Odd News
19 Jan
A man from the Caribbean island of Dominica says he survived 24 days lost at sea in a sailboat by eating ketchup before being rescued in Colombian waters, the country's naval authority said.
9 Nov 2022
US park officials have asked visitors to stop licking psychedelic toads, warning that anyone seeking a hallucinogenic high from the wart-covered amphibians is more likely to end up seriously ill.
26 Oct 2022
A Filipino athlete Ryan Alonzo has achieved a second Guinness World Record in the demanding sport of jump rope. The 35-year-old, known as "Skipman," completed 3,731 continuous crossovers, which are performed by crossing the arms in and out as the rope circles the body. Previously, there had been 2,405 continuous crossovers. Alonzo previously held the…
10 Oct 2022
Ashley Garner had given up hope of ever regaining sight of her wedding band. A few days before Hurricane Ian hit the coast of southwest Florida, she lost it in front of her Fort Myers house. She spent two days searching their yard and garage with the assistance of her husband and three young children,…
10 Oct 2022
After calling off her wedding, a woman caused controversy by listing her £13,500 engagement ring for sale on Facebook Marketplace. The Australian woman claimed that although her partner had given her a one-carat diamond ring from Tiffany, it had now been put up for sale for "obvious reasons." In light of the fact that she…
10 Oct 2022
Authorities in North Carolina were looking for a 700-pound runaway rodeo bull that was characterized as deadly and fiercely combative. The bull escaped from a stockyard in Norwood, North Carolina, on Wednesday, according to police in the town, which is situated approximately 50 miles east of Charlotte. But they swiftly clarified that it wasn't a…
20 Sep 2022
At least 21 people died in India’s eastern state of Bihar in incidents of lightning amid rains over the past 24 hours.
12 Sep 2022
An ancient human tooth discovered by archaeologists in Georgia dates back 1.8 million years, firmly establishing the area as the site of one of the first prehistoric human settlements in Europe and potentially the world outside of Africa. The tooth was found close to the village of Orozmani, about 100 kilometres (62 miles) southwest of…
29 Aug 2022
Madhubala, a 16-year-old elephant in Pakistan, received treatment while under a special standing sedation technique, bringing relief to her pain from a fractured tusk and a dental infection. An eight-person team from the international animal welfare organisation Four Paws is caring for Madhubala, one of four African elephants, in Karachi. In 2020, Four Paws transferred…
17 Aug 2022
California cops rushed to a zoo after a 911 call -- only to find it had been placed by a mischievous monkey.
11 Aug 2022
Riders of the San Francisco Bay Area metro system in California may have seen a new station guard recently. Pac-Man, a 5-year-old Harris's hawk, has occupied the perch at El Cerrito del Norte station and is keeping an eye out for pigeons rather than fare-evaders. Pac-handler Man's Ricky Ortiz, a falconer with Falcon Force, started…
14 Feb 2022
An AirAsia passenger plane was forced to divert and make an unscheduled landing after a snake was spotted slithering through the overhead lights, the Malaysian budget carrier confirmed Monday.