24 of the Weirdest Stories from 2024

By Tim Binnall

With 2024 coming to an end, we are reminded of the many bizarre stories that crossed our desk this year. From the curious and peculiar to the wild and wondrous, the past twelve months were rife with unfathomable moments confirming that the truth is truly stranger than fiction. Closing the book on 2024, here are 24 of the weirdest stories from another year we won't soon forget.

• Mysterious Shadow Figure Spotted Watching Taylor Swift Concert in Madrid

• Mayor Under Fire for Orchestrating Murder of Turkey That Tormented Community

• Technicality Costs Canadian Town Weird Dinosaur Costume World Record

• Russian Security Guard Fired for Trying to Eat Piece of Art Exhibit

• Vermont Politician Busted Secretly Pouring Water into Rival Lawmaker's Bag

• Funeral Chain Slammed for Sending Valentine's Day Cards to Nursing Home

• Man Dies After Swallowing Live Chick That Miraculously Managed to Survive Ordeal

• 'Toxic Cat' Prompts Warning from Japanese Authorities

• Dad Scolded by School for Terrifying Students by Dressing as Pennywise to Pick Up Kid

• Security Camera Captures Time Traveler in Florida Backyard?

• Washington Cops Rescue Woman Trapped in Home by Swarm of Raccoons

• Art Teacher Sued for Allegedly Selling Students' Work Online

• Lovesick Monkey Goes on Whiskey-Fueled Rampage Through Russian Village

• Canadian Politician Suggests US Could be Spraying Chemtrails Over Country

• Ouija Board Lesson Spells Trouble for Michigan Elementary School Teacher

• Hat Bobble Mistaken for Injured Hedgehog 'Rescued' by Kindhearted Woman in England

• Mystifying Three-Legged Man Filmed at Canadian Railway Crossing

• Argentine UFO Museum Raided by Authorities in Search of Peruvian Mummy's Foot

• Bizarre Banana Fight Breaks Out at Pennsylvania Gas Station

• Woman Arrested at Indiana Applebee's Over Bizarre 'All You Can Eat' Meal Deal Dispute

• Giant Mound of Dirt Dubbed 'Mt. Chipotle' Captivates California Community

• Japanese Town Building Giant Screen to Prevent Tourists From Photographing Mt. Fuji

• Dispute Over Vienna Sausages Leads to Stabbing at Georgia Nursing Home

• Security Camera Films Shapeshifter Transforming from Dog to Person?