1. Pranksters Block Road with 25-foot Triceratops
The Treasure Pines senior class prank involved blocking main street with the rival high school's mascot, a 25-foot fiberglass triceratops. The problem is the next morning when the principal of Treasure Pines High is found impaled on one of the animal's steel horns.
2. Someone Actually Came Up with a Breakup Cake
When Grandma Opal's boyfriend dumps her for the newcomer at bingo, she fuels her angst into a new home-based bakery business offering cakes for offbeat life situations.
3. Rescue Dog Raises a Paw, Gets Sworn in as Mayor of Reno
Harvey Wallbanger, the town's favorite golden retriever, helps find the mayor's missing toddler granddaughter. To show her thanks, the mayor swears him in as mayor-for-a-day.
4. N.J. Mailman Locks Himself in Truck as Wild Turkeys Attack
A flock of wild turkeys has become a menace in Treasure Pines. When they chase the mailman into his truck, nobody expects to find his corpse there several hours later, with an ace of spades playing card taped to his forehead.
5. Just 2 Protesters Show up for anti-Beyoncé Rally
Two new families move to Treasure Pines and agree the high school students would benefit from a dress code--complete with uniforms! Unfortunately they're the only two who show up at school to picket on Meet the Teacher night.
Another great source of odd bits of information is Mental Floss. Here are five articles I recently enjoyed reading on the site:
- How Sword Swallowing Really Works
- 8 Unusually Large Musical Instruments
- 11 Bizarre and Dangerous Items Sold by Sears in 1902
- 10 Bizarre Medical Conditions
- Every Country's Most Popular Beer
What are some of your favorite offbeat headlines? Do you have any sites like Mental Floss bookmarked that you use as a reference? Let's chat about it in the comments section!
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