This is a list that looks at the stupendous escapades of the world’s most misunderstood superhero—Florida Man. In reality, Florida Man is an Internet meme popularized in recent years that makes fun of the disproportionately large number of bizarre crimes perpetrated in the state of Florida. The idea behind the running joke is that the

Size really does not matter. Invisible specks of bacteria hold the power to put mankind out to the extinction pasture. In the peaceful meantime and plagues aside, scientists have a new love affair with the tiny organisms. A lot of recent studies found that bacteria have a weird talent for producing clean energy, gold, and

Far too often, the media has a tendency to focus on negative or violent events while positive news items take a back seat. That’s not the case here as this list covers only stories that inspire, amuse, and uplift. If weirdness is more your thing, you can check out the offbeat list right here. This

There are lots of ailments that affect humans. But what about animals? As it turns out, they have their own afflictions, too, and they can be just as strange, or downright ridiculous, as anything that strikes us. Take, for example, the syndrome that causes hedgehogs to blow up like beach balls or the condition that

Most people who go missing turn up safe and well, within a few hours or days. Some, unfortunately, are found dead. When people do leave, the reason is often obvious, too—because they are running away from something (debt or the police, for example) or to something (a new partner or a fresh start). It is

Medicine has come a long way from the “good old days” of garlic-filled masks and astringent herbal teas. Even in relatively recent times, drugs have been used which have horrific effects on the human body. But—and this is a big but—they can and often do work. At the time, they were the best we had,

Although CDs and records are very rarely, if ever, banned, that does not stop discerning radio stations and sometimes even governments from issuing boycotts of specific songs. Such songs might be banned outright or simply refused airing on the radio, which used to be more or less the same thing before the halcyon days of

Many people are entertained by crime fiction, whether in movies, TV shows, or books. Ever wonder how crime writers come up with all those new plotlines, especially the really strange ones? Some of it may come from their imaginations. But if crime writers are struggling for new plotlines, they should look no further than real