<![CDATA[NBC4 Washington - Weird News, Strange News, and Odd News]]> Copyright 2013 http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:30:55 -0400 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:30:55 -0400 NBC Owned Television Stations <![CDATA[Caught on Camera: Airport Worker Abuses Packages]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:10:35 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/china-package-handler-throwing.jpg
Either this guy has really bad aim or he's not trying too hard. In this viral video by YouTube user Mark Bridgman, a freight handler throws packages onto a conveyor belt at Guangzhou...]]>
<![CDATA["Radioactive-Looking" Sinkholes]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:52:00 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Northern+Liberties+Flourescent+Sinkhole.jpg
A hole opens up in a Philadelphia street and a fluorescent green fluid appears inside. What is that stuff? It sounds like a scene from an episode of "The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," a Nickelodeon slime show o...

Photo Credit: Steven Reitz - Reddit]]>
<![CDATA[Ladybug Release Brings Neighbors Together]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:43:09 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/rare-ladybug.jpg
The Valley Ranch Association in North Irving release thousands of ladybugs. The ladybugs not only act as a natural pesticide, but a way to bring neighbors together.

Photo Credit: AP]]>
<![CDATA[Minnows Missing from NJ Waters]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:21:09 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Margate-Minnows.jpg
Fishermen says Minnows, a popular bait fish for fluke and flounder, seem like they are missing from the Back Bay areas. Many people from around the area think that Hurrican Sandy is the reason...

Photo Credit: NBC10 Philadelphia]]>
<![CDATA[Hairy Stockings Designed to Fend Off Perverts]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:32:28 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/214*120/hairy-stockings.jpg
Hairy stockings sold in China are apparently the latest craze used to ward off sexual predators.

Photo Credit: HappyZhangjiang/Sina Weibo]]>
<![CDATA[Summer Camp "Swat Team" Kids Fight West Nile Virus]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:25:48 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Fight-the-Bite.jpg
A summer camp in Irving is urging children to fight the bite. The city's goal is to have 1,000 students actively fighting mosquitoes that can carry West Nile virus.

Photo Credit: City of Irving]]>
<![CDATA[Solar Plane or UFO? Pilot's Prank Startles Sky-Watchers]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:15:55 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/WRC_0000000002867452_722x406_33902147511.jpg
The pilot of the world's only solar-powered plane that can fly at night tells transportation reporter Adam Tuss he was toying with people who might be watching him land at Dulles Airport. Read...]]>
<![CDATA[Florida Teen Rides 50,000 Pound Whale Shark]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:34:13 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/whale+shark.jpg
Chris Kreis, 19, spotted a whale shark on a fishing trip just west of Captiva. His reaction? Jump into the water and hop on the 50,000-pound shark for a ride. NBC 6's Pam Giganti reports.]]>
<![CDATA[Unbelievable Animal Stories]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:01:19 -0400 here.]]> http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/snoutless+dog+thumbnail.jpg here.]]>
Check out some of the craziest animals and the stories behind them.

Photo Credit: UC Davis]]>
<![CDATA[Jet Slams Into Empty Offices]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:12:47 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/214*120/chinojetcrash.jpg
A private jet slammed into empty offices inside a hangar at an airport in Chino California Thursday evening, According to the FAA No one was hurt. Tena Ezzeddine reports for NBC4 News.]]>
<![CDATA[Citi Bike Rider Photo Causes Controversy]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:34:51 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/citi+bike+with+kid.jpg
New York's new Citi Bike Program is off to a busy start, but not everyone is following the rules of the road. A controversial photo of a man riding a Citi Bike with a young girl sitting in the...]]>
<![CDATA[Arlington Couple Weds at Six Flags Over Texas]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:21:29 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/texas_giant.jpg
Wedding bells rang for an Arlington couple on Thursday as they said "I do" at Six Flags Over Texas.]]>
<![CDATA[Restaurant Offers 50-Burrito Reward for Arrest of Thief]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:18:55 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/robbery6.jpg
Boloco is offering $1,000 and a 50-burrito reward for anyone who can help them find the person who robbed them last month.]]>
<![CDATA[Great White Shark Sighting Off N.J.]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:38:49 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/NJ_shark_P2.jpg
A great white shark was spotted by several New Jersey fishermen off the coast of Atlantic City. Find out why great white sightings have become more common in N.J.]]>
<![CDATA[Terrifying Anti-Drunk Video Goes Viral]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:54:24 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/pub_loo_two.jpg
A viral British anti-drunk driving campaign video is receiving a lot of attention for a sobering strategy that aims to literally scare the crap out of potential offenders. The #PubLooShocker video, jus...]]>
<![CDATA[Smartphones Help Trappers Wrangle Feral Hogs]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:17:05 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/feral-hogs-061113.jpg
Feral hogs continue to barrel into suburban and urban areas -- even into Dallas' city limits. Some are using smartphone technology to trap the animals.

