Posted on Feb 1, 2024

32 Bizarre, Wild, And Shocking Things That Happened In January 2024

Every single day of January was packed with wild events, including: THAT Boeing emergency door plug blew off; measles tried to make a comeback; Gypsy-Rose Blanchard went on a bit of a press tour, and so much more.

by Alexa Lisitza

BuzzFeed Staff

Well, on January 2, Gypsy defended her husband from a slew on online hate by commenting a now-viral sentiment on his Instagram post, writing: "Ryan, don’t listen to the haters. I love you, and you love me. We do not owe anyone anything. Our family is who matters. If you get likes and good comments great, if you get hate then whatever because THEY DON’T MATTER. I love you💕 besides they jealous because you are rocking my world every night…yeah I said it, the D is fire🔥 happy wife happy life ❤️."

2. January 2: Speaking of starting anew, Fox News brought on a psychic to predict how Trump's 2024 will go. But...she awkwardly pulled the five of cups Tarot card, which represents loss and failure. (Something I'm sure Fox News was not expecting.)

this is the best thing that's ever aired on the fox news channel pic.twitter.com/pkozxjdDvq
— helena hind (@cynicalzoomer) January 3, 2024

Twitter: @cynicalzoomer

3. January 3: An inescapable video of a man, later identified as Deobra Redden, went viral after a judge denied his probation and he responded by jumping (FLYING) over her desk and injuring her.

A man attacked a Clark County judge in court today after she denied his probation. pic.twitter.com/CTL5VgPZFU
— Las Vegas Locally 🌴 (@LasVegasLocally) January 3, 2024

Twitter: @LasVegasLocally

YouTube: Club Shay Shay / Via youtube.com

5. January 3: Unsealed court documents surrounding Epstein, his victims, and associates were released following years "of public speculation about who the disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker may have involved in his schemes," HuffPost reported.

Download the Newly Unsealed Jeffrey Epstein documents herehttps://t.co/EEIvF8CzHb
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 4, 2024

Twitter: @Phil_Lewis_

Screenshot of the missing door on the Alaska Airlines flight

8. January 5: Gypsy-Rose Blanchard embarked on a press tour of sorts, and appeared on daytime talk show The View, where she admitted to taking "the wrong way out" in reference to her mother's murder. Host Joy Behar interjected, saying, "Don't say that... You had no choice really." And Gypsy had to remind Joy that murder is wrong.

Joy PLEASE pic.twitter.com/f83Nqe7TMh
— Brendan (@notbrendan) January 5, 2024

Twitter: @notbrendan

9. January 6: Boeing grounded their 737 Max 9 fleet following that whole airplane without an emergency door plug fiasco.

pic.twitter.com/vpmip4rGI4
— United Airlines (@united) January 6, 2024

Twitter: @united

11. January 6: Chicago's rat hole — a sidewalk slab with a rat's imprint — went viral and oddly became a tourist destination that many flocked to.

Had to make a pilgrimage to the Chicago Rat Hole pic.twitter.com/g4P44nvJ1f
— Gatorade Should Be Thicker. (@WinslowDumaine) January 6, 2024

Twitter: @WinslowDumaine

12. January 7: A phone blown out of the Alaska Airlines flight was found fully operable.

Found an iPhone on the side of the road... Still in airplane mode with half a battery and open to a baggage claim for #AlaskaAirlines ASA1282 Survived a 16,000 foot drop perfectly in tact!

When I called it in, Zoe at @NTSB said it was the SECOND phone to be found. No door yet😅 pic.twitter.com/CObMikpuFd
— Seanathan Bates (@SeanSafyre) January 7, 2024

Twitter: @SeanSafyre

13. January 8: After being found guilty on one count of misdemeanor third-degree assault and one count of second-degree harassment, Jonathan Majors appeared in an interview on ABC news. During the taping, he commented on his relationship with actor Meagan Good, who he cringingly said held him down like Coretta Scott King.

Jonathan Majors on Meagan Good: "She's an angel. She's held me down like a Coretta [Scott King]. I'm so blessed to have her." pic.twitter.com/zXzVB5N4oL
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 8, 2024

Twitter: @Phil_Lewis_

16. January 10: News broke that the Escambia County School District in Florida is being sued after a school pulled multiple dictionaries from their library shelves because they contained descriptions (i.e. definitions) of "sexual conduct."

