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The first ever Central Pennsylvania Bigfoot and Cryptid Expo set for Elysburg

ELYSBURG — The first annual Central Pennsylvania Bigfoot and Cryptid Festival will be held August 12, at the All Homes Day Park on Memorial Avenue in Elysburg. The event will be held from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

News of the Weird: Drunk mistakes bank for Taco Bell and Barney’s new groove

News That Sounds Like A JokeIn Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, drivers of black cars are facing high costs to repaint their cars white or silver...

News of the Weird: Frozen bats in Australia and a Canadian ice hotel on fire

Wait, What?Ikea has taken advertising in a whole new direction with its recent print ad for a crib. The ad, which appears in the...

News of the Weird: Strange drugs, smoking children and aggressive turkeys

Weird ChemistryIn Lawrence County, Tennessee, law enforcement officials are confronting the fallout from a new drug known as “Wasp” (crystallized wasp repellant mixed with...

News of the Weird: The Tasmanian Devil and a Craigslist conundrum

But He Started It!Tennis instructor Osmailer Torres, 30, of Miami, was arrested in July 2016 after hitting a 5-year-old with the child’s pint-sized tennis...

News of the weird: A model channels inner Mike Tyson and a thief gets stuck

All-American WeirdosTwo American tourists, Joseph Dasilva, 38, and Travis Dasilva, 36, of San Diego, were arrested in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 28 and detained...

News of the weird: Public poopers and Santa’s naughty list

Bright IdeaCai, a 28-year-old man in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, had plenty of time to consider traffic patterns as he waited for the lights...

News of the weird: A WWII bunker and a local man’s last wishes

People Different From UsChengdu, China, street barber Xiong Gaowu offers a most unusual service at his roadside location in Sichuan province. For $12, Xiong...

News of the weird: A humiliated possum and a reborn Martian on Earth

Walk of ShameA presumably humiliated opossum “ran off” in late October after three Pennsylvania men posted photos on social media of themselves giving it...

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