http://www.wnem.com/category/13544/strange-news en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WNEM News - AP-National 15 strange-news http://www.wnem.com/story/22296011/ferris-wheel-ride-world-record-broken-in-chicago http://www.wnem.com/story/22296011/ferris-wheel-ride-world-record-broken-in-chicago?t=2013-05-20T15:25:02Z WNEM Mon, 20 May 2013 15:25:00 EDT A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park... News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22287441/denmark-favorite-to-win-eurovision-song-contest http://www.wnem.com/story/22287441/denmark-favorite-to-win-eurovision-song-contest?t=2013-05-18T20:33:13Z WNEM Sat, 18 May 2013 20:33:00 EDT Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from... News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22281881/funeral-home-has-bicycle-hearse-for-1-last-ride http://www.wnem.com/story/22281881/funeral-home-has-bicycle-hearse-for-1-last-ride?t=2013-05-17T12:04:48Z WNEM Fri, 17 May 2013 12:04:00 EDT An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22280120/birth-of-anteater-has-conn-zoo-staff-puzzled http://www.wnem.com/story/22280120/birth-of-anteater-has-conn-zoo-staff-puzzled?t=2013-05-17T08:51:45Z WNEM Fri, 17 May 2013 08:51:00 EDT An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22277867/alaska-man-runs-onto-frozen-lake-to-avoid-jail http://www.wnem.com/story/22277867/alaska-man-runs-onto-frozen-lake-to-avoid-jail?t=2013-05-17T01:31:29Z WNEM Fri, 17 May 2013 01:31:00 EDT Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22277673/aussie-minister-sorry-he-liked-exposed-teen-pic http://www.wnem.com/story/22277673/aussie-minister-sorry-he-liked-exposed-teen-pic?t=2013-05-17T00:51:27Z WNEM Fri, 17 May 2013 00:51:00 EDT An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22272912/texas-senior-18-bags-800-pound-record-alligator http://www.wnem.com/story/22272912/texas-senior-18-bags-800-pound-record-alligator?t=2013-05-16T14:21:14Z WNEM Thu, 16 May 2013 14:21:00 EDT A Houston-area high school senior has bagged a 14-foot, 800 pound alligator - the heaviest ever certified in Texas - on his first alligator hunt. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22270401/exhibition-of-secretly-shot-photos-upsets-nyers http://www.wnem.com/story/22270401/exhibition-of-secretly-shot-photos-upsets-nyers?t=2013-05-16T10:40:55Z WNEM Thu, 16 May 2013 10:40:00 EDT Residents of a New York luxury apartment building are livid over an exhibition of photos secretly snapped through their apartment windows. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22269439/wash-state-woman-spots-stolen-car-in-drive-thru http://www.wnem.com/story/22269439/wash-state-woman-spots-stolen-car-in-drive-thru?t=2013-05-16T09:30:51Z WNEM Thu, 16 May 2013 09:30:00 EDT A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later - in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22266236/coin-tossing-breaks-tie-in-philippine-mayoral-race http://www.wnem.com/story/22266236/coin-tossing-breaks-tie-in-philippine-mayoral-race?t=2013-05-16T01:10:35Z WNEM Thu, 16 May 2013 01:10:00 EDT What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of votes? You get them to toss a coin. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22264157/deer-smashes-pa-bus-windshield-takes-short-ride http://www.wnem.com/story/22264157/deer-smashes-pa-bus-windshield-takes-short-ride?t=2013-05-15T18:50:22Z WNEM Wed, 15 May 2013 18:50:00 EDT A deer has taken a ride on a western Pennsylvania bus. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22257974/students-in-ghana-aim-to-launch-mini-satellite http://www.wnem.com/story/22257974/students-in-ghana-aim-to-launch-mini-satellite?t=2013-05-15T16:30:57Z WNEM Wed, 15 May 2013 16:30:00 EDT Their project might not sound like much: The college students on Wednesday launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a soda can on a big yellow balloon. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22260040/tiny-camera-in-illinois-offers-bugs-eye-view http://www.wnem.com/story/22260040/tiny-camera-in-illinois-offers-bugs-eye-view?t=2013-05-15T17:39:13Z WNEM Wed, 15 May 2013 13:40:00 EDT A tiny new camera developed at an Illinois university is giving researchers a bug's eye view. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22256190/conn-chef-planning-to-feast-on-cicadas http://www.wnem.com/story/22256190/conn-chef-planning-to-feast-on-cicadas?t=2013-05-15T11:30:03Z WNEM Wed, 15 May 2013 11:30:00 EDT Connecticut chef Bun Lai is already known for his Mexican grasshopper dish and his fried rice with meal worms and crickets. But he might soon also be recognized as the cicada chef. