# Small Media Directory — Sources for Fresh/Unusual Content

## Working Sources (Confirmed Accessible from Cloud Servers)

### Science/Weird News Aggregators (Most Reliable)
| Site | URL | Language | Notes |
|------|-----|----------|-------|
| Oddity Central | odditycentral.com | English | **Best source found so far.** Homepage + category pages (Animals, Funny, Videos, News) work. Articles may 404 but listing pages are fine. Funny = recent content. WTF = old (2012-2014) avoid. |
| ItemFix | itemfix.com | English | Real-world videos (accidents, animals, WTF). Homepage works, search returns irrelevant results, channel pages redirect. Browse by tags (#accident #animals #cat). |
| ZME Science | zmescience.com | English | Science news, multiple daily updates. Homepage works. |
| Express.co.uk | express.co.uk/news/uk | English | UK news including Weird section. Main page works. |
| Mirror Weird News | mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/ | English | Weird news section works. Individual article pages often 404. Search returns 0 results. |

### Science/Weird News Aggregators (Need Verification)
| Site | URL | Language | Notes |
|------|-----|----------|-------|
| ScienceDaily | sciencedaily.com | English | University research press releases |
| Upworthy | upworthy.com | English | Viral human-interest stories |
| Mongabay | news.mongabay.com | English | Conservation, weird animal stories |

## Blocked Sources (Confirmed Do Not Work from Cloud Servers)
- **Google Search** — CAPTCHA from cloud IPs
- **Bing Search** — Cloudflare challenge
- **Reddit** — JS challenge
- **YouTube search** — Results don't load
- **Dailymotion search** — Irrelevant results; direct video links often 404
- **TikTok** — Requires login
- **The Sun / UK tabloids** — Bot detection
- **news.com.au / News Corp** — Bot detection
- **NHK World** — HTTP2 errors
- **Pentagon/Defense.gov** — Blocks non-US IPs
- **Facebook** — Requires login
- **Mirror.co.uk search** — Returns 0 results
- **Mirror.co.uk article pages** — Often 404
- **The Hindu** — May work intermittently

## Copyright-Safe Content Rule
Ordinary people's casual one-off videos (e.g., someone filming a strange cloud from a plane) are safe — they don't earn from content and won't file claims. Professional creators who post for income are NOT safe to use.