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By:: Andrea Meno

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Weird World: 12 Bizarre Events That Flew Under The Radar

In the UK, apparently, the latest threat is … kids smearing baked beans all over your stuff. Really. Here’s the full story, plus 11 others:

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WEIRD WORLD A worker in a Louisiana Walmart quit spectacularly a over the PA system. Andra Produce 98. Beth McGrath gave a long, passionate rant about management and policies, full of accusations like To Jared, our store manager, you're a pervert. CRACKED.COM — Source: BoingBoing

11

WEIRD WORLD A woman almost got mutilated by a gator, but insisted she loved the gator anyway. Animal handler Lindsay Bull almost lost her arm to, uh, Darth Gator, but said We are going to fight as long as we can to keep him. CRACKED.COM — Source: Sky News

10

WEIRD WORLD A middle school had to make a Facebook post asking kids to stop barking. STELLE! Barking was a new TikTok trend, like destroying soap dispensers and wearing collars with spikes, said the school, and asked kids to stop all that. CRACKED.COM — Source: RCNKY

9

WEIRD WORLD A Texas sheriff's office got locked out of its own Facebook page permanently. SHERIFF COUNTY They set it up with a fake identity, so they can't log in from another device, because doing it that way means authentication doesn't work. CRACKED.COM — Source: KLTV

8

WEIRD WORLD In Leeds, UK, they made a 13-year-old schoolgirl change trousers and socks. Apparently, her ankles were showing, and they told her that that might be distracting to other pupils and teachers and she needed to change. CRACKED.COM — Source: Leeds Live

7

WEIRD WORLD A pastor in New York went back to doing porn (under her old stage name). illustration She had quit porn in 2015 and started serving as a pastor, and in 2021 quit being a pastor after seeing a lot of judgment from church people. CRACKED.COM — Source: Syracuse.com

6

WEIRD WORLD In Russia, a woman apparently stole dead rich people's frozen brains. Her ex-husband had a cryogenics lab that froze people hoping to eventually be reanimated, and it seems she raided it and drove off with brains and bodies. CRACKED.COM — Source: Newsweek

5

WEIRD WORLD In Australia, a fugitive voluntarily went back to jail after nearly 30 years. The Australian lockdown meant he lost his job, so he became homeless - so turned himself in and went back to jail (after he'd escaped in 1992). CRACKED.COM — Source: CBS

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WEIRD WORLD British police are warning against the dangerous viral trend of beaning. HEINZ FULL BEANZ of It involves spreading baked beans all over doors, cars, and driveways - so police are warning shops about kids buying lots of baked beans. CRACKED.COM — Source: Manchester Evening News

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WEIRD WORLD After getting almost $500,000 in pandemic relief, a restaurant shut down. Sorry WE'RE CLOSED The owner left a note blaming the government but the real reason, he later said, was: Our lease was up after 40 years. ... Got old and got tired. CRACKED.COM — Source: Madison.com

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WEIRD WORLD Cristiano Ronaldo's eating habits are making his teammates feel awkward. He recently joined Manchester United, and he eats SO healthy, everyone else is scared to eat regular desserts like apple pies or brownies around him. CRACKED.COM — Source: Insider

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WEIRD WORLD Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to fight gangs by suing them all. She wants to make it possible for the city to sue them - that way, apparently, the city can take their cars, guns, jewelry, and so on, destroying their incentives. CRACKED.COM — Source: Fox32 Chicago

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