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Papa New Guinea Cannibal Cult Caught
Almost 30 people have been arrested during a dawn raid on what’s believed to be a cannibal cult in Papua New Guinea. Members range from a 13-year-old boy to a teacher in his 50s. Two men are still on the run. The group has killed at least...
Podcast: The Amazing Poisoned Possum
The anniversary of that mysterious night in New Mexico when a phenomenon crashed to Earth sparks a debate over how the crash would be different today. Spiro and The Fudge are called back into duty when a possum poison caper is unleashed on...
Rare Disorder Causes Girl to Feel No Pain!
Imagine not being able to feel pain. Sounds great, right? Games of ‘Slug Bug’ or ‘Butt Ball’ would be much easier to handle, right? Stubbing your toe wouldn’t suck as much. Banging your head would never be an issue again. You’d feel like a...
Glasses Allow You to See Your Veins!
Tech-heavy eyewear has always been something that seems like too good-to-be-true science fiction. Various accessories promising amazing visuals for your peepers have included everything from those vintage ads in comic books for X-Ray Specs...
[Video]:Robot Walks Like Human!
For the most part, the current generation of robots are about as mobile as a piece of gym equipment. Depending on who you talk to, that could be a good thing. It means that our future overlords, unless they begin linking up with the drones...
Southern California Infested with Brown Widows!
Since face-eating and bath-salting have finally jumped the shark, a new trend is beginning to emerge… Only days ago we reported that the base of Mount St. Helens in Washington is swarming with tent caterpillars. Insects are now climbing...
Death Valley Truck’s Grisly History
Sitting out in the middle of Death Valley is a grim reminder of one of the most horrific and notable murder stories in American history. Recently journalist Amy Beddows rolled through Death Valley in search of that grisly reminder....
Squirming Mass of Caterpillars Cover Forest!
Mount St. Helens erupted almost 32 years ago. The Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument area around the base of the volcano is monitored by the U.S. Forest-Service and its goal is to not interfere with the natural processes taking...
Flying Dragon Spotted in California!
Several months ago, people had claimed to see flying humanoid figures in the skies. Most of the viral surge was from various consipiracy groups online. It turned out to be simple, flat, human-shaped RC planes. We have a feeling that same...
NOAA Study Ends Mermaid Fairytales
You can all rest easy now. NOAA, a government body that apparently has a lot of time on their hands, have recently laid to rest the idea that mermaids might actually exist. According to NOAA? They don’t. Thanks, NOAA…you’ve single-handedly...
Podcast: Unicorn vs. Pegasus
We turn it over to listener questions for this July 4th edition of the podcast. Who would win in a fight: a Unicorn or a Pegasus? If you could live forever and but a stranger had to die, would you? Is there a mega shark lurking beneath the...
Apocalyptic Chic: ‘Ghost Cities’
Like some kind of massive, uber-budgeted, city-wide set of a Ridley Scott film that takes place after the fall of mankind, several cities built by China are almost completely devoid of life. What’s even stranger is that these massive...
WeirdThings Tracking Zombie/Cannibal Activity World-Wide
Grab your shovels, shotguns and a copy of Zombieland, kids…we’re just gettin’ started. Here’s your cannibal/zombie update for the July 4th holiday: United States – In Georgia, Karl Laventure consumes everyone’s favorite new synthetic...
Cat’s Litterbox Causes Suicidal Tendencies!
Feeling a little down lately? Maybe even depressed? Possibly eyeballing that extension cord in the garage and just thinking the world might be better off without you? Own a cat? Then it’s really not you. You’re worthwhile. Stick around and...
Weird Things Recording 7/2/12
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“Bone Devourer” Worm Disolves Bone By Puking Acid!
It’s like Ridley Scott had a hand in designing worms. Those dainty little flower-like objects in the picture above are anything but dainty little flower-like objects. Those things are worms of the Osedax (Latin for “bone devourer”) family...
Meet Your New Running Partner – Joggobot!
Jogging just got potentially exciting. Meet the Joggobot, a small quadcopter drone, from Exertion Labs. Running around town with your own drone is kinda nerdy…running around town with about four or five of these hovering around you?...
You See Red, I See Blue: New Study Says Color Perception Not Set, Can Be Changed
Our perception of the world around us could be very different than the person next to you. In extreme cases it could mean the luscious red strawberry could look like a bulbous blueberry to someone else. Even more mind altering, results of...
Paper Copy of 122 Year-Old Record Played Back!
In an awesome case of 1890s cutting-edge tech meeting modern technology, sound historian (yes…that’s a job) at Indiana University, Patrick Feaster, has done something amazingly nerdy and fantastic. While looking for an illustration of the...
Meteorites Reveal More Water on Mars Than Thought!
Science can’t seem to make up its mind about Mars. Over one hundred years ago, scientists thought that Mars ran wild with water. Many decades later, scientists discovered they were wrong and that the planet may have once had water but was...