international news agency serves up its daily "Oddly Enough" news on every continent, tracking strangeness all over the globe.
The world's largest international news agency serves up its daily "Oddly Enough" news on every continent, tracking strangeness all over the globe.
Unusual Asia
A blog that lets you keep up with, among other things, the growing amount of Chinese babies being named “Olympics” in celebration of the 2008 world games. Also reports on coal toothpaste and Shaolin Monks at fashion shows.
A blog that lets you keep up with, among other things, the growing amount of Chinese babies being named “Olympics” in celebration of the 2008 world games. Also reports on coal toothpaste and Shaolin Monks at fashion shows.
From the Fridge: Germany
“Tomfoolery” from the land of lederhosen.
“Tomfoolery” from the land of lederhosen.
CNEWS Weird: Canada
One of Canada’s leading Internet news companies takes you on a daily strange trip north of the border.
One of Canada’s leading Internet news companies takes you on a daily strange trip north of the border.
Agence France-Presse
While the French might snub their noses at American wine, they do love an offbeat story. With journalists in 165 countries, AFP produces hundreds of wire stories each day, and Yahoo brings you the news agency’s strangest reports.
While the French might snub their noses at American wine, they do love an offbeat story. With journalists in 165 countries, AFP produces hundreds of wire stories each day, and Yahoo brings you the news agency’s strangest reports.
A Brit's Eye View of Weird America
The BBC's Collective magazine takes a long view of the United States.
The BBC's Collective magazine takes a long view of the United States.