Just Weird – There are abandoned houses, abandoned factories, abandoned churches . . . but an abandoned erotic art museum? Yup, despite the mantra that “sex sells,” it appears the Mansion of Hidden Treasure in the Kansai Region of Japan couldn’t sell tickets. According...

Just Weird – A city in the north-east part of Brazil has found a way to keep track of its students without the constant nit-picking and fussing that is usually required of teachers. The school has embedded RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chips in the student’s uniforms. If...

Just Weird – Dress codes are often established to encourage professionalism and workplace harmony. In the case of one law firm in South Florida, wearing the wrong color was enough to get 14 employees fired. The now unemployed workers of the Elizabeth R. Wellborn law firm in Deerfield...

Just Weird – Are you ready for Doomsday? Scott Hunt can tell you yay or nay. His new show on the National Geographic Channel, Doomsday Preppers, pits 4 to 6 families against each other to see who would have the foresight to gather the supplies needed during a potential oncoming...

Just Weird – In what is surely the strangest change with the New 52, a town in Brazil and a town in Slovakia have taken on homegrown caped crusaders to help with crime and social problems. In Taubate, Brazil, former soldier André Luiz Pinheiro has been hired to patrol crime-ridden...

Just Weird – Fatty foods have always had a bad rap and now they’re making headlines again, except this time they’re not causing heart attacks. New studies found that men who eat large amounts of fatty foods have lower quality sperm than men who avoid them. Saturated fats,...

Just Weird – Falciano del Massico, a small village (approximately 3,700 people) in Italy has made it illegal to — die. The village, located outside of Naples, has no cemetery and, unfortunately, it is feuding with nearest town that has one, which leaves the matter of burying the...

Just Weird – Due to housing and space restrictions, many Japanese in Tokyo are unable to keep pets. As a result, “cat cafes” have been opened to serve the needs of these animal lovers. New laws, set to protect animals, are putting these businesses at risk of closing. Cat...

Just Weird – If you suddenly find yourself unable to use your phone, computer, GPS, or other electronic equipment today, don’t worry, it’s not big brother, it’s a solar flare. A massive one. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric’s Space Weather Prediction...

Just Weird – Grind together connective tissue, beef scraps, then flavor with ammonia hydroxide – to kill salmonella and other E. coli – and voila, you have hamburgers for school children. The recipe comes from Beef Products Inc., and the United States Department of...

Just Weird – Shayne, a liver chestnut thoroughbred that is believed to be the world’s oldest horse, is a mind-boggling 51-years-old. He’s even in better health than many 51-year-old humans, with the only nods to his elderly status being a few gray hairs and a case of mild...

Just Weird – A new Russian political campaign advert is targeting virgins (sort-of) in hopes of drumming up votes for Vladimir Putin. The video shows a young Russian female, who tells a fortune teller that she wants her first time to be for love. At the flip of a card, Putin is revealed...

Just Weird – Technology has been taking over within every aspect of people’s lives, so why not include zoos into the mix? Cloned lions, tigers, and robotic animals are the future of zoos according to 21 zoo professionals and researchers at a conference held at Canisius College in...

Just Weird – In what we can only assume is preparation for the Zombie Apocalypse, Wyoming State Representatives have passed House Bill 85, (aka Doomsday Preparedness Bill) which will allow the launch of a study into what Wyoming “should do in the event of a complete economic or...

Just Weird – The latest creature to be added to the stuff nightmares are made of is an entirely new family of amphibians found in India. Researchers at University of Delhi uncovered the Chikilidae, an earthworm-like type of amphibian that belongs of a similar family to amphibians known...

Just Weird – Many big name celebs have created their own theme parks, and now history’s littlest emperor will join the ranks of Dollywood and Walt Disney World. Napoleonland is currently a proposal for a 250-acre amusement park celebrating Napoléon Bonaparte. Set to be opened near...

Just Weird – “Wodka” vodka is making headlines with its somewhat questionable billboard ads again. Last year’s ad, “Christmas Quality. Hannukah Pricing.” raised quite a few eyebrows as well as the ire of thousands of people claiming the tag line was...

Just Weird – In a style that merges traditional Japanese aesthetics, pop art, and the Swiss Family Robinson, bonsai artist Takanori Aiba has constructed intricately detailed, miniature cities integrating found objects and delicately manicured, miniature trees. He attributes his style to...

Just Weird – It turns out that a college diet of ramen noodles and Gatorade (you know, when you’re out of Natty Ice) is possibly the shittiest choice to make when it comes to nutrition. Perhaps that’s not the biggest surprise in the world, but the fact of the matter is that...

Just Weird – If you live in New York City and are looking for a last minute Valentine’s Day present for that special someone, have no fear, the NYC sewage plant is offering tours! We’re not kidding. The Newtown Wastewater treatment plant in Brooklyn told the Daily News that...

Just Weird – Life begins at ejaculation — or at least it does to Democratic Senator Constance Johnson. She’s proposing an amendment that would make it illegal for a man to ejaculate anywhere else than a woman’s vagina. Or so she would have you believe. Johnson’s bill...

Just Weird – Put on your surprise face, because it looks like Mississippi wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico, the “Gulf of America” — even though it makes little geographic or historical sense. Looks like we’ll have to throw that one in Mississippi’s racist...

Just Weird – Amsterdam-based home-furnishing company, Snurk, is currently drawing fire for its production of a homeless-themed line of bed sheets. Aptly named “Le-Clochard” (The Bum), the offending set of linens includes a duvet and pillow cover designed to resemble a...

Just Weird – Usually, the lingering smell of your mate’s perfume is enough to give you flashbacks, but do you think you would have chosen him or her just based on smell? Judith Prays thinks so, and in 2010 she developed the “Pheromone Party” centered on the idea of...

Just Weird – California based Seasteading Institute has some cool new plans to create the worlds first off-shore colonies. These “floating cities” would be self-governing, self sustaining, and could one day be home to millions of people. “There is no one kind of...

Just Weird – Female fans are pissed that men are pissing in “womanly” urinals. Said toilets, shaped like the iconic Rolling Stones lips logo and housed in Germany’s Rolling Stones Fan Museum, are apparently too feminine for some people’s likings. The rock...

Just Weird – While it’s not quite as titillating as sexting, you can now send an arguably more intimate kind of personal message to someone with what is being called a “kiss messenger,” or, of course, “Kissenger.” The Kissenger is a pair of robots, each...

Just Weird – The E.U. is betting you might just be open to eating insects (And not just in your sleep and while riding your bike). In fact, it’s placing 3 million Euros on it. The money will go to investigating “the potential of insects as an alternative source of...

Just Weird – The aroma of a strip club at 3am is usually one of regret, cheap cologne, and booze. If you’re interested in hiding that stench you’re in luck as Mavericks strip club in South Africa has launched a new line to help you. Alibi is a line of colognes that makes men...