Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Woman seeks divorce as husband 'refused to buy new ... - Asian Image



ODD NEWS: Woman seeks divorce as husband 'refused to buy new ...
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An Egyptian woman is seeking a divorce from her husband after a four marriage because he refused to buy a new TV.

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Monday, February 12, 2018

Thousands of Italians attend medieval 'Battle of the Oranges' - Times of Malta


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Thousands of Italians attend medieval 'Battle of the Oranges'
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Italians in the northern city of Ivrea marked carnival on Sunday with the annual 'Battle of the Oranges', an event where people pit against each other for a medieval citrus bash. The event, dating back to medieval times, sees teams dressed up in ...

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Sunday, February 11, 2018

'Lady Doritos' and lizard-filled lettuce ... - STLtoday.com


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This week in odd news: 'Lady Doritos' and lizard-filled lettuce ...
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From the not-so-accurate account of Lady Doritos to a Florida boy being stuck in a claw machine, here are some of this week's strangest headlines from around the world.
This couple keeps getting mystery packages from Amazon they didn't orderThe Boston Globe
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State investigates claims toddlers' eyebrows were waxedTri-City Herald

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Single penguins shipped out as zoo becomes exclusive resort for couples - Times of Malta


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Single penguins shipped out as zoo becomes exclusive resort for couples
Times of Malta
Torquay's coastal zoo and aquarium is currently home to more than 80 penguins of two species, African and macaroni. The macaroni penguins, from the sub Antarctic and Antarctic Peninsula, include five pairs, eight single males and two single females ...
Odd stories in the newsBelfast Telegraph

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Lettuce lizard; Dog and pony show | WFTV - WFTV Orlando


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Lettuce lizard; Dog and pony show | WFTV
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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - How safe is it to eat snow? A Romanian university has published the results of just such a study. The 2017 experiment showed it was safe to eat snow that was a half-day old, and safer to eat it in the colder months. But by two ...

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Man Shot in Head - Didn't Notice!

A Polish man living in Germany was shot in the head five years ago and only recently found out.

He remembered being hit on the head during a New Year's Eve party but was too drunk to care.  He recently went to the doctor's with a lump on his head.  Surgeons dug out the bullet.

German beer works wonders for pain relief...

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Friday, December 18, 2009

Man Guilty of Indecent Exposure in his own Home

At first glance, it seems strange that you can be found guilty when you are in your own home, but the fact is a child saw him naked.

He wasn't found guilty of obscenity, just indecent exposure. And not drawing the blinds...

Judge Finds In-Home Nudity Intentional, Indecent | NBC Washington:

"If you live in Virginia and don't own a bathrobe, it might be a good time to get one.

A judge convicted a Virginia man of indecent exposure Friday after he was seen through a window strutting around naked inside his house."

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Monday, December 14, 2009

Texas police arrest intruder suspect in bath

After reports that an intruder had broken down a door of a house, Texas police arrived to find the culprit having a bath.

After a short struggle (always dangerous in a bathroom) the suspect was arrested and taken into custody.

Well, at least he came clean.

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Pop culture main reason Calif has Chihuahua crisis

Apparently over 30% of the dogs in animal shelters in some parts of California are chihuahuas!

The trend of small dogs being carried around like a toy is being blamed.

A novel solution is being considered - ship them to New York!

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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Irish School asks pupils to bring own toilet roll..

A school in Ireland beset with budget woes, has made a request to parents to send in a toilet roll with their children, so as to reduce the paper budget (or is that stationery budget?).

When I was at school a lot of the homework we produced could have been used as toilet paper - it wasn't much use for anything else!

I hope they've put their names on the rolls...

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Window cleaner survives 6-story fall from bank building

Is there a patron saint of window cleaners? If there is it must of been looking out for this guy!

The window cleaner fell and his safety line didn't catch. He bounced off a small roof and landed on the gound. He broke a bone in his foot and cut his leg.

Wis. man survives 6-story fall from bank building - Yahoo! News


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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Five-million-year old sloth fossil found in Peru

It actually took them a few days to realize it was dead....

The nearly intact fossil of an ancient sloth that lived 5 million years ago has been unearthed in Peru, a find about 4 million years older than similar ones discovered in the Americas, researchers said.

Five-million-year old sloth fossil found in Peru - Yahoo! News

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