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World Weird News

Saul wrote a regular blog for the world famous Museum of the Weird in Austin, Texas where he highlighted strange news of the day. Later, the Museum found its audience was better reached by doing simpler social media posts. Saul continues to support these, but he misses doing some of the more in-depth looks at weird things in the world. Here you will find some of the strange news that comes through Saul’s crystal ball and his editorial take on the matter. Some of it will be celebrating strange stories from the past. Some will be as fresh as yesterday. See the latest stories below.

Ouija believe?

Ouija believe?

Things get crazy at a school in Peru when a kid brings a Ouija board to school.

Fighting Nazis with magick

Fighting Nazis with magick

While brave men fought on the fronts, and stalwart citizens carried on at home, a band of witches and wizards fought for Britain using magick!

Possessed doll goes after people like a real-life Chucky

Possessed doll goes after people like a real-life Chucky

In Saul’s personal collection he has a number of artifacts that he considers to be “active.” These are artifacts that have a stronger energy or personality than a typical object. Sometimes this energy is positive. Sometimes it is negative. However, none of what he shows have the kind of aggressive energy exhibited in ...

Making veggies more alluring

Making veggies more alluring

How do you get young boys interested in vegetables? Chinese artist, Duoqi Ju, may have found a way to make veggies more appealing.

Dead candidate wins seat in Nevada midterm election

Dead candidate wins seat in Nevada midterm election

It doesn’t matter what your background or politics, this is weird. A former brothel owner and “reality TV” star, Dennis Hof, was running for a state assembly seat in Nevada. The only catch is that he died last month.