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A 48 year old man in Ohio was arrested because he would not stop cutting the grass at the local public park. The grass was over 12 inches long, so he decided to cut it. He claimed he was just trying to save the city some money.

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Park Byeong-gu, an 84-year-old man, has been subsisting on instant ramen for more than four decades.

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of Vancouver s Dude Chilling Park, a local name based on the sculpture Reclining Figure (which looks like a dude chilling). An artist erected a fake Parks Dept. sign reading Dude Chilling Park , but the city took it down. After public outcry, it was replaced and got official approval.

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that a 4-year-old was arrested for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials. Little Dorothy Good spent 10 months chained in a prison cell after confessing to a local judge that she had a pet snake that could talk.

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In 1962, a ten-year-old discovered a radioactive capsule and decided to keep it in his pocket, eventually placing it in a kitchen cabinet at home. Tragically, he passed away 38 days later, followed by his pregnant mother three months later and his two-year-old sister a month after that. The father was the only one to survive, and it was only then that authorities discovered the cause of the family s misfortune.

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Every October, the ancient city of Lucca, Italy is transformed into the largest European comicon. Hundreds of thousands of cosplayers and fans fill the old town and local stores offer a variety of merchandise.

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. In Aarhus, Denmark, a 25-ft 3-ton bronze bell known as The Gong is located in the public library. Every time a baby is born in the city, the bell is rung. It is connected to the maternity ward in the local hospital, and mothers can press a button after giving birth to sound The Gong.

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