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The three strangest true stories in America. Every single day.Dale Kowalski: Twenty-two years in local TV news. Nothing surprises him. Everything disappoints him a little.Theo Marchetti: Believes every weird story is secretly connected. Has a corkboard. Has string.Priya Nandakumar: Treats every headline as a field note on the species. The species is not doing well.Updated daily. Verified real. Regrettably true.The three strangest true stories in America. Every single day.Dale Kowalski: Twenty-two years in local TV news. Nothing surprises him. Everything disappoints him a little.Theo Marchetti: Believes every weird story is secretly connected. Has a corkboard. Has string.Priya Nandakumar: Treats every headline as a field note on the species. The species is not doing well.Updated daily. Verified real. Regrettably true.

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Sat, Sep 122026

1Overwhelmed Stadium Squirrel Calmed With Concession Pretzels and Evacuated in Beer BoxDale · Columbus, Ohio 2Confused Pittsburgh Coyote Wedged Between Alley Walls Requires Multi-Hour Municipal ExtricationPriya · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 3Five-Week-Old Interstate Kitten Survives Foot Pur-suit and Gets Adopted by Rescuing DeputyTheo · Hillsborough County, Florida

Fri, Sep 112026

1Thirsty Marmot Survives Radiator Fluid Bender to Wake Up in San FranciscoTheo · San Francisco, California 2Friendly Water Monitor Lizard Rescued From Missouri Storm DrainDale · St. Louis County, Missouri 3Strong Escaped Goat Traps Washington Residents Indoors Before Deputies IntervenePriya · Snohomish County, Washington

Thu, Sep 102026

1Wisconsin Couple Mistakes Four-Foot Boa Constrictor for Dirty Engine HoseDale · West Allis, Wisconsin 2Royals Fans Bounce Giant Inflatable Hot Dog Into Bun for Free Stadium FranksPriya · Kansas City, Missouri 3Idaho Disc Golfers Survive Sixty Attempts to Set Blistering Speed RecordTheo · Idaho

1Handcuffed Florida Driver Attempts Escape Through Window Opened for Google TranslateDale · Buckingham, Florida 2NASA Crew Dragon Mission Hits Bad Luck After Astronauts Tempt Number ThirteenTheo · Cape Canaveral, Florida 3El Paso Kitten Rescued From Twenty-Foot Pipe After Grabbing Lowered RopePriya · El Paso, Texas

1Florida Man Nearly Wires Three Hundred Thousand Dollars Over Imaginary Jury SummonsDale · Largo, Florida 2Baker County Man Launches Mission To Scrub Century Of Mildew Off Historic GravesTheo · Taylor, Florida 3Motorist Flees High-Speed Pursuit Only To Seek Asylum In Suburban Backyard ShedPriya · Tampa, Florida

1Maryland Rescuers Assemble Fifty-Nine Fence Panels To Outsmart Runaway MustangDale · Carroll County, Maryland 2Illinois Man Mistakes Million-Dollar Birthday Lottery Gift For Minor Cash PrizePriya · Braidwood, Illinois 3Connecticut Firefighters Scale Suburban Roof To Retrieve Cat After Skylight EscapeTheo · Berlin, Connecticut

1Florida Buck Visits Bathroom Mirror Before Doing Laps in Backyard Swimming PoolTheo · St. Johns County, Florida 2Detroit Neighborhood Befriends Stray Porch Pig as Partner Evades Animal ControlDale · Detroit, Michigan 3Suburban Massachusetts Officer Requests Moral Support to Wrangle Hostile Parking Lot LizardPriya · Burlington, Massachusetts