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One Four-Letter Word Grounds United Flight to Spain

Sometimes the smallest decisions ripple into the biggest headaches. A United Airlines flight bound for Spain found itself turning back to New Jersey...

6/1/2026

Andrew Johnson

Weird But True

Scrabble's Global Elite Battle for Glory—and $10,000—in Bangkok

At 86 years old, Tan Jin Chor has already made his peace with the endgame. If he can ’ t play Scrabble anymore, he said he ’ d “ shut the lights and...

6/1/2026

Andrew Johnson

Weird But True

Messi's 70-Foot Indian Statue Comes Crashing Down—Politics and Wind Don't Mix

Sometimes a statue is just a statue. And sometimes it ’ s a 21-metre golden monument to a football legend that becomes collateral damage in a...

6/1/2026

Andrew Johnson

Weird But True

Centuries-Old Shipwreck Off Norway Yields Treasure Trove of Porcelain and Mystery

Six hundred metres below the surface of the Skagerrak strait, an unnamed sailing vessel has been holding onto its secrets for roughly 270 years. Now,...

6/1/2026

Andrew Johnson

Weird But True

She Paid for Bad Surgery. Now She's Paying the Surgeon Too.

In June 2020, a woman surnamed Wang decided to undergo double eyelid surgery at the Meixi Cosmetic Surgery Clinic in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province,...

6/1/2026

Andrew Johnson

Weird But True

When Divorce Papers Turned Into a Demolition Project

When a marriage reaches its breaking point, emotions run high. But for 48-year-old Eric Pierwsza of Butler County, Pennsylvania, a night of drinking...

6/1/2026

Andrew Johnson

Weird But True

When Your Multimillion-Dollar Artwork Is a Banana

Maurizio Cattelan ’ s “ Comedian ” has become one of the art world ’ s most absurd—and most stolen—creations. Over the weekend, the Pompidou-Metz...

5/31/2026

Andrew Johnson

Weird But True

Nearly 2,000 Sullivans Gather in Ireland, Smash World Record

Close to 1,848 people with the surname O ’ Sullivan or Sullivan converged on Castletownbere in County Cork on Saturday to claim the title of largest...

5/31/2026

Andrew Johnson

Weird But True

When Manhattan's Grid Aligns With the Sun: Twice a Year, the City Stages Nature's Perfect Geometry

New York City doesn ’ t need a architect ’ s blueprint to remind you it was built with intention—twice a year, the Manhattan street grid does it for...

5/29/2026

Andrew Johnson

Weird But True

Australian Designer's Taxidermied Rat Lingerie Breaks the Internet

There are bold creative risks, and then there ’ s sewing a dead rat onto underwear and calling it fashion. Australian designer Rat Oddity Gizzard...

5/29/2026

Andrew Johnson

Weird But True

From Sandbag to Superhands: The 20-Year Journey to Palms of Steel

Imagine dedicating two decades of your life to hitting things with your hands until they become nearly eight centimeters thick—thick enough that you...

5/29/2026

Andrew Johnson

Weird But True