Thanks 2016, it's been weird

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
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Years from now when our children or grandchildren ask about this monumental year, it'll be hard to explain. People lived in fear of clowns, chased imaginary monsters and the highways of Houston were halted by a number of naked pedestrians.

Here are the highlights of strangeness that made up this twilight zone-esque year.

As if Houston traffic wasn't difficult enough, this year drivers had to deal with a new obstacle: naked pedestrians.

Naked woman climbs on truck, shuts down 290

As players left their homes to capture imaginary monsters, they ran into some real dangers. People were shot, stabbed, robbed, hit by cars and ended up in some strange places.

There are more installs of Pokemon Go on Android than Tinder, and players use the app more than WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook Messenger. So what's the big deal?