Weird & Wacky News (34th Edition)

From around the corner, down the street, and up your alley, here are some stories that hitting the headlines…and they’re all TRUE!!

Dateline: Nantucket, Massachusetts

Cue the Jaws theme song! A 21-year-old man suffered non-life-threatening injuries when he tried to pull a shark back into the sea. Apparently, the man had been fishing and caught a sandbar shark, which he and others were trying to grab its tail back into deeper waters. But when he released the ungrateful animal, it turned and bit him on the leg before swimming away! Beachgoers watched and recorded video as the incident unfolded. A friend took the injured man to the hospital and told him report the incident to Sheriff Brody immediately.

Dateline: Japan

Rent-a- Grannie? In Japan, one of the most popular client services you can buy is called “OK Grandma.” Through this unique service, people can “rent” a woman between the ages of 60 and 94 for 3,300 yen per hour. Some of the grannies cook for their clients, or fill out their family’s side of a wedding, while others babysit or employ their beautiful handwriting skills. One client used her grannie as emotional support. “I wanted to break up with my boyfriend, but I can’t tell him clearly, so I want my grandmother to come with me.” This has great “reality TV” written all over it!

Dateline: Loughborough University, England

What about Jell-O? Two scientists tested a crazy hypothesis: Will yogurt smeared on the windows of a home help it stay cooler? They used a test home and smeared the gooey substance all over they home’s windows. Result? Their experiment was successful! The indoor temperature of the house with yogurt spread on the windows was up to 3.5 degrees cooler than the control home. Scientists said the yogurt stinks for 30 minutes while drying, but the smell dissipates. No word if different flavors caused any difference.