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22256329/nh-city-sues-parking-meter-robin-hood-group http://www.wnem.com/story/22256329/nh-city-sues-parking-meter-robin-hood-group?t=2013-05-15T09:09:55Z WNEM Wed, 15 May 2013 09:09:00 EDT The city of Keene, N.H., has sued a group that feeds change into parking meters that are about to expire, saying members are harassing enforcement officers. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22251430/stinky-corpse-flower-blooms-again-at-ohio-state http://www.wnem.com/story/22251430/stinky-corpse-flower-blooms-again-at-ohio-state?t=2013-05-14T18:49:25Z WNEM Tue, 14 May 2013 18:49:00 EDT A large rainforest plant known as a corpse flower because of its awful smell has bloomed again at an Ohio State University greenhouse, and there's more excitement because another corpse flower there is expected to open... News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22191159/kenya-co-turns-old-sandals-into-colorful-objects http://www.wnem.com/story/22191159/kenya-co-turns-old-sandals-into-colorful-objects?t=2013-05-14T13:49:23Z WNEM Tue, 14 May 2013 13:49:00 EDT In a story May 8 about artisans in Kenya who turn old sandals into art objects, The Associated Press included two paragraphs that closely paralleled the wording of an earlier story on the subject by the Voice of America.... News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22246629/fighting-eagles-crash-land-on-minn-airport-runway http://www.wnem.com/story/22246629/fighting-eagles-crash-land-on-minn-airport-runway?t=2013-05-14T11:29:15Z WNEM Tue, 14 May 2013 11:29:00 EDT Two bald eagles locked together by their talons in a midair battle survived a crash landing onto a runway at a northeastern Minnesota airport. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22243456/man-charged-in-overnight-feast-at-ky-supermarket http://www.wnem.com/story/22243456/man-charged-in-overnight-feast-at-ky-supermarket?t=2013-05-14T07:28:57Z WNEM Tue, 14 May 2013 07:28:00 EDT Authorities in Kentucky have charged a man who officers say had an overnight feast in a closed supermarket outside Louisville. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22243455/wisconsin-boy-gets-handwritten-response-from-biden http://www.wnem.com/story/22243455/wisconsin-boy-gets-handwritten-response-from-biden?t=2013-05-14T07:28:57Z WNEM Tue, 14 May 2013 07:28:00 EDT It might not be unusual for schoolchildren to write to the president or vice president. But one Wisconsin boy got an unexpectedly personal response. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22240809/calif-man-who-said-he-fled-zombies-pleads-guilty http://www.wnem.com/story/22240809/calif-man-who-said-he-fled-zombies-pleads-guilty?t=2013-05-13T22:58:44Z WNEM Mon, 13 May 2013 22:58:00 EDT A Tennessee man who stole a big-rig truck in California, caused several accidents and told investigators he was fleeing zombies when he did it has pleaded guilty to several felonies. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22240604/ohio-state-awaits-bloom-of-stinky-corpse-flower http://www.wnem.com/story/22240604/ohio-state-awaits-bloom-of-stinky-corpse-flower?t=2013-05-13T22:18:38Z WNEM Mon, 13 May 2013 22:18:00 EDT Researchers at an Ohio State University greenhouse are awaiting a rare second bloom by a rainforest plant known as a corpse flower because of its unpleasant odor. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22240455/nypd-officer-tries-to-help-cat-in-tree-gets-stuck http://www.wnem.com/story/22240455/nypd-officer-tries-to-help-cat-in-tree-gets-stuck?t=2013-05-13T21:48:39Z WNEM Mon, 13 May 2013 21:48:00 EDT Authorities say a New York police officer who went after a cat stuck in a tree got caught himself and needed a little help getting back down to the ground. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22234585/un-eat-more-insects-good-for-you-good-for-world http://www.wnem.com/story/22234585/un-eat-more-insects-good-for-you-good-for-world?t=2013-05-13T11:18:11Z WNEM Mon, 13 May 2013 11:18:00 EDT The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22229385/ice-from-minn-lake-pushed-ashore-to-doorsteps http://www.wnem.com/story/22229385/ice-from-minn-lake-pushed-ashore-to-doorsteps?t=2013-05-12T17:47:21Z WNEM Sun, 12 May 2013 17:47:00 EDT Strong winds have pushed huge ice sheets ashore at a northern Minnesota lake and right up to people's doorsteps. