Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:17:06 -0800 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:17:06 -0800 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/Guyana-Marks-Jonestown-Site-on-31st-Anniversary-of-Massacre-jw-70649452.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:12:44 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/3013898225_2ba4d24f9f_b.jpg
Guyana marks the site where so many San Franciscans died.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/Agents-Find-316000-Bongs-Disguised-as-Holiday-Ornaments-70544292.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:21:14 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/bongs_marijuana_pot_customs.jpg
About 316,000 glass bongs disguised as holiday ornaments are found in a shipping container.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/The-Grinch-Strikes-North-Pole-Forced-to-Stop-Replying-to-Childrens-Letters-70523362.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:49:03 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/christmas+letter.jpg
Letters addressed to Santa in the North Pole will go unanswered this year after Operation Santa sex offender scandal

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Tree-Trimming-Mishap-is-a-Home-Wrecker-70395047.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:37:09 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/SantaRosaraneintohouse2.jpg
See what happens when a crane tries to lift a tree segment that's too heavy.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/Hair-Raising-Lawsuit-Aimed-at-Baldness-Clinic-70360222.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:28:43 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/Bald+Head+p1.jpg
AG Madigan says company guaranteed results, but didn't show them.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Blame-the-Planes-Man-Claims-SFO-Caused-Divorce-70371557.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:27:16 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/airport+noise.jpg
The silliness of a Bay Area man's suit against SFO is deafening.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/Rare-Bush-Back-from-Brink-of-Extinction-jw-70303387.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:36:16 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/4046795922_d0dda6ae93_b.jpg
Is there any plant rarer than a Raven Manzanita?

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/Steam-Party-Thrills-Oakland-70278422.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:05:14 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/KSW+Picasad.JPG
Steampunk is hot. Kinetic Steam Works rocked the neo-Victorian look at a party in Oakland to celebrate its nonprofit status.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/Oh-Deer-Youre-a-Lucky-Buck-70210022.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:48:54 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/DEER4.JPG
A deer caught in headlights -- literally -- survives Del. accident, shooting.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/95-Year-Old_Skydiver_Has_No_Plans_to_Slow_Down_Soon_New_York.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:00:58 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*98/cunningham.jpg
Eleanor Cunningham, of Glendale, N.Y., spent her 95th birthday skydiving, which is becoming something of a tradition for her -- she took the leap for the first time on her 90th birthday.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/Prius-Leads-Police-Chase-69963112.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:13:45 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/000ghjgujcms.jpg
Only in San Diego.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/Tammy-Turkey-Scared-Witless-69970947.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:05:23 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/111309turkey.jpg
Two weeks before Thanksgiving, it appears as though a female turkey nicknamed Tammy is trying to get the heck out of town.

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More than 200,000 people around the world came together Thursday to break some weird, wacky and wonderful records on Guinness World Records Day. Check out some of the amazing records that have been...

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/events/Dr-Megavolt-Electrifies-Exploratorium-69689582.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:47:45 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/Exploratorium+Megavolt-2.JPG
The Exploratorium's After Dark night features an electrifying experience.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/Bidder-Puts-Brakes-on-Motorized-La-Z-Boy-Buy-69760447.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:38:33 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/motorized_La-Z-Boy.jpg
So long, motorized La-Z-Boy on wheels. We didn't even get to meet you.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/Stinky_Feet_for_Sharks_New_Star_Bay_Area.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:25:22 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/mannymalhotra_640x480.jpg
From his feet, to his contract and his wife...the Sharks new star is a rare breed.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Raiders-Stadium-Named-Most-Vegetarian-Friendly-69634937.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:24:56 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/91982061.jpg
PETA declares a Bay Area venue the best in the NFL for non-meat lovers.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Weekend-Sky-Fireball-Still-a-Mystery-69612857.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:06:51 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*79/Mayeda_Meteor1.JPG
The origin of Saturday night's fireball seen by thousands in the Bay Area still has astronomers guessing.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Sacramentos-Horse-Friendly-Urban-Planning-jw-69604777.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:51:12 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/2890988630_8572470b07_b.jpg
Could horses be the next alternative transportation craze?

