"They say one person's trash is another's treasure, but a chunk of 'rock' used to keep a door open for decades is a treasure by pretty much anybody's standard. The 3.5-kilogram (7."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news #science https://www.sciencealert.com/rock-used-as-a-doorstop-for-decades-found-to-be-worth-over-1-million

"At 9.75 cm (3.8 in) from the tip to her lips, she holds the record for longest tongue (female)."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news https://guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/3/woman-with-longest-tongue-loves-making-people-scream-in-horror-by-showing-it-off

‘It’s a lot of pee’: Man has no idea who is putting gallons of urine in his recycling bin – or why

https://lemmy.ca/post/41575464

"A self-taught Welsh inventor may have solved a decades-long problem in beverage technology: how to keep drinks cold without a refrigerator."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news https://www.newsweek.com/mans-bedroom-invention-could-radically-change-how-americans-drink-beer-2046946

"A Texas man who infected multiple employees at a Houston medical office with sexually transmitted diseases after peeing in their drinking water was sentenced to six years in prison this week."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #cringe #law https://people.com/janitor-peed-water-office-infecting-staff-stds-11700732

"Jessica Simpson is sharing the secret behind her smooth vocals. On Friday, March 28, the singer, 44, posted a candid video on Instagram in which she reveals that she drinks 'snake sperm' at the recommendation of her vocal coach."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #cringe https://people.com/jessica-simpson-reveals-she-drinks-snake-sperm-heres-why-11705805

"Does your university name matter? Research says it might: four-fifths of Russell Group graduates entered full-time work within weeks of leaving compared with two-thirds of those from other institutions, a survey for graduate recruiter Milkround found."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #school https://studyinternational.com/news/universities-weirdest-names/

"And the world record for the longest tail on a living cat goes to … Pugsley!"
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd https://people.com/cat-breaks-world-record-for-longest-tail-meet-pugsley-11703745

"What do King Charles and Gwyneth Paltrow have in common? Give up? They've both at one point or another caused coffee colonic-related controversies."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #science #medicine https://www.sciencealert.com/pouring-coffee-into-your-rectum-isnt-worth-the-risk-says-expert

Bulgarian football club Arda Kardzhali apologise after holding minute's silence for former player who is still alive

https://lemmy.ca/post/41456438

"Zoie’s owner was gaming at his PC one afternoon when the usually quiet pup suddenly began barking uncontrollably while staring out the front window. Her frantic behavior was so unusual that it immediately caught her owner’s attention."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news #dogs #pets https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/5720/Heroic-Golden-Retriever-Saves-Missing-Toddler

Babysitter checking for monsters finds man hiding under child's bed

https://lemmy.ca/post/41402456

"The Far Side has countless comic strips featuring animals. Moreover, it also has many strips that show the fight between animals and humans. The Far Side creator Gary Larson has definitely made it no secret that he prefers animals to humans in his comic strips."
#weird #offbeat #comics #animals #satire #lol #funny
https://screenrant.com/far-side-comics-human-vs-animal-gary-larson-list/

"Just a short drive outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, the quaint city of Kannapolis is seeing a rapid economic revival. The city, which was traditionally known for its textile mills, has recently transformed into a research hub in the for Southeast."
#weird #offbeat #odd #fun #sports https://www.fastcompany.com/91301568/creative-freedom-minor-league-baseball

"Researchers detected short clicking noises from rig sharks during handling in the lab, though they’re not sure why or how the sound is produced"
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/listen-to-the-first-known-recording-of-shark-sounds-a-weird-audio-clip-captured-at-a-marine-lab-in-new-zealand-180986314/

"I’m not even gonna say anything about it because we’ve been telling y’all that stranger things (thanks, Netflix) have been happening in our ocean. And our Gulf of America for that matter."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news https://953thebear.com/alabama-beaches-being-invaded-by-strange-things/

"A modified pig liver transplanted into a human patient appears to have functioned normally for the duration of the investigation with no signs of rejection."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news #science #medicine #biology https://www.sciencealert.com/pig-liver-successfully-transplanted-into-human-patient-in-world-first

"Another YouTuber put Tesla vehicles through a ‘Wile E. Coyote’ wall test with mixed results."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news https://www.theverge.com/news/634130/tesla-fsd-wile-e-coyote-youtube-test-cybertruck

"Titled “Study of Reclining Lions,” the previously unknown work by the renowned French Romantic painter has been owned by a family in France since the mid-1800s."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-painting-of-lounging-lions-was-hanging-in-a-familys-living-room-it-turned-out-to-be-an-original-delacroix-180986257/

"Doctors at a hospital in Jilin, China recently reported one of their most bizarre cases yet – a woman who had gotten her hand stuck in her boyfriend’s mouth while trying to film a funny video."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd https://www.odditycentral.com/news/man-requires-medical-attention-after-getting-girlfriends-hand-stuck-in-his-mouth.html