The image is pretty self-explanatory:
http://i.imgur.com/dSedr12.png
The same thread, when in the featured section, appears to be a different thread by having the “new” counter.
Insert imgur(dot)com in place of the asterisks.
@stugace, thanks for reporting. I don’t think that’s a glitch though. I sometimes update a thread tittle before featuring it on the homepage. That’s what happened here. While the featured thread shows the edited title, the forum thread (although the same) displays the original title (which was not edited).
I think it is truly a new glitch. Especially weird today and I have noticed and commented on it in the past.