- Server related
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 14th, 2016
Hosting Provider Irreversibly Deletes All Customer Data by Mistake
Sir! Step away from the "rm -rf /" command
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 7th, 2014
Really Lucky Inmate Is Released from Prison by Mistake
The man was mistaken for another prisoner who was supposed to be freed
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- June 4th, 2014
Man Shows Up at His Own Funeral in Cambodia, Frightens Mourners
Kong Channeang appeared safe and sound at his own wake
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- May 23rd, 2014
French Train Operator Admits It Paid €15/$20.5 Billion for Trains Too Big for Platforms
SNCF has recently bought nearly 2,000 trains that don't fit the tracks
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- May 21st, 2014
Man Borrows Friend's Porsche, Leaves Her with Huge Repair Bill After Wrong Fuel Fill
Alan Thompson wanted to return the car with a full tank, but filled it with the wrong fuel
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Ancuta Iosub
- May 13th, 2014
Clumsy Hunter Mistakes Grey Wolf for Coyote, Kills It
The rare wolf species is protected under the state code in Iowa
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- May 6th, 2014
UPS Mistakenly Delivers Drone Parts to Massachusetts Student
The Pume drone was supposed to be mailed to the Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- May 3rd, 2014
Bureaucratic Mistake Forces British Woman to Give Up Dream Life in Australia
Kim Walmsley was accidentally registered as a boy in official documents
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- April 17th, 2014
Woman Accidentally Steals Car While House Sitting for Her Daughter in Brooklyn
Cheryl Thorpe was tasked with moving three cars for alternate-side parking
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- April 15th, 2014
Rottweiler Dog Is Invited to Cast His Vote in the Upcoming European Elections
Eight-year-old Zeus has been sent a polling card through the post
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- April 7th, 2014
Supermarket Chain Charges Customer £53.55 ($88.75/€64.75) for a Cabbage
Pensioner Jean Hudson initially blamed the rising prices for the high shopping bill
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- April 5th, 2014
Bald Man Passes Through Two Passport Controls Using His Blonde Girlfriend's Documents
Airport staff failed to notice Neil Clulow was carrying another person's passport
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- April 4th, 2014
Suicide Victim's Body Mistaken for April Fool's Prank in Florida
A desk clerk thought the corpse was a mannequin and threw it into a dumpster
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- April 2nd, 2014
Woman Goes on Shopping Spree After £52,000 ($86,500 or €62,800) Land on Her Account by Mistake
Michaela Hutchings spent £9,000 ($14,900 or €10,800) on designer clothes, shoes, jeans
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- March 19th, 2014
Distracted Passenger Pays Almost $800 (€574) for Two-Mile Cab Ride
Becky Siegel signed the transaction without paying too much attention
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- March 1st, 2014
Man Pronounced Dead Wakes Up in Body Bag
Coroner Dexter Howard declared Walter Williams dead on Wednesday evening
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- February 21st, 2014
Italian Cleaner Mistankenly Throws Away Contemporary Art
The artworks were made out of newspaper, cardboard and biscuit crumbs