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The Most Dubious Moments of 2014

This past year, Congress flipped. We legalized pot. The Wizards won. And in between all of that, some even weirder stuff happened. Here then, your dubious moments of 2014...

FEBRUARY 11

Spiritual Enlightenment Through Nudity

Finally, a solution to declining church attendance: tell everyone they can show up in the buff. That’s what one Virginia church (located at a nudist resort) did, as the pastor encouraged everyone to worship in the original Garden of Eden–style. Not surprisingly, he said, attendance is better in summertime.

MARCH 3

Brian Lamb Jams, Vol. 1

Released in March for your working out/voting pleasure: In the Key of C-SPAN, Volume 1. Yes, it’s a collection of the fine classical ditties that the network plays during floor votes, the better for you to get that “watching C-SPAN” feeling even when you’re not watching C-SPAN.

JULY 7

The Passion of Warren G. Harding

Before Bill Clinton, there was... Warren G. Harding. The Library of Congress released a trove of love letters by the 29th president to his mistress of 15 years. “It flames like the fire and consumes,” he wrote. When not referring to his manhood as “Jerry.” Yes, he really did.

JULY 21

The Curly W: Now in Beard Form

This guy took #natitude to a whole new level, sculpting his beard into a curly W and posting it on Instagram. Then only a couple weeks later the team nearly overwhelmed Metro by giving away Jayson Werth garden gnomes. Before the game was even over, the gnomes were fetching $100 on eBay.

JULY 25

America = Destroying Justin Bieber

Speaking of quality baseball promotions, the Potomac Nationals minor league team capped off their ’Merica Night by asking fans to bring any piece of Justin Bieber memorabilia to be destroyed after the game. Anyone who did would get a free ticket—and the thanks of a grateful nation.