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22227361/richard-branson-swaps-suit-for-skirt-to-honor-bet http://www.wnem.com/story/22227361/richard-branson-swaps-suit-for-skirt-to-honor-bet?t=2013-05-12T05:16:55Z WNEM Sun, 12 May 2013 05:16:00 EDT British business magnate Richard Branson has lost his latest job because of orange juice. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22218803/calif-woman-hit-cop-to-go-to-jail-to-quit-smoking http://www.wnem.com/story/22218803/calif-woman-hit-cop-to-go-to-jail-to-quit-smoking?t=2013-05-10T17:55:35Z WNEM Fri, 10 May 2013 17:55:00 EDT Think you've heard of every way possible to quit smoking? Etta Mae Lopez came up with a new one: slap a cop and go to jail, where smoking isn't allowed. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22217339/durango-colo-area-couple-gives-up-catwalk-fight http://www.wnem.com/story/22217339/durango-colo-area-couple-gives-up-catwalk-fight?t=2013-05-10T11:45:26Z WNEM Fri, 10 May 2013 11:45:00 EDT A Durango area couple is giving up their fight to keep a 13-foot escape route for their cats outside their Colorado apartment. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22214740/celebrity-panda-at-center-of-thai-china-deal http://www.wnem.com/story/22214740/celebrity-panda-at-center-of-thai-china-deal?t=2013-05-10T06:35:04Z WNEM Fri, 10 May 2013 06:35:00 EDT Thailand's celebrity baby panda Lin Ping is almost 4 years old now. It's time to move to China, find a mate and have cubs. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22211754/ore-smokejumpers-skydive-into-illegal-pot-garden http://www.wnem.com/story/22211754/ore-smokejumpers-skydive-into-illegal-pot-garden?t=2013-05-09T19:24:38Z WNEM Thu, 9 May 2013 19:24:00 EDT A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22205189/mass-panel-no-profanity-on-rappers-headstone http://www.wnem.com/story/22205189/mass-panel-no-profanity-on-rappers-headstone?t=2013-05-09T11:24:20Z WNEM Thu, 9 May 2013 11:24:00 EDT Commissioners at a Massachusetts cemetery have said no to profanity on headstones. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22197019/scratch-and-sniff-cards-prompt-natural-gas-scare http://www.wnem.com/story/22197019/scratch-and-sniff-cards-prompt-natural-gas-scare?t=2013-05-08T15:23:52Z WNEM Wed, 8 May 2013 15:23:00 EDT Those scratch-and-sniff cards the energy company sends to customers to teach them to recognize the artificial smell added to natural gas? Turns out they work pretty well. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22196034/brazilian-woman-survives-harpoon-accident http://www.wnem.com/story/22196034/brazilian-woman-survives-harpoon-accident?t=2013-05-08T14:13:26Z WNEM Wed, 8 May 2013 14:13:00 EDT A 28-year-old woman miraculously survived after her husband accidentally shot her in the mouth with a harpoon, Brazilian officials said Wednesday. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22191208/rodman-to-kim-do-me-a-solid-and-free-american http://www.wnem.com/story/22191208/rodman-to-kim-do-me-a-solid-and-free-american?t=2013-05-08T06:53:10Z WNEM Wed, 8 May 2013 06:53:00 EDT Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is tapping his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to ask for the release of a Korean-American man sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in the North. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22184060/critter-cams-provide-peek-into-the-lives-of-bears http://www.wnem.com/story/22184060/critter-cams-provide-peek-into-the-lives-of-bears?t=2013-05-08T10:16:58Z WNEM Tue, 7 May 2013 13:12:00 EDT Biologists at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are getting a peek into what city bears do all day. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22172877/nj-governor-saves-children-from-spider http://www.wnem.com/story/22172877/nj-governor-saves-children-from-spider?t=2013-05-06T13:51:44Z WNEM Mon, 6 May 2013 13:51:00 EDT New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wasn't in a pardoning mood when an itsy, bitsy spider crawled on his desk while he spoke to a group of schoolchildren. News - AP-National http://www.wnem.com/story/22172316/wash-state-graduate-wears-wedding-gown-under-robe http://www.wnem.com/story/22172316/wash-state-graduate-wears-wedding-gown-under-robe?t=2013-05-06T13:41:43Z WNEM Mon, 6 May 2013 13:41:00 EDT With friends and family already gathered for her graduation from Washington State University, Cassie Dotts thought it would be a good time for another ceremony - her wedding. News - AP-National