15 Ridiculous, True News Stories That Made Us Do A Quintuple Take
![15 Ridiculous, True News Stories That Made Us Do A Quintuple Take](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/5/1/888651_320x180.jpg)
As far as bizarre trends go, this year has certainly been a doozy. From the Pelosi Act to the Coal Makes Me Cum song, it's clear that the world is a strange and unpredictable place. But perhaps the strangest of all is the fact that people seem to be doing some pretty outrageous things in the name of entertainment, education, and progress... among other things.
Take, for example, the case of the 15-year-old playing hide-and-seek in Bangladesh who ended up in Malaysia. Or the woman who opened a coffee shop called Woke Breakfast & Coffee in Coventry, CT, and the ensuing debate that followed. Or the six doctors who decided to swallow Lego heads and time how long it took to pass them.
Yes, it's certainly an interesting time to be alive. So, without further ado, let's take a look at some of the most outrageous stories of the week. From Sen. Hawley's stock-banning Pelosi Act to Marie Kondo's shift from tidying up homes to tidying up emotions, it's sure to be an entertaining ride.
Doctors FARTing around with Lego heads - no guts, no glory!
![CRACKED SIX DOCTORS WITH TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS DECIDED TO SWALLOW LEGO HEADS. Six doctors swallowed Lego heads and timed how long it took to pass them, giving a Found and Retrieved Time (FART) score. They skipped people with past gut surgery, who couldn't swallow foreign objects, or who didn't want to look through poop.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/8/888498.jpg)
AP learns 'the French' is a no-no.
![CRACKED AP'S TWEET CAUSED QUITE THE STIR. AP's tweet about not using general labels like the French caused a stir on Twitter, so they deleted it and said it was wrong. They clarified that French people or French citizens is OK, but the terms can be dehumanizing.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/7/888497.jpg)
Truth Social: Moderation optional, shady marketers required.
![CRACKED TRUTH SOCIAL IS RELYING ON SHADY MARKETERS TO STAY AFLOAT. Trump's social media platform, Truth Social, can't get big advertisers because it doesn't moderate content, so it's relying on ads from pretty much any marketer it can get to survive - there are gun accessories and diet pill ads galore.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/0/888500.jpg)
Florida passes, HBCU catches.
![CRACKED APPARENTLY YOU CAN BELT OUT A RACIAL SLUR AND ... GET INTO AN HBCU? Quarterback Marcus Stokes had a scholarship offer from the University of Florida taken away after a video of him singing a racial slur surfaced. Не was offered a spot at an HBCU instead, and accepted. SE](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/9/888499.jpg)
She zapped Planet Lazer for 37 bucks.
![CRACKED ONE LAWYER WON A WHOPPING $37 FOR HER LASER TAG PARTY DEBACLE. A lawyer in Canada sued a laser tag company for $350 after her kid's birthday party didn't go as planned. She'd paid $248 for the Ultimate Birthday Experience package, but only got $37 back.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/6/888496.jpg)
Out with tidiness, in with family.
![CRACKED MARIE KONDO GOES FROM TIDYING UP HOMES TO TIDYING UP EMOTIONS. Marie Kondo now focuses on tidying up mental and emotional spaces, and has given up on having a perfect home to spend more time with her kids. My home is messy, she declared simply.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/4/888494.jpg)
Rick's not taking any chances.
![CRACKED RICK ROSS IS PARANOID ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT TRACKING HIM. Не won't even get in a Tesla because he's afraid the gov't will track him. Не said, I've never ridden in a Tesla and the reason being is because I've always had in the back of my mind, the government could tap into the brain of the car.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/0/888490.jpg)
AI to the rescue?
![CRACKED BUZZFEED IS GOING TO BE RELYING ON AI TO DO THE HEAVY LIFTING FOR ITS CONTENT, APPARENTLY. BuzzFeed's using AI to create content, with OpenAl's ChatGPT. CEO Jonah Peretti expects Al to help, but humans will still provide cultural currency and inspired prompts, he says. Uh ... okay.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/5/888495.jpg)
Well, this meeting certainly took an unexpected turn.
![CRACKED BENNETT VALLEY RESIDENTS WERE LEFT IN THE DARK, LITERALLY. In January 2023, 24 residents of Bennett Valley, CA, met with Pacific Gas and Electric Company reps for two hours to talk about the frequent power outages. Near the end, the power went out.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/2/888492.jpg)
One devastating stroke.
![CRACKED PAMELA ANDERSON FOUND OUT HER BOYFRIEND WAS CHEATING THE HARD WAY. Pamela Anderson had her heart broken when she found out her boyfriend was cheating on her, and in her Netflix doc, she remembers the moment she knew: she caught him washing his penis in the sink.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/3/888493.jpg)
Coal's hot, but not like this.
![CRACKED AUSTRALIAN VOTERS FOUND A NEW WAY TO EXPRESS THEIR DISPLEASURE WITH THEIR PRIME MINISTER. Australia's ABC had to air the song Coal Makes Me Cum as it got 136th place in their annual poll (thanks to write-in votes) due to anger at PM Scott Morrison's pro-fossil fuel stance and bushfire response. It's... exactly what you would think.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/8/888488.jpg)
Coventry's newest coffee shop sparks debate.
![CRACKED WOKE, A NEW COFFEE SHOP, HAS CAUSED A STIR IN COVENTRY, ст. One woman opened a new coffee shop called Woke Breakfast & Coffee in Coventry, CT (it's purely a spin on wake up, she says), causing debate among the townsfolk. The town's Facebook page's admin threatened to remove any negative comments.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/7/888487.jpg)
This hide-and-seek game took an unexpected turn.
![CRACKED HIDE-AND-SEEK CAN GET A BIT TOO INTENSE SOMETIMES. A 15-year old was playing hide-and-seek in Bangladesh when he fell asleep in a container and ended up in Malaysia. Не was found by port authorities six days later, dehydrated and crying for food.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/6/888486.jpg)
Tucker's latest 'human right': menthol.
![CRACKED TUCKER CARLSON THINKS THE GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO GET KIDS HOOKED ON THC. Tucker Carlson said it's a human right to buy any kind of cigarette, and that the menthol ban is really just an attempt to get kids hooked on THC so they can be controlled. CARLSON T SANISON TO](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/9/888489.jpg)
Hawley takes aim at Pelosi with his stock-banning 'Pelosi Act'.
![CRACKED HYPOCRISY IS ALIVE AND WELL IN CONGRESS. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Pelosi Act, banning members of Congress from trading and owning stocks, to criticize Rep. Nancy Pelosi. Не thinks Congress shouldn't use their position to get rich, he says.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/1/888491.jpg)