Tag: Oddities
That was fleeting: Twitter kills off ephemeral ‘fleets’
Twitter is disappearing its disappearing tweets, called fleets, after they didn't catch on.
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Morton Marcus: Education and the Hoosier holy land
Some people say Hoosier education is a failure.
That’s probably false.
Others report Hoosiers are poorly educated. That’s true, if we measure education by degrees earned...
Deputy helps hoof wayward cows home along Michigan road
MASON, Mich. — A sheriff’s deputy hoofed it for 3 miles along a two-lane Michigan road to help guide eight wayward cows back to...
Gutter ball: Michigan man finds 160 bowling balls under home
NORTON SHORES, Mich. — A Michigan man made a striking discovery under his house when he went to demolish his back stairs: about 160...
Salon owner sells business for $1 to ‘worthy’ employee
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Salon owner Pio Imperati took a chance and hired hairstylist Kathy Moura right out of technical high school 15 years...
Film fundraiser to help Bargersville FD improve grain bin rescues
A tragic loss awakened the Bargersville community to the dangers farmers face every day.
When Richard "Dick" Henderson became trapped in his grain bin while...
Dig at Pilgrim and Native American memorial sparks intrigue
Archaeologists combing a hill near Plymouth Rock where a park will be built in tribute to the Pilgrims and their Native American predecessors have...
Eye-popping 6,000 fake lashes seized at New Orleans airport
NEW ORLEANS — Three thousand pairs of fake eyelashes have been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents after officials determined they were...
Trooper performs Heimlich after motorist chokes on marijuana
ROOTSTOWN, Ohio — An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver after a man allegedly attempted to swallow a bag of...
Glue gaffe: 2 men freed in Greece after drug bust mix-up
THESSALONIKI, Greece — A public prosecutor in northern Greece cleared two men arrested on drug trafficking charges after authorities acknowledged that a white substance...