29 Nigh Unbelievable News Stories That Happened Right Here on Earth

Breastfeeding a cat is one thing, but doing it on an airplane? Come on, lady!
29 Nigh Unbelievable News Stories That Happened Right Here on Earth
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Whenever Grandpa starts screaming, “The whole world has gone insane,” we usually just roll our eyes and change the topic to the weather or something. But now that we’ve gathered these wild news stories from around this insane world he speaks of, we’ve realized that Grandpa isn’t such a kook after all.

Thanks for the warning, Grandpa. And yes, it does look like a cold front is moving in from Canada.

Ohio License Plates

WEIRD WORLD The state of Ohio printed 35,000 license plates with a very, very obvious error. They spotted it only after all those plates were printed, and it's not even clear how much money the mistake had cost taxpayers. CRACKED.COM

The Framed Cobra

WEIRD WORLD In India, a guy used a cobra to stage his own death for insurance fraud. Не used it as a murder weapon to kill another guy he'd claim was him-but everything fell apart when the insurance company started investigating. CRACKED.COM

Buzzards in North Carolina

WEIRD WORLD A North Carolina city has been getting invaded by swarms of buzzards. To make things worse, they throw up when they're threatened, and their poop is acidic. Using loud cannons and effigies to scare them off didn't work. CRACKED.COM

Garbage Cocaine

WEIRD WORLD Argentinians were told to throw out cocaine because it could kill them. And not just in the way regular cocaine could - apparently, there were bad batches that had killed 23 people, so authorities had to make an announcement that cocaine users should throw their stuff away just to be sure. CRACKED.COM

Build-A-Bear’s Horny Teddy Bears

WEIRD WORLD Build-A-Bear now offers horny teddy bears, if you're into that sort of thing. UPPER LEVEL - - PLACE - DRKS OP PHOTO PORCE You can now get Build-A-Bear After Dark - after all, according to the Build-A-Bear website, Who said stuffed animals were just for the kids? Why should they get to have all the fun? CRACKED.COM

Human vs. Rabbit

WEIRD WORLD A human defeated a giant rabbit in a competitive salad eating event. In fact, she beat not just one, but two giant rabbits - she ate more than three pounds of salad in ten minutes. CRACKED.COM

Stolen Identity

WEIRD WORLD A guy tried to use a stolen identity to evade arrest, but the plan kind of backfired. It turned out, his fake identity had active warrants, so he got arrested (and just made his situation worse). CRACKED.COM

Who Kidnapped Who?

WEIRD WORLD A car flipped with a driver and passenger inside, and both claimed they were kidnapped. That is, each one claimed the other kidnapped them - so police are investigating what exactly happened. CRACKED.COM

The Cop Weed Dealer

WEIRD WORLD A cop in Georgia was dealing marijuana while he was on the clock. And he was in uniform, just to make it extra bad - - SO he ended up in jail. CRACKED.COM

Hash Brownies

WEIRD WORLD In the UK, postal staff were filmed eating hash brownies from a parcel. The parcel happened to be unclaimed, but that doesn't change too much - on the video, they were pretty clearly unable to do their jobs, and the Royal Mail is investigating. CRACKED.COM

Breastfeeding a Cat

WEIRD WORLD Apparently, a woman somehow breastfed a cat onboard an actual plane. That's according to a viral shot of a Delta pilot messaging system, which also says the woman was asked to stop but refused. CRACKED.COM

Turkish Protests

WEIRD WORLD When people protested against violence against women in Turkey, they were shot. By the police themselves, it turns out. Apparently, the authorities just didn't appreciate the irony. CRACKED.COM

Ancient Roman Mosaic Used As Furniture

WEIRD WORLD An ancient Roman mosaic was being used as furniture in an NYC apartment. It was a priceless artifact older than every country in existence, and it spent 50 years being a coffee table. CRACKED.COM

No Leather Coats in North Korea

WEIRD WORLD If you want to visit North Korea, make sure you don't wear a leather coat. Leather coats are now banned there, and it's just a vanity thing - Dear Leader doesn't want anyone copying his super-cool style. CRACKED.COM

