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 new 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. Daily Mail
“A Swedish family suffered the shock of a lifetime when they discovered that the ‘kitchen mouse’ that had their cat running around in circles was in fact a gigantic monster rat” reports the Daily Mail.
2. Seattle Pi
“The Irish require at least 6,000 sheep as hosts of this year’s Golden Shears World Championships. But they’re more than 1,000 short with just weeks to go before an event dubbed “the Olympics of sheep shearing”” writes Seattle Pi.
3. The Canadian Press
“Well over 1,000 people attended a send-off Thursday night for a massive statue of Marilyn Monroe that has become beloved by both tourists and locals in the two years it was on loan from The Sculpture Foundation” writes the Canadian Press.
4. Associated Press
“A college in upstate New York is offering a summer course on Miley Cyrus and won’t even make students do any class twerk” reports AP.
5. ABC News
“David Hay had no words for what was about to happen. And that’s sort of important when you’re running a spelling bee” reports ABC News.
