On a lighter note, one of the #weirdest things i find about #American #culture is corn #syrup, especially on #pancakes. The rest of America needs to ask #Vermont about what to put on pancakes.

The #Art of #Mathematical #Paradoxes: A Journey Through the #Weirdest Ideas : Medium

If You Say Yes to Any of These 5 Questions, #Science Says You’re More #EmotionallyIntelligent Than You Think: Misc

#Microsoft says #AI can create β€œzero day” #Threats in #Biology : Tech Review

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21 of the Weirdest Things You Can Bring on an Airplane

Air travel comes with a long list of prohibited items that won’t make it through securityβ€”but the list of stuff that can be brought on a plane contains some surprising things.

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The Weirdest Jobs From the Middle Ages

Falling between the heyday of the Western Roman Empire and the onset of the Renaissance, the Middle Ages have an unflattering reputation as something of a backward epoch of human civilization. Wars raged across Europe, serfs toiled in backbreaking service to feudal lords, and diseases wiped out villages with little hope of preventing the next outbreak. While the negative connotations may not be entirely fair, few would dispute that medieval citizens lived in more primitive conditions than their modern counterparts, and that the day-to-day necessities for survival were markedly different. As such, the era produced certain professions that filled important needs of the time but seem quite unusual in hindsight. Here are six of the strangest. Rat Catcher Although the widespread belief that rats were the main carriers of the bubonic plague has largely been debunked, these critters nevertheless did spread disease in ...Read More

History Facts

I spent a year figuring out the weirdest mistake in recent Hollywood history

https://slate.com/culture/2025/05/birds-movies-charlies-angels-2000-pygmy-nuthatch.html

#HackerNews #weirdest-mistake #Hollywood-history #slate #article #culture #film

It’s the 12 Days of Slatemas, and the Gifts Are for You! Day 4: Wrong Calling Birds.

The story behind cinema’s most mysterious bird.

Slate

@Em0nM4stodon d'you know the #weirdest thing about the #fediverse experience?

Seeing the same #content twice in a feed, between two different sessions.

That's not the weirdest thing.

The weirdest thing is feeling it's weird to see the same content twice.

The 7 Weirdest Creatures Ever Found β€’ Linkiest

Ever wondered what lurks in the deep of the sea or the jungle where only a select few have gone? Here is a list of my personal favorites on the weirdo-meter of the unknown creatures of the earth. #7 The Bush Viper This viper lives in the African Sahara. They live mainly in rainforests feeding […]

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What’s the weirdest smell you have ever smelled?

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What are some of the #weirdest #MusicVideos you've ever seen?

I'll start with this bizarre MV from David Hasselhoff:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PJQVlVHsFF8

In the MV - Hasselhoff dances with angels, flaps his arms to fly with the birds, levitates sideways above a motorcycle, runs through the Serengeti, cruises past a glacier & goes through about as many wardrobe changes as Cher during an average concert.

David Hasselhoff - Hooked on a Feeling

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