Strange News Articles Happen On A Regular Basis

By Rhea Solomon


Unusual news stories provide entertainment for a great number of people. There are plenty of odd tidbits to browse, whether one is looking in magazines, in newspapers, or on the Internet. From articles about bizarre criminal behavior, to stories about legalizing duck racing, there seems to be a never-ending supply of strange news articles to read.

The news story about ducks being raced does not involve the living variety, but it concerns plastic ducks, and the story is true. In the U. S., a law which proposes the legalization of racing plastic ducks has been introduced. Fund-raising for an assortment of causes is one of the primary reasons for organizing events where artificial ducks are raced. People who choose to could buy raffle tickets in support of various ducks in a race, if a law is passed that allows such a fund-raising practice.

Those who live in a neighborhood in New York have been forced to endure the odor of skunks in the area. The bodies of the skunks were being housed inside a former police station not otherwise being utilized, after the animals had allegedly been killed in a humane manner. Area officials recently stated that they would try to find an alternative place for storing the bodies, until the skunks could safely be incinerated.

Flood tunnels lying below Las Vegas are the topic of another odd tidbit. Individuals reside under the city, in tunnels that lie below local hotels. Unfortunately, an assortment of unpleasant factors, including floods, poisonous spiders, and offensive odors, beleaguer the people who stay in the below-ground passageways. Since they might otherwise be without homes, some of the individuals are willing to overlook such circumstances.

There never seems to be a dearth of bizarre criminals, such as the person who escaped from jail and then went to court with his girlfriend not long after his escape. It did not take police much time to discover his presence on the scene and to apprehend him. During the time between his escape and his arrest, he had committed at least one crime, in addition to the crime for which he had initially been convicted.

A man obscured himself in an odd way, in his attempt to remove gold from a museum. The man wore a costume made to resemble moss, instead of hiding himself in a nearby building or in a vehicle. The individual thought he could hide from the view of museum employees, because moss grows in the landscape near the museum. The costume looked quite convincingly like a blend of moss and grass, but his plan was not a successful one.

One news item that has captured the interest of countless people concerns a young Chinese man who has a nose growing from the top part of his face. He was in an accident in which he sustained an injury to his original nose. Because of the nature of the injury, which resulted in infection, his doctors are helping him to grow a second nose as a resource for an upcoming reconstructive surgery.

Strange news articles do not seem likely to stop occurring, as long as people continue to exist. Innumerable people continue to do weird things, and the world is frequently a bizarre place in general. Some strange news stories can be heartbreaking, but other articles are amusing and entertaining, and they serve to distract people from their everyday routines.




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Strange News Articles Happen On A Regular Basis

By Rhea Solomon


Unusual news stories provide entertainment for a great number of people. There are plenty of odd tidbits to browse, whether one is looking in magazines, in newspapers, or on the Internet. From articles about bizarre criminal behavior, to stories about legalizing duck racing, there seems to be a never-ending supply of strange news articles to read.

The news story about ducks being raced does not involve the living variety, but it concerns plastic ducks, and the story is true. In the U. S., a law which proposes the legalization of racing plastic ducks has been introduced. Fund-raising for an assortment of causes is one of the primary reasons for organizing events where artificial ducks are raced. People who choose to could buy raffle tickets in support of various ducks in a race, if a law is passed that allows such a fund-raising practice.

Those who live in a neighborhood in New York have been forced to endure the odor of skunks in the area. The bodies of the skunks were being housed inside a former police station not otherwise being utilized, after the animals had allegedly been killed in a humane manner. Area officials recently stated that they would try to find an alternative place for storing the bodies, until the skunks could safely be incinerated.

Flood tunnels lying below Las Vegas are the topic of another odd tidbit. Individuals reside under the city, in tunnels that lie below local hotels. Unfortunately, an assortment of unpleasant factors, including floods, poisonous spiders, and offensive odors, beleaguer the people who stay in the below-ground passageways. Since they might otherwise be without homes, some of the individuals are willing to overlook such circumstances.

There never seems to be a dearth of bizarre criminals, such as the person who escaped from jail and then went to court with his girlfriend not long after his escape. It did not take police much time to discover his presence on the scene and to apprehend him. During the time between his escape and his arrest, he had committed at least one crime, in addition to the crime for which he had initially been convicted.

A man obscured himself in an odd way, in his attempt to remove gold from a museum. The man wore a costume made to resemble moss, instead of hiding himself in a nearby building or in a vehicle. The individual thought he could hide from the view of museum employees, because moss grows in the landscape near the museum. The costume looked quite convincingly like a blend of moss and grass, but his plan was not a successful one.

One news item that has captured the interest of countless people concerns a young Chinese man who has a nose growing from the top part of his face. He was in an accident in which he sustained an injury to his original nose. Because of the nature of the injury, which resulted in infection, his doctors are helping him to grow a second nose as a resource for an upcoming reconstructive surgery.

Strange news articles do not seem likely to stop occurring, as long as people continue to exist. Innumerable people continue to do weird things, and the world is frequently a bizarre place in general. Some strange news stories can be heartbreaking, but other articles are amusing and entertaining, and they serve to distract people from their everyday routines.




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