Weird news: July 2016

Friday, 22 July 2016

Man Spends $900 To Make The Ultimate Root Beer Float From Scratch

What does it take to get America's most classic float on the table?

Grit, determination and a whole lotta goat's milk.

Andy George knows this all too well: He spent $900 and traveled over 1,100 miles to build a single root beer float from its very origins as part of his series, "How To Make Everything."

The long process involved collecting goat milk for ice cream...

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...foraging for roots and herbs...

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...and growing yeast in a petri dish.

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In the end, George admits his root beer float tastes pretty darn good.

Meanwhile, we're grateful that his work takes us one step closer to understanding the origins of the food we eat every day.

Wanna make your own root beer float from (almost) scratch? Take notes:

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Treat Yourself To A Cookie Cutter Of Your Face

In a world where we've seen it all, we apparently haven't seen it all.

Behold, the selfie toaster has met its match: a cookie cutter 3-D printed to look exactly like your face. Thanks to these customized creations from Etsy vendor Copypastry, you can bake yourself. You can bake a friend. You can bake your dog, or even your teacher's cousin.

The options are truly endless:

Copypastry's custom cookie cutters retail from $21.21 for a logo design to $42.41 for a couple's portrait. The only catch is that you'll have to pay shipping costs from Hungary, which came to about $47 for us.

But hey, sometimes a cookie is totally worth it.

H/T DesignTaxi

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Colorblind NFL Fans Couldn't Tell The Bills And Jets Apart Last Night

What was supposed to be simply the debut of a new line of jerseys turned into a few hours of confusion for hundreds of thousands watching Thursday Night Football yesterday, as the tones of two teams’ “Color Rush” uniforms were virtually identical to those suffering from colorblindness.

It was intended to be a contest of red (the Buffalo Bills) versus green (the New York Jets); but for those who fall under the umbrella diagnosis of color deficiency, last night’s contest was rendered a monotone battle of dark green versus dark green.

For a red-green colorblind dude like me, this #NFL game is a tough watch... "Why is their own team tackling themselves?"
— Scott Wise (@brewhouse) November 13, 2015

If you are colorblind like me this @NFL game is going to be hard to follow. @buffalobills vs @nyjets
— Lawrence Tynes (@lt4kicks) November 13, 2015

Colorblind NFL fans say Jets/Bills jerseys made it impossible to tell the teams apart, although this qualifies them to be Jets quarterbacks
— DrewCurtis (@DrewCurtis) November 13, 2015

News reports say that last night's NFL game was painful for those who are color blind. Also, painful for Jets fans.
— John M (@John_M15) November 13, 2015

Thanks to Deadspin, we can all understand colorblind fans' struggle. The site put together a mock-up of what the contest looked like for those with the condition.

Here's what last night's NFL game looked like to millions with red-green colorblindness: https://t.co/CpJFVbxSPw pic.twitter.com/6z8n212Qj6
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) November 13, 2015

Roughly 8 percent of men and 0.5 percent of women reportedly suffer from colorblindness, and an average of 11.8 million people tuned into Thursday Night Football every week in 2014. If, for the sake of the argument, we say that those averages both held true last night and estimate that half the viewers were men and half women, then around 501,500 of those 11.8 million people wouldn’t have been able to distinguish between Buffalo and New York.

Moreover, if there are 1,696 men currently suiting up in the NFL (53 players per squad x 32 teams), then just about 136 of the league’s own players had to struggle to watch yesterday's matchup.

ICYMI: This is not the first time the NFL has alienated some of its fan base thus far this season.

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Today (11/13/15) Is Odder Than You Think

It remains to be seen whether Friday the 13th is really an unlucky date, but there is no doubt that today is really odd.

Thanks to a calendar quirk, today, Nov. 13, 2015 can be written as 11/13/15.

Ron Gordon, a retired math teacher in San Mateo, California, celebrates timely dates such as these. He told HuffPost Weird News that today's "Odd Day" marks the last "Odd Day" of this century.

You might remember feeling odd on Jan. 3, 2005 (1/3/05), March 5, 2007 (3/5/07), May 7, 2009 (5/7/09), July 9, 2011 and Sept. 11, 2013 (9/11/13),

Things won't be this odd again until January 3, 2105 -- 1/3/5.

Gordon has some ideas to celebrate "Odd Day" at his website, including:

Do your odds 'n ends

Give a friend a high-five

Root for the odds-on-favorite

Watch reruns of "The Odd Couple"

Find that missing odd sock

Beat the odds

"I'll probably just 'nodd' off," he told HuffPost. "After sending out all the 'Odd Day' emails and making phone calls, I'm beat."

