By Tim Binnall
This past year saw a smorgasbord of strange stories and an uncanny array of unusual accounts that at times bordered on the unfathomable. Whether it was an eerie alien spotted in someone's driveway, a tourist nearly swept out to sea on an 'ice throne,' or a bizarre conspiracy theory about recycled pizza at a popular chain restaurant, there was no shortage of odd items in the news over the last twelve months. With that in mind, as we await the start of both a new year and a fresh decade, here are 19 of the weirdest stories from 2019:
- Firefighters Save Fat Rat Stuck in Manhole Cover
- Indian News Channel Suggests Missing Military Plane Was Taken by Aliens
- Man Dies While Attempting to Eat 50 Eggs
- Hunters in New Mexico Encounter Eerie Hooded Beings & Vanishing ‘Circus Tent’
- Strange 'Elf' Captured on Security Camera?
- Pigeons in Las Vegas Spotted Wearing Tiny Cowboy Hats
- Tourist Posing for Photo on 'Ice Throne' Gets Swept Out to Sea
- Doctors in India Remove 526 Teeth from Boy's Mouth
- Jose Canseco Makes Bizarre Claims About Aliens and Time Travel
- Greta Thunberg Doppelganger in Old Photo Sparks Time Travel Speculation
- Driver Blames Aliens for Odd Accident
- Chuck E. Cheese's Denies Bizarre 'Recycled Pizza' Conspiracy Theory
- Cardboard Cutout of MyPillow Creator Prompts Confused Call to the Cops
- Denver Airport Unveils Talking Gargoyle
- Seagull Snatches Dog in England
- Raelians Ask the UN to Develop a Diplomatic Plan for When ETs Arrive
- 'Jesus' Spotted in Notre Dame Fire
- Is an Australian Child the Reincarnation of Princess Diana?
- Indian Farmer Paints Tiger Stripes on Dog to Scare Away Monkeys Eating Crops