Weird News: Snooze in Style
Classic Find
On April 19, NOAA Ocean Exploration sent a remote-control camera inside the wreckage of the USS Yorktown, which was sunk in the Pacific Ocean, about 1,000 miles from Honolulu, in 1942 during World War II, the Miami Herald reported. Along with all the expected finds, the researchers discovered something odd: a “1940-’41 Ford Super Deluxe ‘Woody’ in black,” with flared fenders, what’s left of a rag top and chrome trim. Ocean Exploration officials called the car “an exciting find. Perhaps the car belonged to someone important on the ship or to the fleet: the captain or admiral.” The wreckage, about 3 miles deep, was first discovered in 1998.
Rude
A 20-year-old Indian man identified only as Rahul disappeared nine days before his planned wedding, The Economic Times reported, taking with him cash and jewelry and, most insultingly, the bride-to-be’s mother. On April 9, Rahul said he was going shopping for wedding clothes, but he later called his father to say, “I’m leaving. Don’t try to look for me.” Around the same time, his future mother-in-law also went missing without leaving a message. Police say the new couple may be in Uttarakhand, where he works, and are investigating there. Invitations for the wedding, scheduled for April 16, had already been sent. Bride-to-be Shivani said her fiance and her mother “used to talk on the phone a lot over the past three to four months. All we want is that the money and jewelry should be returned to us.”
Snooze in Style
CNN took a deep dive into the latest fashion trend on April 10, chronicling $150-plus “nap dresses” one could use for ... napping. CNN calls the style “one of the latest iterations of the house dress,” which has been a “staple in women’s fashion for decades and potentially even centuries.” CNN Underscored Director of Social Stephanie Griffin notes that a dress from Hill House Home, which sells for $150, is “comfy enough to nap in, but the ruffled shoulders, elasticized smocking and tiered midi skirt are elevated and sophisticated enough to wear to fancy drinks.” Uh, that’s just a DRESS. Also, who would spend $150 for something to wear while snoring on the couch? Griffin would: “One word: obsessed.”
Woody Be the Culprit?
A Rockport, Massachusetts, neighborhood is reeling from a wave of vandalism that has claimed at least 25 car mirrors in recent weeks, People.com reported on April 24. When resident Janelle Favaloro caught the culprit in the act, she posted on Facebook: “There has been a vandal breaking car mirrors. He is described as 18”-24” tall, wearing black and white, with a red hat.” If that sounds a bit like Woody Woodpecker, that’s because the guilty party is a pileated woodpecker -- the inspiration for the cartoon character, and a species that happens to be in the throes of mating season. Experts believe the felonious fowl is mistaking its own reflection for a rival, and residents have taken to covering their car mirrors in the hope of preventing the bird’s attacks.