Florida banned the dictionary out of the school? We are so over. pic.twitter.com/Ldgo8rQ2Wv
— The Freaky Frog! (@CoochieBeating) January 13, 2024

Twitter: @CoochieBeating

17. January 11: The FAA announced they were officially opening an investigation into the Boeing incident.

This incident should have never happened and it cannot happen again. The FAA formally notified Boeing that it is conducting an investigation. pic.twitter.com/FJripns1CP
— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2024

Twitter: @FAANews

18. January 12: Jonathan Majors was dropped from starring in 48 Hours in Vegas, a movie about Bulls player Dennis Rodman's infamous trip to Vegas in the middle of the NBA finals.

Jonathan Majors has been let go from the Dennis Rodman feature “48 Hours in Vegas” https://t.co/SByt9mA96R
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 12, 2024

Twitter: @Phil_Lewis_

19. January 13: A group of grown men (football players) pushed their bodies to wild feats in subzero temperatures for extreme salaries.

HIS HEAD IS STEAMING pic.twitter.com/CbSYh0AH3X
— sof (@youreinIcve) January 14, 2024

Twitter: @youreinIcve

20. January 13: January continued to be a rough month for Boeing, as a flight in Japan had to return after a crack formed in the cockpit window.

A Boeing 737 plane in Japan was forced to return after a crack appeared in the window of the plane’s cockpit

https://t.co/MdUe6Sprrl
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 13, 2024

Twitter: @Phil_Lewis_

21. January 14: Ryan Gosling was extremely confused by "I'm Just Ken" winning Best Original Song at the Critics' Choice Awards.

Ryan Gosling’s reaction to “I’m Just Ken” winning Best Original Song at the #CriticsChoiceAwards

See the full winners list: https://t.co/o7EgopRYqJ pic.twitter.com/UOWpZPhaiv
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) January 15, 2024

Twitter: @DiscussingFilm

23. January 20: A Ravens fan randomly went viral for looking like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Hmm. 😂 https://t.co/PW8HFuk1Dl
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 21, 2024

Twitter: @BerniceKing

25. January 22: The midwest was hit with a winter storm that sent fire trucks flailing.

The roads in the St. Louis-region are BAD. Here’s a view from Imperial, MO this morning courtesy of Joe Lawson. #stlwx pic.twitter.com/dksFOpfE0p
— Brian Munoz (@brianmmunoz) January 22, 2024

Twitter: @brianmmunoz

26. January 24: In a weird mashup of political and entertainment news, Hillary Clinton penned an open message to Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie about their Oscar snubs.

Greta & Margot,

While it can sting to win the box office but not take home the gold, your millions of fans love you.

You’re both so much more than Kenough.#HillaryBarbie
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 24, 2024

Twitter: @HillaryClinton

27. January. 25: Megan Thee Stallion dropped her single "Hiss" with lyrics that seemed to reference Nicki Minaj's husband being a sex offender. This resulted in Nicki tweeting responses for days on end while the 28-year-old remained silent.

HISS OUT NOW 🐍🥚https://t.co/slum1k6UjL pic.twitter.com/U7XZO7S5Lm
— TINA SNOW (@theestallion) January 26, 2024

Twitter: @theestallion

28. January 25: In dystopian news, lawyers are trying to figure out how to legally create a trust for clients who pass away, have their bodies frozen, and are later brought back to life (should technology ever reach this point). Because, according Scottsdale attorney Mark House, “You don’t wanna come back poor."

Lawyers are creating legal entities so that frozen, deceased rich people can leave their fortunes to their future revived selves.

Yep. Just another day in America’s trust industry. https://t.co/4nA3VXpkvn
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) January 31, 2024

Twitter: @MotherJones

29. January 26: Explicit AI-generated photos of Taylor Swift were shared — and thankfully removed from — online, eliciting outcries in support of legislation that would criminalize and punish such acts.

