Weird World: 12 Real Events We’d Never Expect To Happen
![Weird World: 12 Real Events We’d Never Expect To Happen](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/7/2/797772_320x180.jpg)
The world is such an odd place with so many odd people in it. You may look at your day-to-day life and think it is very general, very bland, and very boring. Oh, how wrong you are.
Sure, stuff may seem to be routine where you live and your routine can be… well, routine, but you should be careful what you wish for. There are so many people near and far that are doing weird, insane things that make life interesting. Things like recovering loose zebras by using other loose zebras. Or using Squid Game as the theme for their next protest. Or calling the police that are chasing them and politely asking them to stop.
We at Cracked aren't say that you should also be this interesting. Many times being boring and having boring stuff around you keeps you alive. But we are saying that you should read about folks that just aren't as bored as you currently are.
![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](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/1/797761.jpg)
![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](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/2/797762.jpg)
![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](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/0/797760.jpg)
![WEIRD WORLD Los Angeles county authorities are fighting a mysterious, unidentified stench. It's been present in the city of Carson for weeks, and officials haven't figured out the cause despite investigating it since early October. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/4/797764.jpg)
![WEIRD WORLD A guy who tried to run from police in Northern Michigan got lost and called 911. He 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](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/5/9/797759.jpg)
![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](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/5/797765.jpg)
![WEIRD WORLD They found a personal airstrip built on some guy's property in Minnesota. illustration He 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](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/9/797769.jpg)
![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](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/3/797763.jpg)
![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](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/7/0/797770.jpg)
![WEIRD WORLD There was a Squid me-themed protest in South Korea, involving ooo. 225 All those people rallied for job security- they demanded that the government raise the minimum wage and improve working conditions. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/7/797767.jpg)
![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](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/8/797768.jpg)
![WEIRD WORLD A suspect in Colorado called the police to ask them to stop chasing him. U-HAUL ONE-WAY & IN-TOWN MOVES GMB 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](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/6/797766.jpg)