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Science Fact: Men Are Funnier Than Women
Men are funnier than women, according to a new study out of UC San Diego. But only barely, a scientist quickly added realizing he still has to go home to his wife. And men mostly found other men funny which accounts for the slight...
Cyclops Shark Has It’s Eye On You
Cyclops Shark! Sharks have moved into a new level of nightmare fuel! Earlier this year fisher Enrique Lucero León legally caught a pregnant dusky shark near Cerralvo Island (see map) in the Gulf of California. When León cut open his catch,...
What Lies Ahead? Church Slaughters, Lost Reminders, Best Show On TV [Walking Dead Recap]
There is a breath of fresh air, a unique buoyancy, to viewing a television series where you trust the storyteller. Gone is the nagging sense of second guessing or internal apologizing for obvious flaws because you so want to love the...
Podcast: The Great Shark Versus Octopus War
Andrew geeks out about the new Space X launches and proposes the first ever Weird Things meet-up. Brian descends into the jungle to find a furry, bipedal creature. Justin plays referee as the rest of the crew argue with each other on which...
Hard Days Knight [eBook Review]
Simone Allyne is the Weird Things eBook reviewer focusing on readily available, affordable Science Fiction and Fantasy. If you have a book you’d like reviewed, please email WeirdThingsMail@Gmail “Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to...
The Walking Dead Television Series Is Superior To The Comic Series [Opinion]
Walking Dead mastermind Robert Kirkman has famously said his most popular franchise was borne from wondering what happens after a zombie movie. Typically, a zombie outbreak story begins with a relatable reality, add zombies, initial crisis...
Zombie Extras Injured On Resident Evil Set Horrify Paramedics
While filming the fifth installment of the Resident Evil franchise 16 zombie extras fell from a platform. Emergency responders, who were unaware of the costumes, were taken aback when brought to the pile of mangled faces, discolored skin...
Is Your Itchy DVR Fast Forward Finger A Box Office Oracle?
Interesting find on Deadline today suggesting that Box Office success can be directly predicted by your impatience while watching a DVR’d episode of Fringe. More specifically, commercials for movies that are fast forwarded more often tend...
Hartebeest Takes Out Biker
Red Hartebeest: 1 – Biker: 0. That looked pretty deliberate on the Hartebeest’s part. Also looks very painful. [Deadspin]
Seattle Superhero Arrested For Pepper Spraying Violent, “Drunken” Pedestrians
Phoenix Jones prowls the streets at night, keeping things safe for the citizens of Seattle. But today he finds himself on the other end of the law, accused of needlessly pepper spraying a pack of late-night revelers who may press charges...
Creator Of Creston Flats Bigfoot Video Explains Why He Isn’t A Hoaxster, That Isn’t Bigfoot
In the comments on our post yesterday about the Creston Flats Bigfoot footage, and the resulting controversy over it’s legitimacy, we got a very interesting comment. A person claiming to be Troy Hunter, the creator of the video, gives us a...
Philippine Slums Are Using Water Bottles As Light Bulbs
Need light? Can’t afford electricity? Here is a novel solution being implemented in the slums of the Philippines. WARNING: it does involve cutting a hole in a roof.
Proof Of Bigfoot Or Digital Hoax? You Decide
Crypto folks were abuzz this weekend with a new video entitled Creston Flats Bigfoot. Without further comment, here is that video: More details on the area where it was shot including local pictures and Google Maps can be found here at...
Newspaper Uncovers Decade Long Infestation Of Big Cats In Southern England
Two counties in Southern England have kept a disturbing secret since 2000. Big cats. Huge, killer beasts have prowled their streets. According to a Freedom of Information Act request, over 205 sightings in a ten year time. Details of the...
Even Golf Courses In Australia Are Dangerous
This is a water hazard I can get behind. [io9 via Sky News and YouTube]
Steve Jobs Changed the World (Again) The Day Before He Died
Steve Jobs wasn’t just a man with great vision and instincts, he was a man that bet big on people, teams and concepts he believed in. Apple computers exist because Steve saw the potential in his friend Steve Wozniak’s hobbled together...
Ethereal [eBook Review]
Simone Allyne is the Weird Things eBook reviewer focusing on readily available, affordable Science Fiction and Fantasy. If you have a book you’d like reviewed, please email WeirdThingsMail@Gmail “Falling in love is a lot like death. It...
And Now… A Robot Peels A Grape
Surgery robot Da Vinci shows off exactly how precise it is by peeling a grape. Like a show off. [Da Vinci Surgery]
Can We Stop Pretending This Season Of Doctor Who Was Good? [Opinion]
A good friend of mine, frustrated by the current, sixth, season of the rebooted Doctor Who summed up relatively positive fan reaction to the current series thusly: “nobody wants to say anything bad about it because they are afraid it will...
Piranha Attack Spoils Sexy Brazilian Beach
Brasil! Home of Carnival! Steak houses where they never stop bringing you meat! Sports fans! Random schools of piranhas that swarm beaches with no warning! Three out of four ain’t bad. In a scene right out of a horror-movie, complete with...