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

December 31, 2022

Mary Warwick saves 1,500 bats in Houston's frigid temperatures (paperwriter.ca) 22:22


Pope Benedict XVI, a former member of Hitler Youth, an extreme homophobe who called gay marriage a "threat to world peace", opposed condoms to prevent HIV and shielded pedo priests despite knowing they abused kids, DIES at 95 (edition.cnn.com) 17:18


Lil Wayne Becomes Official Professional Skaterboarder (amp.www.complex.com) 17:02


Plastics recycling doesn’t work, despite industry myths, former EPA official says (rawstory.com) 13:39


Rian Johnson Says Angela Lansbury Was Lovely for ‘Among Us’ Cameo in ‘Glass Onion,’ but Was “Not a Gamer” (hollywoodreporter.com) 13:02


Doncaster surgery sends cancer text instead of festive message (bbc.co.uk) 12:08


This Couple Is Raising Money To Remove Wham!'s 'Last Christmas' From The Air (themusic.com.au) 09:42


A Japanese tourist in his 20s beats up a Korean taxi driver in his 60s in Seoul, Korea for not knowing Japanese. (news.jtbc.co.kr) 06:03


Watching porn now requires age verification in La. because of new law (wafb.com) 03:29


Man eats at 18 Michelin-starred restaurants in 24 hours (upi.com) 02:27