Strange News

A Mystery Portrait In Massachusetts

6:19am February 09, 2018

A portrait of a justice hangs in the Massachusetts Supreme Court, but nobody knows who the person in the portrait is. The current chief justice is asking the public's help to identify the person.

Florida Child Gets Stuck In Toy Claw Machine

4:52am February 09, 2018

A kid in Florida really wanted a stuffed animal from inside a claw machine — so much that he got inside, and got stuck. A firefighter rescued him quickly.

Farmer Calls Police Over Tiger In Cow Shed

5:23am February 07, 2018

A farmer in Scotland called the police after spotting a tiger in his cow shed. It didn't move for a while. He then realized it was a stuffed toy tiger.

Canadian geese are pictured on March 21, 2013 in Eltville, Germany. A dead Canada goose injured Robert Meilhammer in Easton, Md., when it was shot and fell from the sky.

Hunter Knocked Unconscious By Falling, Dead Goose Shot By His Hunting Party

11:52am February 04, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

A falling goose hit a waterfowl hunter near the Miles River on the state's eastern shore, knocking him out and causing head and facial injuries. He's in stable condition.

Davi de Oliveira Moreira, known as "Sereio" (merman in Portuguese), poses in costume at Arpoador Rock on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last May.

World News

'Mermaids' And 'Mermen' Of Brazil Refuse To Be Tamed

8:00am February 03, 2018

by Philip Reeves

Tail-costumed swimmers in the South American nation say they will not bend despite official safety warnings.

National

Historic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Is Gearing Up For Public Display

6:43pm February 02, 2018

One of the oldest Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles in the country is getting restored before being put on display for the public. It's all happening in Wisconsin, of course, the longtime home to Oscar Mayer's main processing plant.

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Sports

Not Everyone Knows Football, OK?

5:03am February 02, 2018

Alex Trebek made fun of contestants on Jeopardy! when nobody answered a single one of the questions in a category about football.

Sports

'I Want The Eagles To Win So Bad'

5:03am February 02, 2018

Haley Parks got her wisdom teeth out and her parents recorded her as she was coming out of her anesthesia fog with cotton in her mouth. One of her first questions was, "Did I miss the Super Bowl?"

Swiss University To Offer Degree In Yodeling

5:04am January 31, 2018

A Swiss university has announced it will begin teaching the Alpine singing style. The classes will be led by a prize-winning Swiss yodeler and they're offering both bachelors and master's degrees.

National

The Case Of The Serial Stowaway, Marilyn Hartman

4:21pm January 26, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to writer Joe Eskenazi about the case of Marilyn Hartman, a 66-year-old woman, who habitually tries to sneak onto planes and fly without a ticket. Last week, she made it all the way to London Heathrow from Chicago.

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