Weird News

Indian villagers deep fry hands to prove innocence

After a supply of rice and wheat disappeared from a local school in the Indian village Ranpur, in Rajasthan in late August, village leaders ordered 150 men to dip their hands into a cauldron of boiling oil in order to prove their innocence. Though many are now tending to severe burns, the village leaders behind the boiling oil practice have been arrested.

Painted elephant in the room

After the Animal Services Department in Los Angeles, issued a permit for a spray-painted elephant to appear at an art exhibit on Thursday, the city agency is now saying that it will no longer be issuing such permits for future events because “it sends a very wrong message that abusing animals is not only OK, (but) it’s an art form.”

At the push of a button

Two elderly women in Daytona Beach, Fla, are recovering from heat stroke and heat exhaustion after locking themselves in their car after their battery had died. The two women remained in the car for nearly two hours before rescue workers could free them, where upon they learned that they could have unlocked the doors manually.

Eye popper sets sights on breaking world record

Claudio Paulo Pinto, who can pop his eyeballs at least seven millimeters out of their sockets, is now looking to break a new world record. Though the title currently belongs to Kim Goodman of Chicago, who can pop her eyeballs 11 millimeters. Pinto, who previously used his eye popping skills at his last job at a commercial haunted house, says he’s ready to receive some recognition for his skill.

Killer kite flying

A 30-year-old man from Gloucestershire, England, was flying a kite 200 yards from a cliff at Blackstone Point, Noss Mayo, when he accidentally stepped backward off the edge of the cliff. After Coastguards were called by a passerby, a rescue helicopter airlifted the man to a nearby hospital, where he was then declared dead.