There is another quirky calendar day next year: Dec. 14, 2016 -- or 12/14/2016, but Gordon refuses to promote it.

"It's one thing to have an Odd Day. It's another to ask them to get even," he said.

At 70, it's unlikely that Gordon will be around for the next Odd Day, but he does have a few strange days to look forward.

For instance, April 4, 2016, which he calls "Square Root Day," because four times four equals 16.

"That will be fun because it's also the start of baseball season," he said.

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Dude Buys 'Lemon Jeep,' Hilariously Complains In Music Video

Teg Sethi of Australia bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee and says he got run over by breakdowns and poor service.

But he didn't take his lot lying down. He created a clever music video expressing his regret. And vroom! it's gone viral.

Ladies and gentlemen, we give you "I Made A Mistake I Bought A Lemon Jeep" (adapted from Redfoo's "New Thang")

Yeah, you sing that pain, Teg.

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Incidentally, the song ends with "to be continued," so perhaps there's a sequel in the works, or that's just our car-bashing rapper's way of letting us know that his anti-lemon crusade is just revving up.

Yahoo reported that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Australia declined comment on Sethi, but did say in a statement: "FCA Australia takes our obligations to our customers seriously and their satisfaction is our number one priority. FCA Australia will continue to work on improving customer satisfaction and service."

Somehow we don't think Sethi is buying it.

H/T What's Trending

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There's Now A Martial Art Specifically For Selfie Stick Users

Selfie-defense has arrived in Russia.

Martial arts experts in Moscow have devised a new fighting technique specifically for selfie stick users, according to reports.

The discipline is dubbed “mpd-fight” (monopod fighting), reports the BBC.

It aims to give tourists who get too caught up with snapping the perfect shot of themselves in front of an attraction the key skills to fend off potential muggers.

And it’s apparently so easy to learn that it can be picked up in five simple classes, M24 is cited as saying.

The exact methods used by the fighters who go on the crash-course have not been revealed.

We're presuming it's not as simple as smashing the robber in the face with the pole.

But bosses at the M-Profia martial arts center reportedly came up with the idea after seeing how increasing numbers of selfie stick-using sightseers were being targeted for their expensive smartphones or GoPro-style action cameras.

The introduction of the course comes four months after Russia’s Interior Ministry launched a “safe selfie” campaign.

It aimed to stop people from taking selfies on top of trains, on highways or railway tracks.

A government-produced leaflet detailed how people could still take beautiful shots but without getting hurt, reports the Moscow Times.

"Millions of likes on social media are not worth (losing) your health or life," an accompanying statement warned.

Numerous public venues, including many museums, have banned the use of selfie sticks in recent months.

And it was reported in September how selfie-related accidents had actually killed more people worldwide this year than shark attacks.

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106-Year-Old Woman Says Beer Is The Secret To Her Longevity

Centenarian Sadie Snyder celebrated her 106th birthday Thursday and shared the surprising secret to her long life. Snyder told NECN News that she's been drinking beer for as long as she can remember -- since she was 6 years old.

Snyder said her father worked in the beer industry. "Every week, he'd bring home a case of beer, and I'd wait up for him to come so I could have it. By the end of the week, they were all gone," Snyder told NECN.

We're not sure if she threw back any drinks at her birthday celebration, but we do know there was a cake, a bouquet of flowers from her 105-year-0ld best friend, and even a card from President Barack Obama at the party hosted by her Boston-area assisted living facility.

Snyder says she's feeling "great" and her physical therapist agrees.

And perhaps the beer has something to do with it. Other centenarians have also said they can toast their health with a pint or two. A Staten Island woman turning 101 said that she still drinks beer and wine daily. Another Pennsylvania centenarian said "a lot of booze" has kept her going for 100 years.

The protein and B-vitamin content is said to be higher in beer than in wine and some evidence suggests it can increase your "good" cholesterol levels -- when drunk in moderation. But don't go rushing out to buy a six-pack just yet. Most physicians agree that it's not a good idea to start drinking if you don't already and that moderation and care are extremely important with alcohol consumption.

h/t NECN

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Dad Says 'It's Too Soon For Christmastime' In Parody Music Video

With Christmas shopping and other prep beginning as early as September, many people have complained about the premature timing of the holiday season in recent years.

Dad Jon Murray counts himself among them. In this funny parody of "Apologize" by OneRepublic, the dad shares his frustration with the holiday phenomenon -- from Christmas cookies on Halloween to holiday decorations in the fall to hot chocolate in 80-degree weather.

