Ace Ventura: Mandela Detective, King Charles Portrait & Weird News

There’s a new Mandela Effect about the game Monopoly, and Ace Ventura seems to be involved. King Charles’ intense, new portrait is getting made fun of on the internet and late-night TV. Extinct species are being discovered to be not so dead after all. These are the weirdest things that happened this week, which Ben and Rob will talk about this Friday Night Live.

The first portrait of King Charles has been revealed, and it’s dividing the art world, along with nearly everyone on social media. Even the mainstream media has been calling it a “frightening portrait of King Charles III.” So why was this portrait created to appear as if King Charles is surrounded by the flames of hell? Was this all just an accident, or did the artist Jonathan Yeo create it this way on purpose?

Going back in time to childhood, many people remember the Monopoly Man, a.k.a. “Rich Uncle” Pennybags, having a monocle—which is a common Mandela Effect. However, Ben found a new Mandela Effect in the Monopoly board game which has everyone scratching their heads and goes along with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Find out what this means on tonight’s show.

Out in the wild, what was thought of as a long-forgotten, extinct species—the first thylacine or Tasmanian tiger—was caught on camera. People claim this creature is nearly as big as Bigfoot. Join Ben and Rob from Edge of Wonder on this Fight Night Live as they cover all of these topics and more. Plus, don’t miss the Top 10 Weirder News of the Week along with a “Dig Deep” Live Q&A. We’ll see you out … on the edge!

Q&A: “Do you think there’s a curse on Charles’ painting?” “Is the Aurora Borealis from the sun or HAARP?” “Why do western countries still trade with those who persecute people for their beliefs?” “Why do so many people go missing on Alaskan cruise ships?” “There’s a theory that when teleporting a human or object, the original is destroyed and a copy arrives on the other side. Do you think that’s true? Could teleportation be related to cloning?” “What do you think of the blob that appeared around Antarctica on a map recently?” “Isn’t there lore that trolls live underground?”

Top 10 Weirdest News in History:

10. An ancient shark parasite ended up fossilized in tree resin. But how?

9. Are zombies real? Historical evidence points to something spooky.

8. Technological telepathy takes a step closer to reality: Brain-reading devices read people’s thoughts with surprising accuracy.

7. The philosopher Plato’s final hours were uncovered, documented in a scroll found in Vesuvius ash. Hear the hilarious things he was up to at the end.

6. Is Britain’s housing crisis the fault of a ruler who lived in 1066? William the Conquerer probably didn’t expect his legacy to be so far reaching.

5. Who you gonna call when the police need help how to start a stolen RV? How about the criminal who took it in the first place?

4. An extinct Tasmanian tiger appears to have been caught on camera.

3. A mysterious inscription was found under a patio slab in Shropshire, England.

2. A woman claimed she didn’t eat or drink anything for over 16 years.

1. Hundreds gather to watch a masked man do something cheesy and bizarre in New York City.