Tag: quirky news
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November 19, 2008 02:13 PM EST --
SCHERERVILLE, Ind. – Indiana state police said that after a mother was arrested for drunken driving, the three relatives who came to pick up her 1-year-old son also had all been drinking. A state trooper . . .
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November 21, 2008 09:57 PM EST --
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GLEN CARBON, Illinois (AP) -- It took some fancy footwork, but a Goodwill store in Illinois has found the owner of $7,500 in cash who mistakenly turned over the money with a donation of old . . .
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December 17, 2008 11:22 PM EST --
(AP) A 9-year-old girl's letter to Santa Claus asking that a relative stop touching her and her sister has led to the arrest of a 55-year-old Pharr man on charges of continuous sexual abuse of a . . .
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May 15, 2009 10:36 PM EDT --
Heather Storey's small car was hit by a tow truck. She would've survived the accident if her laptop had not been lying in the backseat, according to investigators. When she was hit by the truck, . . .
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November 18, 2008 05:39 PM EST --
GLASTONBURY, England, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A British 19-year-old has officially changed his name to "Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined." . . .
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December 05, 2008 03:17 PM EST --
Literally. What an awful way for it to end. :(
A romantic marriage proposal on the Oregon coast turned deadly for the bride-to-be when a wave swept her out to sea. Scott Napper had taken . . .
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January 12, 2009 11:42 PM EST --
"You know those guys who can solve a Rubik's cube in a matter of seconds? Well, Graham Parker is definitely not one of them.
After 26 years of trying, Parker finally managed to solve the Rubik's . . .
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February 06, 2009 07:12 PM EST --
Holy cow, who does this? Well, apparently Dominique does, but geez, that's just too far. Actually, she also carved slash marks and stars into his back and shoulders. There are more pictures on . . .
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April 28, 2009 02:04 PM EDT --
CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati police have a new ally in their fight against crime, whether they want it or not.
He calls himself Shadowhare, and he wears a mask and a cape to conceal his true identity. . . .
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December 05, 2008 08:19 PM EST --
Bear Attack in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
These are pictures of an actual polar bear attack in Churchill.These pictures were taken while people watched and could do nothing to stop the attack! Reports . . .
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January 20, 2009 02:42 PM EST --
" Krispy Kreme, being the genial purveyor of glazed goodness that it is, decided to get in on the Obama inauguration craze and is offering one free doughnut to every costumer on January 20, Inauguration . . .
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February 09, 2009 02:29 PM EST --
Be sure to follow the link to see pictures and read the rest of her story.
Toddler Oluchi Nwaubani has astounded doctors by making a full recovery after she was pulled from a swimming . . .
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May 13, 2009 06:00 PM EDT --
SAN JOSE, Calif. – An office worker cleaning a fridge full of rotten food created a smell so noxious that it sent seven co-workers to the hospital and made many others ill. Firefighters had to evacuate . . .
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May 13, 2009 06:05 PM EDT --
By Jacob Goldstein
Hey, General Mills: If you want to say Cheerios is “clinically proven to lower cholesterol,” you better get your whole-grain Os approved as a new drug by the FDA.
That’s what . . .
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June 08, 2009 09:29 PM EDT --
Read the article/interview here
Yep, you read that right. A college course involving World of Warcraft. Why wasn't this sort of thing taught in my area a few years back? Lol.
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January 01, 2009 10:50 PM EST --
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Here's part of the article, but click through to the full article to see the rest of the examples and reasoning behind this article:
Researchers believe interactive games such . . .
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January 09, 2007 12:39 PM EST --
ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 9 (Reuters Life!) - An Australian zoo has put a group of humans on display to raise awareness about primate conservation -- with the proviso that they don't get up to any . . .
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January 27, 2009 10:53 AM EST --
Long ago are the days of a half a roll of Charmin for each trip to the bathroom, hehe. Back to 2 sheets of the cheap stuff. :P
You can read the full article here , but it looks like people are not . . .
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January 10, 2007 03:20 AM EST --
Man pays 47 years' worth of library late fees
Jan. 7, 2007 11:02 AM
HANCOCK, Mich. (AP) - Robert Nuranen handed the local librarian a book he'd checked out for a ninth-grade assignment - along . . .
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November 24, 2008 02:12 PM EST --
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – A Florida man is accused of tossing a sandwich at his girlfriend as they cruised down an interstate, knocking off her glasses and nearly causing her to lose control of the car. . . .
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