This week, "Something Offbeat" brings you weird stories from New Orleans, Kansas City and the Twin Cities about stinging ants, a surprising potential treatment for male pattern baldness and our attitudes about wealth in the U.S.

Other Side of the News: A cheesesteak odyssey

What&rsquo;s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.