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

September 1, 2022

Progressive Texas Activist Exposes Terrifying Right-Wing TikTok Videos (advocate.com) 20:32


Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb thinks debris from a meteor that fell into the ocean could be alien technology, and he's planning an expedition to retrieve fragments of it from the ocean floor. (npr.org) 20:18


A pregnant Texas woman who claimed her unborn baby counts as a passenger in the HOV lane is ticketed again (yahoo.com) 17:39


Humans a step closer to Mars after Nasa creates oxygen from its atmosphere (yahoo.com) 17:33


The man who married a hologram in Japan can no longer communicate with his virtual wife - The software that allowed the interaction is no longer supported and the man can no longer interact with the hologram with which he had a relationship for years. (entrepreneur.com) 17:18


Man gives "stranger" sitting next to him on plane a tattoo mid-flight (newsweek.com) 15:59


200-peso enchiladas cause outrage in Michoacán (mexiconewsdaily.com) 14:26


Canadian police won't charge a Bible camp 'exorcist' because his demon-banishing was legal (tdpelmedia.com) 13:47


The US Forest Service Guide To Completely Obliterating A Horse With Explosives (iflscience.com) 12:36


2 Men Sentenced to Death for Throwing Drug Parties in a Psychiatric Hospital (vice.com) 12:25


Monkees’ Micky Dolenz sues FBI over ‘secret dossier’ on band (theguardian.com) 12:09


Florida teens destroy middle school, causing $100K in damages, deputies say (fox35orlando.com) 06:53


Japan declares war on floppy disks for government use (arstechnica.com) 04:06


AI wins state fair art contest, annoys humans (arstechnica.com) 04:06


Han Solo's blaster sells for over $1M at auction (foxbusiness.com) 01:50


Video: Canadian news anchor swallows fly on live TV - CNN Video (cnn.com) 01:47


Black pastor arrested while watering neighbor's flowers at their request - CNN Video (cnn.com) 01:46


Border officials in Texas make largest cocaine bust in 20 years inside baby wipe shipment (foxnews.com) 01:44


Leonardo DiCaprio, 47, and Camila Morrone, [take a guess], have reportedly split (latimes.com) 23:25