As Murray sings in the chorus, "It's too soon for Christmastime! It's too sooooooon."

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Internet Host Watches All His Own Videos In Honor Of Shia LaBeouf

This week, actor, motivational speaker and not-at-all-famous-person Shia LaBeouf made news by holding a three-day marathon screening of every movie he's ever been in.

In honor of this feat, HuffPost Live and AOL's "What to Watch" host Ricky Camilleri decided he too would sit through all of his videos in one sitting.

He will be missed.

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Car With Body Of Man Missing 9 Years Visible On Google Maps

Authorities in Michigan believe the remains of a man who vanished nearly a decade ago have been found inside a submerged vehicle that is eerily visible on Google Maps.

According to the Kent County Sheriff's Department, the victim, whose remains were found inside a car spotted in a funeral home pond on Tuesday, has been tentatively identified as Davie Lee Niles. The 72-year-old has been missing since Oct. 11, 2006, the day he reportedly left a bar in Byron Township, which is located roughly half a mile from the pond his vehicle was found in.

While the vehicle was hiding in plain sight -- clearly visible on Google Maps as reported by WNEP.com -- it was ultimately a maintenance worker using a lift to install Christmas lights at Cook Funeral Home who made the shocking discovery.

"All of a sudden, it's like, 'Whoa, there's a car out there,'" Brian Houseman, the worker who was on the lift, told Woodtv.com on Tuesday. “No one could ever see it. It was murky and things moved around.”

The sheriff’s department dive team confirmed the find and a license plate on the vehicle identified it as belonging to Niles, police said.

"A wrecker was contacted and pulled the vehicle out of the pond," the sheriff's department said in a press release. "Located behind the steering wheel was human remains, mostly skeletal. Also found in the vehicle was a wallet belonging to the missing person."

A positive identification is pending the comparison of dental records, police said.

Niles' son-in-law, Scott Hathaway, told Woodtv.com that Niles was suffering from bone cancer and depression at the time of his disappearance.

"For us today, it’s a closure of a long search," Hathaway told the news website.

Kent County Sheriff’s Lt. Ron Gates told Woodtv.com that authorities do not suspect foul play.

"I don't know that we're ever going to be able to determine if it's suicide or accidental," Gates said.

While many questions linger, Niles' family members now presumably have long-sought-after answers to his whereabouts – a mystery that they referenced in his 2011 obituary: "only God knows the time and place."

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Today (11/13/15) Is Odder Than You Think

It remains to be seen whether Friday the 13th is really an unlucky date, but there is no doubt that today is really odd.

Thanks to a calendar quirk, today, Nov. 13, 2015 can be written as 11/13/15.

Ron Gordon, a retired math teacher in San Mateo, California, celebrates timely dates such as these. He told HuffPost Weird News that today's "Odd Day" marks the last "Odd Day" of this century.

You might remember feeling odd on Jan. 3, 2005 (1/3/05), March 5, 2007 (3/5/07), May 7, 2009 (5/7/09), July 9, 2011 and Sept. 11, 2013 (9/11/13),

Things won't be this odd again until January 3, 2105 -- 1/3/5.

Gordon has some ideas to celebrate "Odd Day" at his website, including:

Do your odds 'n ends

Give a friend a high-five

Root for the odds-on-favorite

Watch reruns of "The Odd Couple"

Find that missing odd sock

Beat the odds

"I'll probably just 'nodd' off," he told HuffPost. "After sending out all the 'Odd Day' emails and making phone calls, I'm beat."

There is another quirky calendar day next year: Dec. 14, 2016 -- or 12/14/2016, but Gordon refuses to promote it.

"It's one thing to have an Odd Day. It's another to ask them to get even," he said.

At 70, it's unlikely that Gordon will be around for the next Odd Day, but he does have a few strange days to look forward.

For instance, April 4, 2016, which he calls "Square Root Day," because four times four equals 16.

"That will be fun because it's also the start of baseball season," he said.

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Dude Buys 'Lemon Jeep,' Hilariously Complains In Music Video

Teg Sethi of Australia bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee and says he got run over by breakdowns and poor service.

But he didn't take his lot lying down. He created a clever music video expressing his regret. And vroom! it's gone viral.

Ladies and gentlemen, we give you "I Made A Mistake I Bought A Lemon Jeep" (adapted from Redfoo's "New Thang")

Yeah, you sing that pain, Teg.

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Somehow we don't think Sethi is buying it.

H/T What's Trending

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