The White House says the sexually-explicit AI images of Taylor Swift are ‘alarming’ and that Congress should take legislative action to address fake abusive images online.

“We are alarmed by the circulation of the false images,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. pic.twitter.com/enqjogoaM5
— Pop Base (@PopBase) January 26, 2024

MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images / Via Twitter: @PopBase

30. January 29: Measles are trying to make a comeback.

CDC warns health care workers to be on alert for measles amid rising number of cases https://t.co/e7jfcycP6x
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) January 29, 2024

Twitter: @ABC7

31. January 29: Elon Musk's Neuralink implanted a "brain computer" in someone's head that's meant to "create a generalized brain interface to restore autonomy to those with unmet medical needs today and unlock human potential tomorrow," according to the company's website.

Enables control of your phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking.

Initial users will be those who have lost the use of their limbs.

Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer. That is the goal.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 30, 2024

Twitter: @elonmusk

32. And finally, on January 29: Elmo asked how people were doing, and the internet trauma dumped on him.

Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?
— Elmo (@elmo) January 29, 2024

Twitter: @elmo

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32 Bizarre, Wild, And Shocking Things That Happened In January 2024

2. January 2: Speaking of starting anew, Fox News brought on a psychic to predict how Trump's 2024 will go. But...she awkwardly pulled the five of cups Tarot card, which represents loss and failure. (Something I'm sure Fox News was not expecting.)

3. January 3: An inescapable video of a man, later identified as Deobra Redden, went viral after a judge denied his probation and he responded by jumping (FLYING) over her desk and injuring her.

View this video on YouTube

5. January 3: Unsealed court documents surrounding Epstein, his victims, and associates were released following years "of public speculation about who the disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker may have involved in his schemes," HuffPost reported.

6. January 4: In lighter news, Jeremy Allen White's Calvin Klein ad hit the internet and spawned thirsty reactions from most across the nation, except for his The Bear costar Ayo Edebiri, who cringed when she saw it.

View this video on YouTube

7. January 5: We've reached my personal Roman Empire — the emergency door plug from an Alaska Airlines flight that blew out at 16,000 feet.

9. January 6: Boeing grounded their 737 Max 9 fleet following that whole airplane without an emergency door plug fiasco.

10. January 6: Halle Bailey announced the arrival of her newborn after months of pregnancy speculation.

11. January 6: Chicago's rat hole — a sidewalk slab with a rat's imprint — went viral and oddly became a tourist destination that many flocked to.

12. January 7: A phone blown out of the Alaska Airlines flight was found fully operable.

14. January 9: Several were arrested after a secret tunnel was discovered under the global headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in New York.

15. January 10: Republican candidate Chris Christie announced he'd be ending his bid for president.

16. January 10: News broke that the Escambia County School District in Florida is being sued after a school pulled multiple dictionaries from their library shelves because they contained descriptions (i.e. definitions) of "sexual conduct."

17. January 11: The FAA announced they were officially opening an investigation into the Boeing incident.

18. January 12: Jonathan Majors was dropped from starring in 48 Hours in Vegas, a movie about Bulls player Dennis Rodman's infamous trip to Vegas in the middle of the NBA finals.

19. January 13: A group of grown men (football players) pushed their bodies to wild feats in subzero temperatures for extreme salaries.

20. January 13: January continued to be a rough month for Boeing, as a flight in Japan had to return after a crack formed in the cockpit window.

21. January 14: Ryan Gosling was extremely confused by "I'm Just Ken" winning Best Original Song at the Critics' Choice Awards.

22. January 15: Twice-impeached Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses.

23. January 20: A Ravens fan randomly went viral for looking like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

24. January 21: Ron DeSantis dropped out of the presidential race.

25. January 22: The midwest was hit with a winter storm that sent fire trucks flailing.

26. January 24: In a weird mashup of political and entertainment news, Hillary Clinton penned an open message to Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie about their Oscar snubs.

27. January. 25: Megan Thee Stallion dropped her single "Hiss" with lyrics that seemed to reference Nicki Minaj's husband being a sex offender. This resulted in Nicki tweeting responses for days on end while the 28-year-old remained silent.

