Bizarre

Dead Man Walking: South African Man Wakes Up in Morgue

By Kai MaJuly 26, 20110

What a nightmare.

Unsteady Forklift Smashes $1 Million Worth of Wine, and a Nation Mourns

By Nick CarboneJuly 23, 20110

This is one spill that’s won’t be rubbed out easily.

Sheikh Writes His Name in the Sand, Big Enough to Be Seen from Space

By Kai MaJuly 21, 20110

Ah, the sands of narcissism.

Worst Nightmare: Sinkhole Opens Up Under Woman’s Bed in Guatemala

By Clara KimJuly 21, 20110

A 40-foot-deep, 3-foot-wide crater almost swallowed a woman sleeping on top. And it’s not the first time a sinkhole traumatized residents in Guatemala City.

A Lucifer By Any Other Name Would Be Legal in New Zealand

By Zara KesslerJuly 21, 20110

Kids can be devils sometimes, can’t they? Well, not in New Zealand, they can’t.

Court: Restaurant Can Be Sued for Serving Meat to Devout Hindus

By Sonia van Gilder CookeJuly 20, 20110

What happens when you accidentally dish up meat for vegetarians? For one restaurant, it may be the most expensive meal it ever served.

Food, Meet (Murdoch’s) Face: A Brief History of Protest Pies

By Feifei SunJuly 20, 20110

Don’t worry, Rupert “Humble” Murdoch. You’re not the only notable to have been confronted with a pastry full of righteous rage.

Calling All Kringles: The Annual Santa Claus Congress Kicks Off in Denmark

By Katy SteinmetzJuly 18, 20110

Every year since 1957, Santa Clauses from around the world have descended on an amusement park north of Copenhagen for an annual congress. There they spread good cheer, have friendly competitions—and, NewsFeed imagines, compare …

Just Like High School: Tennessee Lawmaker Carves Initials Into State House Desk

By Zara KesslerJuly 14, 20110

Remember that time that you got really bored in class and carved your initials into the desk? Well, it turns out that’s not such a good idea if you are a member of the government. And if the desk is in the state House chamber.

Atheist Wins Right to Wear ‘Pastafarian’ Headgear in License Photo

By Rachel GoldsteinJuly 14, 20110

After a years long pursuit, Niko Alm, a self proclaimed “Pastafarian,” finally earned the freedom to appear in his Austrian driver’s license sporting a pasta strainer on his head. An accessory he argued was ‘religious …

New Book Claims Hitler Gave Sex Dolls to Nazi Soldiers

By William Lee AdamsJuly 12, 20110

A new book reveals that Adolf Hitler ordered the manufacture of Aryan blow up dolls to discourage his troops from sleeping with disease-ridden prostitutes.