Odd and Interesting
The Porsche 930 Turbo: Why They Called It the Widowmaker
Porsche built one of the greatest sports cars ever made in 1975. It also accidentally built one of the most dangerous. Here is why the 930 Turbo earned a nickname that still follows it today.
Florida Man Drives Missile Truck Down the Interstate. Florida Man Sees No Problem With This.
A Ford Maverick, a metal rack, two plastic missiles, and a multi-agency bomb squad response. Just another Sunday on I-4.
He Drove a Stolen Car to His Own Stolen Car Trial. The Cops Were Already Watching the Car Park.
Ricardo Otero, 41, of Soledad, California, had a court hearing scheduled on Tuesday morning at the Salinas Courthouse. He was already facing an auto theft charge from November 2024 and a jury trial set for July. He pulled into the courthouse car park at 1...
Two Guys in a Garage Just Built a 400mph Drone. Then Someone Built a Faster One. Then the First Guy Did It Again.
A Melbourne aerospace engineer hit 690 km/h in the Australian outback on a drone he built for $3,000. The official Guinness record belongs to a father and son team in South Africa. Neither is finished.
The Creepy 1980s Car That Wouldn't Stop Talking to You
Decades before Alexa and Siri, luxury cars were already watching your every move and commenting on it.
The rise and fall of Orange County Choppers: From $40M empire to bankruptcy
The viral moment everyone thinks they know happened in 2009. The business it symbolised had already been dying for years before anyone on the internet noticed. By the time the clip went global in 2018, Orange County Choppers was worth nothing.
Challenger's Crew Cabin Fell Intact for Nearly Three Minutes While NASA Watched Helplessly
Evidence shows at least three astronauts were alive and fighting to survive during the 65,000 foot plunge to the Atlantic.
Driver Breathed Poison for Months After Ignoring Exhaust Smell in Car
What started as an annoying odor nearly became a death sentence.
An Off-Duty Cop Road-Raged a Teenager's Jeep Off the Highway. Then He Drove Away.
A 17-year-old was minding her own business on I-25 when two vehicles brake-checking each other at high speed forced her off the road. Her Jeep rolled. She walked away. One of the road ragers was a police officer. He left the scene.
He Bought a $600 Car, Registered It in His Ex's Name, and Left It at the Airport. The Parking Bill Hit $105,000.
Brandon Preveau worked at O'Hare. He drove a purple 1999 Chevy Monte Carlo to work. He registered it in his girlfriend's name. Then they broke up, he parked it, and he walked away. The car sat there for two and a half years. The bill became the largest pa...
A New Zealand Newspaper Delivery Driver Just Hit 2 Million Kilometres in the Same Toyota Corolla. Original Engine. Original Transmission. Still Going.
Graeme Hebley of Upper Hutt has driven his 1993 Toyota Corolla station wagon more than 2 million kilometres on its original engine and drivetrain. He bought it in 2000 for daily newspaper deliveries and has no plans to stop.
In a Race Between a Tortoise and a 4x4 in The Mojave, Who Wins? The Tortoise of Course!
A federal judge has shut down 2,000 miles of off-road trails across California's Mojave Desert to protect one of America's most ancient and most endangered reptiles. The off-road community is furious. The tortoise has no comment.
Border Agents Found a Man Sewn Into a Car Seat
The smugglers went to considerable effort. It still did not work.
The Man Teaching Wales How to Drive Was Doing 132 micrograms in the Ditch
A driving instructor was found in a ditch, four times over the limit, on his way to collect his first pupil of the day. Passing drivers filmed him through the window.
This IDIOT Drove Six Miles the Wrong Way Down the M6. To Save £6.40.
Jordan Sneddon didn't want to pay the toll. What followed was one of the most reckless pieces of driving ever caught on dashcam in the UK.
"You Buy A Ferrari To Be Someone. A Lamborghini When You Are Someone."
The quote gets attributed to Frank Sinatra, Ferruccio Lamborghini, and motivational LinkedIn posts. Nobody knows who actually said it. What's interesting is that in 2026, it's completely backwards.
