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Weird World: 12 Ways The Universe Totally Blindsided Us

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Weird World: 12 Ways The Universe Totally Blindsided Us

Every day, all around the world, strange and baffling things happen. But it's not every day that those strange things make headline news. It's always strange to read about the weird things that happen in your hometown or the town where you grew up. You think you know all there is to know about it, and then you hear about some wacky event that totally took you by surprise. It's even stranger when these events make the local news.

Here in our little corner of the world, though, bizarre news abounds. Sometimes it seems like anything and everything can happen here – and just when you think you've seen it all, something even stranger comes along. If you're looking for a good laugh (or simply want to shake your head in disbelief), take a look at some of the strangest recent bits of local news from right here in our area. You won't believe some of what's happened!

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WEIRD WORLD The University of Otago's Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies is full of feuds. According to a 31-page review in the Otago Daily Times, it has a toxic and unproductive culture that is paralysing, isolating and divisive. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Alcoholic Mountain Dew is rolling out, and it'll be released in Florida. Moel CHE It's called Hard MTN Dew, and you can get it in Florida, plus Tennessee and lowa. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Apparently, the US' largest primary care provider may soon be Walmart. Walmart '14' 16e 28th 12 - *88 - Given I 29 49 26 . 16 سم - '44SH And in some locations, you can now get things like, say, x-rays, optometry, and dental services at Walmart. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD One dude in England tried eating only discounted food for a week. all Не now lives in regret, apparently -This experiment was extreme, no one lives on yellow sticker food alone and there is a place for the odd bargain in your weekly shop, he says. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Apparently, an epidemic of noisy sex is sweeping New York City. People are complaining more and more about their neighbors having really loud sex. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Because of Ottawa's convoy protest, they're redoing Valentine's Day this year. H A, P, Y P, V. A. L, I, N E. E, N T, S. D3 A1 Y. And it's going to be on March 14, so a month later. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD In Georgia, a woman quit her job so she could breastfeed her boyfriend. la mariée She used to work as a bartender, but she quit that job and she now breastfeeds him every 2 hours. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD The city of Los Angeles is spending nearly a million dollars per homeless person. The number is actually $837,000 - the city is spending up to that much per homeless person, rather than, well, make them not homeless. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Jarrett Allen says he had to get an iPhone purely because of other people on his team. Не plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and apparently they wouldn't let him be in the group chat otherwise - they wanted everyone's messages in the chat to be blue. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD The Japanese prime minister suggested that Japan hosts nuclear weapons. US nuclear weapons, that is - and the irony is truly too colossal to even contemplate. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A menacing gigantic bear turned out to be a trio of black bears. People around Lake Tahoe have been terrorized by what they thought was one giant 500lb bear nicknamed Hank the Tank - but, it turns out, Hank is actually three black bears. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A school teacher tried to use an image of Bin Laden as the Prophet Muhammad. This happened at the All Saints Academy in Dunstable and the teacher was, of course, suspended. CRACKED.COM — Source

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