A strange alien statue found in Mexico, a drunk monkey that caused a ruckus in Russia, and eerie footage of a Peruvian security guard possibly talking to a ghost were among the weird and wondrous stories to cross our desk this past week.
This past week featured a pair of particularly spellbinding videos featuring possible high strangeness. First, a security camera at a market in Peru captured eerie footage of a guard seemingly speaking to someone, but there was no one beside him. The mystified man later told the media that he had seen a crying girl and was trying to comfort her, leading him to conclude that the troubled youngster was, in fact, a ghost. Similarly strange was a video that emerged later in the week showing what appeared to be a diminutive figure peeking out from a hole in a tree. The wondrous footage sparked speculation that the witness had encountered some kind of elemental being, while more skeptical observers argued that the scene was a well-crafted hoax.
Two intriguing sculptures unearthed in different parts of the world made headlines this past week, beginning with a strange-looking piece that was discovered by maintenance workers in the Mexican city of Acapulco. Bearing a striking resemblance to an alien, the statue sparked speculation online that it was some kind of ancient relic of an otherworldly visitor. Alas, this turned out not to be the case as archaeologists quickly identified the piece as a modern-day creation specifically inspired by UFO and alien lore. Later in the week, a group of mushroom hunters in Thailand stumbled upon a marvelous sculpture believed to be a depiction of Buddha's mother.
Easiest the weirdest story of the week came by way of Russia, where a lovesick monkey went on a whiskey-fueled rampage throughout a village. The weird fracas came about when the pugnacious primate, named Garik, was released from his cage and managed to get his hands on the bottle of booze. After a few sips of liquid courage, the monkey proceeded to go on the attack, biting his owner's husband as well as four other unfortunate individuals who encountered the creature as it roamed the streets before eventually being captured. Garik's owner attributed his misbehavior to jealousy that has been simmering within the animal ever since she got married a few years ago.
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