Bizarre World Briefs

US states are leaning into quirky local landmarks that blend engineering, whimsy, and history.

• Michigan showcases a massive retired hydro-electric...

The U.S. government's decades of silence around Area 51 turned routine Cold War projects into alien legends.

• U-2 spy plane origins: Established in...

A growing pattern of baffling lights and ancient enigmas spans the US, resisting scientific closure.

• Georgia's Surrency Ghost Light hovers...

Bizarre news roundups persist as a trend, mixing timeless oddities with fresh mishaps.

• Woman lived with pencil in head for 55 years
• Manure spill...

A 13-year-old's rushed ice cream experiment in 1963 revealed that hot liquids can freeze faster than cold ones, a counterintuitive effect first noted by Aristotle that still confounds physicists and shows up in magnets and quantum systems.

A gas grill worth $189 vanished from a Bennettsville porch just as its owner stepped outside ready to cook steaks, leaving police with an active case...

The Landing Cafe pushes creative dishes like tikka masala naan-chos and honey-wasabi chicken sandwiches to shatter the tired image of bland zoo fare....

Chelsea WAG Pawgli's 50-minute nail salon walk stretched to 90 minutes after a squirrel blocked her woodland path near lakes. She nervously asked...

Fashion in 2026 ditched normal for shock value.

• Barefoot sandals left toes and soles exposed on red carpets, turning shoes into barely-there...

Physical media is back, and CD players now come in wonderfully odd new forms.

• The "turducken of hi-fi": a concentric 2-in-1 turntable and CD player...

A growing appetite for the strange is turning niche interests into public attractions.

• Paranormal Books & Curiosities in Asbury Park offers a...

Brooklyn-born polymath Robert Dash painted, wrote poetry, and played piano before transforming a Sagaponack farm field into his eccentric Madoo garden...

Teens across Latin America are turning social media 'aura farming' into real-world street battles, trading poses, memes, and dances for prize money and 'infinite aura' as crowds decide the winner.

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