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

October 17, 2023

Six BBC reporters taken off air as probe launched over pro-Palestine tweets (ft.com) 22:07


AirBnB Bathroom Serves as Torture Chamber as Trio Snatch the Wrong Man in Kidnapping Scheme, Prosecutors Claim (miaminewtimes.com) 20:07


The man behind the Carolina Reaper has just made the new world's hottest pepper (ctvnews.ca) 19:11


EasyJet flight canceled due to ‘defecation’ incident (cnn.com) 17:47


Mountain lion sighting turns out to be a house cat, Pa. Game Commission says (lehighvalleynews.com) 13:40


Biden campaign joins Trump’s Truth Social platform (thehill.com) 12:48


Citibank wins case after sacking banker over two-sandwich lunch claim (bbc.com) 05:00


Pepper X marks the spot as South Carolina pepper expert scorches his own Guinness Book heat record (apnews.com) 04:02