Top 15 Events That Happened in 2025

If 2025 were a Netflix series, it’d be a blend of Black Mirror, National Geographic, and WWE SmackDown—all directed by the ghost of Salvador Dali. It was a year that took the rulebook, turned it into origami, and set it afloat down the Ganges.

You’d think, after pandemics, alien reports, and billionaires racing to space in flying phallic symbols, the world might slow down. Nope. 2025 said, “Hold my kombucha.”

This was the year where nature fought back like a frustrated intern, animals became petty criminals, and humans—well, we did what we always do: made things weirder.

So buckle up. You’re about to take a whirlwind tour through the 15 most delightfully unhinged moments of 2025. Each one more unbelievable than the last.

1. The Oarfish That Whispered, "The End is Nigh"

Picture it: Tasmania. A sleepy beach. Early morning joggers doing their best David Goggins impression. And then—BOOM. A 17-foot oarfish washes up like it’s auditioning for a remake of Godzilla vs. Kong. Locals thought it was a dragon, while scientists claimed it was "just a deep-sea fish."

Now here’s the spooky part: Japanese folklore considers oarfish harbingers of earthquakes. And guess what happened five days later? A 6.7 magnitude quake in the Pacific Ring of Fire. Coincidence? Or did Neptune just slide into Earth’s DMs with a warning?

2. Iran’s Biblical Reboot: Blood Rain Edition

Move over Netflix’s The Chosen, 2025 brought us live-action Exodus in Hormuz Island, Iran. Residents woke up to roads soaked in what looked like fresh arterial spray. “Is it a crime scene?” one confused tourist asked. Nope—it was blood rain.

Scientists traced it to high concentrations of iron oxide in dust storms. But no explanation could cleanse the collective terror of watching clouds bleed. This was Mother Earth’s way of screaming, “Clean up your mess!”

3. The Flamingo Glass Heist of Richmond

Imagine sipping your daiquiri, and instead of paying the bill, you pocket the glass flamingo it came in. That’s what happened—over and over—in Richmond, Virginia. Restaurant owners were baffled as kitschy décor vanished nightly.

One establishment lost 300 flamingo cups in 4 months. Surveillance footage showed normal-looking people—mothers, grandfathers, even a priest—slipping them into handbags. When asked why, one woman simply said, “It completes me.”

Apparently, 2025 was the year of klepto-couture dining.

4. WWE Wedding: The Vows Got Suplexed

Las Vegas, always extra. But 2025 took matrimonial drama to new heights—literally—with a wrestling-themed wedding. The officiant, a retired WWE star, introduced the couple to a roaring crowd, only for the groom to get body-slammed by the best man.

The bride didn’t flinch. She countered with a flying elbow drop. Rings flew. The audience cheered. And somewhere, Hulk Hogan wiped away a proud tear.

The couple is now trending on TikTok under the hashtag #WedMania2025.

5. Capuchin Monkey Baby Snatching League

No one expected 2025 to have monkey-on-monkey crime, but here we are. Deep in South America, researchers documented capuchin monkeys abducting howler monkey infants.

Not to eat. Not even to adopt. Just... because? It’s nature’s version of reality TV.

Scientists believe it may be a dominance display or—hear this—a twisted form of interspecies rivalry. Think Planet of the Apes, but more gossipy.

6. Beijing’s Robotic Marathon Meltdown

The World Robot Athletics Championship promised cutting-edge excitement. What we got instead? Glorious failure.

Robots designed to complete a half-marathon began to malfunction mid-race, overheating and collapsing like exhausted toddlers.

One bot took out five others in a domino-style wipeout. Another began moonwalking instead of jogging. Spectators laughed, cried, and posted the footage on TikTok with the caption: “AI still needs cardio.”

7. Kenyan Village Hit by Falling Space Junk

Forget meteor showers. One quiet village in Kenya was rudely awakened when a 500 kg junk of space debris slammed into a chicken coop. The birds lived. The coop? Not so lucky.

NASA claimed it was "non-lethal re-entry matter", which sounds like a euphemism for “Oops.” Locals dubbed it "The Iron Egg from the Sky", and it’s now a tourist attraction.

You haven’t lived until you’ve eaten roasted maize next to fallen space trash.

8. Australian Teacher Declares Herself a Cat

In the wild kingdom that is public education, one Australian teacher raised the bar—or the litter box—by identifying as a cat.

She purred during attendance, refused to speak English, and reportedly leapt onto desks. Students adapted fast. “We just threw her yarn and she left us alone,” said one 10th-grader.

The school board remains confused. But the internet crowned her #MeowMentorOfTheYear.

9. Mirror War: Woodpecker Edition

Woodpeckers in Massachusetts declared war on their reflections. Over 30 cars had side mirrors shattered in one week.

One car owner installed mini scarecrows. Another taped up family photos. The birds weren’t deterred. Scientists call it territorial confusion. We call it avian anarchy.

10. Domino’s Launches Pizza Perfume

Because nothing screams confidence like pepperoni-scented wrists.

Domino’s UK unveiled “Eau de Passion,” a perfume designed to smell like their signature Margherita. It sold out in 3 hours. One TikToker claimed their boyfriend proposed after she wore it.

It’s not love. It’s mozzarella-based manipulation.

11. Paraglider Rides Cloud to 28,000 Feet

This one is straight out of a Pixar movie. A Chinese paraglider caught in a thermal updraft was lifted to 28,000 feet—the height of Mount Everest.

He passed out mid-ascent and woke up mid-descent. His first words? “Is my GoPro on?”

The footage is now a YouTube short titled "Sky Daddy Took Me Higher".

12. Pennsylvania’s Cardboard Phantom

In suburban Pennsylvania, residents reported sightings of a masked woman leaving cardboard boxes on porches at 4 a.m. The boxes contained handwritten riddles, tea bags, and, once, a live frog.

The police called her harmless. Locals dubbed her the “Cardboard Cryptic.”

She hasn’t been caught. Or maybe she never existed. Maybe she’s the result of 2025’s collective psychosis.

13. Dom Joly’s Conspiracy Comedy Tour

British prankster Dom Joly hit the road with a conspiracy theory-themed comedy show, complete with visuals, puppets, and live tin-foil-hat crafting.

He explored everything from moon-landing denial to reptilian royals, all while turning paranoia into punchlines.

Audiences laughed, cried, then left wondering if pigeons really are government drones.

14. Timothée Chalamet’s Oscar Chaos Campaign

The Chalamet PR machine went full absurdist. Instead of press junkets, Timothée crashed Broadway plays, recited haikus at Apple Stores, and kissed trees in Central Park.

He dressed as his own Oscar statue and stood motionless for 8 hours. The Academy was baffled. Fans were enchanted. And someone wrote a thesis titled "Chalamet and Postmodern Masculinity Through Performance Art".

15. UK Political Forecast Reads Like Monty Python

A satirical political think tank published a mock forecast for 2025, including:

A scandal involving illegal marmalade imports

Parliament's first breakdancing PM

Legalization of goose-based transit

The document went viral. Shockingly, two of the predictions came true. British politics? Now indistinguishable from British comedy.

The Planet is Just Freestyling Now

So what did we learn from 2025? That order is an illusion. That reality is running beta tests. That monkeys have an agenda.

We laughed, we cried, we stared into the void and the void said, "Plot twist!"

If you survived 2025 with your sanity intact, congrats—you’re a unicorn in a year that felt like a fever dream written by Reddit and edited by Quentin Tarantino.

So next time you see a robot dancing in the rain or your cat starts a podcast, just remember:

It’s not madness. It’s just 2025 being itself.

Stay weird.