Contrary to popular (American) belief, not all news across the pond is about Brexit. It doesn't matter where you are in the world—a small town is going to report on small news, and a lot of it can be pretty amusing. Pie shortages, suburban turf wars, illegally imported sprinkles, old men yelling at clouds—global mainstream media could never top the charm of local news stories about ordinary people. Twitter account @CrapLocalNews does a great job of archiving all the weird and comically mundane l

There always seems to be something happening in the sunny state of Florida. Perhaps it is that there's something in the water. Or maybe the occasionally oppressive sunshine affects peoples mental well-being. Whatever the cause, pretty much everyone knows there has to be a reason that "Florida Man" headlines are so absolutely unhinged and insane. The news in the United States is consistently flooded with wild, crazy, and often depressing tales of dumb criminals committing very strange crimes. An…