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

August 6, 2023

Scientists find the playful part of the brain by tickling rats (jpost.com) 21:24


Vancouver officer charged with assault after threatening Taser on man’s groin (opb.org) 16:29


The cage match is back: Musk says Zuck fight will ‘be live-streamed on X’ (theverge.com) 15:11


Fifty-seven swimmers fall sick and get diarrhoea at world triathlon championship in Sunderland (theguardian.com) 14:31


Oregon man accused of holding woman captive in cinder block cell once appeared on ‘Judge Judy’ — and won (rawstory.com) 05:32


Colorado woman in blackface terrorizes Target employees with anti-LGBTQ rant | MEAWW (meaww.com) 04:51


The city mistakenly tore down this man’s home. Now, they are suing him for $68K in demolition costs (news.yahoo.com) 04:44


Woman says Popeye’s employees ripped her hair out because she complained about wrong order (wsbtv.com) 01:43


Italian fugitive caught in Corfu thanks to photo celebrating football win (bbc.com) 23:14