Unusual News
Juan Manuel Márquez Boxing Trunks Cause Cancellation of Election Results
The controversy stemming from boxer Juan Manuel Márquez’s trunks continues in Mexico.
During his title fight on November 12 in Las Vegas against Manny Pacquiao, Márquez wore the logo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) on his boxing... read more
Anti-Whaling Activists Use Drone to Track Japanese Fleet
The use of unmanned aircraft, made popular by the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has now become a non-violent weapon employed by environmentalists.
In the Southern Pacific Ocean, the anti-whaling activist group Sea Shepherd has utilized a ... read more
TSA Confiscates Professor’s Cupcake
Having already cleared one checkpoint and flown across the country with her sweet treat, Rebecca Hains of Peabody, Massachusetts, lost her cupcake to a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official in Las Vegas who insisted the frosting co... read more
Last Man Still Living in Japan’s Nuclear Exclusion Zone
Naoto Matsumura has gained national media attention in Japan for being the only person still living within the contaminated area near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, which covers 12 miles in any direction. Residing about seven and a ha... read more
Mexican Tourist Industry Hopes to Profit from End of World Fears
With the end of the world slated for December 21, 2012, Mayans in southeastern Mexico are hoping to draw scores of tourists next year. More than 50 million people are expected in 2012 to visit the regions of Chiapas, Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Tabasco... read more
U.S. Mint Halts Presidential Commemorative Coins…No Chester A. Arthur
Saying there’s no point wasting money to make money, the Obama administration has decided to cancel production of commemorative presidential one dollar coins as part of its efforts to reduce government spending.
The U.S Mint is expected to sav... read more
House Republicans Pledge No Food Stamps for Millionaires
Here’s a problem most Americans probably weren’t worried about. In an effort to show the U.S. public they’re serious about getting tough on the rich, Republicans in Congress are proposing to end food stamps for millionaires.
But the plan immed... read more
Doctor Arrested as Peeping Tom for Looking out of His Own Window
In an unusual case, a doctor in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has been arrested for an act of sexual voyeurism he allegedly committed from his own home.
Pediatrician Howard Weinblatt was charged on November 23 with four counts of spying on an unclothed... read more
Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Armed Robbery Had Perfect Alibi…He was in Jail
It took a feat of spectacular incompetence on the part of both prosecutors and defense attorneys, but a court in Houston, Texas, managed to convict a man for armed robbery even though he was in jail at the time of the crime.
During his trial... read more
Can Cryogenics Save Endangered Species?
Scientists for decades have been freezing thousands of endangered species samples in the hopes of preventing extinction for many plants and animals.
The San Diego Zoo has used cryogenics since 1972 to preserve skin cells from rare and endang... read more
Maldives Suspends Dumping at “Rubbish Island”
The islands of Maldives in the Indian Ocean are famous for their white sands, turquoise waters and tourism, which accounts for 28% of the nation’s gross domestic product. A full 90% of government tax revenue comes from import duties and tourism-re... read more
Occupiers and Tea Party Unite in Richmond
Occupy protesters in Richmond, Virginia, have sided with Tea Party members in their fight against City Hall.
The Richmond Tea Party has accused the mayor of retaliating against them for saying the city unfairly charged it $10,000 for demonstra... read more
Anonymous Businessman Hands Out $100 Bills in Poorest U.S. City
The poorest city in America got some mysterious holiday cheer this week.
An unidentified man known only as the Secret Santa traveled around Reading, Pennsylvania, handing out $100 bills to people in need. From the bus terminal to the local Salvat... read more
Ex-Sheriff Booked into Jail Named after Him
The Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. Detention Facility in Colorado this week took in an unexpected prisoner: Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. himself.
The former sheriff of Arapahoe County (1983-2002), for whom the jail was named, was arrested on charges of tr... read more
Pope Accused of Breaking Seat Belt Law in Popemobile
No man is above the law in Germany, where even the German-born pope can get in trouble for not wearing his seat belt.
Uwe Hilsmann, a German citizen from Dortmund, hired a lawyer, Johannes Sundermann, who filed charges against Pope Benedict XV... read more
Supreme Court to Decide Case Based on Lewis and Clark Diaries from 1805
Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court will be asked for an upcoming case to interpret the geographic descriptions logged by Lewis and Clark in their diaries from the early 19th century.
The matter of what Meriwether Lewis and William Clark saw on... read more