Offbeat News

Pancake Selfie Express Embarks on Nine City Tour (2015-09-05): Rob Riggle is taking the Pancake Selfie Express on a nine city tour. The vehicle is part of a Holiday Inn Express promotion.

April Fool's: YouTube Predicts Clocking Trend for 2014 (2014-04-01): YouTube is predicting a clocking trend for 2014 for April Fool's Day 2014

Judge Makes Man Wear Idiot Sign for Threatening Police (2013-09-04): A judge in Cleveland made a man wear a sign saying he is an idiot for threatening the local police.

Giant KFC Bucket Appears in Lady's Yard (2013-07-31): A giant KFC bucket appeared in a lady's yard.

People in Panda Costumes Commute on London Underground (2012-07-06): Some of the 108 pandas that gathered in Trafalgar Square for Tai Chi also rode the subway in the London Underground.

Egyptian Statue Resembles Michael Jackson (2009-09-05): A statue from Ancient Egypt at the Field Museum in Chicago resembles singer Michael Jackson. The statue is the bust of a woman.

Saturn Sounds Like a 50s Science Fiction Movie (2007-11-05): Remember the creepy sound effects on some of those old science fiction films? Well, NASA just released a sound file that contains Saturn's actualy radio emissions and they sound just like the sound effects used in old science fiction films.

USPS: How to Pack Your Hippo (2005-07-25): The USPS has a page with packing instructions for a hippo. Not you cannot actually mail a live hippo.