Planet Earth. It may seem normal enough to most, but of course, they could be wrong. I’ve gathered several quirky anecdotes that further prove the theory that truth is, indeed, much more stranger than fiction!

Spawn of the Devil?
An extreme horror film fan prayed fervently that her baby would be born on 6 July 2006 (6/6/06). He was, by the way. His mother proceeded to name him Damien. As if that wasn’t odd enough, the newborn baby weighed six pounds, six ounces – and was born six days after his mother’s labour. His mother claimed that he’s the perfect baby, and is nothing like Damien (the son of the Devil) in The Omen. Well, we’ll be the judge of that!

McRat for Dinner?
Hannah Smith and her father were dining at a McDonalds outlet in Vancouver, Canada. Hannah had ordered a Big Mac, and proceeded to eat it. She then bit into something which she first presumed to be gristle, but then grew wary. Hannah pulled off the bun – to reveal a rat head. No, not the whole rat. Just the head, complete with whiskers and twitchy pink nose! Hannah and her father sued for 11.5 million in 2002. As of 2008, the case has yet to be resolved.

True Love?
A 104-year-old Malaysian woman has gotten married for the 21st time – to a 33-year-old man! The bride, Wook Kundor, caught Muhammad Noor Che Musa’s eye because she was old, childless and alone. And before you ask, no, he did not marry her for money. Before this, Muhammad claims he has never ever felt compelled enough to linger around long enough in a proper relationship. This has got to be true love, right?

That’s a Mouthful!
Here’s the longest movie title in the history of movie titles.
Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Alien, Flesh Eating, Hellbound, Zombified Living Dead Part 2: In Shocking 2-D (1991).

If Elected, I Promise to…
Andrew Uitvlugt, running for mayor of Kelowna, British Columbia in 2005, promised free crack cocaine for anyone who volunteered to pick up trash. Uitvlugt’s reasoning: the town has too many crack addicts and too little garbage collectors. So why not let the crack addicts become the garbage collectors? The hard work, Uitvlugt claimed, will be so strenuous, they won’t even want the crack anymore. Voila! Two birds killed with one stone.
The citizens of Kelowna didn’t agree. Uitvlugt came fourth out of five candidates.

There you have it! Indeed, with real life situations like these, who needs sci-fi movies?