ODD SITUATIONS THAT DID NOT GO AS EXPECTED

THE GHOST DRIVER

In 2009, police in Ireland went on a massive manhunt for

Prawo Jazdy because he had numerous driving infractions

and apparently every time he was caught he had given police

a different address. Eventually someone realized that

“prawo jazdy” means driver’s license in Polish.

A LONG ABSENCE

In 1975, when Pink Floyd was recording a song about their former

bandmate’s psychological decline, Syd Barrett, their former

bandmate, walked into the studio after a 7 year absence.

PLASTIC SURGERY

A man in China sued his wife for giving birth to ugly children.

It was soon discovered that she had over 100,000 USD

worth of plastic surgery prior to getting married.

JERRY LEE GETS MARRIED

When Jerry Lee “The Killer” Lewis arrived in London he was one

of the most popular singers on Earth. He had an entire

European tour booked. But when he showed up with a

13 year old bride named Myra Gail Lewis (who was also his

cousin), his tour was cancelled and his career took a

beating that he would never fully recover from.

BEE POOP

In 1981 President Reagan accused the Russians of using

chemical warfare against farmers in Laos. Apparently yellow

drops were falling from the sky and killing crops. The US

ramped up production of chemical weapons in reply but the

drops eventually turned out to be something very

natural…bee poop.

GRATED UMBRELLAS

In 1969 an Italian man was arrested on account of the cheese he was

selling. Having been reported by customers, analysis of his

“cheese” revealed that it contained grated umbrella handles.

SRA

SRA stands for satanic ritual abuse, and this was a very big

deal during the 1980’s. After the publication of Michelle

Remembers, a memoir detailing child abuse by members of

a satanic cult, people everywhere started remembering

similar details. It wasn’t until the 2000’s that SRA was

discredited as false memories due to coerced

interrogation techniques.

CIGARETTES ARE GOOD

In 2010, scientists looked over 43 research papers analysing

smoking and its effects. They found that 11 of them significantly

downplayed the risk smoking poses. Not surprisingly, the

researchers in those 11 papers turned out to have

connections with the tobacco industry.

COMMANDO BURGLARS

In 2012, some Bulgarian farmers captured some thieves they

found in their field. The thieves turned out to be French

commandos doing some training.