Headline writing is largely regarded as being a skill that can entice an audience to click into an article or create a conversation.
And that’s exactly what these have done! In this feature, we’re taking a look at some of the most unusual headlines that made their way online during the week.
Here are some of our favourites from the week that was:
1. Liberty Voice
“Water has psychic powers, according to Gwyneth Paltrow ex-wife of Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin” writes the Liberty Voice.
2. Yahoo! News
“A 37-year-old woman in China shares her countryside home with the estimated 100,000 cockroaches she breeds” writes Yahoo! News.
3. UPI News
“A Florida man was arrested on a prostitution charge after he allegedly offered to exchange some green for sex during a reverse prostitution sting by the Daytona Beach Police Department on Monday morning” reads UPI.
4. Yahoo! News
“The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of three former employees, against a Syosset, New York company claiming that workers were forced to participate in religious activities at work and fired if they refused” reports Yahoo News.
5. Reuters
“A marijuana smoker was arrested in Arizona after shooting at the moon with a handgun and wrestling with officers who were called by his girlfriend to subdue him, authorities said on Wednesday” writes Reuters.
