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Ruskies plan to invade Venus
The Russian space research institute IKI has announced ambitious plans to explore the planet Venus. Is this a sign that they’ve forgone Mars because the “Red Planet” is just so cliche now? Or do they know something we don’t? BBC NEWS |...
Welcome to the Twilight Zone of sleep
From New Scientist comes research that sleep is even weirder than we thought. Microsleep, hallucinations and sleepwalking murder are just some of the symptoms… EARLIER this year, a puzzling report appeared in the journal Sleep Medicine. It...
Who’s Invited To The Ultimate Screening Of <i>eXistenZ</i>
One movie. Five people, living or dead, at the screening. Who and why? Today’s screening: “eXistenZ” An indispensible entry in the mid-‘90s oeuvre of sci-fi mind-ef cinema, David Cronenberg’s “eXistenZ,” a pseudo update of his 1986 opus...
Reason.com: Will the Singularity Kill Us?
Ron Bailey at Reason.com attended the Singularity Summit on NYC and was presented with several scenarios of the future. Many of them were quite frightening. As the Singularity Institute’s Anna Salamon explained in her opening presentation...
PRAVDA: Mankind Close to Creating ‘Mananimal’
If you think the concept hurts your brain, wait until you try reading the article on Pravda. We think it has something to do with human hybrids, but talks a lot about a dog giving birth to kittens…Mankind Close to Creating ‘Mananimal’ –...
NASA to blow up the Moon
Mr. Show had it first… Real story.
Diggerland Is The Weirdest Amusement Park In The World
UK’s own Diggerland won the prize this week in minimalist fashion. Watch the super-catchy commercial and theme song AFTER THE JUMP!
Weirdest Thing In The World: Amusement Parks
Today’s Weird Things chat the trip you’ve been looking forward too all summer. Bug the hell out of your parents and fill up on cotten candy, we’re aiming to find the Weirdest Amusement Park in the World. Here are the ground rules: •...
The Ten Worst Cliches About Vampire Films From Folks Who Just Watched Hundreds
Few people on Earth have watched as many vampire films over the past few weeks as the hard-working staff of the 2009 Vampire Film Festival. While they prepare to descend onto New Orleans October 23rd for a four day celebration of...
Cotesia Glomerata Is The Weirdest Parasite Is The World
If you’d like more information on the Cotesia Glomerata read this stuff. Wow.
Weirdest Thing In The World: Parasites
Parasite Causes Cricket To Commit Suicide – Watch more Funny Videos Today’s Weird Things chat is going deep into the world of unwelcome guests. Ready the antidote, we’re going to find the Weirdest Parasites in the World. Here are the...
If This Painting Hangs In Your House You Might Be Seconds Away From Death
Meet the Crying Boy. In his wake, he’s allegedly left dozens of homes completely ravaged by fire. According to some reports in the UK, over 50 fires have been fought where this painting has been the only piece of art or furniture to...
Expert: Missing Ship Is Not Necessarily Sign Of New Bermuda Triangle
A missing Maltese-flagged freighter has sparked the curiosity of maritime law enforcement as well as those how theorize that the vanishing vessel could be evidence of paranormal phenomenon. Weird Things contacted Bermuda Triangle expert...
Hitler Learning How To Paint Is The Weirdest Alien Abduction Story In The World
Here is a link to the story about Hitler’s painting lessons aboard an alien craft, long before he became the power-mad dictator we came to revile. Thanks to Matt Finley and VenomV for helping with the chat.
Weirdest Thing In The World: Alien Abduction Stories
Today’s Weird Things chat is a probing look at the oddest interstellar kidnapping stories ever told. Spark up that fire in the sky, we’re looking for the weirdest Alien Abduction Stories in the world. Here are the ground rules: • They...
Gollum-esqe Monster Murdered By Panamanian Children
This comes from The Metro.co.uk: The young teenagers were playing by the waterfront in a Panama lake near Cerro Azul when the bald beast emerged from a cave behind a waterfall. They started screaming as it shuffled out “as if to attack...
Baby Laughs-A-Lot Is The Weirdest Children’s Toy In The World
Featuring Weird Things writer Matt Finley. The video for Baby Laughs-A-Lot
5 Of The Weirdest Moons In The Solar System
Ah, moons. So often overshadowed by your rocky, gassy, and thermonuclear overlords, you help invoke tides, stabilize axial tilts, sculpt and replenish rings, and provide at least one species with a stepping stone to timidly venture from...
“Death By Chocolate” Is The Weirdest Death In History
The unfortunate passing of temporary worker at a chocolate factory in Camden, NJ was the Weirdest Death in the World according to our viewers. Check out the recorded of the broadcast including help from Scam School’s Brian Brushwood. PART...
As Detriot Crumbled, The Nain Rouge Died
For decades, the Nain Rouge leap-frogged one disaster to the next, always arriving in time to pre-empt tragedy with some goggle-eyed nose thumbing before evaporating into the high drone of an emergency broadcast signal, and for decades,...