Tag: Oddities
Woman impaled by tree limb has 7 broken ribs, husband says
PORTLAND, Maine — A Maine passenger who was impaled when a falling pine tree struck the vehicle she was riding in suffered seven broken...
Yard sale find turns out to be artifact worth up to $500,000
HARTFORD, Conn. — Talk about your yard sale finds. A small porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale turned out to...
Satan tries to get a date on the Boston subway system
BOSTON — The Prince of Darkness is apparently looking for a date on the Boston subway system.
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No cat-astrophe: Police find kittens in ‘suspicious package’
NEW MIAMI, Ohio — A police bomb squad responding to a suspicious package call at an Ohio church made an unexpected discovery: six newborn...
UK’s chief mouser celebrates 10 years on the prowl
LONDON — Larry the cat, a four-legged inhabitant of London’s 10 Downing St., is marking a decade as Britain’s mouse-catcher in chief on Monday.
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Emirati arrested for stealing camel for gift to girlfriend
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Emirati police have arrested a man for allegedly stealing a highly valuable newborn camel to give to his girlfriend...
Turkish man strikes up 37-year friendship with swan
EDIRNE, Turkey — An unusual friendship between a Turkish man and a swan he rescued has endured for decades.
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Ancient shell horn can still play a tune after 18,000 years
WASHINGTON — A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument — and...
Teen’s Civil War reenacting chicken found in Alabama
CULLMAN, Ala. — A Mississippi teen who lost his Civil War-reenacting pet chicken Peep outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Alabama was reunited with...
Tennessee man leaves $5 million to pet border collie
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It won't be a dog's life for a Tennessee canine whose owner recently died.
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