Here are the stories which are true but really odd...

December 21, 2021

Card box filled with a $180,000 cash donation mailed to The City College of New York. The package sat in a mailroom for months (cnn.com) 23:09


Area man uses pet ID successfully as proof of vaccination (orilliamatters.com) 22:38


Heinz Field ran out of ketchup, and Steelers fans had jokes - AU Sports (ausports.net) 21:57


America’s first Santa Claus was a Black man, 1882 court records show (tampabay.com) 21:35


Bus driver with no brakes slams the bus station almost killing a man (ineutral.cf) 21:10


Police looking for thief who stole $250 fish-shaped mailbox (local21news.com) 20:08


Man impersonates Patriots player to sell fake Tom Brady Super Bowl rings (bolavip.com) 19:14


A hospital offered a payment plan for baby's NICU stay — $45,843 a month for a year (npr.org) 17:25


$2K reward being offered for information about dead moose left in Maine (wabi.tv) 16:24


How children were used in a 48-hour deadly rampage for gold (edition.cnn.com) 16:21


An Ohio man allegedly rented a crane and used it to steal a 58-foot-long bridge from a public park, police say (yahoo.com) 16:11


Trump’s SPAC Investors Do Not Know What They Are Buying (forbes.com) 14:52


Florida teens held after crash leaves two alligators hanging from truck window (theguardian.com) 12:32


The Grinch Strikes Again: Now There’s a Shortage of Candy Canes (wacotrib.com) 11:50


Police: Stolen Ohio bridge found, man facing theft charge (apnews.com) 11:23


2 Monkeys Caught In Maharashtra, India, In 'Revenge Killing' Of 250 Dogs: Report (ndtv.com) 09:08


Idaho murder suspect charged with cannibalism; believed eating victim could 'cure his brain,’ authorities say (foxnews.com) 06:12


Nigerian soldier arrested for accepting marriage proposal (bbc.com) 05:12


Walmart sued for allegedly dumping hazardous waste in California (npr.org) 03:22