Monkey Mayhem by Mail: When Comic Books Sold Live Monkeys for $19
— May 11, 2026In the golden age of comic books—roughly the 1950s through the early 1970s—kids flipping…
Who hasn’t heard the cliché excuse “the dog ate my homework” at least once in their life? It’s true that dogs do eat some very strange things, and compared to some of the items on this list, eating a homework paper doesn’t sound all that weird. After all, paper probably goes down pretty easily compared with some of the hard-to-believe items listed here!
At least one dog seems to have had a taste for a PlayStation controller which it swallowed. Perhaps the dog is jealous of an owner who spends too much time playing video games and not enough time playing with the dog? Probably not, but it sounds like an explanation about as reasonable as we can think of for eating such a thing.
In the golden age of comic books—roughly the 1950s through the early 1970s—kids flipping…
Perched above a wooded ravine near Dumbarton, the elegant Victorian estate of Overtoun House…
In the annals of unusual historical events, few stories are as bizarre—and unexpectedly effective—as…
Odd or what? That, presumably, is a matter of opinion, but despite your thoughts regarding what's found here, you know you just have to look! We scour the web looking for things that make you question your own version of reality and present them here for your perusal.

