Daily Strange: Top 5 Bizarre News Stories From Around the World

The UK just gave a brand-new government agency the power to arrest employers, use force, and search your workplace — and they're already causing controversy. In Peckham, London, police raided an address and found a stash of illegal bushmeat: rats, antelope, and a whole lot of questions. In Thailand, a man broke into the enclosure of Moo Deng — the internet's favorite hippo — and is now famous for all the wrong reasons. In Alpine, California, a stunning black leopard named Onyx was rescued from a roadside cage and is finally getting the life he deserves. And British officials have blocked Kanye West from entering the country, citing concerns for the "public good."

Five stories. All real. All strange.

The Daily Strange — where truth is always weirder than fiction.

In this episode: i Goddamn Thing 10 Years Ago, in A Customer's Backyard, and bungling Council Ordered To Pay Back Tens Of Thousands lead the way.

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Richard and Grace frame the rest of the episode as Top 5 bizarre news stories from around the world, including hooded Thief Pulls Freshly-Planted Hyacinth From A Couple'S Driveway and chaos At Hersheypark Zoo When Toddler Is Injured By.

Because the truth is often stranger than fiction.

A courier delivers a package and finds an eight-foot glass case with a "body" inside. A hooded woman in her sixties calmly steals a freshly-planted hyacinth and walks off with it in her grocery bag. Pop star Cheryl's estranged brother is spotted living in a tent outside a Morrisons supermarket. A toddler crawls under a zoo fence into a wolf enclosure while her parents scroll their phones. And newly declassified records pull back the curtain on the CIA's mind control program — from Project Bluebird to MKUltra.

Five stories. All real. All strange.

The Daily Strange — where truth is always weirder than fiction.

In this episode: hittler vs. Zielinski in France, robotaxis Freeze Mid-Road in China, and pizza Driver Gets $40,000 Tip lead the way.

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Richard and Grace frame the rest of the episode as Top 5 bizarre news stories from around the world, including luxury Airbnb Turns Village Into Party Zone and shakespeare's Mum's Farm Faces Housing Sprawl.

Because the truth is often stranger than fiction.

In this episode: a Scottish corgi dash, a rescued New Jersey bear cub, and a storm-drain owl rescue lead the way.

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Richard and Grace frame the rest of the episode as Top 5 bizarre news stories from around the world, including a stolen pub badger returned with an apology and a drunk daycare worker arrest.

Because the truth is often stranger than fiction.

In this episode: ritzy Wild West City Rocked Black, woman Arrested Randomly Stabbing Pregnant Mother, and maple Syrup Scam In Quebec Uncovered By Canadian Broadcaster lead the way.

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Richard and Grace frame the rest of the episode as Top 5 bizarre news stories from around the world, including outrage At Britain's Most Expensive Cycle Lane Costing Taxpayers and mom Who Moved Back Into Estranged.

Because the truth is often stranger than fiction.

In this episode: it'S Easter For Everyone! Anteaters, Mongooses And Monkeys Enjoy, female Argentine Tourist, 29, Faces Years In Jail Under, and girl, 13, Who Vanished In Arizona In 1994 While lead the way.

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Richard and Grace frame the rest of the episode as Top 5 bizarre news stories from around the world, including here'S What To Know About The Bizarre Subculture and heartbreaking Reason Why Countless Strangers Showed.

Because the truth is often stranger than fiction.

In this episode: barefoot Investor Scott Pape Reveals The Bizarre Encounter He, the Best April Fool'S Day Pranks From Meatball Lollipops, and highland Cows Are Forced To Go Into Hiding After lead the way.

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Richard and Grace frame the rest of the episode as Top 5 bizarre news stories from around the world, including woke San Francisco Nonprofit Boss Charged With Fraud Made and horror As Man Charged With Groping Mall Easter Bunny.

Because the truth is often stranger than fiction.

In this episode: $167M Lottery Winner Arrested Again After ‘Bizarre’ $12K Burglary, mystery Winner Of £10Million National Lottery Jackpot Has Just, and England Test Cricketer Ben Duckett Fined For Speeding At lead the way.

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Richard and Grace frame the rest of the episode as Top 5 bizarre news stories from around the world, including trump Wins Big After Florida Airport Renamed After Him and girl, 13, Is Charged With More Than Fifty Offenses.

Because the truth is often stranger than fiction.

In this episode: weird Calendar Notification. What?, nationals Mp Caught In Bizarre Meme-Worthy Gaffe After Anthony, and private Zoo That Starred In Films And Tv Shows lead the way.

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Richard and Grace frame the rest of the episode as Top 5 bizarre news stories from around the world, including terrifying Moment Aussie Is Attacked And Almost Tasered By and i Own A Copy Of The Legendarily Rare Game.

Because the truth is often stranger than fiction.