Bizarre news stories are fascinating to read but sometimes hard to believe. It is difficult to understand how some people get into the situations found on bizarre news sites, but they are extremely entertaining and make people feel better about themselves.
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In California, a stolen car landed on the roof of a local home. The car was going too fast and hit a tree stump, causing the car to launch in the air and land on the roof. People were in the home when the car landed, but no one was injured too bad. The car had to be removed with a crane from a professional towing company. The driver fled the scene, but was arrested at his girlfriend's home later that night.
Also in California, drivers on the road experienced a literal fork in the road. A 62 year old retired teacher erected a six foot tall fork in the intersection of two streets. His inspiration came from the latest Muppet movie where the Muppets found a giant silverware fork when they were looking for a fork in the road.
While residents enjoyed the art, a city crew removed it the next day. In protest, another resident put up a sign that read why the fork not, but the city removed that as well. Residents then began to vandalize signs by taping real forks, to which a city spokesperson had to clarify that the six foot fork sculpture was a code violation.
The Scottish village of Glenelg is located on the west coast of Scotland. It is common for cities throughout the world to have a link to another city far away. Glenelg decided they wanted to do this, but its twin city is far out. The spot where the Mars Curiosity rover is headed to will be named Glenelg, Mars. There was an official twinning ceremony which was News very successful.
A woman in England found a five inch long tortoise in her garden. She thought the tortoise was cute, so she tried to feed it by bringing it inside. The tortoise would not buy lettuce, so the woman called a wildlife rescue center for help.
A professional came to the woman's house and lifted the turtle only to find the words Made in China painted on the tortoise. The tortoise was covered in moss, showing that the fake animal had been resting in the garden for a long time.
A German civil servant retired at the age of 65 when his position was eliminated. He wrote an email to his colleagues in the city, bragging that he had done no actual work in 14 years. However, he collected 980 thousand US dollars as a salary for those 14 years. He stated that the city had hired another surveyor to do his job, but forgot to cancel his paychecks.
A Taliban commander saw his face on a wanted poster for a reward of $100. He took one of the flyers to a police checkpoint in Afghanistan in order to retrieve the reward for turning himself in. He was arrested, and when US troops confirmed he was the wanted man, he enthusiastically asked for his reward. A US official said that he was the Taliban equivalent of the burglars from the Home Alone movie.
The last bizarre story entails a dead snake biting a man. A man in Alabama cut the head off a snake in a creek with a machete. He was playing with the severed and dead head and stuck his finger in the snake's mouth. On a reflex, the snake bit down on his finger. At first the man refused medical treatment, but since the head belonged to a cottonmouth, he showed signs of venom poisoning and was treated.
Many people neglect the news and are unaware of what is going on in the world around them. This is a large mistake however and a good understanding of current affairs is actually crucial for many reasons. Here we'll look at just why it's so important to follow the news and why you should look for a news blog, website or news channel to provide you with regular updates.
Firstly the news can sometimes affect you. You might not think that news is constantly about crises in other countries, or things that have happened to other people, but more likely the news reflects a policy or government decision that will be utilising your tax money and that will affect your economy. The government is designed to work for us and this is the true idea of a democracy, however it's the press and the blogs and news channels that allow us to actually see what the government are doing and that allow for democracy to work. People fought and died for freedom of speech and the freedom of the press that comes with it, and so to turn your back on it is a serious mistake. When it comes to an election, the news through the last few years should be the main thing influencing your decision.
At the same time the news can often affect you directly. For example the recent news of the ash cloud covering the sky meant that many flights had to be cancelled or couldn't go ahead. However only those who read a news blog or watched a news channel would have known not to go ahead and book any last minute flights. Even on a more basic level, the news often includes the weather, and this will affect whether we get wet when we head outside or remember to bring an umbrella.
The news is also very important for conversation. If something big has happened in the news then this is a sure fire way to spark up a conversation with someone where there might otherwise have been an awkward silence. At the same time in a group of people talking about the news you won't want to be the only one who isn't aware of what's going on as this can make you feel very isolated and out of touch. At the same time you might lose respect from the other people who value the news and current affairs more.
Of course the news is also just interesting and while there will be a lot you're not interested in, there will always be something that catches your attention and that is related to one of the fields you find interesting. If you like celebrities and gossip then this always finds its way on to the news, while meanwhile you'll also likely find information about sports and cutting edge science.
If you want to stay up to date with the news but struggle to find the time, new media technologies are now allowing many new methods to get quick and specific news updates meaning there's really no excuse left for not knowing what's going on in the world.