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Weird World: 12 Pretty Strange Recent Headlines You Might’ve Missed

May 19, 2021

Setting up an alcohol distillery is one of the last things you should be doing near the Chernobyl nuclear reactor … right? Well, not if you ask the scientists who work there. Here’s the full story, plus 11 others:

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Zoom Calls

WEIRD WORLD An Ohio lawmaker used a fake Zoom background to hide that he was driving. Andrew Brenner started the call while parked, then turned on a regular office background. Somehow, he didn't think that his seatbelt or the fact that he moved his eyes around all the time would be a giveaway. CRACKED.COM — Source: TheDrive

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WEIRD WORLD A Transylvanian castle got turned into a COVID vaccination centre. Visitors to Bran Castle (rumored to have inspired Bram Stoker to create Dracula) can get free Pfizer shots on site, no appointment necessary. Castle staff are hoping this will also boost tourism to the site. CRACKED.COM — Source: Reuters

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Tonsil Surgery

WEIRD WORLD A woman in Brisbane, Australia, got an Irish accent after tonsil surgery. She thinks it's a case of foreign accent syndrome, which is a rare consequence of brain damage -- but she hasn't gotten an official diagnosis yet, and she's baffled by the fact that the accent appeared 10 days after surgery. CRACKED.COM — Source: 7News

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WEIRD WORLD A creek in Canada filled up with foam (because of laundry detergent). Pillows of foam several high appeared on Clayburn Creek in British Columbia -- apparently, because people spread Tide detergent on nearby rooftops (to prevent moss growth). CRACKED.COM — Source: CBC

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WEIRD WORLD After buying an SUV with stolen ID, a Kansas City guy posed for a photo with it. INDOOR AUTO SHOWROOM (illustration) The ID was reported stolen in 2020 and, when the man used it to buy an SUV, he posed for a photo at the dealership for some reason. Police caught him within an hour of asking people for help with identifying him. CRACKED.COM — Source: WCVB

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WEIRD WORLD A Canadian retreat for sex assault survivors somehow let in a sex offender. Dr. Manulea Joannou Dr. Manuela Joannou, who ran Project Trauma Support, used a retired Canadian Forces major (who was a registered sex offender) as a peer mentor for survivors with PTSD. That was in 2018, and she only apologized in 2021. CRACKED.COM — Source: CBC

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WEIRD WORLD Somebody tried to make an artisanal spirit with apples from Chernobyl. SPIRIT GRAIN CAMOTOH not The drink is called Atomik, and Ukrainian authorities seized 1,500 bottles of it in March all of which were made by scientists working in the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl reactor. CRACKED.COM — Source: BBC

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WEIRD WORLD In Italy, a woman accidentally got six doses of the COVID vaccine. The worker giving her the vaccine accidentally filled the syringe with six doses of the vaccine and injected the patient before realizing what had happened -- she only realized it when she saw five empty syringes. The patient was apparently fine. CRACKED.COM — Source: CNN

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WEIRD WORLD A Milwaukee bakery printed images of a burglary suspect on their cookies. The bakery got robbed on April 19, and the owners got the suspect's face on camera. So, we made delicious sugar cookies with his image on them! they said in a Facebook post. They hoped somebody could ID the suspect, and it worked. CRACKED.COM — Source: NxtTV

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WEIRD WORLD Chicago is trying to take care of its rat problem by releasing feral cats. The cats were humanely captured, then neutered or spayed, and released into areas with heavy rat presence. Something like that was apparently badly needed, since a pest control company ranked Chicago the No.1 rattiest city in the U.S. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Hill

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WEIRD WORLD A woman snuck into a Miami high school SO she could get Instagram followers. The 28-year-old entered the school, claimed she was a student, and said she was looking for the registration office -- but went right past it, made a scene, and handed out flyers with her social media username. CRACKED.COM — Source: Local10

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New Zealand

WEIRD WORLD A man in Auckland, New Zealand drew elaborate penises around potholes. Geoff Upson has been doing it since 2018 to draw attention to the long-standing problem of potholes on Auckland's roles - but, three years later, the authorities took legal action against him rather than fix the potholes. CRACKED.COM — Source: CBC

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