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'Worst Gender Reveal' Ever? It Involves a Hippo

Texas couple criticized for their methodology, but zoo says Tank 'enjoyed it'

(Newser) - Some people might say Bridgette and Jonathan Joseph get the prize for the most creative way to find out the sex of their baby; others, not so much. Put Ana Breton in the latter category. "I did it. I found the worst gender reveal," she tweeted Saturday, along...

Runner Finds Creative Solution to a Mix-Up

Massachusetts woman runs her own half-marathon after signing up for far-away race

(Newser) - A Massachusetts woman thought she was signing up to run a half-marathon near her home, not across the Atlantic Ocean, per the AP . Sheila Pereira learned too late that the Worcester City Half Marathon was actually being held in Worcester, England, and not Worcester, Massachusetts, on Sept. 15. She decided...

This Is the Weirdest, Grossest Camel Story You'll Ever Read

It went down at a truck stop in Louisiana last week

(Newser) - A Florida woman escaped from under a camel by biting its testicles after she crawled into the animal's pen to rescue her dog and the camel sat on her, authorities say. That's pretty much the story. If you crave more details, though, they're out there, including that...

Earthlings Dwindle at &#39;Alienstock&#39;
'Alienstock' Utterly Fizzles 
Sep 22, 2019 7:36 AM CDT

'Alienstock' Utterly Fizzles

Dueling alien events in Nevada aren't particularly well attended

(Newser) - Earthling visitors are dwindling at an "Alienstock" festival in the remote Nevada desert, and the lights are off where an evening music program spot inspired by a "Storm Area 51" internet post was canceled. Lincoln County emergency services chief Eric Holt said Saturday that after crowds peaked at...

After Dream, Woman Finds Out She Swallowed Diamond Ring

Engagement ring had to be surgically removed

(Newser) - When California woman Jenna Evans found herself in "a very sketchy situation involving a high-speed train and bad guys," she decided to protect her engagement ring by popping it off her finger and swallowing it with a glass of water. The 29-year-old, who has a history of sleepwalking,...

Sensing the End, Employee Brings Support Clown to Meeting
Sensing the End,
Employee Brings
Support Clown
to Meeting
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Sep 15, 2019 10:25 AM CDT

Sensing the End, Employee Brings Support Clown to Meeting

Balloon animals and miming enliven New Zealand ad agency firing

(Newser) - When Joshua Jack was invited to a meeting by his bosses to "discuss your role" at a New Zealand ad agency, he figured what was up. So he invited not a friend or family member to come along for support; he hired a professional clown for $200. The clown...

Cheeky Obit for Dad: He Left Us With &#39;House Full of Crap&#39;
This Obit for a Beloved Dad 
Will Make You Do Double-Take
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Sep 15, 2019 7:21 AM CDT

This Obit for a Beloved Dad Will Make You Do Double-Take

Joe Heller's family gave him a helluva send-off

(Newser) - An 82-year-old Connecticut man died over the weekend, shortly after doctors told his adult children, "Your father is a very sick man." Their response, per his obituary: "You have no idea." That's only the beginning of a very long recap of the life of Joe...

She Gave Birth on 9/11. Then, the Doctor's 'Oh, My Goodness'

Newborn Christina Malone-Brown was born at 9:11pm weighing 9 pounds, 11 ounces

(Newser) - A Mississippi couple welcomed a 9-pound, 11-ounce baby into the world on 9/11, at 9:11pm, the AP reports. The Commercial Appeal reports Christina Malone-Brown was born by cesarean section at a hospital in Germantown, Tenn. Christina's father, Justin Brown, says bystanders joked his family should play the lottery....

World's Most 'Bizarre' Science Discoveries Get Their Due

Among this year's Ig Nobel winners: a diaper-changing device, study on pizza as health food

(Newser) - Training surgeons is as easy as training dolphins or dogs—at least according to a study that Thursday earned a 2019 Ig Nobel, the annual Nobel Prize spoof that rewards weird, sometimes head-scratching scientific discoveries. This year's winners included, per the AP : Dutch and Turkish researchers who figured out...

Why One Group Did the Conga for 14 Miles

To set a record—and raise money for a meaningful cause

(Newser) - Conga lines are fun and all, but can you imagine traveling in one for 14 miles over the course of five and a half hours, all while the song "Do the Conga" plays on a loop—a total of 110 times? That's what a group of financial advisers...

