Ripley's Believe it or Not - We Own Weird. Accept No Substitutes

CornerShot is an Israeli-designed gun mounting system.  It’s built for military special forces and police SWAT units.  Basically, it lets a person peer around a corner without exposing themselves to harm.  It is fitted with a camera on the front and a video display to the rear, so the soldier/cop can see what they [...] MORE

Valentino Losauro is one tragic accident away from becoming an insane horror movie villain. I hope that someone gets my Message in a bottle…Sending out an S.O.S.! Ed Stafford’s brutal trip through the Amazon will be over later this year.  He’s already gotten past the hardest parts and is making his way east.  He’s actually gotten a [...] MORE

An important part of a successful marriage is keeping the beatings to a minimum. Pandas are some weird bears.  It would seem that their unusual diet may be because a mutation that robbed their ancestors of the ability to taste meat. LA Gang Tours are open for business. MORE

Indian director Ram Gopal Varma is releasing a sequel his 2008 horror film Phook.  For Phook 2, he’s promoting it with a contest.  It’s a pretty straightforward contest with a prize of 500,000 Rupees ($10,800).  All a contestant has to do to win is sit through the entire movie….alone…in an empty movie theater. Apparently he had [...] MORE

The Willows Golf Resort in Townsville, Queensland, Australia has a new change in its course.  Part of their golf course is occasionally patrolled by a 5-foot-long freshwater crocodile that has made its home in the lake by the 17th hole. They’ve named him Steve and nobody’s too concerned about his presence. “It’s not going to eat anyone [...] MORE

The Canadian rock band Nickelback has recently found itself in a battle of wills against an unusual opponent. Created on a whim, the Facebook page “Can this pickle get more fans than Nickleback*?” has managed to achieve its goal.  By numbers of Facebook fans, the humble pickle has pulled ahead by tens of thousands.  *As for [...] MORE

Rule number 4:  Don’t go swimming where the locals can see you. This is a page from a booklet distributed to Soviet soldiers during their 1979-1989 war in Afghanistan.  More can be found here, with translations. Compared to the Russians’ experience, the US presence in Afghanistan has been a picnic full of sunshine and rainbows.  Every casualty [...] MORE

Hedy Lamarr’s patent.  Not to be confused with Hedley Lamarr. Saturn’s Hexagon Storm.  Not to be confused with Crispy Hexagons. MORE

Birdnappers are trouble. I don’t think his video game wedding was done entirely seriously , but it’s still pretty weird. Michael Fagan’s chat with the Queen wasn’t even the first time he’d snuck into the Palace. MORE