Weird World: 12 Strange Events That, Despite All Odds, Somehow Happened

In 1982, a man woke up to find that his dog had been replaced by a llama.

In 1985, residents of Alnwick, England, were startled when a 20-foot-long crocodile was found swimming in their local river.

In 1992, an Oregon woman gave birth to twins - one was normal, and the other had two heads.

Do you believe in coincidences? Some people do, others don't. Personally, Cracked doesn't think there's such a thing as coincidence. There are too many things that happen in this world for them to be just random events. There are too many strange and bizarre things that occur every day for us to write them off as mere coincidences. So, what do you think about the following list of weird events that shouldn't have happened but did?

There are some bizarre events in our world that simply leave us scratching our heads, wondering what in the world could have possibly happened. Some of these strange happenings are so odd that they almost seem like scenes out of a movie. Here are just a few examples of some of the weirder things that have occurred on our planet. Do you believe any of them?

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WEIRD WORLD A juror in Elizabeth Holmes' trial was dismissed for playing sudoku in court. You'd think a case involving a truly monumental scam for vast amounts of money could keep someone's attention, but apparently not. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A plane dropped a ton of poop on a guy in his backyard in Windsor, England. All the stuff got ejected when the plane was over his garden, and it covered the whole garden, garden umbrellas, and him, apparently. CRACKED.COM — Source

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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 — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos are considered people in the eyes of US courts. Specifically, pursuant to a US federal court order, they can now be recognized as interested persons who have their own legal rights. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD In India, a guy used a cobra to stage his own death for insurance fraud. He 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 — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Thanks to OnlyFans, a former Atomic Kitten singer is a MILLIONAIRE again, she says. More specifically, former pop sensation Kerry Katona apparently owes her newfound fortune to people with foot fetishes, among others. CRACKED.COM — Source

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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 — Source

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WEIRD WORLD In Toronto, the police busted a guy who was playing the flute while driving. When cops spotted a man who didn't have his hands on his steering wheel, they were a little surprised to see a flute, not a phone. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A former Japanese prime minister said that global warming had an upside. According to Taro Aso, rice from the Japanese island of Hokkaido has become tastier thanks to (global) warming so there's that, we guess. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Seattle police busted a Lego smuggling ring and seized 171 Lego sets. 000 Apparently, the ring involved trafficking stolen Lego items, and police proudly released a photo of their haul of Lego as if it was drugs. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD In Victoria, Australia, a police ethics chief turned to be a racist homophobe. It turned out that the former head of the police's ethical standards department posted dozens of racist and homophobic things under a fake name. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD In Hong Kong, a tour company launched a 5-hour bus line to nowhere. It's designed SO you can just sleep on the bus, and apparently people are into the idea: the new line's very first ride was sold out. CRACKED.COM — Source

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