WEIRD & WONDERFUL

Cops Believe North Carolina Inmate Hid 10-Inch Revolver In His Rectum. Luckily, It Was Unloaded.

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:27:00 -0500

A man arrested this week in North Carolina may have stashed a .38 barrel revolver in his rectum, according to police, who reported that the unloaded 10-inch weapon was not discovered until after the suspect had been booked into a cell in the county jail.

Look, no hands! Italian driver caught on two phones

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:50:00 -0500

An Italian driver was stopped by astonished police in the southern city of Bari on Saturday when they saw him speaking on two phones with a handset in each hand and no control of the wheel.

Woman stabs ex-boyfriend with deer antlers

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:07:00 -0500

He figured it was his house too, so when Terry Nowakowski's ex-girlfriend locked him out Tuesday afternoon, he decided to break down the door. When he stepped inside, authorities said, he was greeted with antlers.

Apples fall from the sky over UK town

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:22:00 -0500

Stunned motorists were forced to brake sharply to avoid the falling fruit, believed to be swept up by a vortex caused by freak weather conditions in Coventry.

Dad bites off man’s finger at school nativity play

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:15:00 -0500

A DAD had his finger bitten off in a fight — at a school nativity play. Parents waiting excitedly for their kids' Christmas performance were horrified as another father stormed into the primary school hall and launched himself at the victim.

Toilet paper restrictions imposed on schoolchildren in Spain in latest austerity cuts

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:35:00 -0500

Schoolchildren in Catalonia are the latest victims of austerity cuts with authorities instructing them to limit their use of lavatory paper in a bid to save money.

Man accidentally gives away life savings hidden away in donated suit

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:23:00 -0500

There's a cynical old saying that "no good deed goes unpunished." That adage has proved true for an elderly Illinois man who accidentally gave away his entire life savings when making a clothing donation to his local Goodwill.

On Santa's Naughty list! Frosty the Snowman arrested for 'brawling with police' during Christmas parade

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:54:00 -0500

Who says 'Frosty the Snowman' has to be jolly? A man in a 'Frosty the Snowman' costume was arrested Saturday during the annual Christmas parade in Chestertown, on Maryland's Eastern Shore. He's accused of scuffling with police and kicking at a police dog.

Pakistani woman suspected of killing, cooking husband

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:01:00 -0500

A Pakistani woman is being held on suspicion of killing her husband, cutting him up and trying to cook the pieces, Karachi police said Friday.

Mark Your Calendars: End of World Coming Oct. 21, Camping Says

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:46:00 -0400

The radio preacher who predicted Judgment Day on May 21 has not backed down from his claims that the end of the world is near, despite the lack of a Rapture or world-devastating earthquakes leading up to the doomsday. In an announcement on his Family Radio Network website, Harold Camping stands by his earlier predictions that the world will end on Friday, Oct. 21.

A very privileged protest: Wearing $300 jeans and from some of the most exclusive schools, the children of the one pe...

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:03:00 -0400

They have branded themselves the 99 per cent, camping out in New York's financial district to protest against corporate greed and financial inequality.But on the ground at the epicentre of the Occupy Wall Street demonstration, a closer look at some of the impassioned protesters is starting to suggest that while many of them have genuine grievances, all may not be completely as advertised.

Lean times on the Thames: Big Ben slightly askew

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:48:00 -0400

Big Ben has a little bend. Experts say the neogothic clock tower - one of the world's most recognizable landmarks - is gently leaning to one side. Documents recently published by Britain's Parliament show that the top of its gilded spire is nearly 18 inches (nearly half a meter) out of line.

Floods wash sharks into golf course lake

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:48:00 -0400

Lawyers aren't the only sharks hanging around the Carbrook Golf Club. The Australian course's water hazard poses a danger--to more than just your game.

Dutch trains substitute plastic bags for bathrooms

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:13:00 -0400

The Dutch national railway has an unusual solution for passengers who need the bathroom on a train line designed without them: plastic bags.

Boss held contest on which employee would be fired next

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:21:00 -0400

The owner of an Iowa convenience store chain has been called "the boss from hell" by a former worker who claims he offered prize money to employees who predicted which of their colleagues would be fired next.

Two scuba divers saved by passing yacht after charter boat left them to DIE at sea

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:05:00 -0400

Two terrified divers were left stranded in shark-infested waters when their charter boat disappeared. Paul Kline and Fernando Garcia Puerta had to cling to a buoy for two hours after surfacing from their late-afternoon dive in the Atlantic Ocean three miles from Miami and finding no trace of their boat.

Naked woman, 71, busted for car sex romp with man, 54

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:05:00 -0400

A naked 71-year-old woman and her equally clothes-free male companion, 54, were arrested last month for indecent exposure after a Michigan cop found them trysting in the back seat of a Buick Regal that was rocking gently and had its windows steamed over, according to a police report.

Italian Worshiper Tears Both Eyes Out at Mass

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:01:00 -0400

An Italian man tore both of his eyes out in the middle of the priest's homily at a church near Pisa, according to reports.

It's Obama Fried Chicken! OFC pops up in China... but can the President also match the secret recipe of Colonel Sanders?

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:52:00 -0400

Is Obama abandoning his bid for a second term in the White House and is giving Colonel Sanders a run for his money by opening a chain of fried chicken joints? Now that's change you can't really believe in. But in Beijing, China, a restaurant is actually calling itself OFC with a logo that looks alarmingly like the President dressed in the colonel's clothes.

Two-headed Cat 'Frankenlouie' Turns 12 In Worcester, Mass.

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:18:00 -0400

A two-headed cat in Worcester, Mass., has twice the reasons for celebrating his recent birthday: It got him in the Guinness Book of World Records. The double-domed feline is named "Frankenlouie," and according to its owner, who only wants to be known as Marty, he turned 12 on Sept. 8, according to the Worcester Telegram.