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

January 3, 2022

'Big potato' statue cut down by vandals in village in Cyprus (news.sky.com) 23:16


Va-a-ax: Sheep and goats form a giant syringe to encourage people to get the jab (npr.org) 21:57


No beach weather: Florida Panhandle get snow dusting (apnews.com) 21:55


Strained “at the limit of human possibility” during the Christmas season, veteran ham sniffer Manuel Vega Domínguez whiffs 800 ham loins a day. (thecounter.org) 18:09


Niger police seize more than 200 kg of cocaine from mayor's truck (reuters.com) 18:06


‘Holy cow!’: Video shows large bovine charging at CHP officer on rural NorCal road (ktla.com) 17:30


Little Caesars' Hot-N-Ready pizza no longer costs $5 (cnn.com) 14:26


Man blows up his Tesla rather than paying $22K to repair it (cnn.com) 13:32


Southernmost Point Buoy damaged by flaming Christmas tree, Key West police say (clickorlando.com) 13:27


Christians point to genetics breakthroughs to show Adam and Eve are not incompatible with evolution (yahoo.com) 13:11


Newborn baby found in toilet bin of Air Mauritius plane (bbc.com) 12:53


Oregon Airbnb hosts will now see guests’ initials instead of full names (theverge.com) 07:49


Monster crab attacks Australian golfers on Christmas Island (news.com.au) 07:07


Statue of Mexico president in opposition stronghold toppled after two days (reuters.com) 05:04


Woman dumped by text after having miscarriage on Thanksgiving seeks advice (newsweek.com) 01:01