Photo Credit: Goin Fencing]]>
<![CDATA[City Mows Hockey Fan's "Playoff Lawn Beard" ]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:51:27 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/park-ridge-playoff-lawn.jpg
Man refuses to mow grass during Hawks playoff run.]]>
<![CDATA[Kitten Survives 300-Mile Ride In Truck Engine]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:40:06 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/EB+kitten.JPG
A kitten found inside a truck engine has been rescued and dubbed EB for "engine block."

Photo Credit: Kane County Animal Control]]>
<![CDATA[WATCH: Florida Teen Rides 50,000-Pound Whale Shark]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:35:37 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Whale+Shark1.jpg
A Fort Myers, Fla., teen had a once in a lifetime experience when he swam with a 30-foot, 50,000-pound whale shark on Saturday. Chris Kreis, 19, was fishing in the Gulf of Mexico when he spotted the...]]>
<![CDATA[Man Nearly Dies After Soy Sauce Overdose]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:41:37 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/soy-sauce.jpg
A 19-year-old went into a coma and nearly died after he drank more than a quart of soy sauce, a case study in the Journal of Emergency Medicine said.

Photo Credit: Getty Images]]>
<![CDATA[Fla. Deputies Remove Chips Bag From Endangered Deer's Head]]> Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:50:54 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/key+deer1.jpg
Florida deputies spotted an endangered Key Deer with a bag of Doritos over its head early Sunday.]]>
<![CDATA[Man Stole Lobsters, Crab to Impress Date: Cops]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:37:20 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Lobster-Theft.jpg
A man placed bar codes from cheap items on lobster and crab legs, according to police.

Photo Credit: NBCPhiladelphia.com]]>
<![CDATA[Skaters Sought After Fist Fight With Middle School Janitor]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:16:16 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/skaterconfrontation.jpg
A fight broke out on a middle school campus Tuesday afternoon in South Pasadena, and it was all captured on video. The scuffle started when the school custodian confronted skateboarders and told them t...]]>
<![CDATA[Robber IDs Self by Posting Instagram Photo on Stolen Phone]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:45:23 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/geoff+rickly+robbed.jpg
A Brooklyn musician is thanking a popular social media app for helping him locate the man who robbed him in Greenpoint. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York]]>
<![CDATA["Polite Bandit" Robbed Banks, Said "Thank You": Cops]]> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:31:34 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/180*120/joshwebpic00000001.jpg
The man police said was behind two bank robberies on Tuesday referred to himself as the “polite bandit” in hold-up notes, according to court records. Police began investigating just before 2:30 p.m., when...]]>
<![CDATA[Spelling Bee Champ Tries Knaidel]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:57:51 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/spelling+bee+knaidel.jpg
Avind Mahankali, the 13-year-old boy from Queens, New York who won the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling "knaidel," got a taste of the food for the first time at New York City's...]]>
<![CDATA[Man Charged With Having Sex With Pit Bull]]> Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:48:06 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Gerardo+Perez.jpg
A 50-year-old man was charged with having sex with a pit bull while on a tour of the Chicago Animal Care and Control Facility, prosecutors said Saturday. Gerardo Perez was charged with felony having...

Photo Credit: Chicago Police Department]]>