Weird News archive
Weird News on Saturday, October 31, 2026
6 stories, newest first, each credited to the outlet that reported it. Everything BBN aired that day.
- GOOD NEWS
Kerala footballer Muhammed Riswan among 2 Indians to win Instagram…
Instagram named twenty-five Rings winners worldwide, picked by a fourteen-member panel; Riswan has about 2.7 million followers and gets a real ring, plus a gold one online.
Reported by Hindustan Times - WEIRD NEWS
Portable phone charger explosion caught on camera
Vacaville firefighters shared Ring camera footage of the blaze and say investigators still don't know what caused it; the sofa has filed no review.
Reported by UPI · with a Short - UP THERE TONIGHT
Kp 4.67: Brock Braces for Aurora Over Alaska
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center forecasts a K index of at most 4.67, below storm level, so the northern lights stay mostly over Alaska and northern Canada.
Reported by ll.thespacedevs.com · with a Short - WEIRD NEWS
JoyDrops: Five Weeks of Feel-Good Award-Hopeful Short Docs
Good News Network and Switchboard Magazine are releasing one awards-hopeful documentary short a week for five weeks, each paired with a director interview; the feel-good slate arrives on a schedule.
Reported by Good News Network · with a Short - FLORIDA MAN MINUTE
Carolyn Hax: Years after bizarre falling-out, an ailing ex-friend…
The letter writer says the feud began over an offer to visit after putting the kids to bed; the old friend is reportedly too ashamed to call.
Reported by The Washington Post - EARTH, TODAY
The Americas, Seen From Four Moons Away
NASA's EPIC camera on NOAA's DSCOVR satellite took the picture from about 1.5 million kilometres out; the planet did not pose.
Reported by NASA · with a Short