Man Lays Egg, Anti-Drug Fail, Hairy Mayor, Literal Heartburn & Fireballs: Weirdest News in History

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5. You’ve heard of the goose that laid the golden egg, but how about the man that laid the ostrich egg?

4. Drugs are no joke, but one state’s anti-meth campaign gone awry led to ridicule.

3. An exceptionally hairy individual wins public office, spending the next 20 years intermittently dodging bullets and leisurely lounging in the village’s general store.

2. Heartburn gets a new meaning as one patient appears to spontaneously (or not so spontaneously) combust.

1. What was the curious fireball spotted in the sky that the Coast Guard initially investigated, but then claimed wasn’t worth their time?