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

July 20, 2022

US troops in Germany banned from alcohol after scooter incidents (edition.cnn.com) 22:09


Woman Sues Man for $10,000 After Bad Date, Unloads on Judge During Hearing (yahoo.com) 21:06


Colorado Springs man becomes fourth person to push a peanut up Pikes Peak with his nose (cpr.org) 18:55


Secret Service Director James Murray announces retirement, takes a job at Snapchat. (usatoday.com) 18:41


Man In Underwear Interrupts CNBC Stock Segment Because... Live TV (yahoo.com) 15:03


A Solution to Japan’s Overwork: Sleep in an Upright ‘Nap Box’ (bloomberg.com) 14:28


New Jersey’s ‘Princess Doe’ Identified After 40 Years, Convicted Murderer Charged (yahoo.com) 12:58


Cameraman wanders onto track, impedes steeplechase at World Athletics Championships (yahoo.com) 12:37


Grandma, 70, takes lifeguard job to get kids in the pool, off the streets where 100 have been shot (thegrio.com) 12:23


‘It’s a mess and I’ve never seen anything like it’: global lost luggage crisis mounts (theguardian.com) 11:59


Man Arrested for Drunkenly Running Around Campground With Pelican (thedailybeast.com) 09:44


Man facing animal sex charges after having sex with a cat (northcentralpa.com) 09:27


Read a fascinating portrait of the 'father of Japanese short stories', hear a song by the ‘Ray Charles of Iran’ and watch a soviet animated short film from 1977. All this and more in my newsletter—SubText. (subtextmag.substack.com) 03:39


A company called Meta is suing Meta for naming itself Meta (theverge.com) 01:03