So, Someone Dumped 160 Liters Of Hydrogen Peroxide In 2 Olympic Pools

The mystery behind the Rio Olympics’ unsightly, swamp-green pool water appears to be finally solved. The explanation, however, is nothing short of bizarre.  During a press conference Saturday, Rio 2016 officials added to a growing lis.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 13th, 2016

Site "Liar Liar Trump On Fire" Gets Creative With Fact-Checking The Republican Nominee

Fact-checking presidential candidates has become the game behind the game in 2016. Serial liar and exaggerator Donald Trump has made covering this election an Olympic sport. Every Trump speech contains so many misleading statements and outright lies that .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 17th, 2016

Ryan Lochte Doesn"t Know What Yom Kippur Is Because He"s Ryan Lochte

Maybe Ryan Lochte has spent too much time in the pool. The disgraced Olympic swimmer said he did not know what Yom Kippur was during an interview with New York Magazine posted Sunday, then appeared to confuse it with Canadian Thanksgiving. Reporter Jessic.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 17th, 2016

Balloon Athletes Star In Olympically Awesome Animation

The Rio 2016 Olympic Games are over, and the Paralympics has yet to begin. So why not use this downtime to watch a fun animated clip that imagines athletes as balloons? The inflatable competitors wrestle, dive and run just like humans &mdas.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 28th, 2016

"Drunk Frat Boy" Is Ryan Lochte"s New Auto-Tuned Olympic Anthem

Ryan Lochte’s apology over his drunken antics during the Olympics has been given a hilarious auto-tune remix in a new viral video. The Gregory Brothers transformed the gold medalist’s mea culpa for his now-debunked story about being .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 23rd, 2016

Police hunt men who dumped crocodiles in Australian school

(Reuters) - Australian police are searching for four men who left three malnourished saltwater crocodiles in a school, after breaking in to steal computer equipment......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersAug 23rd, 2016

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Dresses Up As Super Mario In Wonderfully Bizarre Olympic Finale

Japan's prime minister becoming Mario for #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/QiBiw2I1DP— Kris Lane (@krislane) August 22, 2016 Now that’s how you make an entrance.  Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an appearance during the closin.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 22nd, 2016

Brazil Finally Wins Olympic Soccer Gold And Everybody Is In Tears

Brazil Finally Wins Olympic Soccer Gold And Everybody Is In Tears.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 21st, 2016

An Olympic Race Walker Pooped Himself, Started Bleeding And Still Placed 8th

An Olympic Race Walker Pooped Himself, Started Bleeding And Still Placed 8th.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 19th, 2016

This Usain Bolt Fan Totally Wins The Cheering Olympics

Kendra Hansey’s Jamaican mother sure knows how to root for a national hero. Watch her bang pot lids while urging on Usain Bolt as he captured his third straight 200-meter Olympic title Thursday night. We figure the eight-time Olympic gold medal.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 19th, 2016

This Olympic Wrestler And Her Coach Have The Best Victory Celebration

A Japanese wrestler celebrated winning a gold at the Rio Olympics by body-slamming her coach to the ground and then running around with him on her shoulders.  When you've just won an Olympjc gold in wrestling, this is how to thank your coach. pi.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 19th, 2016

13 Of The Most Butt-Clenching Race Walking Photos

Ah, race walking, also known as speed walking, the Olympic event you tune into and immediately think, “Hey, I can do this!” (Hint: you can’t.) The photos just don’t do it justice, but we thought we’d try to show some of the e.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 19th, 2016

Sorry Ellen, But Usain Bolt"s Olympic Selfies Are Now The G.O.A.T.

Is there anything Usain Bolt can’t do? The Jamaican track star is not only the fastest man on the planet and a sensational Samba dancer— but he also takes gold medal-worthy selfies. Bolt ran over to fans after his historic third consecuti.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 19th, 2016

Amorous Couple Interrupts BBC"s Live Olympic Coverage

The perils of live TV.  The BBC’s coverage of the Olympic Games was interrupted Thursday by a couple who were definitely weren’t having sex on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach. Host Dan Walker was presenting live on .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 19th, 2016

8 Facts About Olympic Gold, From The Brain Of Neil DeGrasse Tyson

The Olympics wouldn’t be complete without a scientific lesson about the games’ most important and sought-after element: gold. On Thursday evening, while Usain Bolt was sprinting to his second gold medal of the Rio Olympics, famed astrophy.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 19th, 2016

Snake Catching Makes Its Olympic Debut At Rio 2016

If catching snakes was an Olympic sport, then these officials would surely win gold. Five marshals chased after a serpent after it slithered onto the Rio 2016 golf course Thursday. They followed the critter into the rough before scooping it up with a.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 19th, 2016

American Long Jumper Dedicates Gold Win To His Mother With Alzheimer"s Disease

Team USA long jumper Jeff Henderson promised his mother, who has Alzheimer’s disease, that he would bring home Olympic gold. He earned the top spot on the podium Saturday by jumping 1 centimeter farther than South Africa’s Luvo Manyonga, who t.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 18th, 2016

The Usain Bolt-Andre De Grasse Bromance Got Memed, Obviously

They were so cute together, weren’t they? Usain Bolt and Andre De Grasse’s apparent chumminess during the Olympic 200-meter semifinal Wednesday didn’t sprint by social media without being noticed. The pair made headlines for kidding.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 18th, 2016

Olympic Pole Vaulter Who Hit Penis On Bar Speaks Out

Japanese pole vaulter Hiroki Ogita, whose penis hit the bar in a failed Rio Olympics qualifying round attempt that went viral, wants to clear the air. His privates had nothing to do with the miss because his leg already hit the bar and his arm followed, h.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 18th, 2016

Check Out The Biggest Rio Olympic Fails So Far

Missed most of the Olympics? If you’re into the agony of defeat and the awkwardness of, well, awkwardness, this “Rio 2016 Top 10 Fails Compilation” will catch you up in no time. The clip does not include the greatest chest bump.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 17th, 2016

Dad Trains Daughter For The "Toddler Olympics" In Adorable Video

Many of today’s greatest Olympians have been training since they were very young. But how young is too young to start preparing for Olympic glory? According to LaGuardia Cross, that’s a ridiculous question. In his hilarious new video.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 17th, 2016