Category: Oddities

Groundhog day is one of those ‘who really gives a shit’ holidays. It is, however, a great movie and a great concept…. It is however, a great movie, and a great concept… It is however, a great movie, and a great concept…. cd Punxsutawney Groundhog Sees His Shadow – Yahoo! News PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. – Punxsutawney…

A former soldier who lost his hearing 15 years ago has suddenly regained it on a ski lift in the Italian Dolomites. Derek Glover, 72, from Bourne, Lincolnshire, was 7,000ft up on holiday with his daughter when he heard a loud pop and his hearing returned. Mr Glover’s hearing was first damaged while on National…

So the big question Mink Hippie, is are you bidding on it? cd The Amazing Anthropomorphic Carrot Featuring uncomfortably mammalian anatomical characteristics, this startling, organically-grown carrot will be a compelling addition to anyone’s collection of nature’s oddities–perfect for your personal Victorian cabinet of curiousities. The carrot is 5-1/2 inches long from top to bottom. The…

We all have our own shit to deal with….. cd The Origin of Feces An urban naturalist’s guide to crap By Sarah Godfrey In community meetings and on neighborhood message boards, there are few hotter topics than poop. While talk of dog-curbing dominates the discourse, plenty are eager to identify varmints in or around their…

The bulls are getting smarter…they’ve finally figured out that if you want to make bullfighting less popular, you need to lower attendance…. cd MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A half-ton bull named “Little Bird” has flown into Mexico’s history books by leaping into a packed crowd of bullfight fans and injuring seven in a panicked frenzy….

TOKYO (Reuters) – Police found a stun gun and tear gas Friday at the Tokyo home of a man who said he persuaded 11 younger women to live with him by chanting a spell, media reports said. Police suspect he used the weapons to prevent the women, mainly in their 20s, from leaving, the reports…

TORONTO (Reuters) – When it comes to romance, women prefer someone who tickles their funny bone while men opt for those who catch their eye, according to an international survey released on Wednesday. The survey, conducted in 16 countries by Canadian romance publisher Harlequin Enterprises, asked men and women on six continents about traits they…

Now that’s goth…… A Thai woman who set a world record by spending 32 days in a cage with 3,400 scorpions is to marry a man who holds a similarly creepy record for centipedes. The couple will marry on Valentine’s Day and plan to consummate their vows in a coffin, according to a sponsor. The…

Has everyone else forgotten that this Pope was a member of Bavarian Hitler Youth? They seem to approve of his anti gay, anti woman, semi racist policies. Is this offensive to anyone besides me? OSWIECIM, Poland (Reuters) – Survivors of the most infamous Nazi death camp, Auschwitz, on Friday marked the 61th anniversary of its…