There is something to be said about people that bet on strange, bizarre things - they are hilarious! I guess when you acquire enough money and already have all of the toys that one could ever want, you still need a way to have fun - so it is at this point that you head out and make some crazy bets. Hey, why not? You can afford to lose, but you also stand to win!



One new fad that has grabbed hold of the betting world is taking bets on the natural state of the world. For example, a lot of people have placed wagers saying that Manhattan will be underwater by the year 2014. If Manhattan does not end up under water by that date then the Websites offering bets will stand to make a lot of money - but hey, it is a pretty interesting bet if nothing else!



Did you know that Evil Knievel gambled with money as well as with his life? Yes - in fact, in 1998, the 59 year old daredevil bet his 37 year old doctor $10,000 that he would outlive the younger man. However, in 2007, Knievel lost the bet when he passed away.

Another weird thing is the fact that in middle eastern countries, men will wager large amounts of money on scorpion fights that take place in small saucers. As equally as bizarre is the fact that in England, Ferret Bingo is pretty popular. Basically, players must guess which drainpipe the ferret will escape from when they put it in a barrel.



It seems that there are no bounds to what people will bet on. Hey, if you will bet on Manhattan being put under water by global warming, what WON’T you bet on? Bizarre is the only word for it - very, very bizarre.