13 Bizarre Current Events That Blipped Into Our Universe From A Parallel Dimension That Frankly Needs To Get Its Act Together
![13 Bizarre Current Events That Blipped Into Our Universe From A Parallel Dimension That Frankly Needs To Get Its Act Together](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/2/5/901125_320x180.jpg)
Welcome to the world of the bizarre and the bonkers! From million-penny fortunes to cooking records, these thirteen news stories are sure to make you shake your head in disbelief. Prepare to be amazed, amused, and astounded as we delve into the depths of the weird and wonderful world of news.
From alligators taking down drones to million-penny fortunes, it’s been a wild year so far. From a bridge-house in Los Angeles to a meteorite-hunting poolside in British Columbia, we’ve got it all. We’ve seen world records set, wild animals running amok, and people asking for the most outrageous things. It’s been a year of odd news, but also a year of remarkable human achievements and moments of pure joy. This list is a collection of some of the most bizarre, heartwarming, and memorable stories we’ve seen this year so far.
So sit back, relax, and get ready to be amazed by these thirteen completely bonkers news stories.
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Copper, not zinc: a million pennies.
![L.A. guy strikes it rich (sort of). One dude found a million pennies while tidying up his father-in-law's house in L.A. They were in unopened bags from the bank and were made of copper, not zinc, meaning they're from before the '80s. CIRCIA .. UN TED STATES NI CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/3/8/900538.jpg)
Location, location, location.
![Live on a bridge for a quarter million bucks. A one-bedroom, one-bathroom house in Los Angeles is up for sale for $250,000. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/2/900542.jpg)
Gator 1, Drone 0.
![Gator 1, Drone O: Fort Myers' unusual training exercise. The Lee County Sheriff's Office was doing a training exercise when an alligator attacked a camera drone. The gator had some fun with the drone, but didn't rough it up too much. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/3/9/900539.jpg)
Don’t Duck with the Ocean.
![Don't bring your pool toys to the beach, or you might end up like these guys. Three guys got swept away in the ocean while riding a huge inflatable duck near England's coast. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is now, reasonably, warning people not to bring inflatable pool toys to the beach. PL H RNLI ALL RNLI ANLI CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/4/900544.jpg)
Matthew Rowe/RNLI (via UPI.com)
2,000 couples, six hours: world records set.
![2,000 couples, six hours, two world records. In June 2021, a huge wedding in Baran, India saw over 2,000 couples tie the knot in less than six hours, setting two new world records for the most couples getting married in 12 and 24 hours. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/3/7/900537.jpg)
Guinness World Records (via UPI.com)
Michigan man strikes it rich.
![Michigan man wins big with $10 investment. Lottery Ticket e . - - TH LE - 14 17 10 11 FE 19 a 19 DE HE IL 25 12 25 20 20 21 E N 79 54 37 35 17 42 20 - DE - 15 10 1 12 AD AT et 12 45 и 28 y E . . 2 . 12 . - 17 10 18 15 18 24 17 DE DE 10 15 29 - 24 C DE 21 = - В ALL 832 A guy from Michigan got really lucky when he won an $886,062 lottery](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/8/900548.jpg)
Horse-y traffic jam.
![Horse-play in the school zone: Traffic stopped for a wild ride. In June 2023, a horse that had gotten loose caused a bit of a stir in a school zone in Saskatchewan, Canada. Traffic had to stop until the police and some volunteers could get the horse under control and take it somewhere safe. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/6/900546.jpg)
Unrealistic expectations.
![CRACKED Diet water and melted ice cream. Hotels.com reported that people staying at hotels listed on their website asked for some really weird stuff, like diet water and melted ice cream.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/0/900540.jpg)
Small investment, big return.
![PRIZE Guy wins big after investing $10 in change from a store. A guy from South Carolina got $10 back from a store, and used it to buy a lottery ticket as a spur of the moment decision. Не ended up winning $300,000. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/5/900545.jpg)
Deer takes a dip in NJ pool.
![A deer takes a dip in a pool before being escorted out. A deer broke into a woman's house in New Jersey and jumped into her backyard pool before animal control came to take it away. It was doggy-paddling all the way to the ladder, said the woman's grandson. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/7/900547.jpg)
Longest cooking marathon? No sweat.
![93 hours and 11 minutes to make 100 pots of food? That's one way to make history. Nigerian cook Hilda Effiong Bassey, also known as Hilda Васі, set a Guinness World Record for the longest individual cooking marathon. She cooked over 100 BAT pots of traditional TOCKATH Nigerian food for a whopping 93 hours and 11 minutes. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/3/6/900536.jpg)
"Utilize caution": Bull Run.
![Galloway Township police: Catching bulls since 2023. Police in Galloway Township, New Jersey had to catch a bull that was running wild through the town. A Facebook post by the police about the bull told people to utilize caution (useful indeed). CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/3/900543.jpg)
Returned 81 years later, with a scathing review.
![Someone returned a book 81 years late (with a bad review). A book was returned to a library in Washington that had been checked out 81 years earlier. The person who borrowed it wrote on the inside cover, I wouldn't read this book even if | was paid to. GRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/1/900541.jpg)