What is a government to do if an object, trend, or phenomenon becomes too dangerous to have around? It’s simple — just ban it. But the thing is, what’s considered “too dangerous” doesn’t always make a whole lot of sense. As you’re surely aware, governments around the world sometimes ban utterly bizarre things based on …
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Burglars call 911 in late 2022 to get help moving the stuff they were stealing. Yes, I’m serious. If you thought people were leaving their crazy in 2022, think again. Two people sit in jail after officers say one of them phoned during a burglary they were committing. They wanted help moving their new goods, …
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Being a cop can be a difficult job. It can also be an incredibly easy one if your customers, shall we say, are high enough. Two drug traffickers traveling through Texas had a bit of a later Christmas present for the local police officers. They had the brilliant idea to call 911 and ask the …
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Guy Willis, 34, was charged with exposure , particularly that he intentionally exposed his penis, intending that someone would see them and to cause alarm and distress. This is a big no-no. He came to sentencing on Thursday December 22nd at at Warrington Magistrates’ Court where he was told his actions were ‘highly unpleasant.’ To …
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Today is National Maine Day! Let’s celebrate with a whole bunch of weird Maine laws. Don’t Step off the Plane This weird Maine law is probably a law everywhere else too, and for good reason. The entirety of the law is , it’s illegal to step out of an airplane once it’s in flight. If …
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Criminal injustice is always a serious matter. But it somehow always seems so much worse when it’s targeted at older ladies. Two Alabama women were recently found guilty on multiple charges. The bizarre part of the whole thing is that the debacle stems from them feeding stray cats. Beverly Roberts, 85, and Mary Alston, 61, …
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If 2022 has proven anything, it’s that if it’s not nailed down, somebody will steal it. Just look at all this heist news this year! There was some hubbub about the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist earlier in the year. Then there was the case of three Florida men stealing $9 million worth of beef. …
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There’s a certain humble serenity to the life of a Buddhist monk. You spend your days doing simple work, contemplating the consciousness, quietly meditating… Oh, and doing copious amounts of meth. Apparently, even pious monks aren’t beyond having earthly vices. At least, that’s if a recent outlandish incident from Thailand is anything to go by. …
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Forced amputation is something you’d only expect to see in horror movies. But the horrifying concept turned into reality at a Wisconsin nursing home. A nurse at Spring Valley Health and Rehab Center (SVHRC) stands accused of cutting off a resident man’s foot. According to media reports, the man never consented to the operation — …
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Getting a divorce is an ugly business. But it gets even uglier when one of the partners has no idea it’s happening — because an imposter has taken their place. That was the bizarre situation that a judge in British Columbia, Canada, faced a year ago. And he bought it. Judge Dennis Hori annulled the …