35 American Customs and Cultural Quirks That Are Judged Harshly By Other Countries

44 Random Bits of Trivia That Might Be A Little Too Stylish for Your Brain to Pull Off

12 Pieces of Trivia That Stack Perfectly on Top of Each Other

A British TV Legend Nearly Ruined Monty Python

12 Incredibly Dangerous Insects to Squash at Your Own Risk

30 Weird Headlines That Went Unnoticed

We truly live in a mad world

30 Weird Headlines That Went Unnoticed

October 26, 2023

When it comes to coincidences, some people believe in them, and some don’t. But sometimes, the coincidences that happen are just too strange for words. So whether you believe in them or not, these bizarre events will certainly make you wonder what could have been going on…

30

WEIRD WORLD In Washington, they want you to be able to throw axes while drunk. The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board is drafting new rules that, if things go as planned, will make it possible to throw axes in establishments that have a liquor license. CRACKED.COM — Source

29

WEIRD WORLD In Japan, sumo wrestling is now teaming up with The Pokemon Company. The Company is sponsoring kensho banners, shown at sumo tournaments. The official sumo organization called the collaboration a historic first. CRACKED.COM — Source

28

WEIRD WORLD A town in England is putting up a bronze statue to a beloved goose. Derek the Goose (who was actually female) lived in the Watchet harbor for over a decade, and townspeople are raising funds for a memorial to her. CRACKED.COM — Source

27

Camo Crossing

WEIRD WORLD A man tried to cross state borders in Australia wearing camo, but it didn't work. Doing that violates Australia's lockdown regulations - and apparently, he thought moving through the forest in camo would work, but no. CRACKED.COM — Source

26

WEIRD WORLD A youth football team in the Dallas-Fort Worth area is officially too good. YRA YRABJO PRO They were so good, they got kicked out of the playoffs, which resulted in a bunch of unhappy 7- and 8-year-olds. CRACKED.COM — Source

25

Only in New York

WEIRD WORLD An ancient Roman mosaic was being used as furniture in an NYC apartment. It was a priceless artifact older than every country in existence, and it spent 50 years being a coffee table. CRACKED.COM — Source

24

WEIRD WORLD In the UK, someone complained about an air ambulance ruining their sleep. Thanks - one MADIC DEVON G-DAAN www.dank.org DEVON AIR AMBULANCE - . NOUT - The helicopter flew over residential areas at 4 am, and one person complained to the life-saving charity that operated the helicopter. CRACKED.COM — Source

23

WEIRD WORLD Mark Cuban bought a whole town in Texas and doesn't know what to do with it. I don't know what if anything I will do with it were the exact words of the billionaire about, well, buying an entire town. CRACKED.COM — Source

22

WEIRD WORLD It turns out Rihanna is now officially a national hero - at least in Barbados. May you continue to shine like a diamond, and bring honor to your nation, the prime minister of Barbados said about RiRi. CRACKED.COM — Source

21

WEIRD WORLD A guy who climbed Mont Blanc found $84,000 worth of jewels, and kept them. Well, to be clear, he found jewels worth twice as much - but the authorities let him keep half, since they couldn't find the person who'd lost them. CRACKED.COM — Source

20

Chicken Wings

WEIRD WORLD A 67-year-old man stopped in the middle of traffic to eat some chicken wings. Specifically, he stopped in an intersection - and he was somehow unaware that he'd been involved in a collision earlier. CRACKED.COM — Source

19

Gwyneth Paltrow

WEIRD WORLD Gwyneth Paltrow backed a crypto miner, and it crashed right off the bat. Not long after TeraWulf Inc., a crypto mining company, went public, its shares dropped 40% on Nasdaq. CRACKED.COM — Source

18

WEIRD WORLD NASA experts have been hired to try and recover hundreds of millions in Bitcoin. @ R ВП F ZO METALS One Welshman threw away a hard drive that has Bitcoin that's now worth £340 million, so he got data experts from NASA to try and find it. CRACKED.GOM — Source

17

Wow, That’s Pretty Racist

WEIRD WORLD Decathlon will no longer sell any canoes, so that migrants don't use them. In the North of France, that is-the fear is, apparently, that migrants would use them to get to the UK. CRACKED.COM — Source

16

WEIRD WORLD In Maryland, a woman made $50,000 thanks to a vending machine mistake. is S 4 of 23 S 6 nd a A 18 20 22 She bought a Deluxe Crossword, but meant to buy a scratch-off game - she said I don't even typically like the Crossword games, but this worked out well. CRACKED.COM — Source

