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October 09, 2023

This just in: The world is super weird. A cruise was canceled while it was already underway, Costco is a hot spot for social media influencers and Pizza Hut was forced to apologize for making its sauce too desirable. Elsewhere, a DoorDash driver made a more personal delivery in the lobby of an apartment building, people are receiving bounties for destroying smelly trees, someone called the cops on a cursing crow and a Singaporean cyborg cockroach may one day save your life.

It doesn’t stop there either. Keep scrolling for a bunch more facts that totally blew our minds…

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WEIRD WORLD Ryanair is now mocking Boris Johnson in its advertising materials. Johnson came under fire for hosting a garden party in the middle of lockdown, and Ryanair posted a parody summer drinks menu that riffed on that scandalous party. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A cruise company cancelled a cruise while the ship was at sea. es It was done because of COVID issues, and that left the passengers stuck in the Caribbean sea. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Costco

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WEIRD WORLD A guy in Hull, England complained that Pizza Hut's tomato sauce is too sexy. Pizza Hut. Не didn't like the shake, squeeze and squirt label - Pizza Hut apologized, but that wasn't enough and he called his member of parliament. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Joe Rogan

WEIRD WORLD Joe Rogan claimed that he's so flexible, he can actually go down on himself. T70 SOLS Which probably isn't even in the top 10 weirdest things he said that week. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A DoorDash driver pooped in the lobby of a building after delivery. CCTV kiltun Brown 929 PARA Happy FORMUTE 10005 organ 2021 YABUS AM He'd delivered to a person living in that residential building, and then just used a trash can there as an impromptu toilet. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Wow! What a scoop!

WEIRD WORLD When people protested against violence against women in Turkey, they were shot. By the police themselves, it turns out. Apparently, the authorities just didn't appreciate the irony. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Adele refused an interview with a TV host who hadn't listened to her new album. The host flew to meet her for the interview, and then had to turn around and fly back, CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD There's a tree that smells like rotting fish, and it's becoming a massive pest. It's so awful to be around that states are even offering bounties to people who destroy those trees. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Singapore is turning to cockroaches as a measure to save human lives. Apparently, the plan is to augment them and turn them into cyborg bugs that can find humans in disaster sites. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD In Oregon, a friendly but sweary crow ingratiated himself with a whole school. The crow just showed up at the school one day and kind of became an unofficial mascot - but the whole thing ended with state police being called in. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A server in Arkansas was fired over a $4,400 tip given by a group of execs. They specifically gave the tip to her and another server who took care of them - but the boss told her she had to share. They took back the tip, and later gave it to her outside the restaurant - and she got fired. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Eric Clapton

WEIRD WORLD Eric Clapton sued a 55-year-old German widow-and, yes, he actually won. What was the suit over? Selling a bootleg CD for $11 on eBay. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A bank robber got caught when he tried to deposit the money into his account. - - STANLEY VELKOMMEN TIL | Nordea BOLIGLAN? AVTAL MOTE PA NORDEA.NO ONCR And not just in any way - he tried to do it using the ATM just outside the bank he'd robbed. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Flash Mob Robbery

WEIRD WORLD 80 people swarmed into a Nordstrom in California, swiped stuff, then left. NORDSTROM It was basically a flash mob robbery - they showed up, took whatever they could, then got into their cars and left. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD The Taliban made a boo-boo and accidentally funded their own opposition. Somehow, they wired hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Afghan embassy in Tajikistan - and the embassy doesn't want to give it back. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Dogs

WEIRD WORLD One woman bit another one during a fight about disciplining their dogs. This happened in Germany, and their dogs were apparently just standing nearby and calmly looked on at the two, according to the police. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD The ice was SO cold for an NHL outdoor game, they had to heat it. m SONY STARL 18 BP Bo 30 uso FOMEZ 19 They planned to use two inline heaters for the first time, one at the refrigeration truck and another in the outfield, they said. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD In Poland, they caught murderer because, uh, he wasn't wearing a mask. He'd been on the run for 20 years, and they finally nabbed him when he got stopped by police for not wearing a mask in a shop (which is mandatory in Poland). CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD An Arizona company is offering new hires $5,000 to quit after two weeks. MERICA E341127075 E 34112707 E 1 E34112767 5 THE UNITED STATES OPAMERICA с 301127075 DOLLAR DOLLAR ENO 5 New I 5 ONE DOLLAR 1 5 5 E30112707E S 5 5 I THE UNITED STA . ي 4g & ONE DOLLAR 340L2 E34212707E e 3104211403 ATES OPAMERICA F 3V132707 E I by E 39112707 5 534112707 3 ONE XTIOO 300 5 E ONE DOLLAR I If و INTED STATES - I THE UNITED ST an J 5 5 F E 34112707 E ONE DOLLAR S 1 ONE DOLLAR 3 S THE UNITED STATES — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Apparently, people are happy to get the job if that'll keep them in weed and liquor. At least, you could conclude that judging by what happened in Quebec - after restrictions on cannabis and liquor stores were announced, the number of first-dose vaccinations quadrupled. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD The Holy Father left the Vatican to visit a record shop and buy a CD. Не went to a shop in Rome, in full Papal robes and all, and came out holding a CD. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Two guys had an ingenious idea to try and collect a pension at the post office. In Ireland, two men propped up another guy, who happened to be dead, to try and collect his pension. It did not work. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Australia is looking into letting kids drive forklifts, since nobody else is available. DOOSAN Right now, you need to be 18 to get the right license, but the Australian prime minister wants to lower that in a bid to address staff shortages that are part of the cause of supply chain issues. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD People at an Insulate Britain protest blocked a truck carrying insulation. GIGA ISUZU The group is demanding insulation to be put inside every British home, and their protest in Westminster blocked a truck with insulation materials. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Fisher Price is cashing in on nostalgia by creating a mobile phone. It looks exactly like a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone, complete with a rotary dial in rainbow colors, but it's actually a working, Bluetooth-equipped phone. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Myrtle Beach

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WEIRD WORLD Dog poop has suddenly become a pretty significant political issue in Turkey. A man tried to frame a beloved local stray dog for pooping on a tram, then a political party spread that news, and things snowballed. CRACKED.COM — Source

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