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Street Fighter: The Movie (PlayStation) Street Battle as Guile

9 of the Most Bizarre Licensed Video Games

From “Shaq Fu” to “Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit!,” these weird licensed video games prove that just because something is popular doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll make for good gameplay.

Frilled sharks are usually found in the deep ocean, but this one popped up in waters off Japan in 2007.

7 Deep-Sea Sharks That Will Haunt Your Dreams

The creepiest sharks are found thousands of feet beneath the sea.

Can a Dead Body Still Get a Suntan?

So, you're dead. Do you still need sunscreen?

7 of the Creepiest Abandoned Amusement Parks in the U.S.

From Holy Land USA to Chippewa Lake Park, discover some of the eeriest abandoned amusement parks across the United States.

This fox is obviously not actually radioactive.

When the U.S. Tried to Win World War II with Radioactive Foxes

Allied officials came up with some strange strategies to win World War II. Operation Fantasia planned to use glow-in-the-dark foxes to spook Japanese forces into defeat.

California man thwarts Seaside city officials with boat mural

A California Homeowner Commissioned a Spite Mural of the Boat He Was Supposed to Hide From View

The city of Seaside wanted Etienne Constable to keep his boat out of sight and behind a fence. Fortunately, his neighbor is a mural artist.

She probably wound up with bug bites in some very uncomfortable places.

The Best U.S. Cities for Gardening Naked

Like gardening naked? You may want to move to one of these cities.

It can be tough to describe something most people have never seen.

Quiz: Can You Guess the Animal Based on an Early Description?

These descriptions are as wild as they animals they talk about. Can you figure out which creatures they refer to?

Which ones will you start using in conversation?

80 Weird Words and Phrases

If you’ve ever needed a word for a piece of bread eaten just after a bath, or a term for an unpleasant choice between three options, you’re in luck.

Bigfoot Sightings Are Probably Just Bears, Study Finds

A researcher found a significant correlation between Bigfoot sightings and black bear populations.

A 14th-century illustration from 'The Book of the Hunt.'

100 Weird and Wonderful Medieval Dog Names

Medieval dog names ran the gamut from 'Argument' to 'Feete.'

Why Is It So Common to See Just One Shoe, Not Two, On the Side of the Road?

You may not have given it much thought in the past, but you've most definitely seen a single shoe hanging around the side of the road. How did it get there?

Languages around the world have their own strange idioms.

20 Delightful Idioms From Around the World

Idioms like Mandarin’s ‘take your pants off to fart’ make no sense to English speakers—at least, not English speaker who haven’t read this list.

When George Bush and Saddam Hussein Were Challenged to a Duel

In 2002, the two powerful world leaders were invited to settle their differences the old-fashioned way: Combat.

This Italian Island Is Giving Away Free Goats

The tiny island of Alicudi has six goats for every person.

Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, and Matthew Perry in ‘Friends.’

10 Intriguing ‘Friends’ Fan Theories

Did 'Friends' actually take place in a psych ward? Was it just one long promotion for Starbucks? Here are all the wildest 'Friends' fan theories.

8 Conspiracy Theories and What They Get Right

Grab your tinfoil hats. It’s time to get paranoid about mind control, CIA agents in the media, and other conspiracy theories with small grains of truth behind them.

The 15 Most Bizarre Items Found in Lost Luggage in 2023

Opening a piece of unclaimed baggage could mean finding some shoes, or it could mean finding live snakes.

Official White House portrait of President John Tyler by George P. A. Healy.

President John Tyler’s Grandson Is Still Alive

John Tyler was born in 1790. He took office in 1841, after William Henry Harrison died. And he has one living grandchild.

Zelda Rubinstein during a scene from "Poltergeist" (1982).

The ‘Poltergeist’ Curse: Uncovering the Haunting Mysteries Behind the Classic Horror Franchise

The tragic deaths and mysterious events surrounding this classic horror franchise have given rise to the urban legend that a real-life “Poltergeist” curse exists.

Before you start pranking, read up on where April Fools’ Day might have come from.

The Hazy Origins of April Fools’ Day

The origins of April Fools’ Day have long been caught up in myths and legends involving everything from mackerels to calendar switches.

Woman Rescues Baby Hedgehog, Realizes It’s a Hat Pom-Pom

This can't be the only hedgehog-hat mix-up in history.

The BBC once pranked the world by declaring that Big Ben’s clock face would be going digital.

11 of the Greatest Pranks of All Time

From Taco Bell buying the Liberty Bell to the time the BBC convinced its viewers that spaghetti grows on trees, these are some of the most iconic pranks in history.

A beaver that may or may not have parachuted out of a plane.

Watch Beavers Parachute From Planes in Footage From 1948

The best way to relocate beavers in the 1940s? Drop them out of planes, of course.

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