Here is a roundup of some of our favorite strange Internet stories that have surfaced this past week.
Human Race Falls in Defeat
Today marks the end – the end of a political campaign, that is. A New Hampshire man, who legally changed his name to “human,” lost the race to become a state representative to the Democratic incumbent Rose Marie Rogers. Formerly David Montenegro, human changed his name in 2012 and made news previously when the city of Rochester wouldn’t allow him to don the vanity license plate “COPSLIE.”
A Harmless Haunting
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, a man who calls himself the “Light Wanderer” is hanging out on cemetery grounds in quite the eerie fashion. However, he has no malicious intent – he is just there to pray. He originally showed up, wearing a white dress and black cloak, while holding a bouquet of flowers during a recent supermoon sighting. (Video)
100-Foot Furter
The community of Belleville, Illinois came together this past week to successfully grill a 100-foot long bratwurst with absolutely no breaks, burns or droppage. Don’t worry, though, this is just a test run for when they try to cook a 200-foot long brat at The Bicentennial Oktoberfest Weekend Celebration.
abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/illinois-volunteers-grill-100-foot-long-bratwurst
Varsity Video Gamer
Robert Morris University announced a new, unorthodox scholarship program this past weekend that will offer students scholarly funding for playing the video game League of Legends. The Chicago-based school cites the game as being teamwork-driven and highly strategic. One main goal of the program is to harbor passion among students and share in a common interest.
usnewsuniversitydirectory.com/articles/robert-morris-university-offers-nations-first-vars
And here’s a bouncing baby lamb to brighten your day:
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Got some weird news? Any strange stories can be sent along to Stephan Reed at sreed@cityscenemediagroup.com and could be featured next week.
