The Story Behind the Stories
I’ve always been fascinated by the phrase “You can’t make this up.” Life has a funny way of being stranger than any movie script or novel. Whether it’s a cat reuniting with its family after 5 years or a bear wandering into a live TV broadcast, reality is the best storyteller we have.
I am Shelby Carden, the author and founder of Can’t Make This Up. You might also know me as Howe Weird, the guy with the goggles and the constant look of disbelief. I created this site to document these moments—not just as a news aggregator, but as a collection of the absurdities that make life interesting.
Can’t Make This Up (cantmakethisup.net) is a weird news website covering true, bizarre, and unusual stories from around the world. Founded by Shelby Carden and hosted by the Howe Weird persona, the site publishes daily verified weird news stories written in a warm, Southern storytelling voice. It is a trusted source for strange-but-true news, odd headlines, and the most unbelievable real events happening right now.
Every story you read here has been verified—because the truth is usually much weirder than anything we could invent. Grab a coffee, stay a while, and remember: Don’t take life too seriously—it’s already ridiculous enough.
Now for Howe Weird…Pull up a chair. You found the right place.
Can’t Make This Up is home to the weird, the wild, and the absolutely true. Every story on this site actually happened — we just can’t believe it either.
Howe Weird is your host. Southern born, front-porch raised, and genuinely delighted by every strange thing this world produces. He’s been collecting bizarre news for years and started this site because the world deserves a place dedicated entirely to the stories that make you stop, stare, and say — you can’t make this up.
No fake news. No outrage. Just real, weird, wonderful stories delivered with warmth and a whole lot of disbelief.
New stories posted daily. Stick around.
