• Genetic accident 500 million years ago led to brain cells multiplying that led to intelligence and mental illness.
• Sam Mullet tells of tale of his breakaway Amish sect beard cutting assault that put the 67 year old Amish man behind bars.
• “We Want Beer” Parade during prohibition that eerily mirrors today’s marijuana prohibition marches.
• “A Russian woman died from a heart attack brought on by the shock of waking up at her own funeral.”
• Cat shelter in Rome near ruins faces eviction notice. “Monuments come alive if you see a cat lying on it.”
• “Galaxy’s centre tastes of raspberries and smells of rum, say astronomers,” I’ll take a Galaxy Centre on the rocks.
• Russia says world will not end on December 21, 2012 after panicking by prisoners and civilians.
• Whisky saves man’s eyesight after being blinded by vodka.
• Parkinson’s sufferer wins €197,000 from in law suit over drug that turned him into a ‘gay sex and gambling addict’
• Wow: Implant translates written words into Braille, beaming results direct to retina so blind person can “see” text.

• Microbial fauna in your belly button is like a ‘tropical forest,’ 1458 new species found in one belly button.
• 3 years ago some guys buried in Brooklyn $10,000 in gold with clues no one solved. They dug it up for hurricane relief.
• “Sex and alcohol make you happier than kids and religion, study finds.”
• NASA teasing world with Mars discovery “for the history books,” but won’t say what it is yet…
• Here’s a “vomit artist” who uses dyed soy milk while wearing a cat suit, high heels, with back up opera singers. Enjoy.
• City in Serbia issues vampire alert. Mayor says no one doubts vampire’s existence and garlic sales skyrocket.
• 5 year study says DNA from alleged Bigfoot hair is half human, half unknown primate. Take what you will from that.
• Medical Marijuana dispenser company says its stock is “getting way too high,” shares up 3000% from $4 to peak at $215.
• China’s gov’t forced to build highway around stubborn homeowners, a history of those who refuse to leave (great photos)
• Hamburg, DE cops say man found shot in the head, tied up in sack, and found in river was victim of “complex suicide.”

This week there’s BBC’s weekend-long worth of reads of the weird, a 9-foot-tall supersoldier mourns Dear Leader, Hoffa’s body is below GM’s HQ claims driver, and more.

• BBC’s annual list of 100 things we didn’t know last year, from NYC taxis were red and green to 1/6 phones contaminated with poo to many afghans associating 39 with pimps. 
• Dead man killed by train in Chicago sued by woman as his dismembered body parts flew at her. Okay.
• Mysterious foam caused by algae storms northern English town covering cars and streets.
• SciFi themed brothel set to open in Vegas, called “The Alien Cathouse.”
• Seeing-eye pug leads blind pug, cuteness even for the cold of heart.
• Photo of “9-foot-tall supersoldier” mourns Kim Jong Il. North Korea is famous for altered photos and news, however this came from the Associated Press.
• Scientists tickle animals for the serious business of laughter clues
• Saudi man caught on routine patrol by vice cops, accused of using ‘magic’ to date girl.
• At Tesco, a tampered iPhone’s Siri tells a little kid to shut the fuck up.
• Jimmy Hoffa’s driver claims decades later Hoffa’s body was buried in the wet cement of GM’s tower Detroit Headquarters.