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The Top 10 Weirdest News Stories of 2007
This is True has been publishing since 1994, presenting odd news with off-the-wall commentary by Colorado humorist Randy Cassingham. Since its launch This is True has been the leading online "weird-but-true news" newsletter, so it's about time we started tracking the weirdest stories of the year. This is the first compilation of that -- for the year 2007.
The following are the Top 10 Weirdest stories from This is True in 2007, as voted by our readers.
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True's Online Readers Have Their Say
Some our favorites of the many megabytes of comments received.
- "Ochen Cpesseba! This stuff's a riot!" --Barbara, California
- "Love what you're doing with the news. Nice to know somebody else is as demented as I." --George, Professor of Journalism, Nebraska
- "This is, at once, the funniest and scariest thing that I've ever seen. Thank you!" --Aaron, Massachusetts
We're Off to Pluto!
Yes, True is about weird news. More importantly, it's about thinking, which implies a quest for knowledge and understanding. That's most evident in Randy's editorials; here are two of them on the same subject, starting with an editorial in May 2002:
Are You Sure?
If a friend sent you to this page, they may be trying to tell you something. If you found it by yourself, consider that a point in your favor. This article appeared in This is True's 23 January 2000 issue:
