Weird BUT true
The Nevada town closest to Area 51, the secret government facility that conspiracy theorists claim is home to alien life, will play host to a music and arts event called “Alienstock” from Sept. 19 through 22.
In June, Matty Roberts set up a Facebook page urging people to “Storm Area 51” and “see them aliens.”
He meant it as a joke, but some 2 million people expressed interest, so Roberts launched “Alienstock” in the town of Rachel as “a place for all the believers.”
If you’re dying to eat a 12,000-calorie burger, this British pub may just pay for your headstone.
The George Pub and Grill in County Durham is offering the Big Ben Number 10: a 3-pound stack of 10 burgers smothered in cheese and bacon for $35.
The pub’s owner, Craig Harker, pledged to pay more than $600 toward a headstone should anyone succumb as a result of the fatty feast.
Pranksters wearing masks resembling TV sets have dumped dozens of vintage televisions on some Virginia residents’ stoops.
More than 50 TVs were discovered on porches in Hampshire Sunday morning.
Local residents suspect bored college students or a “TV Santa Claus.”
Arkansas Wildlife Rehab Specialist Susan Curtis spotted 8-week-old Vittles, a raccoon suffering from a brain injury and unable to walk.
So Curtis and Walkin’ Pets collaborated to design a wheelchair for Vittles.
“She is such a happy little spirit with so much go,” Curtis said. “This baby wants to live and thrive.”
May I have your paw in marriage?
Dogs of all breeds can tie the knot at a British film club Sunday.
The Rooftop Film Club in Peckham is offering pooches the chance to wed at a ceremony complete with a “minister,” a wedding cake and nonalcoholic “Pawsecco” champagne.