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what the world

Photo of Parisian waiters participating in the 2024 "Course des Cafés" race
Weirdweird

A Weird Week Indeed: Paris Waiters Race, Thai Monkey Mayhem, 0.3-Second Basketball Game

by Spencer Hooker and Cory Agathe October 23, 2024
Photo of a statue of Margaret Cohen in New York with a pair of eclipse protective glasses on
Weirdweird

A Weird Week Indeed: Reverse Art Heist, Eclipse Ouchies, The Fish & Chips Elixir

by Spencer Hooker and Cory Agathe July 8, 2024
​Rakus the Orangutan with an injured face.
Weirdwhat the world

A Weird Week Indeed: Longest Baguette, Panda Dogs, Healing Primate

by Spencer Hooker and Cory Agathe May 22, 2024
Screenshot of video footage showing New York's "cheeseball king" at a NYC park
Weirdwhat the world

A Weird Week Indeed: NYC’s Cheeseball King, Electric Irony In Nigeria, Grumpy Plato

by Spencer Hooker and Cory Agathe May 3, 2024
Google Street View screenshot of Cerdon, in eastern France
In The Newssociety

Fed-Up French Mayor Bans Snow From Falling

by Rozena Crossman February 22, 2024
A man in a white polo shirt reading the news
Weirdwhat the world

A Weird 2021 : Our Favorite “What The World” Stories

by Worldcrunch February 22, 2024
Photo of a toilet bowl
In The Newswhat the world

Italy’s High Court: Loud Toilet Flush Is Violation Of Human Rights

by Jane Herbelin January 4, 2024
No-Vaccine Incentive: CEO Offers Bonus To Unvaccinated Employees
In The Newswhat the world

No-Vaccine Incentive: CEO Offers Bonus To Unvaccinated Employees

by Bertrand Hauger October 8, 2021May 12, 2025
French Master Forger Dies After Being Mugged For His (Fake) Luxury Watch
In The News

French Master Forger Dies After Being Mugged For His (Fake) Luxury Watch

by Worldcrunch September 15, 2021May 12, 2025
No More Monkey Business: Antwerp Zoo Bans Woman From Seeing Her Chimp Chum
In The Newsbelgium

No More Monkey Business: Antwerp Zoo Bans Woman From Seeing Her Chimp Chum

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank August 25, 2021May 12, 2025
A Swiss Thief With A Fondue Fork Tries To Dip Into Till At Funeral Home
Weirdswitzerland

A Swiss Thief With A Fondue Fork Tries To Dip Into Till At Funeral Home

by Anne Sophie Goninet August 3, 2021May 12, 2025
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