Weird World: 12 Bonkers Things That Happened While You Weren’t Looking
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Somebody said, "Life shows itself in mysterious ways."
It's cliched, but it's true: you have to give to Gump; life is like a box of chocolates. Who knows what is going to happen from one day to the next? And the previous few years have done nothing except confirming that - and affirm it loudly.
We're just halfway through the year, although the year is already shaping up to be the strongest recorded. We can't realize anything other than this, yet we didn't anticipate how odd it would get. This week has become a head-scratcher, with charges of abuse against sports franchise mascots and actor-puppet romances.
This is particularly true in the news. You're sure to uncover a clutch of headlines that fry your noodle if you can see just a small sample of them. Over a dozen (much endangered) condors felt her house would make a perfect new home for them when one California woman awoke one day. Here's the whole thing, plus 11 more:
Try not to yell "Wtf!" at least once while reading this list. I challenge you to do so.
![WEIRD WORLD A Japanese fishing town used Covid relief money to build a massive squid statue. The 43-foot statue apparently cost about 228,500, and the town says it's part of their long-term plan to draw tourists once the pandemic is over. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/3/7/777537.jpg)
Source: BBC
![WEIRD WORLD A sex toy company from Bath, England, was given an awarded from the Queen for business excellence. Lovehoney people the sexual happiness Lovehoney got the award Enterprise for outstanding continuous growth that award is considered the highest accolade for business success. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/3/6/777536.jpg)
Source: The Independent
![WEIRD WORLD A farmer in Belgium moved his country's border. The border between Belgium and France is marked with stones in that area, and one of those stones was in the way of the farmer's tractor, so he just moved it about 7.5 feet. I was happy, my town was bigger, said the mayor of the Belgian village of Erquelinnes. But the mayor of Bousignies-sur-Roc didn't agree. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/3/4/777534.jpg)
Source: BBC
![WEIRD WORLD A couple used Morse code to escape an assisted living facility in Lebanon, Tennessee. (illustration) They were kept in a unit with a locked door with an electronic keypad, and the man, who had used Morse code in the military, used his knowledge to figure out the door code by listening to staff hitting the keys on the keypad. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/3/5/777535.jpg)
Source: Tennesseean
![WEIRD WORLD A network of lakes and streams in Orange County, Florida, is suing the state itself and a real estate developer. The county decided that bodies of water have the same rights as persons, so now Wilde Cypress Branch, Boggy Branch, Crosby Island Marsh, Lake Hart and Lake Mary Jane are the plaintiffs in a case against a housing development that could destroy them. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/3/1/777531.jpg)
Source: The Guardian
![WEIRD WORLD In Bangor, Maine, a county treasurer with zero relevant experience refused to get trained. When Michael Boucher became treasurer of Hancock County, he had no experience but said he'd be happy to be trained, but changed his mind after disagreements with the guy who was supposed to train him. We basically gave up any hope he would become proficient. ... He doesn't come in . He doesn't do anything. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/3/3/777533.jpg)
Source: Bangor Daily News
![WEIRD WORLD Somehow, a Temecula, California woman fighting against mask mandates compared herself to Rosa Parks. Jessica Alexander, who is on the Temecula City Council, said Look at Rosa Parks. She was accommodated to the back of the bus, but she finally took a stand and moved to the front because she knew that that wasn't lawful. It wasn't truth. So she took a stand. At what point in time do we? CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/3/2/777532.jpg)
Source: LATimes
![WEIRD WORLD In Hartland, Wisconsin, the police had to ask people to stop playing nude Nerf Wars. ELITE DISRUPTOR NERY Local students were playing the game, which led to a ton of police calls. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/2/8/777528.jpg)
Source: CBS58
![WEIRD WORLD Over 15 endangered condors started living outside one woman's house in Tehachapi, CA. There's a total of less than 500 Giant California condors in the country, and for some reason, about 15 of them decided to start living around someone's house (and trashing it in the process). CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/2/7/777527.jpg)
Source: The Guardian
![WEIRD WORLD Denver cops used violence on people (non-violently) protesting police violence. RISTRICT The two cops used chemical weapons during last summer's protests, and they recently got a total of 16 days of suspension between them for doing that. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/3/0/777530.jpg)
Source: Denverite
![WEIRD WORLD A South Australian surfer who survived a shark attack won the right to keep one of the shark's teeth. The shark was from a protected species, so the surfer had to fight a years-long legal battle to keep its tooth. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/2/9/777529.jpg)
Source: BBC
![WEIRD WORLD A woman from Minsk, Belarus, was fined $900 for wearing red and white socks. Red and white are the colors of the country's pre-Soviet flag, which is prohibited - so hanging up white and red items is a common display of defiance in Belarus. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/2/6/777526.jpg)
Source: BelarusFeed, EuroNews