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Cal-Students-Roll-One-for-the-Record-Books-69517897.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:09:23 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/ap+sushi.jpg
Hundreds of amateur sushi chefs at Cal got their hands fishy this weekend.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Welcome-Home-Lefty-the-Chihuahua-69287762.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:24:25 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*96/custom1248902076305bevhills.jpg
Let the ending credits roll.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/How-to-Make-Your-Dirt-Nap-Earth-Friendly-69171407.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:39:33 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/tombstone.jpg
Thanks to the hip new trend of ecodeath, people are dying to have green funerals.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Life-Imitating-Art-Doggie-Style-68887487.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:31:32 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*96/custom1248902076305bevhills.jpg
A Bay Area actress is hoping for a Hollywood ending to her dognapping story.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Polite-Burglar-Sought-In-23-Thefts-68886922.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:17:59 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/knocking.jpg
Neighbors in north Vacaville should be on the lookout for a young man who's described as polite, clean-cut and a crook.

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UC Berkeley students will try to best the world's largest sushi roll this weekend.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/Holy-Cash--68374277.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:55:21 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*56/church+pew.jpg
This is not the Lord's lottery, but it is filling seats in a suburban church.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Creative-Juices-Flow-for-Swine-Flu-PSA-67761617.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:38:02 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*60/man+sneezing+spit+cropped.jpg
California's health department called on filmmakers for their swine flu PSA.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Students-Scrambled-After-Egg-War-Gets-Ugly-67588272.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:41:16 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/raw-eggs.jpg
Palo Alto High School officials all shook up over annual tradition.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Disaster_Is_Her_Way_of_Life_Bay_Area.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:29:53 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/KNTV_Disaster_Is_Her_Way_of_Life_102909_01_mezzn_640x480.jpg
Go ahead, call her the "master of diasater" -- it's a compliment.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/The-Eastern-Spans-Good-Luck-Charm-66989162.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:32:18 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/gargoyle.jpg
Drivers are asking: "What's up with the eastern span of the Bay Bridge?"

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/Thats-Col-Sanders-Not-Khaddafy-66538362.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:08:19 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*89/colosan.jpg
A guy dressed up as Colonel Sanders talked his way into the UN and made the brass look like Kentucky rubes.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/6-Figure-Paycheck-a-Steal-66363372.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:14:19 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/ept_sports_ncaab_experts-344941090-1219170717.jpg
A New Jersey company paid a man nearly half a million dollars before realizing he wasn't working.

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Vanity and stupidity can be an awful combination

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/Cops-Receive-Million-Parking-Ticket-65964147.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:54:00 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/parking-ticket.jpg
Four Chicago cops just received the most expensive parking ticket ever: $1.5 million.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/LAPD-iWatch-Video-65876377.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:27:41 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/iwatch+video+LAPD+still.jpg
A new video from the LAPD is a bit on the creepy side.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/Hunt-For-The-White-October-65814937.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:47:20 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/102309+colombian+submarine.jpg
A drug submarine carrying more than 10 tons of cocaine was caught off the coast of Guatemala.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/events/Castro-Halloween-Lives-on---65771667.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:13:08 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/halloweencastroopera.jpg
Even though there's no official celebration, the Castro Halloween show will go on.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Too-Stupid-To-Steal-Copper-65580027.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:02:38 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/82629630.jpg
The mean-spirited would call it Darwinism.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/Would-You-Like-Weed-With-Those-Fries-Officer-65236157.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:40:01 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/0000000000fdsjklfsjlkcms.jpg
An off-duty cop stopped for a midnight snack at a Burger King, only to discover marijuana was on the menu.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/SD-Pageant-to-Prejean-You-Breast-Give-Our-Money-Back-65186037.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:17:26 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/Beauty+Queens+Carrie+Prejean.jpg
Carrie Prejean is breast-deep in debt -- and the Miss California pageant has come to collect.

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