15

WEIRD WORLD Effigies of Santa Claus were burned in India on Christmas Eve. The people doing the burning claimed that Santa is part of an insidious Christian missionary plot designed to convert Indians to Christianity. CRACKED.COM — Source

14

WEIRD WORLD In Phoenix, a woman ran out on the tarmac to get on a plane. Apparently, she was late to the flight, and turned out to be extremely proactive at fixing the situation. It didn't work, though, and she's facing charges. CRACKED.COM — Source

13

WEIRD WORLD On a flight to Iceland, a woman quarantined in the plane's bathroom. may AND NO She took a test on the flight and it turned out positive, and since there was no way to move her to a seat where she'd be isolated, they asked her to go to into the bathroom for 3 hours - and she did. CRACKED.COM — Source

12

WEIRD WORLD Apparently, North Korea is hard at work on eliminating corruption. DO KH 0 M K 0 M p -> At least, if you go by the fact that it's created special prosecutorial teams with the specific task of rooting out corruption. CRACKED.COM — Source

11

WEIRD WORLD Apparently, serving in the Norwegian army is going to be extremely gross. Due to shortages, conscripts will have to hand in the underwear they used at the end of their service term, going forward. CRACKED.COM — Source

10

Blind Date

WEIRD WORLD Because of a blind date, one woman was locked down in a random apartment. She went on a blind date with a guy, and then a snap lockdown in Zhengzhou, China, hit - and she had to stay at his place for days. CRACKED.COM — Source

9

Starlink

WEIRD WORLD Starlink satellite dishes are now being used as self-heating beds for cats. The dishes have a self-heating feature, designed to make sure snow doesn't disrupt the signals - but cats are using them as nice, warm beds. CRACKED.COM — Source

8

WEIRD WORLD According to Eric Clapton, YouTube is brainwashing the masses. In an interview that - irony of ironies - was posted to YouTube, Clapton claimed that subliminal advertising on YouTube is keep people complacent. CRACKED.COM — Source

7

Rudy Giuliani

WEIRD WORLD Rudy's back, with a grift that's more shameless than ever before. These days, he's selling autographed 9/11 shirts, for the truly special price of $911. CRACKED.COM — Source

6

WEIRD WORLD To pass the time, the judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial played Jeopardy! 200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $600 800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $100 They had to wait while technical issues got sorted out, so Judge Bruce Schroeder started playing Jeopardy! with prospective jurors. CRACKED.COM — Source

5

WEIRD WORLD A guy in a murder trial in Argentina was thrown out because he was meowing. Не was charged with double homicide and, during his trial, kept meowing like a cat for some reason and refused to stop - so he got kicked out. CRACKED.COM — Source

4

WEIRD WORLD A penguin swam all the way from Antarctica to New Zealand (about 1,864 miles). It's only the third time on record that a penguin of that species swam to New Zealand. CRACKED.COM — Source

3

The Winnipeg Wielder

WEIRD WORLD An axe-wielding maniac in Winnipeg demanded pizza from a delivery guy. The guy was delivering pizzas to another house in the neighborhood, apparently at the very worst time possible. CRACKED.COM — Source

2

A Bold Tourism Strategy

WEIRD WORLD The Taliban are now welcoming tourists who want to visit Afghanistan. That's after they'd destroyed irreplaceable ancient Buddhas that would made for a truly grand sight, for the record. CRACKED.COM — Source

1

Fake Poop

WEIRD WORLD The feds started investigating someone who had been sending fake poop. The perp kept sending the, uh, stuff to a postal employee for reasons that are currently unclear. CRACKED.COM — Source

Scroll down for the next article

Must Read

Movies & TV

Ted Danson Thought the ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Pilot ‘Sucked’

Movies & TV

‘Simpsons’ Fans Share Some of the Show’s Most Hopelessly Dated Jokes

Movies & TV

Let’s Pay Our Respects to the Amazing Kreskin, One of Johnny Carson’s Favorite Guests

Trivia & Jokes

35 of the Funniest Tweets from Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Trivia & Jokes

45 Random Bits of Trivia That’ll Give Your Brain Six-Pack Abs

Movies & TV

5 Perfect ‘SNL’ Cast Members Who Aren’t As Good at Anything Else

VIRAL ON CRACKED

1

26 Celebrity Talents That Came Out Of Left Field

2

Wild Stunts And Campaigns These 24 Companies Actually Pulled

3

5 Facts About Woodstock The Hippies Don't Want You to Know

4

35 American Customs and Cultural Quirks That Are Judged Harshly By Other Countries

5

20 Time-Saving Things We Do (That Don't Save Time)