The Week's Most Extreme Stories

This week's superlative stories, as voted by you

By Newser Editors

Posted Nov 23, 2012 5:00 PM CST
Updated Nov 25, 2012 8:00 PM CST

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The Week's Most Extreme Stories — A frame grab from YouTube video of Armstrong Baillie, Scotland's "Good Giraffe." (YouTube)

It's the weekend—time to kick back, relax, and look back on the week that was. As voted by you, our readers, here are the stories that came out on top during the past week:

Most Hilarious: Grover Norquist: Impervious to Reality
Most Brilliant: Scotland's New Hero Is Man in Giraffe Suit
Most Scary: Man Caught With Stolen Data on 9M People
Most Depressing: Boy, 15, Charged in Fatal School Bus Shooting
Most Intriguing: Einstein's Brain Shows Why He Was So Smart
Most Annoying: AMA's Big Winner: a Canadian

Click any of the above to see what you may have missed—or to relive the moment—or check out picks from previous weeks here.

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