A Weird 2021 : Our Favorite "What The World" Stories
Starsky And Hutch Busted In France For Driving Under Influence
Starsky And Hutch Busted In France For Driving Under InfluenceYes, they are both French. Yes, those are their real names. No, they weren't driving a Ford Gran Torino.
— WORLDCRUNCH
Skiing Across Sweden-Norway Border To Slip Past COVID Lockdown
Skiing Across Sweden-Norway Border To Slip Past COVID LockdownThere was only one problem: the weather.
— NRK
It's Raining Fish, Hallelujah! Mysterious Lluvia de Peces Lands Again In Honduras
It's Raining Fish, Hallelujah! Mysterious Lluvia de Peces Lands Again In HondurasResidents near the Caribbean coast of Honduras have been witness to an unlikely, and much welcome, event: fish that seem to arrive from the skies. Or maybe from somewhere else?
Author Of Italian Thrillers Arrested For Staging Parents’ Murder-Suicide
Author Of Italian Thrillers Arrested For Staging Parents’ Murder-SuicidePolice say the published novelist killed his father with a hammer and slit his mother’s wrists to make it look like the wife killed her husband and then herself. The mother is clinging to life.
— WORLDCRUNCH
In Skinny Japan, New Company Offers Plus-Sized People 'For Rent'
In Skinny Japan, New Company Offers Plus-Sized People 'For Rent'It's an economic dictum that virtually anything that is rare is bound to create a valuable market: diamonds, limited edition clothing and, in Japan, obese people.
Budapest or Bucharest? A Tale Of Very Lost French Soccer Fans
Budapest or Bucharest? A Tale Of Very Lost French Soccer FansLet's be honest, as European capital names go, Budapest (Hungary) and Bucharest (Romania) are pretty similar. It's even slightly closer in French.
— WORLDCRUNCH
Fart At Famous Thermal Spa Sparks 12-Person Brawl, Three Arrested
Fart At Famous Thermal Spa Sparks 12-Person Brawl, Three ArrestedClose your eyes. You've arrived in the lush and peaceful microstate of Andorra, known around the world for its natural spas. You've spent the day relaxing with that special someone in the 70°C thermal waters. Maybe you've just gotten a nice massage... And then someone farts.
— WORLDCRUNCH
Asparagus Recipe Baked Into Belgian Legal Decree
Asparagus Recipe Baked Into Belgian Legal Decree"Preheat oven to 250 °C, add three teaspoons of salt into water, rinse and peel the asparagus and wait 30 minutes before cooking…"
— WORLDCRUNCH
Plane Struck By Lightning Exorcized After Landing
Plane Struck By Lightning Exorcized After LandingWhat happens when lightning strikes a plane? First, thanks to modern safety features, it flies on and lands without incident. But in Togo, airport staff last week made sure one such plane was thoroughly *explored and inspected.
— WORLDCRUNCH
Parents Call Cops On Teen Son For Refusing To Clear The Table
Parents Call Cops On Teen Son For Refusing To Clear The TableParenting can be a tricky thing.
Who can safely say they've never, in the heat of the moment, brandished over-the-top threats to try to get unruly offspring to comply? And who ever follows through?
— WORLDCRUNCH
