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Campaign to Stop ‘Manspreading’ in SF

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority (SFMTA) plans to poll its riders about the practice of “manspreading” to see if the SFMTA should intervene and ban the practice. “Manspreading” occurs when men spread their legs wide while sitting on public transit, barring someone from sitting comfortably next to them.

Consumer Electronics Show 2015 (Courtesy Audi)

Consumer Electronics Show Opens with Focus on Cars

Consumer Electronics Show 2015 opened Monday morning in Las Vegas to throngs of the digerati hoping to get a peek at the latest technology trends and styles. Unlike shows in the past that featured connected gadgets and media, this year’s focus seems to be on the automobile as the ultimate connected consumer electronics platform.

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Dershowitz is Innocent

You do not need to know–or even like–Dershowitz to be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that he is not guilty of the terrible crime of which he has accused in this tabloid scandal.

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Teen’s Playboy Birthday Bash Ends in Dad’s Arrest

Teens brandishing lingerie and silk robes boozed it up for a Playboy Mansion-themed birthday bash under what appears to be the not-so-watchful eye of 18-year-old birthday girl Olivia Lake’s father Jeff Lake and other adults in Poway, California Friday night. Mr. Lake was reportedly arrested when neighbors’ complaints led San Diego County sheriff’s deputies to put an end to the party.

Beer Pong Robot (Courtesy Empire Robotics)

WATCH: The Robot That Will Beat You at Beer Pong

Empire Robotics’ Versaball robot has been hailed for its ability to grip a multitude of objects in a unique way: by using a giant inflatable sand-filled ball attached to a robot arm. The applications are practically limitless…which is why Empire Robotics has programmed the robot to be a beer pong phenom.

Woman Freed from Fireplace (Engineer Jared Hazelaar / Cal Fire Riverside)

Firefighters Free Naked Woman From Fireplace

Riverside County firefighters freed a naked woman from a fireplace Saturday, posting photos of the rescue to Twitter that show the woman’s soot-laden legs dangling through a hole they had opened to free her.

Revlon (Reuters)

Revlon CEO: ‘I Can Smell Black People’

Lorenzo Delpani, the Italian-born CEO of United States-based cosmetics company Revlon, allegedly believes Americans are “dirty” and “small-minded,” that “Jews stick together,” and that he has the ability to “smell a black person” upon entering a room, according to a lawsuit.

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Cute Politics: Bunny Statues Tearing Newport Beach Apart

Several Newport Beach residents and city council members are up in arms over an installation of 14 cute, life-size bunnies, deemed “BunnyHedge,” that is being labeled as a symbol of unforgivable government waste. “The bunnies, to me, they’re lighthearted and

Reuters

Argentina’s President Adopts First Jewish ‘Godson’ Under 1920s Werewolf Law

In a breakthrough ceremony for Argentina based on laws meant to prevent the mass killing or abandoning of the seventh child of a family due to superstition, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner adopted a 21-year-old Jewish man as a national “Godson” this week, the first non-Catholic to receive the bizarre patronage from the South American country.

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Dera Chief Allegedly Tied To 400 Castrations

Dera Sacha Sauda (Dera) Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim is alleged to have played a role in the castration of up to 400 of his followers. According to The Times of India, a “former follower” named Hansraj Chauhan made the claim