Odd News
Odd News from The AEGIS Alliance covers strange cases, fringe science, and cultural outliers with the same standards as the rest of the desk. Unusual stories, reported straight.
Japan Airlines Cancels Dallas-to-Tokyo Flight After the Captain’s All-Night Hotel Drinking Draws a Police Warning
april 30, 2024
Japan Airlines Cancels Dallas-to-Tokyo Flight After the Captain’s All-Night Hotel Drinking Draws a Police Warning
Japan Airlines canceled Dallas-to-Tokyo flight JL11 after the captain's all-night hotel drinking drew a police warning. The pattern later cost the CEO a pay cut.
Wine Expert Tom Gilbey Tastes 25 Glasses During the London Marathon for a Hospice: ‘I Was Totally Exhausted’
april 24, 2024
Wine Expert Tom Gilbey Tastes 25 Glasses During the London Marathon for a Hospice: ‘I Was Totally Exhausted’
Wine merchant Tom Gilbey sampled 25 glasses along the London Marathon for Sobell House Hospice, finished in 4:41, and watched donations blow past his £2,000 goal.
British Airways Pilot Snorted Cocaine Off a Topless Woman’s Chest, Missed His Flight, Then Got His Medical Back and Returned to a Cargo Cockpit
september 28, 2023
British Airways Pilot Snorted Cocaine Off a Topless Woman’s Chest, Missed His Flight, Then Got His Medical Back and Returned to a Cargo Cockpit
BA first officer Mike Beaton was fired after a Johannesburg cocaine binge cancelled a London flight. The CAA later restored his medical. He flew cargo for European Cargo until the…
99-Year-Old Annie Duplock Walks Into the Zippos Circus Ring and Has Knives Thrown at Her for Her 100th Birthday
mei 14, 2023
99-Year-Old Annie Duplock Walks Into the Zippos Circus Ring and Has Knives Thrown at Her for Her 100th Birthday
Annie Duplock, 99, walked into a Zippos Circus ring with her walking aid and stood still while knife thrower Toni Novotny hurled blades around her.
UK Researcher Alexander Townley Gets Paid to Watch The Simpsons for Predictions. The Gag Still Works Because the Show Keeps Hitting
februari 21, 2022
UK Researcher Alexander Townley Gets Paid to Watch The Simpsons for Predictions. The Gag Still Works Because the Show Keeps Hitting
Nottingham researcher Alexander Townley was paid about £5,000 to catalogue The Simpsons' apparent predictions, from Trump's presidency to gadget launches. Later comparisons include Apple's Vision Pro.
Richard William Cove Called NHS 111 1,263 Times Posing as an Elderly Woman to Talk About Feet
augustus 13, 2021
Richard William Cove Called NHS 111 1,263 Times Posing as an Elderly Woman to Talk About Feet
Richard William Cove of Worthing called NHS 111 1,263 times over two years, posing as an elderly woman so operators would talk about their feet. The calls cost the NHS…
Irish Man With Osteoporosis Pleaded Guilty Over $4.86 of Cannabis After Gardaí Searched His Flat
mei 17, 2021
Irish Man With Osteoporosis Pleaded Guilty Over $4.86 of Cannabis After Gardaí Searched His Flat
Paul Lee of County Cork, who has osteoporosis, pleaded guilty after gardaí found about €4 of cannabis and a grinder in his apartment. Ireland still treats personal amounts as a…
Australian Grandma Celebrating Her Birthday Chased Down a Purse Snatcher in Flip-Flops and Tackled Him in the Parking Lot
februari 26, 2021
Australian Grandma Celebrating Her Birthday Chased Down a Purse Snatcher in Flip-Flops and Tackled Him in the Parking Lot
An Australian grandmother celebrating her birthday at a Queensland pub chased a purse snatcher, tackled him in the parking lot, and got her bag back. Police charged the man. The…
Subaru Showed a Forester in Singapore Whose Trim Name Spelled an F-Bomb. Detroit Disavowed It
januari 13, 2020
Subaru Showed a Forester in Singapore Whose Trim Name Spelled an F-Bomb. Detroit Disavowed It
Subaru's Singapore distributor showed a Forester Ultimate Customized Kit Special. The acronym went viral. Subaru of America told dealers it had nothing to do with it.
Colorado Bank Robber Threw the Cash at Passersby, Shouted Merry Christmas, Then Sat Down at Starbucks
december 25, 2019
Colorado Bank Robber Threw the Cash at Passersby, Shouted Merry Christmas, Then Sat Down at Starbucks
David Wayne Oliver robbed Academy Bank in Colorado Springs, threw the cash at strangers shouting Merry Christmas, and waited at Starbucks to be arrested.