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Stoned Dog, Let John Oliver Eat Cake: Weird News & Oddities
More kids find blue-eyed periodical cicadas. Three bears settle in family’s home. And a dog leaves grooming appointment higher than a kite.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Weird News & Oddities
All the weirdest news, right here in one place for you. You are welcome.
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‘Old Blue Eyes,’ The Cicada; Parallel Universe: Weird News & Oddities
A defendant appeared in a Zoom hearing on a suspended license charge — while driving; an $88,000 clam mistake and a $395 pineapple.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
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Woman Lives In Sign For A Year, No One Notices [Weird News & Oddities]
A dead whale was towed 50 miles offshore for a burial at sea. She came back. Authorities wonder how many times the cycle will repeat.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
![Woman Lives In Sign For A Year, No One Notices [Weird News & Oddities]](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/790386/20240517/031759/styles/patch_image/public/family-fare-1___17150814597.png)
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Did One Top Cop Really Glitter Bomb Another? [Weird News & Oddities]
People really do leave everything but the kitchen sink in Ubers; some other people are traveling to see cicadas, whose butts may fall off.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
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Human Ashes, Bone Chips Smeared On Disney Ride [Weird News & Oddities]
A Florida man thinks space junk fell on his house; that may explain mysterious California lights, too. And junk email folder reveals $227K.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
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Fish Spin Until Death; Bees Swarm Tennis Match: Weird News & Oddities
Cicadas have a nasty surprise, cops say diner got naked over “too hot” wings, brain tapeworm is more than a headache and more freaky things.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
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Take Down Your Pants, Pick Up The Ball And Bowl: Weird News & Oddities
A guy eats two Big Macs a day for 50-plus years; his heart’s fine. Another guy stuck his head in a pickle bin. And “hay,” this is a mystery.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
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Mystery Stingray Pregnancy, Maggots On Flight: Weird News & Oddities
Nighttime skies reveal a flying squirrel and a mysterious fireball, and a doe ambled around for days with her head stuck in a jug.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
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Loud Fish Sex Wakes Residents, Rattles Homes: Weird News & Oddities
A spa for adults who role-play as babies in diapers; kangaroo gets loose; tip to cry over; wings to fly on; love stinks and so does your ex.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
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Amish Buggy Stolen At Walmart: Weird News And Oddities
Take a peek at some of the oddest news making headlines this week.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
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‘Rat Hole Guy’; Defending eBay With Spiders And Roaches: Weird News
Below, read a collection of oddities and weird news from Patch that may make you scrunch up your face and ask, “Why?”
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
