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By News of the Weird

Published Oct. 21, 2026

• Street performer Lino Tomasen, 32, of Havana, Cuba, retired from boxing after a blow delivered to his opponent fractured the man's skull and killed him instantly, he told Reuters.

Tomasen gave all his fight winnings to that man's family and took to the streets, where the "Ironman" now beats on himself and collects tips.

He uses a sledgehammer to slam his wrists, elbows and forearms for horrified onlookers, but seems to be unharmed by the abuse. "It's all real, nothing fabricated," said Edward Carbonell, who watched Tomasen's "show."

"I want to be remembered as someone who pushed the limits of what was possible," Tomasen said.

• At a sunset "furmeet" in Huntington Beach, California, one furry took offense when a man in street clothes started filming the spectacle on his phone, the Toronto Sun reports.

Someone in a black wolf costume asked the filmer to stop, then amplified his message with a megaphone: "Leave or we will make you leave."

When the filmer didn't budge, the wolf hit him over the head with the megaphone.

Others jumped into the brawl, which was finally broken up by California State Parks officers.

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