29. January 26: Explicit AI-generated photos of Taylor Swift were shared — and thankfully removed from — online, eliciting outcries in support of legislation that would criminalize and punish such acts.

30. January 29: Measles are trying to make a comeback.

31. January 29: Elon Musk's Neuralink implanted a "brain computer" in someone's head that's meant to "create a generalized brain interface to restore autonomy to those with unmet medical needs today and unlock human potential tomorrow," according to the company's website.

32. And finally, on January 29: Elmo asked how people were doing, and the internet trauma dumped on him.

Did I miss anything? Let me know in the comments.

32 Bizarre, Wild, And Shocking Things That Happened In January 2024

2. January 2: Speaking of starting anew, Fox News brought on a psychic to predict how Trump's 2024 will go. But...she awkwardly pulled the five of cups Tarot card, which represents loss and failure. (Something I'm sure Fox News was not expecting.)

3. January 3: An inescapable video of a man, later identified as Deobra Redden, went viral after a judge denied his probation and he responded by jumping (FLYING) over her desk and injuring her.

View this video on YouTube

5. January 3: Unsealed court documents surrounding Epstein, his victims, and associates were released following years "of public speculation about who the disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker may have involved in his schemes," HuffPost reported.

6. January 4: In lighter news, Jeremy Allen White's Calvin Klein ad hit the internet and spawned thirsty reactions from most across the nation, except for his The Bear costar Ayo Edebiri, who cringed when she saw it.

View this video on YouTube

7. January 5: We've reached my personal Roman Empire — the emergency door plug from an Alaska Airlines flight that blew out at 16,000 feet.

9. January 6: Boeing grounded their 737 Max 9 fleet following that whole airplane without an emergency door plug fiasco.

10. January 6: Halle Bailey announced the arrival of her newborn after months of pregnancy speculation.

11. January 6: Chicago's rat hole — a sidewalk slab with a rat's imprint — went viral and oddly became a tourist destination that many flocked to.

12. January 7: A phone blown out of the Alaska Airlines flight was found fully operable.

14. January 9: Several were arrested after a secret tunnel was discovered under the global headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in New York.

15. January 10: Republican candidate Chris Christie announced he'd be ending his bid for president.

16. January 10: News broke that the Escambia County School District in Florida is being sued after a school pulled multiple dictionaries from their library shelves because they contained descriptions (i.e. definitions) of "sexual conduct."

17. January 11: The FAA announced they were officially opening an investigation into the Boeing incident.

18. January 12: Jonathan Majors was dropped from starring in 48 Hours in Vegas, a movie about Bulls player Dennis Rodman's infamous trip to Vegas in the middle of the NBA finals.

19. January 13: A group of grown men (football players) pushed their bodies to wild feats in subzero temperatures for extreme salaries.

20. January 13: January continued to be a rough month for Boeing, as a flight in Japan had to return after a crack formed in the cockpit window.

21. January 14: Ryan Gosling was extremely confused by "I'm Just Ken" winning Best Original Song at the Critics' Choice Awards.

22. January 15: Twice-impeached Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses.

23. January 20: A Ravens fan randomly went viral for looking like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

24. January 21: Ron DeSantis dropped out of the presidential race.

25. January 22: The midwest was hit with a winter storm that sent fire trucks flailing.

26. January 24: In a weird mashup of political and entertainment news, Hillary Clinton penned an open message to Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie about their Oscar snubs.

27. January. 25: Megan Thee Stallion dropped her single "Hiss" with lyrics that seemed to reference Nicki Minaj's husband being a sex offender. This resulted in Nicki tweeting responses for days on end while the 28-year-old remained silent.

29. January 26: Explicit AI-generated photos of Taylor Swift were shared — and thankfully removed from — online, eliciting outcries in support of legislation that would criminalize and punish such acts.

30. January 29: Measles are trying to make a comeback.

31. January 29: Elon Musk's Neuralink implanted a "brain computer" in someone's head that's meant to "create a generalized brain interface to restore autonomy to those with unmet medical needs today and unlock human potential tomorrow," according to the company's website.

32. And finally, on January 29: Elmo asked how people were doing, and the internet trauma dumped on him.

Did I miss anything? Let me know in the comments.

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