By Tim Binnall
This past year has been a veritable bouillabaisse of the bizarre, featuring a vast array of astounding stories, jaw-dropping videos, and wondrous events that fired the imagination of people all over the world. With that in mind, as we close the book on another strange and unusual year, here are 18 of the weirdest stories from 2018:
- Multitude of Mattress Stores Inspires Strange Conspiracy Theory
- Eerie Figure Filmed Stalking Moose
- 'Humoctopus' Terrifies Washington Elementary School
- Monstrous Hog Spotted Dumpster Diving in Hong Kong
- Flat Earth Fan Successfully Launches Homemade Rocket
- Musical 'Trolls' Mystify Tourists in Thailand
- Bizarre Reports of 'Zombie' Raccoons Have Ohio City on Edge
- Numerous Alexa Owners Report Creepy Laugh Coming from Device
- Hiker Finds Odd 'Elmo Tree'
- TV Presenter Reveals Reptilian Eyes?
- North Carolina Restaurant Serves Tarantula-Topped Burgers
- Diver Spots Strange USO in the Bermuda Triangle
- Falling Dog Knocks Woman Unconscious
- Creepy 'Machete Man' Spotted
- Beheaded Rattlesnake Bites Man
- NASA Spots Muppet on Mars
- Musician Performs Strange Raccoon Serenade
- French Butchers Fear Violent Vegans