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

August 2, 2022

An artist threw the pickle from a McDonald’s burger on a ceiling — and is charging $6,325 for it (today.com) 22:47


Toyota declining $11k warranty claim on a car sold with a free track day because the car was taken to a track day (thedrive.com) 22:16


Chinese social media erupts when paddlefish, sturgeon declared extinct (beijingnews.net) 21:53


Utah Man Accused Of Causing Wildfire By Burning A Spider (apnews.com) 18:59


Cat lovers can try cat-food inspired dishes at Fancy Feast's Italian pop-up (cnn.com) 16:46


Passenger fined $1,874 after two undeclared McMuffins found in luggage (ksltv.com) 16:24


Earth Is Spinning Faster Than Usual, Giving Us the Shortest Day EVER Recorded (popularmechanics.com) 15:42


Saudi Arabia bid to host AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 (saudigazette.com.sa) 15:26


Fancy Feast opens restaurant for humans with cat-inspired dishes (fox5dc.com) 15:06


Hotter summers mean Florida's turtles are mostly born female (reuters.com) 14:06


Colorado: Republican US House Rep. Lauren Boebert Thinks People In America Will Start Eating Dogs If The US Controls Guns (indy100.com) 12:20


New guidelines against showing too much skin spark parody at annual Hong Kong anime, comics and games festival (hongkongfp.com) 12:14


Local Batmobile builder faces criminal charges in California court after shop raided (Follow up) (yahoo.com) 06:52


Self-described Red Bull addict leads Las Vegas police on 100 mph chase, later found with hundreds of stolen cans (8newsnow.com) 05:21


Florida man uses stolen truck while warning Space Force about a war between aliens and Chinese dragons (boingboing.net) 02:36


This Grandma’s Dying Wish Was a Giant Dick on Her Grave (vice.com) 01:58


Massachusetts' last-known Salem 'witch' exonerated more than 320 years later (foxnews.com) 00:12


Passenger fined $1,874 after two undeclared McMuffins found in luggage (cnn.com) 23:08