His Alleged Method of Stealing 1.3K Credit Cards Is Incredible

Yusuke Taniguchi memorized names, numbers on cards that passed through his register

(Newser) - While the rest of us struggle to remember what we had for lunch yesterday, Yusuke Taniguchi apparently has a much easier time with recall. Gizmodo reports that the 34-year-old part-time mall clerk in Koto City, Japan, was allegedly able to steal more than 1,300 credit cards from his customers—...

Florida Trial of Chinese Woman Has Brief Delay Over Undies

Yujing Zhang, accused in Mar-a-Lago incident, wasn't provided with any, had to change

(Newser) - The trial of a Chinese businesswoman charged with lying to a Secret Service agent and trespassing at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club bogged down Monday before jury selection over her lack of underwear, the latest bizarre moment in a case that has been filled with them, per the AP . Before...

Trump Protester Whacked Wall Street Bull on the Horns

Texas man is charged after weird attack

(Newser) - There are people who love President Trump, there are people who don't love President Trump, and then there are the kind of people who decide to protest President Trump by attacking a statue of a bull with what was apparently some kind of a musical instrument. Tevon Varlack, who...

Maid of Honor on Abnormal Outfit: &#39;I Regret Nothing&#39;
Maid of Honor Was
Told to Wear Anything.
She Didn't Disappoint
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Sep 8, 2019 6:41 AM CDT

Maid of Honor Was Told to Wear Anything. She Didn't Disappoint

Christina Meador shows up at sister's wedding in T. rex outfit, with bride's blessing

(Newser) - Most bridesmaids appreciate when they're told they can wear what they want on the big day, though usually that means choosing a favorite dress style or color. Christina Meador went ... a different route. Her get-up of choice at her sister Deanna Adams' Aug. 10 wedding in Nebraska: a T....

As Dorian Came, a Man's Quest to Prove Wife Wrong Led to This

To protect his smart car from hurricane's winds, a Fla. man parked it in his kitchen

(Newser) - It started as a lighthearted challenge between a Florida couple: Can a smart car fit into their kitchen? The answer: It sure can. Patrick Eldridge parked his smart car in his Jacksonville kitchen to protect it from Hurricane Dorian because he didn't want it to "blow away,"...

Vegan Woman Takes Neighbors to Court Over Grilling Fish

'I can't enjoy my backyard,' Australia woman says

(Newser) - "It's been devastating, it's been turmoil, it's been unrest, I haven't been able to sleep." So says the Australia woman who sued her neighbors in an attempt to put a stop them from partaking in such activities as smoking, scraping their chairs on concrete,...

Group Finds 2-Headed Baby Turtle
Behold, a 2-Headed Baby Turtle
Sep 1, 2019 8:49 AM CDT

Behold, a 2-Headed Baby Turtle

SC sea turtle group says 'we thought we had seen it all'

(Newser) - A group that monitors sea turtles in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, has reported finding a two-headed Loggerhead hatchling. Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Island says in a Facebook post that "we thought we had seen it all," until the group found "this bicephalic hatchling on Tuesday....

Pope Got Stuck in Vatican Elevator
The Pope Needed a Rescue 
Sep 1, 2019 6:09 AM CDT

The Pope Needed a Rescue

Francis got stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes and needed firefighters to get him out

(Newser) - Pope Francis says he was stuck for 25 minutes in a Vatican elevator and had to be rescued by firefighters, reports the AP. "I have to beg your pardon," Francis told the crowd, per KIRO . Francis apologized to the faithful in St. Peter's Square Sunday for showing...

Mass Inside Teen Had Hair, Teeth, and Bone

Indian doctors diagnosed her with 'fetus in fetu'

(Newser) - About that lump in your abdomen—it was likely your unborn twin. So a teenager in India was told after surgeons removed "hairy cheesy material" from her abdomen two years ago, LiveScience reports. More precisely, the mass measuring 14 by 6 by 4 inches contained apparent ribs and vertebrae...

Kids Get 'Werewolf Syndrome' After Drug Plant Mix-Up

Stomach medicine was contaminated with hair growth drug

(Newser) - Parents in Spain have been relieved to discover that the "werewolf syndrome" affecting their children is reversible—and has nothing do to with the full moon. Authorities say that a mix-up at a drug company led to parents giving their children minoxidil, a drug used to treat hair loss,...

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