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

July 12, 2022

John Bolton admits planning coups d’etat ‘not here, you know, other places’ while discussing January 6 (independent.co.uk) 22:53


Colorado Springs man hopes to be the fourth person to push a peanut up Pikes Peak with his nose (cpr.org) 22:18


Indian farmers streamed fake pro cricket matches to Russian bettors for two weeks - Complete with fake sound effects and a professional-sounding commentator (theverge.com) 16:23


OSBI investigates after Oklahoma man tells authorities he killed his noodling partner, body found (kfor.com) 16:01


Genetically engineered pig hearts transplanted into dead people (theverge.com) 15:55


US cruise ships using Canada as a ‘toilet bowl’ for polluted waste | Pollution (theguardian.com) 14:42


Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins Denver Broncos ownership group (yahoo.com) 14:25


Oklahoma Man Says Bigfoot Made Him Kill His Fishing Partner, Police Say (thedailybeast.com) 13:49


Author of ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Is Wanted by Zambian Police for Questioning in 1996 Murder Mystery (yahoo.com) 11:36


Musk mocks Twitter’s lawsuit threat as company condemns ‘wrongful’ termination | Elon Musk (theguardian.com) 11:22


Nearly $2tn of damage inflicted on other countries by US emissions | Climate crisis (theguardian.com) 11:21


Indian police bust fake cricket league streamed for Russian punters (abc.net.au) 09:56


Russian mother arrested for selling newborn baby to pay for $3,600 nose job (fox3now.com) 08:52


Russian man arrested under anti-terror law after talking about philosophy of yoga | The Independent (independent.co.uk) 05:36


Metallica baby: Woman gives birth at Brazil stadium show 'as band plays Enter Sandman' | Ents & Arts News (news.sky.com) 05:29


A giant step for hamkind: Hamster survives daring trip into the stratosphere on a flying balloon | Offbeat News (news.sky.com) 05:28


Where the Crawdads Sing Author Wanted for Questioning in Murder (msn.com) 05:26


Albuquerque Erecting Statues of Walter White And Jesse Pinkman (ign.com) 03:02