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June 24, 2023

Welcome to the world of the bizarre! We live in a world where the extraordinary and the unexpected are commonplace. From the mundane to the extraordinary, it seems like there’s no end to the weird and wonderful stories that come out of the news every day.

In this collection, we’ve gathered 13 of the strangest news stories from the past few years. From a nine-year-old solving an ancient mystery with social media, to a dead bear being allowed to be shot in Connecticut, to a Senator from Oklahoma saying he doesn’t want reality, these stories will make you question what’s really going on in the world.

So, if you’re looking for a break from the mundane and want to explore the weird and wonderful, then this collection is for you. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride as we explore 13 of the most bizarre news stories from the past few years.

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Ken who?

CRACKED Ryan Gosling's prepared to take his doll and go home. Gosling said that if people don't want him to play Ken in the new Barbie movie because he's too old, there are plenty of other Kens, and that no one paid much attention to Ken before anyway. — Warner Bros. Pictures
Variety

12

Heroic Sherpa

A climber blocked the Sherpa who saved his life. A Malaysian climber was saved from a certain death on Mount Everest by a Sherpa, but then he thanked his sponsors instead of his rescuer. The Sherpa says the guy even briefly blocked him on Instagram. CRACKED — Yongyut Kumsri/Shutterstock
Insider

11

YouTube: "Never mind."

- 13:24 ..... AIS Welcome to YouTube Select another account YouTube now allows fake news. In June 2023, YouTube decided to go back on a rule they had put in place after the 2020 U.S. presidential election, which stopped people from posting false claims about past elections. CRACKED — NiP STUDIO/Shutterstock
AP News

10

Pointing to Jesus, not herself.

CRACKED Mary's not a show-off, says Pope Francis. Pope Francis has said that sightings of the Virgin Mary are not always real. Не added: There are images of the Madonna that are real, but the Madonna has never drawn to herself. I like to see her with her finger pointing up to Jesus. — Romolo Tavani/Shutterstock,
giulio napolitano/Shutterstock
The Irish Times

9

Energy shots: not all they’re cracked up to be.

Don't mistake poppers for energy shots, warns the FDA. Be careful when drinking energy shots, says the FDA-you don't want to accidentally down a bottle of poppers, as they claim sometimes happens, since it could be dangerous or even deadly. NEW FORMUL www.buzzaroma +44 (0)8702 BUZZ WARNING MAY BE FATAL F SWALLOWED. . TANTANT AND SEVERE EYE IRRING HIGHLY FLAMMABLE MITH HEAVY BANG!! AROMA DUTY AROMA LIQUID INCEN CRACKED — Home Office/Wiki Commons
CBC

8

Reality? Nah, Senator Mullin doesn’t want that.

Senator Mullin: I Don't Want Reality. In June 2023, Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma made people laugh in a hearing when he said I don't want reality in response to a witness talking about teaching kids about racism. CRACKED — United States Senate/Wiki Commons
The Guardian

7

Mormon book in Utah libraries: not so much.

Utah school district asked to remove the Book of Mormon from libraries. In June 2023, a school district in Utah was asked to look into taking the Book of Mormon out of their libraries. This is because of a law passed the year before that said books with pornographic or indecent materials couldn't be in school libraries. THE BOOK OF MORMON ANOT CRACKED — Paul Maguire/Shutterstock
The Guardian

6

Murderous curiosity satisfied.

A true crime fan killed someone just to watch them die. A 23-year-old in South Korea who was obsessed with true crime was charged with murder. She confessed to killing someone she had met online, saying she wanted to experience what it was like to commit murder. CRACKED — Proxima Studio/Shutterstock
Insider

5

Kid solves ancient mystery with social media.

Oregon kid finds mammoth tooth in grandma's backyard. In April 2023, a nine-year-old boy from Oregon used social media to figure out what an old fossil was that he found in his grandmother's backyard. It turned out to be a 10,000-year-old mammoth tooth. CRACKED — Jennifer Schuh (via Insider),
Dotted Yeti/Shutterstock
Insider

4

Sonic: not just burgers anymore.

CRACKED The spiciest Sonic hot dog. Police in Española, New Mexico said that a woman found cocaine in her hot dog from a Sonic. Tests showed that the bag contained a gram of cocaine. The cook who made the hot dog was arrested for having cocaine. — Petrovich Nataliya/Shutterstock
KOB.com

3

American Justice

CRACKED Welcome to America, where the police won't even cut your hand off. A guy who moved to the U.S. from Afghanistan said San Francisco is worse than his homeland, because the police didn't do anything when his store was robbed. At least in Afghanistan the Taliban will cut your hand off, he said. — 7713 Photography/Shutterstock
WKRC

2

Cupcakes vs. Bears?

Connecticut: where you can shoot a bear for eating cupcakes. The state of Connecticut recently allowed people to use deadly force against bears if necessary, only a few weeks after one of the animals broke into a bakery and ate a bunch of cupcakes. CRACKED — 5 second Studio/Shutterstock,
Denis Tabler/Shutterstock
Insider

1

Apple: We'll let AI decide when you can swear. Apple has said they won't be changing swear words to ducking anymore in their autocorrect feature. Instead, they're going to use AI to figure out when people actually want to use bad language. i o p u t y r e W q f a C @ space CRACKED — Jesse33/Shutterstock
NPR

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