Tag: Oddities
Safety concerns bring down largest sugar maple tree in US
KENSINGTON, N.H. — A sugar maple tree that has watched over a New Hampshire home for more than 200 years and was the largest...
Unique 4/3/21 date draws lines for Vegas wedding licenses
LAS VEGAS — Soon-to-be newlyweds lined up out the door of the marriage license office in Las Vegas on Friday, ahead of a unique...
Unique 4/3/21 date draws lines for Vegas wedding licenses
<p>LAS VEGAS — Soon-to-be newlyweds lined up out the door of the marriage license office in Las Vegas on Friday, ahead of a unique...
Arson arrest; woman said fires were to get rid of snakes
LEESVILLE, La. — A Louisiana woman accused of setting fires told investigators she and her boyfriend were trying to get rid of snakes, the...
Fake German heiress taken into US custody, faces deportation
NEW YORK — U.S. immigration authorities said Thursday they have detained Anna Sorokin, the con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy German...
Coin firm pays it forward after Georgia man paid in pennies
MARIETTA, Ga. — A global company has stepped in to solve quite a “coinundrum” for a Georgia man.
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Arson arrest; woman said fires were to get rid of snakes
<p>LEESVILLE, La. — A Louisiana woman accused of setting fires told investigators she and her boyfriend were trying to get rid of snakes, the...
Fake German heiress taken into US custody, faces deportation
<p>NEW YORK — U.S. immigration authorities said Thursday they have detained Anna Sorokin, the con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy German...
Coin firm pays it forward after Georgia man paid in pennies
<p>MARIETTA, Ga. — A global company has stepped in to solve quite a “coinundrum” for a Georgia man.</p>
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Alaska man gets pistol from his car to stop robbery attempt
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A Fairbanks man stopped an attempted robbery at a gas station by pointing his gun at the suspect and holding him...