Top 3 for Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · Top 3 Weird

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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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Wednesday, September 9, 2026

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1Buckingham, Florida

Handcuffed Florida Driver Attempts Escape Through Window Opened for Google Translate

A Florida motorist tried to squeeze out of a patrol car window that was only rolled down to bridge a language barrier.

2Cape Canaveral, Florida

NASA Crew Dragon Mission Hits Bad Luck After Astronauts Tempt Number Thirteen

SpaceX and NASA delayed the launch of Crew-13 after a spacecraft propulsion leak proved that numerology never sleeps.

3El Paso, Texas

El Paso Kitten Rescued From Twenty-Foot Pipe After Grabbing Lowered Rope

A tiny kitten trapped at the bottom of an El Paso drainage pipe climbed to freedom on a lifeline and found a home.

Priya Nandakumar