Weird Stories
A horse with a 13-foot, 6-inch tail? Mane event.
Meet Jenny, the Ohio horse whose extraordinary tail made the Guinness World Records book. Grooming day must be quite the appointment.
Read the full file →Oct 15, 2026 · Source: UPI
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Weird Stories
Weird Stories. Absolutely real. Somehow.
Real news that reads like fiction, from runaway pumpkins to extraordinary world records. Each news brief links to its original reporting.
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Weird Stories
99 years old. Standing on an airplane. Naturally.
British daredevil Helga Duffy took wing walking to new heights, earning a world record at age 99.
Read the full file →Oct 15, 2026 · Source: UPI
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Estate sale surprise: a box of live WWII grenades
A Texas shopper brought home a purchase with a little more history and considerably more danger than expected. The bomb squad handled it.
Read the full file →Oct 14, 2026 · Source: UPI
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The great North Carolina pumpkin escape
Wind sent a giant inflatable pumpkin rolling down a street in Cary. An Uber driver and bystanders helped stop the runaway décor.
Read the full file →Oct 14, 2026 · Source: UPI
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16.9 ounces of orange soda. 3.16 seconds.
Finnish chef Tomi Kotilainen sped through a bottle of Jaffa orange soda to claim a Guinness World Record.
Read the full file →Oct 14, 2026 · Source: UPI
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When the lottery draws 0-0-0, everybody checks twice
North Carolina Pick 3 produced 4,917 top-prize winning tickets when triple zero appeared. The total payout reached $1.7 million.
Read the full file →Oct 13, 2026 · Source: UPI
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Raccoon raids liquor store. Falls asleep in bathroom.
A Virginia raccoon broke into an ABC store, sampled spilled liquor, and was found sleeping on the bathroom floor. It recovered and was released.
Read the full file →Dec 3, 2025 · Source: UPI
References & Sources
Original reporting, research and reference materials for the files on this page.
- A horse with a 13-foot, 6-inch tail? Mane event. — Read verified report at UPI ↗
- 99 years old. Standing on an airplane. Naturally. — Read verified report at UPI ↗
- Estate sale surprise: a box of live WWII grenades — Read verified report at UPI ↗
- The great North Carolina pumpkin escape — Read verified report at UPI ↗
- 16.9 ounces of orange soda. 3.16 seconds. — Read verified report at UPI ↗
- When the lottery draws 0-0-0, everybody checks twice — Read verified report at UPI ↗
- Raccoon raids liquor store. Falls asleep in bathroom. — Read verified report at UPI ↗