Brown Friday

WEIRD WORLD We found out that plumbers call the day after Thanksgiving Brown Friday. And it's because, on that day, lavish Thanksgiving meals lead to a massive surge in business for them. CRACKED.COM

Crypto Mining Machine

WEIRD WORLD One Tesla owner started using his car as a crypto mining machine. EN Try And he says his Tesla makes him $800 in cryptocurrency every month. CRACKED.COM

‘Best Before’ Dates

WEIRD WORLD One British supermarket is getting rid of the use by date on its cartons. Instead, Morrisons will put best before labels on 90% of the cartons from its own brand, and will encourage people to use the sniff test - all to cut down on the amount of perfectly good milk being poured down the CRACKED.COM drain, they say.

Stuck in An Elevator

WEIRD WORLD Great Britain's Minister for Levelling Up got stuck in an elevator. PO Ex oli olicy xch Michael Gove was on his way to do a radio interview, but the elevator that was supposed to get him there performed a spectacular feat of irony by getting stuck. CRACKED.COM

Stop Chasing Me, Police!

WEIRD WORLD A suspect in Colorado called the police to ask them to stop chasing him. UHAUL ТЛУНП ONE-WAY & IN-TOWN MOVES GMC Once they found the stolen U-Haul truck they were looking for, the driver they suspected of stealing it called to ask if they could give up on chasing him. CRACKED.COM

The Phantom Traffic Fine

WEIRD WORLD A guy in Britain got a traffic fine in a place that he'd been nowhere near. A camera caught a woman with a T-shirt saying Knitter, and the system thought it was it was David Knight's license plate, KNI19TER. CRACKED.COM

The Squid Game-Themed Protest

WEIRD WORLD There was a Squid Game-themed protest in South Korea, involving 80,000. 447 225 All those people rallied for job security- they demanded that the government raise the minimum wage and improve working conditions. CRACKED.COM

Runaway Zebras

WEIRD WORLD Two zebras ran away, and more zebras are being used to lure them back. Authorities in Maryland took an additional two zebras from the herd, and plan to use them (plus food) to get back the two missing zebras. CRACKED.COM

Animal Statues

WEIRD WORLD We've found out London has way more statues of animals than of named women. There are almost 1,500 monuments, and only 4% are monuments to named women. Turns out, animals have twice as many monuments as women. CRACKED.COM

The Personal Airstrip

WEIRD WORLD They found a personal airstrip built on some guy's property in Minnesota. 54-CAR illustration Не built all 2,200 feet of it himself, not far from his house, all the way back in 2003. It was just for personal use (he's a licensed pilot), he explained. CRACKED.COM

Spacecraft Bumper Cars

WEIRD WORLD A Russian spacecraft accidentally kinda knocked the ISS around a little bit. The Soyuz MS-18 craft did that with some unplanned thruster firings - and, somehow, it was the second time the ISS got knocked around in under 3 months. CRACKED.COM

Fugitive Calls the Cops

WEIRD WORLD A guy who tried to run from police in Northern Michigan got lost and called 911. Не ran into the woods to try and evade the cops, and it worked too well - he had no idea where he was, so he called 911 (and got arrested). CRACKED.COM

Spanish Writer(s)

WEIRD WORLD An acclaimed Spanish female writer actually turned out to be a trio of guys. A book prize was awarded to Carmen Mola - and it was accepted by three scriptwriters, who revealed that there was actually no Carmen Mola. CRACKED.COM

Grandparent on Demand

WEIRD WORLD An Indiana town is promising cash and free grandparents to people who move in. They're calling it Grandparent on Demand, and the whole thing is part of a scheme to attract remote workers to the town. CRACKED.COM

Cat Swimming in Japan

WEIRD WORLD Japanese authorities arrested a man for making his cat try to swim. The man posted pics and a video of his cat apparently being forced to swim in a bathtub, which was classified as abuse, and the cops moved in. CRACKED.COM

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